Review: 'The Iron Lady', a film by Phyllida Lloyd (*1/2)

It is indicative of the The Iron Lady's own weaknesses and of the self-consciousness with which the film's creators approach its subject-matter that director Phyllida Lloyd and leading lady Meryl Streep have been announcing to all and sundry that their film is not a biopic of Margaret Thatcher. The statement is in itself highly questionable, for a film that revisits the life of a public person from their youth to old age must necessarily be a biopic, just as a film where the characters momentarily abandon the storyline to sing songs is a musical or an account of a young man's day on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944 is a war drama.

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The Iron Lady trailer: a look at the 2011 Best Actress Oscar race

True to form, The Guardian has had the honour to launch one of the most anticipated teaser trailers of the year, that of The Iron Lady, featuring Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher.

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Oscar Becomes Her: why Meryl Streep should win her third Academy Award

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association will announce its nominations tomorrow and, unless the plot of the appalling 2012 proves true two years in advance and LA is literally engulfed by the ocean, Meryl Streep will receive her staggering 24th Golden Globe nomination for her perfectly delicious portrayal of American cuisine guru Julia Child in the film Julie & Julia.

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STANLEY TUCCI gets Gotham Career Achievement Award from MERYL STREEP

I was looking forward to seeing Tucci get some awards for his extraordinary work as Meryl Streep's busy but supportive husband in Julie & Julia. This Career Achievement award could be a good start on his way to golden glory. It's nice to see Streep (was she really drunk???) present him the award after their terrific collaborations in the said J&J and The Devil wears Prada.

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