It’s Really going to be a Very Meryl Holiday.
When the Golden Globes first announced their award top picks, I did what ever movie goer did- rush out to see as many of the nominated features in the shortest amount of time possible. This year was even more difficult as most of the top films came out in December. I spent countless hours at the Sundance Kabuki theatre in Japantown in San Francisco and countless others (avoiding every Century/Cinemark Theatre whenever possible) and consumed a total of 8 movies in 3 days. Yeah, I know not a Guinness record- but in that short amount of time- I managed to experience every emotion humanly possible. I laughed at the child-like innocence of Bolt and cried at the emotional triumph of love in Slumdog Millionaire, however it was Doubt that climbed above the rest and provided the most gripping and thought-provoking film of the year.
I’m usually a sucker for the overly produced, comedic/romantic performances and you would think that Mama Mia, which has grossed over $570 Million Worldwide, would be a perfect way to pass time- but not the case. But it also wasn’t a shock that Meryl Streep was nominated for a Golden Globe for both her performance in Mama Mia and Doubt.
Doubt, written and directed by John Patrick Shanley and stars Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams. It was the most fantastic formation of acting, writing most importantly casting- no one else could of played the role of Sister Aloysius Beauvier. To date, she has been nominated for fourteen Oscars and has won two. This year could be sixteen nods. Nonetheless, I am sure you will agree that in both roles, which runs two extremes- she is incredibly versatile and everything she touches (even ‘Death Becomes Her‘) will sure to be the talk of the box office and award acceptance speeches to come.
Meryl Streep will be sure to give Kate Winslet a run for the statue in both the Golden Globes, which debut on January 11 and the Oscars.
