Julia & Julia is about the cookery writer Julia Child
Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci and Chris Messina star in this biographical comedy/drama directed by Nora Ephron, now released on DVD and Blue-Ray.
Celebrating the life of Julia Child (Streep), the film is based on the book by would-be author Julie Powell (Adams), who decides to enliven her depressing life by challenging herself to cook all 524 recipes in Julia Child’s book that took eight years to complete – Mastering the Art of French Cooking. The catch is that she aspires do it in one year and also write a daily blog about her experiences.
The project begins to give a meaning to Julie Powell’s life as she begins to explore Child’s relationship with her glamorous husband Paul (Tucci) and adopts her life’s philosophy which is to embrace it in the same way that she approaches food – with enthusiasm and gusto. Eventually Julie’s blog is published and receives universal praise. Streep plays the role of Julia Child with affection and humour with a performance that “goes beyond physical imitation.”
As well as being based on Mastering the Art of French Cooking, the screenplay is also adapted from Child’s autobiography, My Life in France written with Alex Prud’homme. The film was officially premiered in July 2009.
The first major motion picture ever based on a blog, Julia & Julia was nominated for two Golden Globe awards and is a story about passion, ambition and butter.
Philips-3000 TV
Get ready for the future with the Philips 3000 Series which is out on 14th December 2009 with a RRP of £299.99.
The TV uses Philip’s innovative Digital Crystal Clear package whereby picture quality is digitally adjusted and optimized for razor sharp colour, detail, depth and quality. If you thought TV pictures couldn’t be improved on, look again – watching the Philips 3000 is just like being at the cinema only better.
With an incredible 28.9 billion colours, the LCD display gives a widescreen HD resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. Advanced algorithms detect subtle colour shades and skin tones to produce natural images and vibrant colour. And with a MPEG4 HDTV reception via DVB-T tuner, your set won’t be need to be updated for years to come.
If you like a good sound system on your TV, you need look no further; Philip’s state-of-the art Incredible Surround audio technology mixes sound from left and right to enhance the stereo effect and create a greater depth. You can also use the TV as a PC monitor or connect a Blu-ray player and Game Console or Digital Camcorder. One HDMI input with Easylink gives full HD connection and only one remote control is needed to operate your TV and connected devices. With a USB connector that can be slotted into the side of the TV, there’s scope for superb photo and music playback.
And if that wasn’t enough, you also get accessories in with the price including a table-top stand, power cord, remote control with 2 x AAA batteries, a Quick Start Guide, User Manual and Warranty certificate.