Meryl Streep Gossip

Around the time of Tonys, I learned there is such a thing as The Prom, a musical about prom, and I felt acute relief that I could go through life, not knowing anything about The Prom. But now, I must study up on The Prom, because Ryan Murphy is adapting it into a movie for Netflix, and he is lining up an A-list cast, including Nicole Kidman, James Corden, Ariana Grande, Awkwafina, and Meryl Streep as the lead. Full Story

There were some significant snubs today when the SAG nominations were announced. We’ll discuss them here and there in other posts later and what that means for Oscar. It’s a competitive year. That’s the simple, incomplete explanation. It’s also, as always, a popularity contest. Full Story

I have not seen Mamma Mia! and I don’t know enough ABBA to make a go of it at karaoke, and I hate musicals, so Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again had a lot of ground to make up with me. I sat through the whole movie, and I only wanted to puncture my eardrums once, so it did make up most of that ground. Full Story

The official news is that Meryl Streep is joining the cast of Big Little Lies but we all know what that really means. Season two won’t air until next year so they should just go ahead and put Meryl’s name on the 2020 Emmy ballot. Full Story

There were fears that the tone of the Golden Globes would be somber this year. In fact, Ryan Seacrest kept implying over and over that guests would have a hard timing having fun inside the show during his red carpet broadcast like you can’t have fun while also attempting to topple the patriarchy. Full Story

Set during the pre-Watergate Nixon administration, The Post follows the Washington Post back when it was considered a “local paper”. The New York Times is the paper of record, but the Post is under the control of Kay Graham, whose father left the family publishing empire to her husband, who later died by suicide. Full Story

 Not unlike P.T. Anderson’s Phantom Thread, when it comes to Oscar odds, everyone left room for Steven Spielberg’s latest, The Post. It features a heavyweight ensemble led by Meryl Streep Full Story

Harvey Weinstein was fired by The Weinstein Company, his own company, on Sunday. Before his termination, he sent a letter to other powerful Hollywood executives, asking for their support. According to The Hollywood Reporter Full Story

Meryl Streep is playing Katharine Graham, Tom Hanks is playing Ben Bradlee, Steven Spielberg is directing. Full Story