A Prairie Home Companion (w Special Guest Jeff Wiemiller from the "Word on the Streep" blog) : Episode 53 of Meryl Streep and The Movies

Longtime friends and Meryl Streep fans Zachary Scot Johnson ( http://www.youtube.com/user/thesongadayproject/about ) and Maryl McNally discuss Meryl Streep's 20o6's "A Prairie Home Companion" and are joined by Jeff Wiemiller from the Word on the Streep blog ( http://www.wordonthestreep.com ).

"A Prairie Home Companion" co-stars Lily Tomlin, Woody Harrselson, John C. Reilly, Garrison Keillor, Kevin Kline, Tommy Lee Jones, Lindsay Lohan, Virginia Madsen, Maya Rudolph and a fantastic band. It is directed by Robert Altman and has a screenplay by Garrison Keillor

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Zach's ranking of Meryl's performances

1. sophie's choice
2. silkwood
3. postcards from the edge
4. the post
5. big little lies season 2
6. julie and julia
7. the hours
8. devil wears prada
9. a cry in the dark
10. adaptation
11. kramer vs kramer
12. manchurian candidate
13. into the woods
14. let them all talk
15. the laundromat
16. the river wild
17. doubt
18. music of the heart
19. it's complicated
20. ricki and the flash
21. mamma mia 2
22. florence foster jenkins
23. out of africa
24. death becomes her
25. the prom
26. a prairie home companion
27. ironweed
28. deer hunter
29. mamma mia
30. falling in love
31. plenty
32. little women
33. defending your life
34. heartburn
35. first do no harm
36. still of the night
37. before and after
38. she-devil
39. suffragette
40. mary poppins returns
41. house of the spirits
42. the homesman
43. manhattan
44. julia

Zach's ranking of Meryl's films

1. the post
2. the hours
3. silkwood
4. little women
5. kramer vs kramer
6. adaptation
7. sophie's choice
8. out of africa
9. the deer hunter
10. doubt
11. big little lies season 2
12. into the woods
13. a cry in the dark
14. let them all talk
15. the laundromat
16. postcards from the edge
17. julie and julia
18. the devil wears prada
19. it's complicated
20. mary poppins returns
21. the prom
22. the river wild
23. manchurian candidate
24. music of the heart
25. death becomes her
26. suffragette
27. a prairie home companion
28. falling in love
29. ironweed
30. ricki and the flash
31. florence foster jenkins
32. defending your life
33. plenty
34. manhattan
35. mamma mia
36. heartburn
37. still of the night
38. mamma mia 2
39. first do no harm
40. she-devil
41. julia
42. the homesman
43. house of the spirits
44. before and after

Maryl's ranking of Meryl's performances

1. the post
2. julie and julia
3. devil wears prada
4. postcards from the edge
5. adaptation
6. big little lies season 2
7. out of africa
8. kramer vs kramer
9. the hours
10. manchurian candidate
11. river wild
12. mamma mia 2
13. florence foster jenkins
14. mamma mia
15. silkwood
16. music of the heart
17. into the woods
18. it's complicated
19. little women
20. heartburn
21. deer hunter
22. death becomes her
23. ricki & the flash
24. doubt
25. first do no harm
26. she-devil
27. the laundromat
28. house of the spirits
29. mary poppins returns
30. defending your life
31. manhattan
32. before and after
33. still of the night
34. julia
35. the homesman


Maryl's ranking of Meryl's films

1. the hours
2. little women
3. postcards from the edge
4. kramer vs kramer
5. the post
6. adaptation
7. florence foster jenkins
8. doubt
9. silkwood
10. out of africa
11. the deer hunter
12. big little lies season 2
13. devil wears prada
14. mamma mia
15. mary poppins returns
16. into the woods
17. julie & julia
18. mamma mia 2
19. river wild
20. manchurian candidate
21. it's complicated
22. death becomes her
23 music of the heart
24. defending your
25. the laundromat
26. house of the spirits
27. heartburn
28. first do no harm
29. ricki & the flash
30. julia
31. she-devil
32. still of the night
33. before and after
34. the homesman
35. manhattan