JULIE & JULIA
In theaters Aug. 7
Ever the pro, Meryl Streep willed herself to grow eight inches to play 6'2'' superchef Julia Child. Just kidding! But the 5'6'' star did nail the part instantly when director Nora Ephron mentioned the project, a mix of the chef's memoirs and the true-life story of a bored secretary (Amy Adams) who spices up her life by tackling Child's recipes. ''Meryl turned into Julia Child and did two sentences in her voice,'' recalls Ephron. ''And I thought to myself, 'Well, look no further.'''
For the real thing, you can stream full episodes of Julia Child's instructional and highly entertaining cooking segments at PBS.org/juliachild.
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