I've blogged about the movie Evening a couple of times already, and despite my reservations about the treacly trailer, I'm excited to see it tonight. The list of names on the poster still stops me in my tracks. And sometimes it almost worries me — is it really safe to put that many great actresses in one location? Isn't that just inviting the universe to fold in on itself or something? Luckily, many of them didn't actually have scenes together, so that allays my concern. Take, for example, Mamie Gummer, daughter of Meryl Streep: They play the same character (the younger and older versions of her), so they're not on the screen together.

It must be strange to be Mamie. I mean, Meryl is her mom. What is dinnertime like? "Mom, could you pass the Oscar-winning ketchup?" And what are heart-to-heart talks like? "I need to talk to you about something, but could you not slip into a Polish accent for this conversation, please?"

Nah, I bet Meryl's a cool mommy. And Mamie's been getting some attention despite that very long Streep shadow. New York magazine has interviewed her twice recently (excerpts are here and here). Here are my favorite bits: … continue reading