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Helen Mirren May Play Hitchcock's Wife in New Film

For several years, work has been underway on a film based on the Alfred Hitchcock and his time making the classic film _Psycho_. Now it seems like the movie is moving forward as Helen Mirren may be signing on to play Hitchcock's wife, Alma Reville.  read more

Arthur review

Alcoholism has rarely looked as fun and glamorous as it does in Arthur, the remake of the 1981 hit starring Dudley Moore. In this bigger re-telling of the tale, Arthur Bach is played by Russell Brand, another rising comedian from across the big pond. And what could have helped a career already on the way up, Arthur will do little to endear U.S. audiences to the Brand brand of humor.  read more

Elton John and Helen Mirren Hosting SNL in April

Look out, NBC, the British are coming! Deadline reports that Elton John and Helen Mirren will each be hosting an episode of Saturday Night Live in April....  read more

Helen Mirren Cast in Arthur Remake

Helen Mirren has joined the cast of Arthur....  read more

Remembering Shelley Duvall's Star-Studded Faerie Tale Theatre

Much of the world became acquainted with Matthew Broderick through his iconic role as Ferris Bueller. Robin Williams was, of course, the alien Mork. And America recognized Jean Stapleton as All In The Family‘s Edith Bunker. But I was a child of the ’80s. I’d been born too late to watch Mork and Edith on primetime TV, and Ferris Bueller was definitely taboo for a preschooler. Instead, I was introduced to Broderick, Williams, Stapleton and a slew of other Hollywood A-Listers through a different outlet: Shelley Duvall’s Faerie Tale Theatre....  read more

The Last Station Review

Release Date: Jan. 15 Director: Michael Hoffman Writers: Michael Hoffman (Screenplay), Jay Parini (Novel) Starring: James McAvoy, Christopher Plummer, Helen Mirren, Paul Giamatti Cinematographer: Sebastian Edschmid Studio/Run Time: Egoli Tossell Film. 110 mins. Tolstoy’s final war Despite its wandering backstory and revisionist depiction of a germinating religious movement helmed by one of the greatest authors of the 20th century, The Last Station features brilliant performances by both Christopher Plummer as the aged Leo Tolstoy and Helen Mirren as Sofya, his long suffering wife and working partner of 48 years....  read more

The 25 Best Movie Performances of the Decade

Sometimes, a good actor can make a bad script tolerable and mediocre script enjoyable. But occasionally, an actor will stumble upon a role they seemed born to play, and watching them transform themselves is an utter joy.  read more

Julie Taymor casts Helen Mirren as male in The Tempest

Love her or hate her, Julie Taymor, director of Across the Universe and Frida, has long been one of the few female filmmakers in Hollywood who has taken the industry by its throat and used it to her own ends. Even when that doesn’t necessarily sit well with major studios, she usually gets her way. So when, on her new film adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, she decided she wanted to cast Helen Mirren in the lead role of Prospero—a man—that’s precisely what she did. ...  read more