Meryl Streep channeling Margaret Thatcher – sounds like great acting bound! We’re checking out the currently out on Blu-ray release of "The Iron Lady" from The Weinstein Company and Anchor Bay Entertainment. Follow the review pearls below!

Title: "The Iron Lady"

Grade: 3 1/2

Cast: Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman

Director: Phyllida Lloyd

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 105 minutes

Release Company: Anchor Bay/The Weinstein Company

Website: www.anchorbayent.com

The Flick: The casting and superb execution of Meryl Streep as the hard fisted Margaret Thatcher is a no-br...

The first photo of Meryl Streep playing Margaret Thatcher was released Tuesday and shows yet again what a protean performer the two-time Oscar winner is.

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As part of yearly tradition, my family watched our good old VHS copy of “A Christmas Story.” It amazes me how this film has become so ingrained in our popular culture, and that it’s shown for 24 hours straight on TNT. Often I can’t believe that I can watch it every year without tiring of it, but I tend to keep a sentimen...

Meryl Streep is reportedly in talks to play Britain's first female prime minister Margaret Thatcher in a new biopic.

The Hollywood actress is said to be in negotiations to re-team with her Mamma Mia! director Phyllida Lloyd for the 1982-set film, which will show Thatcher in the run-up to the Falklands War.

Moulin Rouge! actor Jim Broadbent has reportedly been lined up to play the former British leader's husband, Denis, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

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If ever a task was easier read than done, this is it. Mo and his daughter Meggie, aided by friends real and fictional, plunge into a thrilling quest that pits them against diabolical villains, fantastic beasts and dangers at every turn.

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Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for the highly anticipated Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince. Watch the new video below. The film is scheduled for release July 17, 2009.

Watch the new 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' International Teaser Trailer:

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Johnny Depp's dark musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street was a double winner at the Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night.

Depp himself claimed his first Globe after being nominated seven times - he took home gold in the Best Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical category and the Tim Burton film was named one of the night's two Best Films.

Acclaimed TV drama Mad Men also celebrated two awards, claiming the Best TV Drama Series and Best TV Actor honors at the Globes.

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So, until the Hollywood powers-that-be finally buckle down and give the writers what they want and deserve, we here at Starpulse are going to call the winners and losers. We looked at reviews, other expert predictions, viewer attitudes and who we ...

Oscar winner Jim Broadbent is set to become Harry Potter's latest teacher after signing on to play Horace Slughorn in Half-Blood Prince. In the Potter books, Slughorn is Hogwarts' potion master and the brains behind the fictitious magic school's Slug Club.

The British actor tells DarkHorizons.com, "Slughorn is drawn back out of retirement because he's got some secrets Harry and (headmaster) Dumbledore need in the battle against the Death Eaters. He's quite star-struck as a teacher, and he's drawn back into the fold because he likes to notch up celebrity students."

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Drama Series: ''Boston Legal,'' ABC; ''Grey's Anatomy,'' ABC; ''Heroes,'' NBC; ''House,'' Fox; ''The Sopranos,'' HBO.

Comedy Series: ''Entourage,'' HBO; ''The Office,'' NBC; ''30 Rock, NBC; ''Two and a Half Men,'' CBS; ''Ugly Betty,'' ABC.

Miniseries: ''Broken Trail,'' AMC; ''Prime Suspect: The Final Act (Masterpiece Theatre), PBS; ''The Starter Wife,'' USA.

Made-for-TV Movie: ''Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee,'' HBO; ''Inside the Twin Tow...

A full-throttle action comedy that packs as many laughs as it does punches, Hot Fuzz comes to DVD and HD DVD Combo Disc on July 31, 2007 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

From Rogue Pictures and Working Title Films, and created by the same off-the-wall team that produced the wildly successful zombie laugh-fest Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz puts a wickedly witty spin on action films. An exciting and hilarious homage to buddy cop movies, Hot Fuzz reteams Shaun of the Dead stars Simon Pegg (Mission: Impossible III) and Nick Frost alongside a stellar acting ensemble that includes ...

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Victoria Wood gained a record 12th BAFTA television award nomination for her role in drama Housewife, 49. Actors Jim Broadbent and Andy Serkis have received Best Actor ...

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Broadbent is keen not to be overlooked if a third installment follows. He says, "I haven't heard anything about a third film yet. Although if they

get anyone else to play Bridget's dad, I'll be furious!"

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