Based on two separate books — Julie Powell’s Julie & Julia, and iconic celebrity chef Julia Child’s book My Life in France — the movie (and Powell’s book, which is what the movie is based on), chronicles Powell’s attempt at making every recipe in Child’s cookbook, The French Chef, in one year and blogging about it (and to make things even more confusing, the blog is what inspired the book, which is what inspired the movie!). At the same time, it follows Julia’s story, though it happened over 40 years earlier, as she lived in France and became a master of French cooking. Amy Adams portrays Powell in the movie, and Meryl Streep plays Julia Child.

Though the two never met, it’s been rumored that before her death in 2004, Julia Child had made comments that she didn’t approve of Powell’s blog, saying that Powell wasn’t serious about what she was doing and that it was nothing more than a stunt, and that she wouldn’t endorse it (she also, apparently, didn’t approve of Powell’s language in the blog either!).

Julie keeps a current blog on blogspot, where she writes about some of the ins and outs of her shot to celebrity status. She also had an interview on ABC News yesterday that I found interesting.

Truth be told, an experiment like this is very appealing to me, but I just don’t know if I’d have the determination (or funds!) to pull it off, especially when it involves 524 recipes within 364 days! There are some days where all I feel like doing in the kitchen is put out sandwich makings and telling the family to knock themselves out.

What do you think — could you do it?

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Julie & Julia Hits Theaters Tomorrow

I am a fan of Mariah Carey. It seems to me that people either love Maiah Carey or they hate her. I think she’s talented, beautiful, an individual.

I read that she’s in a movie, “Precious,”that was well-received at Cannes. The piece I read talked about how she’s not Mariah-like in the role. That she is “dowdy.”

Whatever, she still looks beautiful to me.

I watched the movie trailer and it made me cry. Not just a few tears. I mean cry-cry. At one point the title character is saying that no one loves her and she is in agony. I can remember feeling like that before and it’s horrible to feel that low. Just soul-sucking agony. I can remember feeling absolutely unlovable. Nobody should ever feel that way.

I’m afraid to watch the whole movie. It looks incredible and honestly I feel my point of view has changed just from watching the trailer, so I should see it, but it’s hard to watch that sort of raw pain. Some actors make a scene all too real. They have the ability to transport a person. The star of this movie, Gabourey Sidibe, she has that gift.

The movie is about a young woman and her relationships. I had not heard of it before today and I wanted you readers to be aware of it, to watch for it.

Image credit: SXC.hu

Trailer from YouTube

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Precious Movie – Mariah Carey

Sounds like the movie of the year to me.

Garbage Warrior:

• Released in Canada cinemas starting February 15th.
• USA TV premier on Sundance Channel – April 1st 2008

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Garbage Warrior: A Film by Oliver Hodge