There’s been a lull in movie reviews resUlting from the space limitations of NCR’s summer schedule. The present column, therefore, is made up of shorter notices, including films you may have already seen that seem worthy of discussion. The Devil Wears Prada stars Meryl Streep, recently hailed for her portrayal of a loving partner in a folk-singing sister act in “Prairie Home Companion.” Here she’s Miranda Priestly, the imperious boss of Runway, a premier fashion magazine, who overwhelms her young assistant, Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway), with endless tasks and impossible deadlines. The movie’s source, a novel by Lauren Weisberger, treats Miranda as a pure villain, but Ms. Streep makes her wonderfully entertaining, entering the office each day to spill her constantly changing high-style coats and bags onto Andy’s desk with complete indifference. You wouldn’t want to work for Miranda, but she is a fascinating emblem of power and professionalism.The plot spends too much time on Andy’s struggle with boyfriend Nate (Adrian Grenier), who wants her to quit the shallow world of fashion, but we are never brought to care much about their relationship. Apart from Miranda, what holds our interest is the knowledgeable advice on clothes and life in the fashion industry dispensed by Nigel (Stanley Tucci), who gives a fine performance as the sardonic top adviser at Runway, who takes a kindly interest in Andy. Nigel has boundless admiration if not affection for his boss, but longs to run his own fashion operation.