Tag Archives: Dame Helen Mirren

Don’t Mess With The Dame!

Dame Helen Mirren as HM the Queen in  'The Audience'

See this picture here? Imagine if that immaculate visage was bearing down upon you, with a look of pure venom. You’d do exactly what you were told, wouldn’t you?

Dame Helen Mirren Is The Queen Of Awards!

Dame Helen Mirren (PA Images)

Last night, Dame Helen Mirren was officially named the best actress of the year, at the 2013 Laurence Olivier awards.

Emma Watson And The Nine Scary Waxworks Of Doom

Emma Watson's new waxwork (this and all photos courtesy of AP Images)

This week, a new waxwork of Emma Watson was revealed at the world famous Madame Tussaud’s in London. She looks, as a lot of waxworks do, not entirely unlike herself, but also not unlike someone else wearing an Emma Watson ...

‘Skyfall’ Finally Starts To Pick Up Some Awards Love…

Sam Mendes clutching his three Empire awards (AP Images: Photo by Jon Furniss/Invision)

Empire Magazine, the journal of note for the British film buff, has done what the Oscars failed to do, what the Golden Globes failed to do, and what the Brit Awards failed to do (principally because it does not have any categories that ...

Helen Mirren Heading to ‘University’

Herlen Mirren has some fun with her hair color. (AP)

Dame Helen Mirren (Hitchcock) is confirmed to voice the role of the headmistress in the prequel to the animated flick Monsters Inc., reports BBC News.

Gallery: The BAFTA Film Awards Red Carpet – Frocks And Fellas

Anne Hathaway (Photo by Jon Furniss/Invision/AP)

Two important things you need to bear in mind about this year’s BAFTA Film Awards before looking over this sample of celebrity arrivals: 1) it was HOWLING it down with rain in London tonight and 2) Simon Pegg looks like he could ...

Dame Helen Mirren Is Now Officially A Star…

Dame Helen Mirren and her star, yesterday (AP Images)

*pregnant pause*

…on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Dame Maggie Smith, Brits Lead Field at the 2012 SAG Awards

Maggie Smith in 'Downton Abbey'

The nominations have just be announced for the Screen Actor’s Guild awards, 2012, and it is fair to say that the Brits have done a very nice job. So much so that only two awards are unblessed by British influence, and Dame Maggie ...

WATCH: Sir Anthony Hopkins as a Compelling Alfred Hitchcock

Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcock in Hitchcock. (Fox Searchlight)

Although Sir Anthony Hopkins doesn’t bear a close physical resemblance to Alfred Hitchcock he does very effectively portray the portly Master of Suspense in the new Hitchcock film out this week.

News Roundup: The Recyclable Gowns Of ‘Downton Abbey’

The logistics of making a period drama beggar belief. Whether it’s tracking down exactly the right kind of gloves for a formal Edwardian dinner or researching which sugar tongs are appropriate for afternoon tea, there’s ...