Tag: Julie & Julia

Best Supporting Actor Nominatons – Stanely Tucci “The Lovely Bones” – 2010 Academy Awards

Posted: March 7, 2010 at 2:41 am   /   Film, Local

Stanley Tucci has had his ups and downs this year, he enjoyed critical favored roles in both The Lovely Bones and Julie & Julia. Although, not all has been good for the versatile actor, whose wife died last April after a fight with breast cancer. Tucci plays the main villain in Peter Jackson’s adaptation of […]

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Movies Boost Book Sales, according to USA Today

Posted: August 8, 2009 at 11:33 am   /   Book Reviews, Local

This week, ReviewSTL was holding two contests at the same time to win passes for movies that were adapted from bestselling novels. The movies are “JULIE & JULIA,” based on books written by Julia Child and Julie Powell, and “The Time Traveler’s Wife,” written by Audrey Niffenegger.” According to a report by USA Today, three […]

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Julie & Julia

Posted: August 6, 2009 at 11:00 pm   /   Local, Movie Reviews

Nora Ephron’s adaptation of two books connected to the life and teachings of the chef Julia Child is an often hilarious yet a bit overly long tale that overall is quite the success in the end and carries one of the finest performances of the year. Julie Powell is a wannabe writer. Having written half […]

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