The Iron Lady (movie)

A pint and a play in London pubs

2013-03-17 00:00:00

LONDON — It's Saturday afternoon in the jam-packed Old Red Lion on London's shopper-crowded St. John Street. Beer-fueled chatter — including some salty heckles — ricochets off the TV screens, while the pub's lone server pours pints of...

Oscars stage manager braces for his final cues to the stars

2013-02-24 07:00:00

He delivered a forgotten harmonica to Stevie Wonder onstage at the Grammy Awards, supplied a shoulder to lean on for a post-hip-surgery Gregory Peck at the Oscars and served as a human Xanax for hundreds of other stars in the most terrifying and...

De Niro's tears in 'Silver Linings' are advertisement enough, OK?

2013-02-12 13:31:00

Probably just like you, we at the Gold Standard enjoy the occasional Facebook foray to quietly unfriend anyone who sent us Farmville requests check up on the daily doings of friends and loved ones. Today, nestled among the cute kid pics and breaking...

Oscars 2013: Best actress race features oldest and youngest nominees

2013-01-10 11:30:00

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences made history Thursday nominating both the oldest -- Emmanuelle Riva, 85, in "Amour" -- and the youngest --Quvenzhane Wallis, 9, in "Beasts of the Southern Wild" -- actresses in the best actress category. The...

TV This Week for Jan. 6th - 12th: 'Justified' on FX

2013-01-05 20:01:00

Click here to download TV listings for the week of Jan. 6-12, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � -------------------- SUNDAY Put out the good china, because "Downton Abbey" is back for a third season on "Masterpiece Classic." But first, the...

Streep's 'Iron Lady' brings an old divide back to life

2012-01-14 07:36:00

LONDON -- The face peering from the ads and posters belongs to Meryl Streep, but the shadow that hovers over the land is definitely Margaret Thatcher's. The reaction to the film "The Iron Lady" has illuminated just how polarizing "Mrs. T." (or "TBW" --...

Movies: Designs that build character

2011-12-18 00:00:00

A movie doesn't have to be jampacked with cinema style to have a memorable fashion moment or two, and in the course of screening the slate of holiday-season films, we found all kinds of clothes, accessories, hairstyles and makeup worth a mention. "Hugo"...

Oscars 2012: 'The Help,' 'Moneyball' among those snubbed

2012-02-27 14:53:00

For a moment, it looked as though "Hugo" could sweep this year's Academy Awards. Martin Scorsese's 3-D family film snapped up five trophies in technical categories, including surprise wins for cinematography and visual effects. But as the more...

'The Artist' is big winner at Academy Awards

2012-02-27 00:01:00

The movie of the fewest words spoke the loudest at the Oscars this year. On an evening suffused with nostalgia, "The Artist," a nearly wordless, black-and-white romance celebrating Hollywood's formative era, won five Academy Awards, including best...

Oscars 2012: All eyes on Billy Crystal, Sacha Baron Cohen and, yes, nominees

2012-02-26 11:00:00

Is silence truly golden? Can George Clooney's tears bring Oscar happiness? Will Billy Crystal's yuks play as well as they did eight years ago? And could the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the first time bestow acting statuettes on two...

Quick Takes: Kim Novak vs. 'The Artist'

2012-01-10 00:00:00

Golden Globes: Let the parties begin

2012-01-13 00:00:00

Meryl Streep backstage at the 2012 Oscars. Streep won an Academy Award for her leading role in "The Iron Lady" -- her second best actress Oscar. She received her first in 1983 for "Sophie's Choice."

2012-02-26 20:56:36

Meryl Streep nominated for best actress for playing former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady." See also: 360� view of the nominees' class photo

2012-02-06 00:00:00

We wouldn't be here today without their talent. 'The Artist' is a love letter to classic American cinema, and today the Academy gave us a love letter back.

2012-01-24 20:59:46