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 women leaders and unsung heroines from across the globe that closed over the weekend.
"This is what you get when you play a world leader," Streep said Saturday, hoisting up her best-actress Oscar for The Iron Lady.
"But if you want a real world leader," Streep continued, "This is what you get!" Clinton strolled onstage at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts' David H. Koch Theater, and Streep enveloped her in a hug....
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04:52 PM, Mar 13, 2012
Cast: Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Richard E Grant Director: Phyllida Lloyd It's hard to find fault in Meryl Streep's extraordinary performance as former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in 'The Iron Lady', but it's a shame the film itself has little of interest to say about either the woman, or the period of British history she shaped. Streep nails the accent, and finds emotional depth in her portrayal of the...
11:37 PM, Mar 02, 2012
Masand says 'The Iron Lady' is a lazy film. What do you think? Write your own review and win prizes.
11:31 PM, Mar 02, 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: Interview with Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland for the film The Iron Lady Q. Hey, uhm, what was the most difficult part of turning Meryl Streep into 'The Iron Lady' makeup wise? A. (J. ROY HELLAND) The budget. Q. Okay. Now A. (J. ROY HELLAND) Seriously. Q. Okay. Expand, please. A. (J. ROY HELLAND) The other one is time, which is always against you, but...both, you know....
03:09 PM, Feb 27, 2012
New Delhi: Meryl Streep won the Oscar for best lead actress on Sunday for her portrayal of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in 'The Iron Lady'. It was Streeps third Oscar, and her first in 30 years, although she has a record 17 nominations for the most coveted prize in the movie industry. Streeps previous Oscars were for the 1979 film 'Kramer vs. Kramer' and 1982s 'Sophies Choice'. Mark...
12:09 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
Director Martin Scorsese's 'Hugo,' which tells the story of a boy lost in a train station and also serves as an ode to the early days of filmmaking, came into the night with 11 nominations. ...
08:40 AM, Feb 27, 2012
Los Angeles: Two of The Weinstein Company's contenders for Academy Awards - 'The Artist' and 'The Iron Lady' - surpassed the $20 million mark at the box office this weekend. The company's 'W.E.', directed by Madonna, meanwhile, opened to a run-of-the-mill $45,000 at four locations. IFC's horror-thriller 'Kill List' opened to $12,400 at two locations, according to Rentrak's numbers. 'W.E.' is drawing critical praise for star Andrea Riseborough - The...
02:15 PM, Feb 07, 2012
This week, Rajeev Masand talks about the Oscar nominated film 'The iron lady'. ...
05:00 PM, Feb 04, 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 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
