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Happy 62nd Birthday, Meryl Streep! What’s Her Finest Onscreen Moment?

It’s apparently birthday week for Oscar-winning actresses. On Monday, Nicole Kidman celebrated her 44th , and today, Meryl Streep rings in her 62nd anniversaire. With a record-setting 16 Academy Award nominations, the New Jersey-born actress averages one nod every 3.87 years. In honor of this feat and today’s Meryl milestone, let’s cut ourselves 3.87 servings of sheet cake each and decide which onscreen moment of hers is the very best in a Sophie’s Choice -themed celebration.

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Happy 62nd Birthday, Meryl Streep! What’s Her Finest Onscreen Moment?

From Super 8 to Pixar: Oscar-Winner Michael Giacchino’s 5 Pro Tips for Making it as a Film Composer

Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino ( Alias, LOST, Star Trek, Up, Super 8 ) has created some of the most memorable aural film and television moments in the last decade, notably working time and time again with a chosen few close collaborators including J.J. Abrams and the folks at Pixar. So on the eve of his latest film, the globe-trotting sequel Cars 2 (his fourth Pixar score since 2004’s The Incredibles ), Movieline asked Giacchino to share his pro tips for mastering the film-scoring game.

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From Super 8 to Pixar: Oscar-Winner Michael Giacchino’s 5 Pro Tips for Making it as a Film Composer