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Jul

2009

Meryl Streep and Amy Adams, 'Julie & Julia'

Written by Picturelux Celebrity Photos Admin

The Red Carpet was rolled out for the Los Angeles screening of "Julie & Julia". On Monday, July 27, the new film from Columbia Pictures held its special screening at Mann Village Theatre in Westwood, California, giving a chance for its stars and filmmakers to present the movie before it opens wide in August. Representing the ensemble cast were two of its leading ladies, Amy Adams who stars as Julie Powell and Meryl Streep who portrays Julia Child. They were joined by several other cast members, including Chris Messina, Jane Lynch and Mary Lynn Rajskub.

Beside stars and filmmakers, a handful of other celebrity guests attended the premiere as well. "Twilight" actress Ashley Greene, "Chuck" star Yvonne Strahovski, and Giada De Laurentiis, were among those spotted arriving for the special screening.

Combining stories from both Julie Powell's book "Julie & Julia" and Julia Child's book "My Life in France", "Julie & Julia" depicts events in the life of famed chef Julia as well as temp secretary Julie. While it covers the years Julia and her husband Paul spent in Paris during the 1940s and 1950s, it also chronicles Julie's trials and tribulations when she embarks on a year-long culinary quest to cook all 524 recipes in Julia's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking". Marked as the first major motion picture based on a blog, this comedy drama film will open in theaters across the U.S. starting next Friday, August 7. (Photo by Joe Martinez / PictureLux)