Tag Archives: Nora Ephron

Couch Potato’s Top Women in the World of Film

Posted on 8 March 2011 by Beth Williams

I wanted to feature a celebration of outstanding women in the film industry to mark the International Women’s Day Centenary today. But there are so many women deserving of acknowledgement, and no time to list them all. So I’ve pulled … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Julie & Julia, and Sofa Spud’s Boeuf Bourguignon

Posted on 13 November 2010 by Beth Williams

I had a delicious meal last night thanks to Nora Ephron‘s comic delight Julie & Julia. In this movie, 29-year-old New Yorker Julie Powell (Amy Adams) comes up with an idea to indulge her two passions- cooking and writing. She sets out … Continue reading →

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Out on DVD | Julie & Julia – Meryl and Amy’s foodie comedy is very tasty, in parts

Posted on 8 March 2010 by Jason Best

Oscar-nominated Meryl Streep is a hoot in Nora Ephron’s delicious foodie comedy Julie & Julia, which interweaves the parallel stories of celebrated American cook Julia Child‘s life in post-war France and 21st-century blogger Julie Powell‘s attempt to cook her way … Continue reading →

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The Best view | Julie & Julia – Savouring the joy of Streep and the tastes of France

Posted on 11 September 2009 by Jason Best

First, some advice: don’t go and see Nora Ephron’s delicious comedy Julie & Julia on an empty stomach. Inspired by the lives of two celebrated American foodies, her movie is one long feast of cooking and eating. Unless you’re a … Continue reading →

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