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Two-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep does an amazing job of bringing Julia Child to life in the new movie Julie & Julia. Watch the clips that Bob posted recently and you'll understand why I'm sure this film will earn Ms. Meryl another Oscar nomination. That will be number 16, breaking her record of 15 nominations thus far.

But did you know that Dan Aykroyd steals the movie right out from under Meryl Streep's nose ... not to mention Amy Adams, too? It's true. Director Nora Ephron wisely included the famous Saturday Night Live sketch called The French Chef, in which Dan masterfully skewered Julia's TV show. The cry, "Save the liver" is still one of the funniest lines I've ever heard -- and still use when the occasion calls for it!

If you think I'm over-enthusiastic, I'm not. Here's the proof. Dan as Julia:



Just for the record, I thoroughly enjoyed Julie & Julia. It's a charming movie, sweet and very entertaining. It's not up to the level of Ephron's Sleepless in Seattle (her best film), but it's a hell of a lot better than Bewitched, a truly horrendous re-invention of the 1960's sitcom. The less said about that one, the better.