In today’s round-up, Todd McCarthy picks the best scores of the year, Margaret Thatcher’s assistant expresses concern over the former British PM’s depiction in “The Iron Lady” and an oldie but a goodie from Raymond Chandler is brought out for consideration.
Oscarweb Round-up: The year's best scores
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:54 am · December 5th, 2011
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Meryl Streep is good-to-great in meh-to-good 'Iron Lady'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:18 pm · November 17th, 2011
Phyllida Lloyd’s “The Iron Lady” shares a lot in common with Clint Eastwood’s “J. Edgar.” They portray conservative figures in political history with broad strokes despite attempting to flesh them out as nuanced characters. But mostly, they serve as hindrances to performances that could have won Oscars in a cake-walk.
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Meryl Streep won't compromise in this poster for 'The Iron Lady'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:11 pm · September 22nd, 2011
The conservative spirit of “The Iron Lady” is embossed by the tagline for the film — “Never Compromise” — positioned at the top of the first (handsome) official poster for the film.
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