Meryl Streep and The Movies with Zachary Scot Johnson and Maryl McNally

Longtime friends and Meryl Streep fans Zachary Scot Johnson (www.zacharyscotjohnson.com) and Maryl McNally (www.neverlandtheatrecompany.org) discuss Meryl Streep's performance in 1993's white washed, but well acted "The House of the Spirits". Directed by Bille August, and based upon Isabel Allende's beautiful novel, this film co-stars Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, Winona Ryder, Antonia Banderas,...

Longtime friends and Meryl Streep fans Zachary Scot Johnson (www.zacharyscotjohnson.com) and Maryl McNally (www.neverlandtheatre.com) discuss the third in a trilogy of Robert Benton-centered episodes, and his reunion with Meryl in 1982's "Still of the Night". Check out episode 17 for an interview with Robert Benton, and episode 18 for a discussion about their first movie together, "Kramer Vs. Kram...

Longtime friends and Meryl Streep fans Zachary Scot Johnson (www.zacharyscotjohnson.com) and Maryl McNally (www.neverlandtheatre.com) discuss 1979's 5-Oscar winner (Best Picture, Best Actor, Dustin Hoffman, Best Supporting Actress, Meryl Streep, Best Screenplay, Robert Benton and Best Director, Robert Benton) Kramer Vs. Kramer. Check out episode 17 for an interview with writer/ director Robert Ben...

Longtime friends and Meryl Streep fans Zachary Scot Johnson (www.zacharyscotjohnson.com) and Maryl McNally (www.neverlandtheatre.com) interview 3 time Academy Award winner Robert Benton! Robert directed Meryl to her first Oscar in "Kramer Vs. Kramer" and also in 1982's "Still of The Night". He also directed "Bad Company" (with Jeff Bridges and John Savage), "The Late Show" (with Lily Tomlin and Ar...

Longtime friends Zachary Scot Johnson (www.zacharyscotjohnson.com) and Maryl McNally (www.neverlandtheatrecompany.com) discuss the 2014 Tommy Lee Jones joint "The Homesman", a revisionist Western starring Hilary Swank, Tommy Lee Jones, Grace Gummer, Miranda Otto, Sonja Richter, John Lithgow, William Fichtner, James Spader, Hailee Steinfeld, Jesse Plemons, Tim Blake Nelson and for 5 minutes, the gr...

Longtime friends Zachary Scot Johnson (www.zacharyscotjohnson.com) and Maryl McNally (www.neverlandtheatrecompany.com) discuss the 2014 Tommy Lee Jones joint "The Homesman", a revisionist Western starring Hilary Swank, Tommy Lee Jones, Grace Gummer, Miranda Otto, Sonja Richter, John Lithgow, William Fichtner, James Spader, Hailee Steinfeld, Jesse Plemons, Tim Blake Nelson and for 5 minutes, the gr...

Longtime friends and Meryl Streep fans Zachary Scot Johnson (www.zacharyscotjohnson.com) and Maryl McNally (www.neverlandtheatrecompany.org) conduct an interview with the legendary, amazing, wonderful Lesley Ann Warren. An Oscar nominee, a Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominee, Lesley Ann has left her mark on the stage and screen with varied and acclaimed performances in "Clue", "Victor / Victoria"...

Longtime friends and movie fans Zachary Scot Johnson (www.zacharyscotjohnson.com) and Maryl McNally (www.neverlandtheatrecompany.com) discuss the work of the legendary Diane Keaton! Films discussed include "The Godfather" trilogy, "Annie Hall", "Something's Gotta Give", "Marvin's Room", "First Wives Club", "Hampstead", "The Young Pope", "Love the Coopers", "5 Flights Up", "And So It Goes", "The Bi...

Longtime friends and Meryl Streep fans Zachary Scot Johnson (www.zacharyscotjohnson.com) and Maryl McNally (www.neverlandtheatrecompany.com) discuss Meryl Streep's 2006 comedy "The Devil Wears Prada", which co-stars Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Adrian Grenier, Simon Baker and Tracie Thoms and is directed by David Frankel. Jenny Slate is our pick for "6 Degrees of Meryl Streep",...

Longtime friends and Meryl Streep fans Zachary Scot Johnson (www.zacharyscotjohnson.com) and Maryl McNally (www.neverlandtheatre.org) discuss Meryl Streep's problematic, but interesting, 1996 film "Before and After" with Julia Weldon, her co-star in the movie. Directed by Barbet Schroeder, and written by Ted Tally, this is one of the few question marks in Meryl's filmography. Listen to find out wh...

Longtime friends and Meryl Streep fans Zachary Scot Johnson (www.zacharyscotjohnson.com) and Maryl McNally (www.neverlandtheatre.org) discuss Meryl Streep's problematic, but interesting, 1996 film "Before and After". Directed by Barbet Schroeder, and written by Ted Tally, this is one of the few question marks in Meryl's filmography. Listen to find out why! And don't forget to listen to our bonus e...

Longtime friends and fans Zachary Scot Johnson (www.zacharyscotjohnson.com) and Maryl McNally (www.neverlandtheatre.org) discuss Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson's performances (and completely untrue, rumored offscreen affair) in Mike Nichols' 1986 comedy? "Heartburn". This film co-stars Jeff Daniels, Stockard Channing, Joanna Gleason, Kevin Spacey, Catherine O'Hara, Mercedes Ruehl, Richard Masur a...

Longtime fans Zachary Scot Johnson (www.zacharyscotjohnson.com) and Maryl McNally (www.neverlandtheatre.org) discuss Meryl Streep's performance in the 5-time Academy Award winning film "The Deer Hunter", which won Best Picture at the 1979 awards. Email  MerylStreepPodcast@gmail.com for more information. Also features discussion on Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Cazale, John Savage,...

Longtime fans Zachary Scot Johnson (www.zacharyscotjohnson.com) and Maryl McNally (www.neverlandtheatre.org) discuss Meryl Streep's 1990 comedy "Postcards From The Edge", which co-stars Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, J.D. Souther, Mary Wickes, Annette Bening, Simon Callow, CCH Pounder, Robin Bartlett, Dana Ivey, Oliver Platt and Anthony Heald. Directed...

Longtime fans Zachary Scot Johnson (www.zacharyscotjohnson.com) and Maryl McNally (www.neverlandtheatre.org) host a podcast focused on the greatest actress of our time, Meryl Streep, and her work. In today's episode, we focus on the work of another great, Carrie Fisher, who wrote "Postcards From The Edge" and was a celebrated and beloved icon. 

Longtime fans Zachary Scot Johnson (www.zacharyscotjohnson.com) and Maryl McNally (www.neverlandtheatre.org) discuss Meryl Streep's 2003 "The Hours", which won Nicole Kidman an Oscar for Best Actress. Email MerylStreepPodcast@gmail.com for more information.

Longtime friends Zachary Scot Johnson (www.zacharyscotjohnson.com) and Maryl McNally (www.neverlandtheatre.org)  discuss Meryl Streep's 1989 cult comedy smash She-Devil. Zach gives details from his conversation with the film's director, Susan Seidelman. They also discuss the controversial 2017 Academy Awards. Other regular features include 6 Degrees of Meryl Streep and "Movies Meryl Was Almos...

Longtime friends Zachary Scot Johnson (www.zacharyscotjohnson.com) and Maryl McNally (www.neverlandtheatrecompany.org) discuss two of this year's Oscar contenders--Meryl's "Florence Foster Jenkins" and "La La Land". 

Zachary Scot Johnson (www.zacharyscotjohnson.com)  and Maryl McNally (www.neverlandtheatrecompany.com)  talk the 7-Oscar-winning 1985 epic "Out of Africa". Starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redcord, and directed by Sydney Pollack, this film won 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.

Hosts Zachary Scot Johnson ( www.zacharyscotjohnson.com )  and Maryl McNally ( www.neverlandtheatrecompany.com )  host episode two of "Meryl Streep and The Movies with Zachary Scot Johnson and Maryl McNally". Today's episode is a discussion of the 2002 hit "Adaptation", with Meryl, Nicolas Cage, Chris Cooper, Brian Cox, Tilda Swinton and more, as well as Meryl's instantly famous Cec...

Longtime fans Zachary Scot Johnson ( www.zacharyscotjohnson.com ) & Maryl McNally watch and discuss every film and tv project in the career of the legendary Meryl Streep, considered by many to be the most important actress of our lifetime. In this pilot episode, Zach and Maryl discuss Meryl's career in general, her upcoming Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes, her Oscar nominations odd...