Meryl Streep

An affectionate, sometimes bashful pig named Wilbur befriends a spider named Charlotte, who lives in the rafters above his pen. A prancing, playful bloke, Wilbur is devastated when he learns of the destiny that befalls all those of porcine persuasion. Determined to save her friend, Charlotte spins a web that reads "Some Pig," convincing the farmer and surrounding community that Wilbur is no ordinary animal and should be saved. In this story of friendship,...

Two women with very different lives are joined together at a party for an ailing poet, and together they realize that even though their lives are different, they are tied together by a common bond.

The happy marriage of Rachel (cookbook writer) and Mark (syndicated columnist) goes on the rocks over Thelma.

"On January 12, 2010 a massive earthquake laid waste to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, killing hundreds of thousands of people. Within three days, Dr. Paul Farmer arrived in the Haitian capital, along with a team of volunteers, to lend his services to the injured. In this vivid narrative, Farmer describes the incredible suffering--and resilience--that he encountered in Haiti. Having worked in the country for nearly thirty years, he skillfully explores the...

Contains six previously published stories by William Steig.

Puss in Boots: The tale of a cunning cat who wins for his master the lordship of a manor and the hand of a princess. The tale of Jeremy Fisher: Jeremy the frog loves to catch minnows for dinner with friends. Instead, he catches a spiny stickleback and almost becomes dinner himself. The tale of Peter Rabbit: Peter disobeys his mother by going into Mr. McGregor's garden and almost gets caught.

The true story of Karen Blixen, a strong-willed woman who runs a coffee plantation in Kenya in 1914.

Profiles Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor as the most prominent members of the most important family in history. Through their stories, PBS chronicles the history they helped to shape, from the Square Deal to the New Deal, San Juan Hill to the Western Front, to the founding of the United Nations.

Filmmaker John Walter artfully captures Meryl Streep groping for, and then seizing the character in her unforgettable portrayal of Mother Courage in Tony Kushner's adaptation of the Bertolt Brecht masterpiece Mother Courage and her children.

A surprising and intimate portrait of Margaret Thatcher, the first and only female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. One of the 20th century's most famous and influential women, Thatcher came from nowhere to smash through barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male-dominated world. "The film stars an unsurpassable Meryl Streep..."--New York Post "...a clever and oddly touching entertainment."--Time Magazine "Streep's is fascinating every...