Info courtesy Broadwayworld. On July 11, the Ohio State University Arts and Humanities and University Libraries’ Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute presented the prestigious 2011 Margo Jones Award to Lincoln Center Theater dramaturg Anne Cattaneo in a ceremony in the Vivian Beaumont Theater. The award was presented to Ms. Cattaneo by Ohio State University Arts and Humanties

Dean Mark Shanda, joined by Ms. Cattaneo’s colleagues LCT Artistic Director Andre Bishop, playwright John Guare and actress Meryl Streep – who worked together on the 1978 television film “Uncommon Women and Others” and 1983’s “Sophie’s Choice”. A picture of Meryl, among others from the event, can be found on the Another Eye Opens blog.

Fantastic news! According to Pathe, we’ll be able to get a first look at the highly anticipated “The Iron Lady” teaser trailer when it goes live exclusively on The Guardian website and on BBC Breakfast after 8:30am on July 7. Be sure to find it on Simply Streep as well, after its broadcast. Edit: The teaser – which is running for roughly a minute – can be now watched in the video archive.

Lots and lots of additional appearances pictures have been added to the image library, ranging from 1978 to 1990. Each updated gallery can be reached through the previews below. Enjoy!

Many thanks to Simona for contributing scans from the July 2011 issue of the Italian CIAK magazine. They’re covering “The Iron Lady”.

Pathe Productions Ltd. has released a brand new production still from “The Iron Lady” – it’s stunning how much Meryl resembles Margaret Thatcher. Check it out in the image library.

According to this source, in just a few months locals may run into Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones or Steve Carell around the streets of Mystic. The three are the stars of a movie that could begin filming in Mystic at the end August or September. Mandate Pictures is considering Mystic for some of the filming of the feature film Great Hope Springs. On Friday, Mandate Pictures, which is based out of Santa Monica, California said they did not have anything definitive on where the filming would take place. First Selectman Edward Haberek Jr., said he expected a decision to made on the film within the next week or so. According to Haberek studio representatives had looked at locations in Mystic several weeks ago. Great Hope Springs, according to a press release from Mandate Pictures follows Streep who plays a woman named Maeve seeking to spice her marriage up. Maeve and her husband (Jones) go to the town of Great Hope Springs to meet relationship guru (Carell) for “an intense week of marriage and sex therapy.”

Since it’s June 22, no post would be possible without sending some birthday wishes to Meryl Streep, who turns 62 today! Regarding today’s update, a batch of rare pictures from various public appearances throughout the 1980s have been added to the image library. Previews and list below. Enjoy the new additions!

Appearances > 1986 > Project Vote 1986
Appearances > 1986 > AmeriCares Gala
Appearances > 1988 > “A Cry in the Dark” New York Premiere
Appearances > 1989 > “Great Balls of Fire” Premiere
Appearances > 1989 > Golden Globe Awards
Appearances > 1989 > Academy Awards
Appearances > 1989 > New York Film Critics Circle Awards

The Weinstein Company has released its list of releases for their upcoming films. “The Iron Lady” will release US theaters on December 16, 2011 – just in time to compete for the 2012 awards season. Other international dates so far are January 06 in the UK and January 12 in Germany.

Additional on-set pictures from “The Iron Lady”, taken in March 2011, have been added to the gallery. Enjoy!

Article courtesy the Daily Mail: Ever since I was the first to see footage of Meryl Streep’s incredible portrait of Margaret Thatcher, I’ve been wondering how she pulled off the voice match. It’s uncanny. Initially, for about 20 seconds, I thought the trailer was using the real former Prime Minister’s voice. But, no, it’s all Meryl. ‘You’re talking about the best actress in the world,’ explained Damian Jones, who produced The Iron Lady. ‘She did it herself. She went deep inside Mrs Thatcher to do it. And you have to remember that the real Mrs Thatcher’s voice was different before Gordon Reece did his makeover when she became leader. Her clothes, her look and her voice changed.’ Jones added: ‘Meryl had to learn the speech pattern she had and then master how the voice became. She went on YouTube and found every bit of footage that featured Thatcher speaking. ‘And the production team found archive audio and visual footage from the late Seventies through to when she resigned from Downing Street. We gave it all to Meryl and she went to work on it.’ As I noted last week, Streep doesn’t mimic Thatcher. By observing how she stood and sat, she was able to assume Thatcher’s sensibilities.

‘Meryl does a scene in the House of Commons, and it’s so uncanny she had the cast and crew eating out of her hands,’ Jones continued. ‘The only thing she wouldn’t do was work with a dialect consultant. She finds it inhibiting. However, she did check in with the voice coach Jill McCullough, who was working with Alexandra Roach, who portrays Thatcher when she was younger. The two actresses had to be on the same page.’ The Iron Lady is tentatively due to be released on January 6 next year. Certainly, it may be shown at one or two film festivals, but the festival policy has to be decided between Pathe and Film4, the movie’s UK backers, and Weinstein Co, the U.S. distributor.