New York: Meryl Streep is fresh off her Oscar win for playing Margaret Thatcher. But she had an entire theater at Lincoln Center wondering if an even better role for her would be a political icon closer to home: Hillary Rodham Clinton. The question arose as Streep paid a glowing and affectionate tribute to the secretary of state at the Women in the World summit, an annual gathering of prominent...
04:52 PM, Mar 13, 2012
Los Angeles: Meryl Streep, who won the best actress BAFTA for her performance in 'The Iron Lady', says she instantly said yes for the movie on former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher because there aren't many filmmakers who are interested in what it means to be a woman leader. "When director Phyllida Lloyd told me she had a film that circles Margaret Thatcher's life and the issues around a woman...
07:23 PM, Mar 01, 2012
Los Angeles: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences handed out Oscars, the film industry's top honor, at the 84th annual Academy Awards on 26 February, 2012. Following is a collection of memorable quotes from the show: Meryl Streep, winner, Best Actress, 'The Iron Lady': "When they called my name, I had this feeling I could hear half of America going, 'Oh no. Come on...Her, again?' You know. But,...
12:42 PM, Feb 27, 2012
Los Angeles: Meryl Streep joined a very exclusive club on Sunday, winning her third acting Oscar for her role as a strident Margaret Thatcher in 'The Iron Lady.' Streep played the British prime minister as a senile retiree, as well as a hectoring, dominant figure who instilled fear and respect in her own cabinet. At the film's pinnacle, Streep as Thatcher is the backbone of a nation that goes to...
10:22 AM, Feb 27, 2012
Los Angeles: Academy Awards voters have spoken up for 'The Artist,' the first silent film to triumph at Hollywood's highest honors since the original Oscar ceremony 83 years ago. The black-and-white comic melodrama took four prizes on Monday, including best picture, actor for Jean Dujardin and director for Michel Hazanavicius. Not since the World War I saga "Wings" was named outstanding picture at the first Oscars in 1929 had a...
07:36 AM, Feb 27, 2012
London: Black-and-white silent movie 'The Artist' scooped 12 nominations at the BAFTA with the Golden Globe winners George Clooney and Meryl Streep leading in acting categories. The French movie, a tribute to silent era of filmmaking, has been nominated for the best film, actor, actress, director and original screenplay by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, which were announced today by 'Harry Potter' star Daniel Radcliffe and 'Great...
06:51 PM, Jan 17, 2012
Beverly Hills: The black-and-white silent film 'The Artist' led the Golden Globes with three wins at a show that spread Hollywood's love around among a broad range of films, including best drama recipient 'The Descendants' and its star, George Clooney. Wins for 'The Artist' included best musical or comedy and best actor in a musical or comedy for Jean Dujardin. Along with best drama, "The Descendants" won the dramatic-actor Globe...
07:11 AM, Jan 16, 2012
London: No one inflames British passions quite like Margaret Thatcher, the former prime minister whose biopic 'The Iron Lady' has rekindled debate on her legacy ahead of the film's release on Friday. Legions of admirers cast her as a pioneering politician whose bold policies rescued Britain from economic collapse, but equally numerous detractors see her as a heartless champion of free market orthodoxy at the expense of the poor. Memories...
02:17 PM, Jan 06, 2012
Los Angeles: Making a film about an iconic politician like Britain's Margaret Thatcher is akin to walking into a movie minefield, and casting an American even one as revered as Meryl Streep is asking for more trouble. Yet the makers of new movie 'The Iron Lady', which opens in U.S. theaters on Friday, went one step further. They chose to depict Thatcher, now 86, as a confused, lonely woman looking...
11:29 AM, Dec 28, 2011
New York: Meryl Streep may be considered one of the finest actresses around, yet she says she believed her career was over 20 years ago. Streep, now 62, tells Vogue magazine she was offered three different roles to play a witch after turning 40. She believed it meant women in her age group were "grotesque on some level," and told her husband "It's over." Streep graces the January cover of...
05:42 PM, Dec 12, 2011
Panaji: Wondering why Hollywood is always obssessed with young look, India's best export to West, actress Freida Pinto says she cannot wait to grow old. The 27-year-old actress, who has starred in many international projects post her rise to fame with 'Slumdog Millionaire', says she wants her face to reflect the experience she would gain in her career. "I don't understand why everyone wants to look young. I can't wait...
03:23 PM, Nov 30, 2011
New Delhi: Academy award winner Meryl Streep will be next seen in The Iron Lady. It is a biographical film about former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Actor Jim Broadbent will be seen playing Thatcher's husband, Denis Thatcher in the film. Anthony Head and Richard E Grant are also a part of the film. The Iron Lady will be take the audience through a lot of flashbacks. It will also...
12:36 PM, Nov 15, 2011
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