Sony Pictures Classics’ “The Last Station” will open the 21st Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) on January 7 and New Films International’s “The Lightkeepers” will close the event ten days later. “The Lightkeepers” is a romantic comedy set in 1912 Cape Cod that stars Richard Dreyfuss, Blythe Danner, Tom Wisdom, Bruce Dern and Mamie Gummer.

Better late than never, Mamie has attended the “Me and Orson Welles” screening, held by the Cinema Society, on November 23, 2009.

CinemaBlend has recently interviewed director Jodie Markell for the December 30 release of “The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond” and has asked her about casting Mamie.

When I first saw her I did not know that she was Meryl Streep’s daughter and I kept saying this is such a great young actress and she’s got so much personality on stage. She was in a play that was directed by my friend, Michael Greif, and I was like, ‘God. Where did Michael find this girl?’ And then halfway through I was like ‘She kind of reminds me of, oddly enough, Meryl Streep.’ And then I found out she was Meryl Streep’s daughter. I really did not come to her because she was Meryl Streep’s daughter, I actually was taken by her talent. And she’s just so perfect Julie, who’s the girl next door but she’s got a wild streak underneath and a great sense of humor.