JULIE & JULIA

GENRE:  Biographical/ Comedy
MADE:  2009
CAST:  Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, Chris Messina, Stanley Tucci
DIRECTOR:  Nora Ephron
WRITER:  Nora Ephron, Julie Powell, Julia Child, Alex Prud'homme

PLOT:  Julie Powell an aspiring writer puts her dream to become a writer on hold as she works 9 to 5 for a job that can pay the bills.  Julie loves to cook and as a way to relieve her stress she begins a blog that goes through all the recipes in Julia Child's cookbook.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Sunshine Cleaning, You've Got Mail, When Harry Met Sally, Little Miss Sunshine

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NOTE:  When I'm down in the dumps this is the film that I watch, it's light, uplifting and it's about cooking!  The director and writer, Nora Ephron also responsible for "You've Got Mail", "Sleepless In Seattle", "When Harry Met Sally" and many other romantic comedies, Ephron directed and wrote "Julie & Julia" in the same fashion and feel as her other hits.  If you're a fan of Ephron's previous works you will be sure to like this film as well.  And bravo to Meryl Streep who did a fantastic job as Julia Child!