Phyllida Lloyd

The Summers of Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep can’t do much wrong in our book. Her newest film, Hope Springs, opened this past weekend on over 2,000 screens. A film that cost $30 million to make has now made over $20 million since its release. And it has garnered rave reviews for both Streep and Tommy Lee Jones.

Happy 100th Birthday Universal Pictures

I get a ton of press releases.  Most of them I don't even read.  This week I got a release about the 100th anniversary of Universal Pictures that was made up of 100 fun facts. Not too many of the facts included women so I asked the press folks to give me some important facts regarding ...

Happy International Women's Day: Women in Film and TV (UK) Releases 2012 Power List

Behind the Scenes: Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher Arrives at 10 Downing Street

It's kind of cool to hear about the creation of this scene. As Meryl Streep says: " Margaret Thatcher really did break ground because she showed a woman could be a leader." The film opens in the UK today and will roll out further here in the US next week.

Interview with Phyllida Lloyd - director of The Iron Lady

Women and Hollywood: This is a very different biopic of a leader because it is of a female leader.  What about this films makes it different in terms of leadership?

The Iron Lady—movie review

It goes without saying that Meryl Streep is always worth watching; in the case of 'The Iron Lady', her uncanny performance as Margaret Thatcher is the best, and possibly only, reason to see this pallid biography. Screenwriter Abi Morgan does provide a primer on Thatcher’s remarkable rise from grocer...

Director Phyllida Lloyd Says She Thought Of 'The Iron Lady' As 'King Lear' For Girls

Meryl Streep's latest film "The Iron Lady" -- in which she portrays Margaret Thatcher -- isn't without controversy, not least of which because she's playing one of the most polarizing figures of the 20th century.

Hollywood Reporter Acknowledges That The Industry is Sexist

The Hollywood Reporter in the wake of their complete dismissal of women in both its writer and director roundtables has done a 360 and put together a whole cover on the lack of women directors and other women in power in the business.  While the package is interesting (while not saying anyth...

Watch the Q and A With Meryl Streep and Phyllida Lloyd

You make have to wait another couple of weeks to see the film but now you can watch the Q and A conducted by The Hollywood Reporter's Scott Feinberg on Tuesday night at the DGA theatre in NYC.  Enjoy!