YMS -- You've Got Mail & Julie and Julia

In memory of Nora Ephron -- who died Tuesday of leukemia at 71 -- this YMS (You Must See) is for two of her films (coincidentally, my first YMS was for an Ephron film as well, Sleepless in Seattle, one of her most famous films). 
The first is You've Got Mail (1998), the second Meg Ryan -- Tom Hanks pairing. It tells the tale of a small bookstore owner, Kathleen Kelly (Ryan), who unkowingly falls in love with her bookstore chain-owning competitor, Joe Fox (Hanks) over the Internet. It is one of the better "chick flicks" I've seen, carried by its charm and the charisma of the actors. 
The second Ephron film featured in this YMS is Julie and Julia (2009), starrin Meryl Streep and Amy Adams. Streep plays world-famous cook Julia Child, and Adams plays aspiring cook Julie Powell. The account of Child's rise to fame is intertwined with the account of Powell's modern-day undertaking of cooking all of Child's recipes from the latter's famous Mastering the Art of French Cooking. The film is carried by Streep's (routinely) exceptional performance, and by enough food to make your mouth water. 
Ephron's contributions to the industry are unparalleled, paving the way for more women writers-directors and making many films with strong female protagonists. She redefined the term "chick flick," and such films of hers will continue to impress and delight men and women alike.