Julie & Julia News

You know that whole "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" deal, where the actor is theoretically just six or fewer individuals removed from virtually anyone else? Well these days, a decidedly more compact version would seem to be "Six Degrees of Alec Baldwin," especially where the Oscars are concerned.

ROUEN, France - Dining at the restaurant that introduced the late Julia Child to French cuisine feels a little like striking a match on the site where humans discovered fire.

The clever folks at Sara Lee don't want us getting stressed out over the holidays.

Following Tuesday's announcement of Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin as co-hosts of the Oscars , Gold Derby noted that when the academy used multiple hosts most recently, there was at least one woman in the mix.

Her striking height and unmistakable voice made it impossible not to notice her presence.

Just after Mrs Child diedA in 2004 at the age of 91, Miss Hersh visited our shores.

In A Mighty Wind, Lynch played a porn star turned folk singer who joined her husband in re-forming the 1960s "folk neuftet," The Main Street Singers.

Lots to choose from this week at Chichester Cinema at New Park, headlined by The September Issue and ably supported by three recent New Park successes, and two intriguing documentaries about renowned artists.

The 'Today' show has been doing Halloween costumes for years, but they didn't make the "As Seen On TV" gallery this year because all of their characters were fictional - from 'Star Wars'. The CBS 'Early Show' had another costume of a real person, but I decided to hold off on it for the "Two For Tuesday" feature.

Before we set foot in the movie theater to watch "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," my then-10-year-old twin Harry Potter addicts and I thoroughly discussed seeing the sixth installment.

On screen, Hilary Swank incarnates the larger-than-life Amelia Earhart, pioneering aviatrix, as a towering figure.

Rollande Desbois at her home office: She's a cookbook author, cooking teacher and food writer.

Being a foodie at the movies - total hell. I am so hungry after the first scene of "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," I run for a kraut dog and a large Coke .

While the Writer's Guild strike in the later part of 2007 stalled a plethora of productions, many of them were able to get back on their feet once the strike had subsided.A However, there are still some that fell through the cracks and have yet to pick-up the momentum they had before the strike.A This is no longer the case for one such project as ...

Last week, the incomparable Jane Lynch took a break from playing the hypercompetitive cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester on Glee to make her New York theater debut, filling the role vacated by Katie Finneran in Nora Ephron's Love, Loss, and What I Wore .

Select 2009 Hollywood Awards winners: Actress: Hilary Swank, "Amelia." Screenplay: Nora Ephron, "Julie & Julia." Breakthrough Director: Lee Daniels, "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Saffire." New Hollywood Award: Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe, "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Saffire." Salon provides breaking news articles from the Associated ...

After struggling with her weight for more than 20 years, Stacy Woltmann has decided to put down the macaroni and cheese and pick up her computer to blog her way to better health.

We can't help but get hungry whenever superstar chef Julia Childs is mentioned, so why not eat her food while watching a movie about her? Now you can at Farrelli's Cinema Supper Club in Scottsdale, where moviegoers may chow down on Childs-inspired cuisine while watching Julie & Julia .

It would be hard to see the movie Julie & Julia without wanting to try some of Julia Child's recipes.

Meryl Streep may have starred as chef-legend Julia Child but in real life she is nothing more than an OK cook.