Helen Mirren Talks Taking ‘Documentary Now’ ‘Frightfully’ Seriously
Few people could introduce a fake documentary called “Bats— Valley” with a straight face. But if there’s anyone for the job, it’s Dame Helen Mirren. Clad in a shin-length orange dress, Mirren, studio...
View Article‘F— Netflix’: Helen Mirren Disses Streaming Service at CinemaCon
Esteemed actress Helen Mirren knows how to get a crowd of movie theater owners going — by hurling obscenities at their streaming competitors. “I love Netflix, but f— Netflix!” Mirren cheered onstage at...
View Article‘I Own You’: Helen Mirren in Trailer for Sky, HBO Drama ‘Catherine the Great’
“There are unscrupulous people in Russia – fortunately, I am one of them,” declares a formidable Helen Mirren in full regalia as Catherine the Great in the first trailer of the Sky series based on the...
View ArticleRobert Pattinson Helps HFPA Donate $500,000 to Refugee Organization at Cannes...
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association proved in Cannes Sunday night that the Golden Globes aren’t the only festive bash it can pull off each year. At the glamorous Nikki Beach party held in...
View ArticleCharlize Theron, Helen Mirren to Return for ‘Fast & Furious 9’
Charlize Theron and Helen Mirren are set to return for “Fast & Furious 9,” Vin Diesel has announced. The actresses will be joining Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris...
View ArticleTV News Roundup: Helen Mirren Is Royalty in First Trailer for HBO’s...
In today’s roundup, HBO drops the first trailer for its forthcoming limited series “Catherine the Great” and Variety obtains an exclusive sneak peek of the next episode of TV Land’s “Younger.” DATES...
View ArticleTV News Roundup: HBO Releases ‘Catherine The Great’ Trailer Featuring Helen...
In today’s TV news roundup, HBO drops the first trailer for its four-part series “Catherine the Great,” and Lifetime’s “The College Admissions Scandal” movie sets a premiere date. DATES Lifetime‘s “The...
View ArticleA Murderous Ian Mckellen Takes Center Stage in ‘The Good Liar’ Trailer
Ian McKellen is up to no good in the new trailer for Warner Bros. upcoming film “The Good Liar.” Based on the novel by Nicholas Searle, the New Line drama follows Roy Courtnay (McKellen), a career con...
View ArticleWhy Helen Mirren Considers Catherine the Great to Be ‘Superhuman’
It’s no secret that Dame Helen Mirren has a knack for nailing regal roles. Following her Oscar-winning on-screen reign as Queen Elizabeth II back in 2006, the thespian brings yet another powerful ruler...
View ArticleTV Review: ‘Catherine the Great’ Starring Helen Mirren
For some, “Dame Helen Mirren playing the Catherine the Great” is all the convincing they’ll need to watch this new biographical limited series, which is perfectly understandable. The casting of Mirren...
View Article‘Dunkirk’ Star Fionn Whitehead Joins Helen Mirren, Jim Broadbent in ‘The Duke’
“Dunkirk” star Fionn Whitehead has signed on for art heist movie “The Duke” and will appear alongside Oscar winners Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren. The Roger Michell (“Notting Hill”) film was written...
View ArticleFilm Review: ‘The Good Liar’
Betty McLeish (Helen Mirren) is a widow in her 70s who lives in a home full of tasteful pastel furniture in a calmly boring suburb of London. She’s sweet, pretty, pert, and polite, with glowing skin...
View Article‘The Good Liar’ Director Bill Condon Praises ‘Legends’ Helen Mirren and Ian...
“The Good Liar” — starring Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen — may be a major studio picture, released by Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema. But, in form, it is a slow simmering alchemy of Hitchcockian...
View ArticleThe Wildest Emmy Moments Of All Time
Before he was the president of the United States of America, Donald Trump sang the “Green Acres” theme song with Megan Mullally. Behold the most outrageous moments of Primetime Emmy history, from...
View ArticleHelen Mirren to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Berlin Film Festival
Helen Mirren is to be honored with a Golden Bear for lifetime achievement at next February’s Berlin Film Festival. The Oscar-winning star of “The Queen” and new HBO-Sky drama series “Catherine the...
View ArticleBarrie Keeffe, Writer of Classic British Gangster Movie ‘The Long Good...
Screenwriter Barrie Keeffe, who penned the screenplay for the classic British gangster movie “The Long Good Friday” – which starred Helen Mirren in a breakout role – has died. He was 74. Keeffe’s...
View ArticleHelen Mirren Says Meghan Markle Was a ‘Fantastic Addition to the Royal Family’
Helen Mirren, who won an Oscar for her performance as Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II in “The Queen,” says Meghan Markle was “a fantastic addition to the royal family,” and she “applauds” Markle and...
View ArticleItaly’s Nexo Digital Open for Mip Biz Via Virtual Showcase
As virtual market initiatives proliferate, Italy’s Nexo Digital, which co-produces and distributes theatrical event content for the global market, has set up a virtual product showcase to make up for...
View ArticleBritBox to Feature Complete Collection of BBC Shakespeare Adaptations
BritBox, the North American subscription streaming service devoted to British shows, will launch the full collection of BBC productions of Shakespeare’s plays on May 26 exclusively on the platform. It...
View Article‘The Duke’ Director Roger Michell Talks Ealing Comedies, British Eccentrics,...
In 1961, a daring daylight robbery was committed in London, when Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington (1812-14), recently auctioned for a massive £140,000 ($186,000), was stolen from its new home...
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