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The Brit List: Red Carpet Interview with ‘The Iron Lady’s Jim Broadbent

staff — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:15:56 +0000

The Brit List’s Asha Leo talks with the Oscar winner about The Iron Lady and upcoming projects (including Cloud Atlas).

A Last-Minute Guide to the Oscars: Does Gary Oldman Have a Shot?

Leah Rozen — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:34:34 +0000

Britannia isn’t going to rule this Oscar Sunday.

Unlike last year’s Academy Awards, when The King’s Speech and star Colin Firth owned the night, most major Oscar categories are sadly Brit-lite this time around. (The award show airs live on ABC, with the actual ceremony – that ...

Meryl Streep Wins Acclaim, ‘Iron Lady’ Thatcher Remains Lightning Rod

Leah Rozen — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:52:18 +0000

It’s a smart bet that Meryl Streep will win a shiny BAFTA award – a golden face mask mounted on a squat pedestal – as Best Actress on Sunday for her widely praised turn as former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The ...

Meryl Streep Nails a British Accent…Again

Leah Rozen — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:26:52 +0000

Meryl Streep has been earning raves for her performance as former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady, which opened in New York and Los Angeles last weekend and arrives on British screens this Friday (Jan. 6).

Meryl Streep on Getting Margaret Thatcher Right

Tom Brook — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:03:07 +0000

Meryl Streep’s long-awaited screen portrayal of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady arrives in U.S. cinemas Friday (Dec.

WATCH: Meryl Streep’s Full Trailer For ‘The Iron Lady’

Fraser McAlpine — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:03:14 +0000

Oh now THIS has put the cat among the pigeons. Not only do we have Meryl Streep, an American actress, playing an iconic British figure – much like Henry Cavill and Andrew Garfield are doing to Superman and Spider-Man – but the role ...

Streep, Hathaway Face Scrutiny over On-screen British Accents

Leah Rozen — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:31:57 +0000

Meryl Streep may be the acknowledged Queen of Accents, but even she could come in for criticism when she starts mouthing off as former three-term British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady, a biopic opening December 16. ...

WATCH: ‘The Iron Lady’ Teaser, Starring Meryl Streep

MacKenzie Wilson — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:17:21 +0000

The Guardian has a sneak peek at The Iron Lady, which sees Academy Award-winning actress Meryl Streep in the role of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. In the clip below, watch as Streep’s character rebuffs two ...

More Snaps of Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher Revealed

Kevin Wicks — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:10:43 +0000

Is Former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher a superhero? (The new film about her is called The Iron Lady after all.

First Look: Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher

Kevin Wicks — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:48:17 +0000

With Superman currently being played by a Brit, it’s only fair trade that one of Britain’s best-known politicians would be portrayed by Yankee, right? Acting goddess Meryl Streep is steeling up to play former British Prime ...