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  • Julianne Moore: ‘Still Alice’ and ‘Maps to the Stars’ Golden Globe Nomations

    Julianne Moore: ‘Still Alice’ and ‘Maps to the Stars’ Golden Globe Nomations

    Julianne Moore received not one, but two nominations when the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their list of Golden Globe contenders this past week. She was nominated for Best Actress in a Drama for her role as a professor living with early-onset Alzheimer’s in Still Alice. For her role in Maps to the Stars–a ‘Hollywood satire about a dysfunctional showbiz family,’ Moore received a nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy.

    Time magazine reports that Julianne Moore reveals ‘Alzheimer’s from the inside,’ whereas most films, documentaries, or even medical TV specials depict the disease from the point of view of the care giver or physician. They are betting on an Oscar for the actress for her role as Alice Howland.

    “Quietly magnificent, Moore plays Alice the way Pablo Casals played the cello, with delicate power and masterly vibrato. She locates each sad nuance as Alice tries valiantly to hold on to her memory, her bearings, her old cunning, her family, her self. The struggle may be doomed, but she can’t stop fighting. We hate to use the O word but, come Academy Award time, Still Alice should bring this four-time Oscar nominee the honor she has so long and richly deserved, for a performance that is — and Alice might appreciate this — unforgettable,” the Time report continues.

    If that doesn’t make you want to run to get tickets to Still Alice, then nothing will. Critics, members of the Hollywood Foreign Press, as well as members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences have no doubt had their eye on Julianne Moore since they got their hands on Still Alice. It seems a sure bet that fans will love her in it, too.

    Congratulations and excitement no doubt surround Julianne Moore this holiday season. Her gifts have arrived and already been unwrapped–and unlike many other’s holiday gifts, it sounds like hers may even include bonuses in the weeks to come.

  • Greta Gerwig Is Set For Another Film, Maggie’s Plan

    Coming off one of her best years which included one of the year’s best film’s in the opinion of some people, Greta Gerwig has been cast in another film already.

    She starred in Frances Ha in 2013, and while it was not widely distributed or a big hit at box offices, it clicked with the right audiences. Next up, she will be the star of Maggie’s Plan, a romantic comedy.

    The film also earned her a Golden Globe nomination, which was something she did not see coming, and was completely shocked and surprised upon hearing her about her nomination.

    She thought that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association must have made a mistake, and while the nomination did come as a surprise to most people, many people would argue that it was a well-deserved one.

    Maggie’s Plan is being directed by Rebecca Miller, who wrote and directed The Ballad Of Jack And Rose and The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee. She is also the daughter of the famous playwright Arthur Miller.

    While the film is described as having a story of a young woman and the joys and pitfalls of trying to make your own way in New York City, much like Greta Gerwig’s previous film, this film will likely have more of a comedic side to it.

    Miller described her love of Greta Gerwig as an actress when saying “Greta has a very specific kind of innocent intelligence about her that made her perfect for this part. I’m so happy I found her.”

    Before Frances Ha, Gerwig had previously acted in Greenberg, To Rome With Love, and a handful of other comedies. She also co-wrote Frances Ha with her husband Noah Baumbach, who also directed the film.

    It will be a tough category for her to win, but it is still a honor for her to be nominated as they say. In the category along with Greta Gerwig’s Frances Ha performance are Meryl Streep for August: Osage County, Julia Louis-Dreyfus for Enough Said, Julie Delpy for Before Midnight, and Amy Adams for American Hustle.

    Tune in on January 12th to catch the Golden Globes live and see if she will win. Stay tuned for more info on Maggie’s Plan as more details of the plot and cast will be revealed later on.

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