Amy Adams Actress Taking Time Off

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Amy Adams' new movie "Leap Year" opens on Friday. While promoting the movie, Adams revealed "I'm taking some time off."

She's been working nearly nonstop since 2005 and says that she needs to tend to some relationships. She also, as discussed earlier in this blog, has recently revealed that she's pregnant.

In addition to "Leap Year," Adams has recently wrapped production on "The Fighter," in which she stars opposite Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale.

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Amy Adams Actress Expecting First Baby

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Amy Adams's representative has confirmed that the "Enchanted" actress is pregnant with her first child with her long-time boyfriend and fiance Darren Legallo.

The pregnancy is a surprise, but the couple has always expected to have a family. Adams and Legallo met during an acting class in 2001.

Adams's next movie, "Leap Year," is due out January 8.

Congratulations to the happy couple!

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Amy Adams Actress Moves to Townhouse

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Amy Adams is set to star in "Townhouse" opposite "The Hangover" star Zach Galifianakis. The movie is base on the book by Tish Cohen.

Adams will play a "friendly call girl," while Galifianakis is an agoraphobic man whose life alters dramatically when his financial situation changes.

Adams is currently working on "The Ten Best Days of My Life" and "Daughter of the Queen of Sheba," and as wrapped "Leap Year" and "The Fighter."

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Amy Adams Actress with Versatility

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The movie "Julie and Julia" has arrived in New Zealand, and the Howick and Pakuranga Times's review highlights the versatility Amy Adams brings to her portrayal of Julia.

Most of the plaudits go to Meryl Streep's portrayal of Julia Child, but the reviewer says the "kooky, idealistic, angst-ridden" Julia is an "easy fit" for Adams.

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Amy Adams has Range

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Amy Adams is having a big year. Within the last 12 months, she's been a nun, a crime-scene cleaner, she's soon to be in a Julia Child biopic, and next week she'll be playing Amelia Earhart.

Better yet, her coworkers can't say enough good things about her.

Shawn Levy, who directed her performance as Earhart in "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian," says he doesn't think there's a better actress in her generation.

Her castmates are similarly effusive. Ben Stiller said she couldn't have been better.

Meryl Streep, her costar in both "Doubt" and the upcoming "Julie & Julia" (the Julia Child biopic) calls Adams "the real thing."

For her part, Adams is very modest. Of Levy's remarks, she said "Awww, he's the best." She called him "amazing to work with."

Although she started out in fringe movies and TV before making a big splash in "Junebug." She followed that up starring in "Enchanted."

After playing two sweeter-than-sweet characters, she could have found herself typecast, but instead, she followed that with "Doubt."

In "Smithsonian," she finds herself in a sassier role-Levy describes her part as "Amelia Earhart, by way of Katharine Hepburn."

Adams says the saucier role fits her own personality better than the sweet and saintly roles that have marked the other movies.

Maybe so, but she plays all of them beautifully.

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Emily Blunt is a Busy Woman

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Earlier in this blog, it was reported that Emily Blunt would not be appearing in Iron Man 2. That does not mean she's lacking work. Quite the opposite, in fact.

Her next movie is "Sunshine Cleaning," which opens next Friday. It also stars Amy Adams and Alan Arkin. Blunt plays Adams' sister.

The movie is about two sisters who, haunted by the death of their mother, run a crime cleaning service. The film isn't the downer it sounds like, though.

The producer of the movie said Blunt was cast for the humor she could bring to the role.

Blunt was recently seen in "The Devil Wears Prada" and "Charlie Wilson's War." Later this year she'll appear in "The Great Buck Howard," "The Young Victoria," and the remake of "The Wolf Man."

Blunt says that she likes to choose parts that are "a bit left of center and different from the one I played previously."

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Golden Globe Nominations Out

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The Golden Globe nominations were announced yesterday morning. Several actresses were nominated in multiple categories.

Meryl Streep was nominated for best lead actress both for "Doubt" and "Mamma Mia" in the drama and musical or comedy categories, respectively.

Kate Winslet, meanwhile, was nominated for best lead actress in "Revolutionary Road" and best supporting actress for "The Reader."

In addition to Meryl Streep's nomination, Amy Adams and Viola Davis both also received supporting actress nominations for "Doubt."

Over on the TV side, Tina Fey was nominated for best actress for "30 Rock." This is notable, as the show itself was also nominated for best television series musical or comedy, and Tina Fey, of course, created and writes the program.

Also of note, Mariska Hargitay, mentioned in a previous post on this blog, also received a nomination for best actress in a dramatic television series for her work on "Law & Order: SVU."

Congratulations to all the nominees, and good luck!

The Golden Globes ceremony will air on NBC on January 11.

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