To the Arctic (2012)
Documentary
A journey into the lives of a mother polar bear and her two seven-month-old cubs as they navigate the changing Arctic wilderness they call home.
Narrator: Meryl Streep
Director: Greg MacGillivray
A Cry in the Dark / Evil Angels (1988)
Drama
A mother, whose child was killed in a Dingo attack in outback Northern Territory, Australia, fights to prove her innocence.
Starring: Meryl Streep, Sam Neill
Director: Fred Schepisi
Prime (2005)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
When Rafi, a 37-year-old single woman, meets David, a 23-year-old painter, it's love at first sight. But that love gets complicated fast when Rafi discovers that David is also the son of her therapist.
Starring: Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep, Bryan Greenberg
Director: Ben Younger
The 85th Annual Academy Awards 2013 (TV 2013)
Awards
The 85th Academy Awards ceremony (referred to as The Oscars), honoring the best films of 2012 in the United States, took place February 24, 2013. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) presented its annual Academy Awards to honor the best films of 2012 in the United States. The ceremony was held at the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California. Seth MacFarlane hosted the Academy Awards for the first time.
Life of Pi won four awards (the most for the evening) including Best Director for Ang Lee, and Argo won three awards including Best Picture. Les Misérables also won three awards; Django Unchained, Lincoln and Skyfall won two awards each. Jennifer Lawrence won the Best Actress award for her role in Silver Linings Playbook. Daniel Day-Lewis won a third Best Actor (the most for any actor) for his role as President Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln.
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeremy Renner, Anne Hathaway, Channing Tatum, Hugh Jackman, Amanda Seyfried, Mark Wahlberg, Robert Downey Jr., Eddie Redmayne, Russell Crowe, Samuel L. Jackson, Helena Bonham Carter, Chris Evans, Charlize Theron, Samantha Barks, Sacha Baron Cohen, Meryl Streep, Aaron Tveit, Seth MacFarlane, Daniel Radcliffe, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Mark Ruffalo, Richard Gere, Renée Zellweger, Christopher Plummer, Barbra Streisand, Jean Dujardin, Queen Latifah, Octavia Spencer, Adele, Norah Jones, Shirley Bassey, Kirk Kelly
Director: Don Mischer
A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
Comedy | Drama | Music
"A Prairie Home Companion", hosted by humorist Garrison Keillor, is a down home radio variety show recorded and performed live in front of an audience in a theater in St. Paul, Minnesota. A show from another era, "A Prairie Home Companion" has been canceled. The regulars are performing on the last show, including Dusty & Lefty, singing/guitar playing cowboys with a risqué sense of humor, and the Johnson Girls, a sister singing duo of Rhonda and Yolanda who have a penchant for talking over each other. As the show goes on, the regulars, backstage, talk about their lives in relation to the show. Other goings-on include Yolanda and others trying to convince her shy somber daughter, Lola, to sing on this last show. As all this goes on, a mysterious woman in a white trench coat who is on a mission wanders around the theater, while the show's dim security guard, Guy Noir, who usually has nothing to do security-wise, follows.
Starring: Lily Tomlin, Meryl Streep, Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Garrison Keillor, Kevin Kline, Lindsay Lohan, Virginia Madsen, John C. Reilly, Maya Rudolph, L.Q. Jones, Tim Russell, Sue Scott, Marylouise Burke
Director: Robert Altman
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Music of the Heart (1999)
Drama | Music
A single mother of two young children, whose husband left her for a family friend, leaves the security of her small hometown and moves to East Harlem and begins teaching violin to support her family. She didn't have extensive experience to offer the school; she had her talent, her determination, and her violins. At first, the kids, the parents, and the principal were skeptical. But, Roberta taught with such passion that it was infectious and soon her young violinists were manifesting incredible results. Despite her success, after 10 years of teaching, the Board of Education eliminates her position due to budget cuts, and Roberta fights back. Based on the true story of Roberta Guaspari-Tzavaras and her passion for teaching.
Starring: Meryl Streep, Cloris Leachman, Aidan Quinn, Angela Bassett, Gloria Estefan
Director: Wes Craven
Marvin's Room (1996)
Drama
Years ago, the fiercely independent Lee took off for Ohio, while her older sister Bessie returned to the family's Florida home to look after their bedridden father Marvin and his lovably child-like sister Ruth. In Bessie's words, Marvin has been dying slowly for the past twenty years… just to make sure she doesn't miss anything. But after a talk with Dr. Wally, Bessie realizes that the family caregiver needs a little loving herself. Lee, on the other hand, has troubles of her own–starting with her mischievous son Hank, who has a knack for burning down the neighborhood when she's not looking. Seventeen years since her last visit, but after an unexpected call from Bessie, Lee's packs up Hank and his younger brother Charlie for the trip home.
Starring: Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Hume Cronyn
Director: Jerry Zaks
The 39th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV 2013)
Awards
The People's Choice Awards is an American awards show recognizing the people and the work of popular culture. The show has been held annually since 1975 and is voted on by the general public. The People's Choice Awards air on CBS and are produced by Procter & Gamble and Survivor magnate Mark Burnett. In Canada, it airs on Global. Global promotion provided by Kroszover Entertainment.
The award show's creator, Bob Stivers, produced the first show in 1975. The first awards recognized The Sting as 1974's Favorite Picture, Barbra Streisand as the year's Favorite Film Actress, and John Wayne as its Favorite Film Actor. Ratings for the annual event peaked in 1977, when the 3rd People's Choice Awards attracted 35.3 million viewers who witnessed Farrah Fawcett-Majors win for Favorite Female TV Star, Star Wars win as the Favorite Picture, and Streisand and Wayne win again in the Film Actress and Actor categories.
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Chris Hemsworth, Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Zac Efron, Emma Watson, Chris Colfer, Lea Michele, Nathan Fillion, Ellen Pompeo, Jimmy Fallon, Steve Harvey, Demi Lovato, Jason Mraz, Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Maroon 5, Taylor Swift, The Wanted, One Direction, Justin Bieber, Kaley Cuoco
Director: Alan Carter
The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
Drama | Romance
A film is being made of a story, set in 19th century England, about Charles, a biologist who's engaged to be married, but who falls in love with outcast Sarah, whose melancholy makes her leave him after a short, but passionate affair. Anna and Mike, who play the characters of Sarah and Charles, go, during the shooting of the film, through a relationship that runs parallel to that of their characters.
Starring: Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Peter Vaughan
Director: Karel Reisz
Out of Africa (1985)
Adventure | Biography | Drama | Romance
The most acclaimed motion picture of 1985 stars Robert Redford and Meryl Streep in one of the screen's great epic romances. Directed by Oscar winner Sydney Pollack, Out of Africa is the fascinating true story of Karen Blixen, a strong-willed woman who, with her philandering husband (Klaus Maria Brandauer), runs a coffee plantation in Kenya, circa 1914. To her astonishment, she soon discovers herself falling in love with the land, its people, and a mysterious white hunter (Redford). The masterfully crafted, breathtakingly produced story of love and loss earned Oscars for Best Picture, Director, Screenplay (based on material from another medium), cinematography, Original Score, Art Direction (Set Decoration) and Sound.
Starring: Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Michael Gough, Michael Kitchen, Leslie Phillips
Director: Sydney Pollack
Hope Springs (2012)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
After thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense, week-long counseling session to work on their relationship.
Starring: Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell, Jean Smart, Elisabeth Shue, Mimi Rogers
Director: David Frankel
It's Complicated (2009)
Comedy | Romance
Jane is the mother of three grown kids, owns a thriving Santa Barbara bakery/restaurant and has – after a decade of divorce – an amicable relationship with her ex-husband, attorney Jake. But when Jane and Jake find themselves out of town for their son's college graduation, things start to get complicated. An innocent meal together turns into the unimaginable – an affair. With Jake remarried to the much younger Agness, Jane is now, of all things, the other woman. Caught in the middle of their renewed romance is Adam, an architect hired to remodel Jane's kitchen. Healing from a divorce of his own, Adam starts to fall for Jane, but soon realizes he's become part of a love triangle. Should Jane and Jake move on with their lives, or is love truly lovelier the second time around? It's–complicated.
Starring: Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, Lake Bell, John Krasinski, Hunter Parrish
Director: Nancy Meyers
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Death Becomes Her (1992)
Comedy | Fantasy | Horror
When a woman learns of an immortality treatment, she sees it as a way to outdo her long-time rival.
Starring: Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis, Goldie Hawn, Isabella Rossellini
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy
Three wealthy children's parents are killed in a fire. When they are sent to a distant relative, they find out that he is plotting to kill them and seize their fortune.
Starring: Jim Carrey, Jude Law, Meryl Streep, Liam Aiken, Emily Browning
Director: Brad Silberling
Before and After (1996)
Crime | Drama | Mystery
When teenage son Jacob is being accused of murdering his girlfriend, the well-respected and close-knit Ryan family is in turmoil. Jacob flees, father Ben destroys possible evidence, the village community turns hostile and mother Carolyn is forced to temporarily close her doctor's practice. Then Jacob gets arrested and soon finds himself and his family entangled in a web of truth, trust and lies, all on his way to court.
Starring: Meryl Streep, Liam Neeson, Edward Furlong
Director: Barbet Schroeder
The Ant Bully (2006)
Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy
When you're as small as an ant, the world is big – and adventure is bigger! That's what young Lucas discovers after he aims his water pistol at some hapless ants. They retaliate with a secret potion that shrinks "the Destroyer" to their size… and turns an anthill into a mountain of thrills, action and laughs! Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep and Paul Giamatti head the voice cast of this rollicking, warm-hearted family treat.
Starring: Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Paul Giamatti, Zach Tyler Eisen
Director: John A. Davis
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The Iron Lady (2011)
Biography | Drama
A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher (Meryl Streep), the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.
Starring: Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Richard E. Grant
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
The 84th Annual Academy Awards 2012 (TV 2012)
Awards | Family
The 84th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2011. The ceremony took place at the Hollywood and Highland Center in Hollywood, California. It was televised live in the United States on ABC.
Academy Awards of Merit were presented in 24 standard competitive categories at the February 26, 2012, ceremony. Nominations for these awards were announced by AMPAS on January 24, 2012. In addition, three Honorary Academy Awards were presented at the 3rd Annual Governors Awards ceremony held on on November 12, 2011.
The 84th annual Academy Awards ceremony was hosted by Billy Crystal and produced by Brian Grazer. The ceremony marked Crystal’s ninth time serving as host for the Academy Awards. The ceremony was originally scheduled to be hosted by Eddie Murphy. However, Murphy stepped down after Brett Ratner resigned as producer, following Ratner's use of a gay slur when discussing rehearsals.
The Artist and Hugo each won five awards, with the former winning Best Picture and its star Jean Dujardin winning Best Actor. The Iron Lady won two awards, including Best Actress for Meryl Streep. The Artist became the first silent motion picture in 83 years to win Best Picture (after Wings, which won Best Picture in the 1st Academy Awards).
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Bradley Cooper, Will Ferrell, Halle Berry, Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Zach Galifianakis, Rose Byrne, Cameron Diaz, Penélope Cruz, Jennifer Lopez, Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy, Michael Douglas, Ellie Kemper, Billy Crystal, Chris Rock, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Miss Piggy, Kermit the Frog
Director: Don Mischer
Manhattan (1979)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
A middle-aged TV writer, living in Manhattan, finds himself torn between relationships with a teenage girl who idolizes him, a thirtysomething woman who shares his intellectual passions, and an ex-wife who left him for another woman.
Starring: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway, Meryl Streep, Michael Murphy, Anne Byrne Hoffman
Director: Woody Allen
Adaptation (2002)
Comedy | Crime | Drama
Despite the success of his first produced script, "Being John Malkovich," for which he received an Academy Award nomination for best original screenplay, Charlie Kaufman is plagued by insecurities, both in his career and his personal life. When he is hired to adapt "The Orchid Thief," a nonfiction book about a fanatical orchid breeder, John Laroche, he is completely stumped.
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton, Brian Cox
Director: Spike Jonze
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