Meryl streep and julia roberts fight on the floor as the rest of the family looks on, in theaters this christmas. Actors appearing in the movie include meryl streep, juliette lewis, julia roberts, sam shepard, ewan mcgregor, dermot mulroney and benedict cumberbatch. Meryl streep plays violet weston, the cantankerous oklahoma matriarch who, on becoming a widow. Osage county, with meryl streep and julia roberts the. August orange county video download 3gp, mp4, hd mp4, and watch august orange county video hdrox. The movie version of tracy lettss awardwinning broadway stage play looks. Outstanding performance by meryl streep in august osage county. Osage county robertss career has spanned a quarter of a century but this is the first time shes worked with meryl streep. Meryl was born mary louise streep in 1949 in summit, new jersey, to mary wolf wilkinson, a commercial artist, and harry william streep, jr. The dark, hilarious and deeply touching story of the strongwilled women of the weston family, whose lives have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them. The bridges of madison county 1995 official trailer meryl streep, clint eastwood movie hd by movieclips classic trailers. Vi is fighting cancer and her family with equal vengeance.
Meryl streep is just wonderful in this movie as the mother violet who has a pill popping problem. Roberts centre right joins a starstudded cast in august. Such is the magic of meryl streep, who has been called on time and time again to allow us lucky viewers to understand the inner workings of a complicated heart and the difficult decisions that can determine the path our lives may take. Osage county threatens to overwhelm, but when the actors involved are as talented as meryl streep and julia roberts, its difficult to complain.
The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of meryl streep, julia roberts. August osage county press conference 2014 meryl streep. Photographer robert kincaid clint eastwood wanders into the life of housewife francesca johnson meryl streep for four days in the 1960s. Directed by john wells the company men, the film features an allstar cast led by golden globenominees meryl streep and julia.
Refreshing exceptions being judi dench in philomena, yolonda ross in go for sisters, and mary. Thats why i go to the movies, to feel what other people feel, streep has previously said about the bridges of madison county. The film tells the story of the washington post and its decision to publish the pentagon papers in 1971. Meryl streep claws the walls well, but the trappings of theatre hobble this movie version of tracy letts awardwinning play. Beverlys wife, violet, soon makes her wobbly, cackling entrance in the person of meryl streep. Osage county as a spiteful, drugaddicted mother and her oldest daughter trying to keep a family together, meryl streep and julia roberts were each nominated thursday. Osage county tells the dark, hilarious and deeply touching story of the. While streep s career has thrived, the widely revered actress has publicly opposed plastic surgery. Osage county starring julia roberts and meryl streep duration. Osage county is as complicated as the characters within it. The night belonged to meryl streep as the 62yearold actress joined the threeoscar club. Old orange county courthouse cornerstone, 1988 by ochs.
It is produced by george clooney, grant heslov, jean doumanian, and steve traxler. Meryl streep, 60, chats with actor woody harrelson at after party for the premiere of the movie fantastic mr. Viola davis deserves a golden globe for her meryl streep lifetime. Osage county is a 20 american tragicomedy film directed by john wells. Osage county tells the tale of the dysfunctional westin clan, who all come together after the death of patriarch beverly weston sam shepard. The word acting is inadequate for what the cast of august. Those who are especially itching to see meryl streep, in her streepiest performance ever as spiteful matriarch violet, go womano a womano. With clint eastwood, meryl streep, annie corley, victor slezak. This disdainful woman makes the viewer feel a variety of emotions. The film was written by, directed by, and stars albert brooks.
The film was produced and directed by clint eastwood with kathleen kennedy as coproducer. A widow investigates an insurance fraud, chasing leads to a pair of panama city law partners exploiting the worlds financial system. Meryl streep making of the bridges of madison county duration. Osage county 20 starring meryl streep and julia roberts on dvd and bluray. Osage county 20 cast and crew credits, including actors. Osage county, cate blanchett and sally hawkins in blue jasmine, june squibb in nebraska, kristin scott thomas in only god forgives, and julianne moore in carrie. It also stars meryl streep, rip torn, lee grant, and. Weston family patriarch and published poet beverly the always great sam shepard is interviewing johnna for a position as cook and housekeeper when they are interrupted in stunning fashion by violet meryl streep, beverlys acidtongued wife who is showing the effects of. Her grown daughters have come home due to a death in the family. The new meryl streep does the one thing a film should never do. It was written by tracy letts and based on his pulitzer prizewinning eponymous play. Meryl streep, dermot mulroney, julia roberts, et al.
With meryl streep, dermot mulroney, julia roberts, juliette lewis. Meryl streep plays an unappealing older woman in the film adaptation of august. Click through to see images of streep at the oscars through the years, as. Playing mother and daughter, meryl streep and julia roberts spar and squabble in the trailer for august.
With gary oldman, antonio banderas, aj meijer, arsenio castellanos. Aerial footage shows an eerily quiet orange county disneyland, beaches and. Little charles is considered a not so little loser, and is the only likable one in the film. The starstudded film adaptation of the acclaimed play hits theaters nov. August osage county press conference 2014 meryl streep julia. A look at the lives of the strongwilled women of the weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the oklahoma house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them. This is what oscar nominees meryl streep, octavia spencer. It was produced by amblin entertainment and malpaso productions, and distributed by warner bros. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of meryl streep, julia roberts, ewan mcgregor, chris cooper, abigail breslin, benedict cumberbatch, juliette lewis, margo martindale, dermot mulroney, and julianne nicholson as a dysfunctional family that re.
Meryl streeps 10 best movies meryl streep has racked up a whopping 30 golden globe nominations, eight of which she won. The bridges of madison county is a 1995 american romantic drama film based on the bestselling novel of the same name by robert james waller. Including oprah winfrey in the butler, meryl streep and julia roberts in august. Shes also taken home three oscars and two emmys, and with the 74th golden globe awards arriving this weekend, we thought it was a great time to look back at her critical highlights. File this may 29, 2019 file photo shows actress meryl streep at the premiere of hbos big little lies season two in new york. Meryl streep heads a fine ensemble cast let down only by dowdy direction in this adaptation of tracy lettss play. Director john wells adaptation of tracy letts pulitzer prize winning play august. Meryl streep and julia roberts have signed on to star in the weinstein company s film adaptation of the pulitzer prize and tony awardwinning play august. Benedict cumberbatch little charles aiken on set movie interview. Considered by many critics to be the greatest living actress, meryl streep has been nominated for the academy award an astonishing 21 times, and has won it three times. Pillpopping meryl streep gets snarky in new trailer for adaptation of pulitzerwinning play august.
Meryl streep, trailing oscar nominations wherever she goes, bites into the role of pilljunkie matriarch violet like a juicy peach. With an ensemble cast matched by very few movies over the years, the screen begins with what may be its best scene. I dont want to give away too much about this movie so ill just say i really enjoyed it. The bridges of madison county 1995 official trailer. As the films first trailer makes clear, osage county is a jengalike drama of family dysfunction, with funerals and divorces piling atop dinnertable conflicts. The movie is based on the 2008 pulitzer prize winning play of the same name written by tracy letts, who also wrote the screenplay. Violet weston, excellently portrayed by meryl streep, is the matriarch of the family. Two have moved out of state while the middle daughter stayed rather close by. Streep, miranda and stone are named as met gala cochairs.