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British actress Helen Mirren dazzled on the red carpet at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in a royal purple amethyst satin gown with a sweeping train at the screening of “La Plus Precieuse Des Marchandises” (The Most Precious Of Cargoes) on May 24, 2024, in Cannes, France (Credit: Abaca Press / INSTARimages)
Helen Mirren’s Height Compared to the Average English Woman
Helen Mirren is reportedly 5 feet 4 inches tall (162.6 cm). This places her at approximately the average height of an English woman.
British actress Helen Mirren dazzled on the red carpet at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in a royal purple amethyst satin gown with a sweeping train at the screening of “La Plus Precieuse Des Marchandises” (The Most Precious Of Cargoes) on May 24, 2024, in Cannes, France (Credit: Abaca Press / INSTARimages)
Helen Mirren’s Height Compared to the Average English Woman
Helen Mirren is reportedly 5 feet 4 inches tall (162.6 cm). This places her at approximately the average height of an English woman.
- 6/2/2024
- by Anne De Guia
- Your Next Shoes
This year’s races for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress were over before they started. Robert Downey Jr. in “Oppenheimer” and Da’Vine Joy Randolph in “The Holdovers” took leads in the Gold Derby odds in their respective categories early in the season. They both went on to pick up Golden Globe, Critics Choice, BAFTA and SAG Awards. By the time the Oscars rolled around, there was a “near zero” chance of either of them losing.
In contrast, the lead acting contests provided considerably more suspense. Bradley Cooper in “Maestro,” Paul Giamatti in “The Holdovers” and Cillian Murphy in “Oppenheimer” were all looking strong at different point in the derby, before Murphy really exploded and ultimately won the Best Actor Oscar. And Lily Gladstone in “Killers of the Flower Moon” and Emma Stone in “Poor Things” kept trading the top spot in the Best Actress odds. Gladstone finally reclaimed...
In contrast, the lead acting contests provided considerably more suspense. Bradley Cooper in “Maestro,” Paul Giamatti in “The Holdovers” and Cillian Murphy in “Oppenheimer” were all looking strong at different point in the derby, before Murphy really exploded and ultimately won the Best Actor Oscar. And Lily Gladstone in “Killers of the Flower Moon” and Emma Stone in “Poor Things” kept trading the top spot in the Best Actress odds. Gladstone finally reclaimed...
- 3/27/2024
- by Tariq Khan
- Gold Derby
When it comes to lone acting Oscar nominations, the category with the fewest examples is Best Supporting Actor. After two consecutive years of there being no new additions to that subgroup, Brian Tyree Henry (“Causeway”) became its 54th member in 2023 after having been largely ignored by other awards bodies over the preceding weeks. He directly followed Tom Hanks, who is the only other entrant from the last five years.
Within the last decade, this club has only grown by seven, with those who preceded Hanks and Henry being Robert Duvall, Sylvester Stallone, Michael Shannon, Willem Dafoe, and Christopher Plummer. 2018 marked the fifth instance of two men accomplishing the feat at once, thus tying the category’s record for most bids of this kind in a single year. Contextually, the corresponding Best Supporting Actress record is three, while that of both lead categories is four.
As it happens, the Best Supporting...
Within the last decade, this club has only grown by seven, with those who preceded Hanks and Henry being Robert Duvall, Sylvester Stallone, Michael Shannon, Willem Dafoe, and Christopher Plummer. 2018 marked the fifth instance of two men accomplishing the feat at once, thus tying the category’s record for most bids of this kind in a single year. Contextually, the corresponding Best Supporting Actress record is three, while that of both lead categories is four.
As it happens, the Best Supporting...
- 1/22/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
With every annual Golden Globe nominations announcement comes the smashing of a plethora of records, and this year was no exception. Several 2023 movies and TV shows and the creatives behind them have pulled off amazing achievements just by landing on the latest ballot and deserve to be celebrated before they prepare to win or lose at the January 7 ceremony. Take a look below at our breakdown of this year’s most impressive Golden Globe nominations records, sorted by category.
Film
Best Drama Actor
– This year’s lineup is the first to include three Irish-born nominees: Barry Keoghan (“Saltburn”), Cillian Murphy (“Oppenheimer”), and Andrew Scott (“All of Us Strangers”).
– Leonardo DiCaprio (“Killers of the Flower Moon”) is, at 49, the youngest male actor to reach a lead film nominations total of 12, surpassing Jack Lemmon (54 in 1980).
Best Drama Actress
– Lily Gladstone (“Killers of the Flower Moon”) is the first Indigenous actress nominated for a theatrical film role.
Film
Best Drama Actor
– This year’s lineup is the first to include three Irish-born nominees: Barry Keoghan (“Saltburn”), Cillian Murphy (“Oppenheimer”), and Andrew Scott (“All of Us Strangers”).
– Leonardo DiCaprio (“Killers of the Flower Moon”) is, at 49, the youngest male actor to reach a lead film nominations total of 12, surpassing Jack Lemmon (54 in 1980).
Best Drama Actress
– Lily Gladstone (“Killers of the Flower Moon”) is the first Indigenous actress nominated for a theatrical film role.
- 12/11/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
For well over over five decades, Christopher Plummer was one of our most esteemed and honored actors across all acting fields. He hwon two Tony awards (out of seven nominations) for his stage work — the musical “Cyrano” (1974) and the one-man show “Barrymore” (1997), which was later turned into a film. For his television work, he has also won two Emmy Awards (out of six nominations) for the TV movie “Arthur Hailey’s The Moneychangers” (1977) and for his voice-over performance in the animated “Madeline” (1994).
But similar awards for his work in film eluded him for many years. True, he did co-star in 1965’s “The Sound of Music,” a film he had disdained for the longest time but one that was a phenomenon at the box-office. The musical ran in theaters for over 4 1/2 years and, adjusted for inflation, “The Sound of Music” has grossed $2.366 billion, currently making it the fifth highest-grossing film of all time.
But similar awards for his work in film eluded him for many years. True, he did co-star in 1965’s “The Sound of Music,” a film he had disdained for the longest time but one that was a phenomenon at the box-office. The musical ran in theaters for over 4 1/2 years and, adjusted for inflation, “The Sound of Music” has grossed $2.366 billion, currently making it the fifth highest-grossing film of all time.
- 12/9/2023
- by Tom O'Brien, Chris Beachum and Misty Holland
- Gold Derby
The new biographical drama “Golda” features Helen Mirren in a transformative role as Golda Meir, the so-called “Iron Lady of Israel” who faced high-stakes responsibilities and decisions during the Yom Kippur War. Written by Nicholas Martin and directed by Guy Nattiv, the Bleecker Street contender is Mirren’s first big play at a potential Academy Award nomination in many years, so let’s look back at her four Oscar races.
With a career in film going back to the 1960s, Mirren saw her first Oscar nomination in 1994 in the Best Supporting Actress category for her performance in “The Madness of King George.” Directed by Nicholas Hytner, this biographical comedy-drama tells the story of King George III and how his Lieutenants tried to adjust the rules to run the country after he went mad. Mirren played his wife, Queen Charlotte, and she was one of four citations for the movie at the 67th Academy Awards,...
With a career in film going back to the 1960s, Mirren saw her first Oscar nomination in 1994 in the Best Supporting Actress category for her performance in “The Madness of King George.” Directed by Nicholas Hytner, this biographical comedy-drama tells the story of King George III and how his Lieutenants tried to adjust the rules to run the country after he went mad. Mirren played his wife, Queen Charlotte, and she was one of four citations for the movie at the 67th Academy Awards,...
- 8/30/2023
- by Brian Rowe
- Gold Derby
by Cláudio Alves
It's hard to believe Helen Mirren hasn't been nominated for an Oscar since The Last Station, way back in 2009. The shock comes not from her fate's unfairness, mind you. Instead, it stems from how Mirren seems to be actively chasing gold, nabbing essential precursor support for projects like Hitchcock, The Hundred-Foot Journey, Woman in Gold, Trumbo, and The Leisure Seeker. This year, the actress may be going down the same road with Golda, the recently released biopic about Golda Meier, "the Iron Lady of Israel.". To mark the occasion, let's look away from the failed Oscar buzz and consider the peak of Helen Mirren's work as a big-screen legend.
As with Angela Bassett, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sigourney Weaver, Marilyn Monroe, and Maggie Smith, TV performances will be set aside for another day, and so will her Academy-anointed turns. Caveats out of the way, this is my Mirren top ten…...
It's hard to believe Helen Mirren hasn't been nominated for an Oscar since The Last Station, way back in 2009. The shock comes not from her fate's unfairness, mind you. Instead, it stems from how Mirren seems to be actively chasing gold, nabbing essential precursor support for projects like Hitchcock, The Hundred-Foot Journey, Woman in Gold, Trumbo, and The Leisure Seeker. This year, the actress may be going down the same road with Golda, the recently released biopic about Golda Meier, "the Iron Lady of Israel.". To mark the occasion, let's look away from the failed Oscar buzz and consider the peak of Helen Mirren's work as a big-screen legend.
As with Angela Bassett, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sigourney Weaver, Marilyn Monroe, and Maggie Smith, TV performances will be set aside for another day, and so will her Academy-anointed turns. Caveats out of the way, this is my Mirren top ten…...
- 8/30/2023
- by Cláudio Alves
- FilmExperience
Kevin Goetz, Screen Engine to be honoured with Power of Cinema Award.
Helen Mirren will receive 2023 American Cinematheque Award on November 4 at Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.
Mirren, who won the Oscar for The Queen in 2007 and has been nominated on three other occasions for The Last Station (lead actress) Gosford Park and The Madness Of King George (supporting), becomes the 37th recipient of honour.
Her credits include Excalibur, The Mosquito Coast, Cal, Red, The Duke, and Prime Suspect, Phil Spector and 1923 among others for television. She currently appears in Fast X and recently starred as Israel’s first...
Helen Mirren will receive 2023 American Cinematheque Award on November 4 at Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.
Mirren, who won the Oscar for The Queen in 2007 and has been nominated on three other occasions for The Last Station (lead actress) Gosford Park and The Madness Of King George (supporting), becomes the 37th recipient of honour.
Her credits include Excalibur, The Mosquito Coast, Cal, Red, The Duke, and Prime Suspect, Phil Spector and 1923 among others for television. She currently appears in Fast X and recently starred as Israel’s first...
- 6/5/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The American Cinematheque said Monday that Oscar, Emmy and Tony winner Helen Mirren will receive the 2023 American Cinematheque Award, which will be bestowed November 4 at the Beverly Hilton during the nonprofit organization’s annual gala tribute.
The group also said that the 2023 Power of Cinema Award will be given to Kevin Goetz and his company Screen Engine, a leading global marketing and data analytics firm servicing the entertainment and media industries.
Mirren has been tapped to receive the 37th annual award, following previous honorees Ryan Reynolds last year, Scarlett Johnasson in 2021 and Spike Lee in 2020.
Mirren has four Oscar nominations in total, winning in 2007 for playing Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen. She also played the monarch on the stage, winning Tony and Olivier awards for The Audience in 2015. One of her two Emmys came from playing Elizabeth I in the 2006 HBO miniseries; she also won an Emmy for her...
The group also said that the 2023 Power of Cinema Award will be given to Kevin Goetz and his company Screen Engine, a leading global marketing and data analytics firm servicing the entertainment and media industries.
Mirren has been tapped to receive the 37th annual award, following previous honorees Ryan Reynolds last year, Scarlett Johnasson in 2021 and Spike Lee in 2020.
Mirren has four Oscar nominations in total, winning in 2007 for playing Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen. She also played the monarch on the stage, winning Tony and Olivier awards for The Audience in 2015. One of her two Emmys came from playing Elizabeth I in the 2006 HBO miniseries; she also won an Emmy for her...
- 6/5/2023
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Helen Mirren and Liam Neeson are two of the most beloved actors today. The pair have enjoyed long careers independent of one another, and although they found love with their significant others, the two dated for half a decade. Mirren said she made one thing for all her boyfriends, including Neeson.
A glimpse of Helen Mirren’s career and dating life Helen Mirren attends the a “1923” premiere screening I David Becker/Getty Images for Paramount+
Mirren’s acting career began on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company in the late ’60s. She made a few appearances in movies at the time with some of her earliest works, including Midsummer Night’s Dream, Caligula, and Age of Consent. However, it wasn’t until the ’80s that she found success in the industry.
Making her breakthrough in The Long Friday, the actor appeared in The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover,...
A glimpse of Helen Mirren’s career and dating life Helen Mirren attends the a “1923” premiere screening I David Becker/Getty Images for Paramount+
Mirren’s acting career began on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company in the late ’60s. She made a few appearances in movies at the time with some of her earliest works, including Midsummer Night’s Dream, Caligula, and Age of Consent. However, it wasn’t until the ’80s that she found success in the industry.
Making her breakthrough in The Long Friday, the actor appeared in The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover,...
- 2/4/2023
- by Produced by Digital Editors
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Throughout 2021, we have been updating our “In Memoriam” photo gallery (view above). Scroll through to remember 33 entertainers from film, television, theater and music. Many were winners at the Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and/or Tonys. Here is a closer look at just a few of those we celebrate in our gallery:
Legendary composer Stephen Sondheim died on November 26 at age 91. He was a seven-time Tony Award winner for “Company,” “Follies,” “A Little Night Music,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Into the Woods” and “Passion.” He received a lifetime achievement Tony in 2008. He was an Oscar winner for “Dick Tracy” and a seven-time Grammy winner. Other well-known shows were “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” “Pacific Overtures,” Merrily We Roll Along,” “Sunday in the Park with George” and “Assassins” plus “West Side Story” and “Gypsy” as a lyricist. He was also a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and Kennedy Center Honors.
Legendary composer Stephen Sondheim died on November 26 at age 91. He was a seven-time Tony Award winner for “Company,” “Follies,” “A Little Night Music,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Into the Woods” and “Passion.” He received a lifetime achievement Tony in 2008. He was an Oscar winner for “Dick Tracy” and a seven-time Grammy winner. Other well-known shows were “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” “Pacific Overtures,” Merrily We Roll Along,” “Sunday in the Park with George” and “Assassins” plus “West Side Story” and “Gypsy” as a lyricist. He was also a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and Kennedy Center Honors.
- 12/29/2021
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Helen Mirren has been selected as the next honoree to receive the SAG Life Achievement Award during next year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards. The prize is considered SAG-AFTRA’s highest honor, and will return after taking a year off due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mirren is the 57th recipient of the SAG Life Achievement Award, which has been bestowed since 1962 (long before the 1995 launch of the SAG Awards). Mirren will accept the honor during the 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, held on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022 at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. The telecast will again be simulcast live on TNT and TBS that night at 8 p.m. Et.
The SAG Life Achievement Award recipients are selected by their work in fostering the
“finest ideals of the acting profession,” including both career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment.
“Dame Helen Mirren is quite simply a brilliant and luminous talent,” said SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher.
Mirren is the 57th recipient of the SAG Life Achievement Award, which has been bestowed since 1962 (long before the 1995 launch of the SAG Awards). Mirren will accept the honor during the 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, held on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022 at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. The telecast will again be simulcast live on TNT and TBS that night at 8 p.m. Et.
The SAG Life Achievement Award recipients are selected by their work in fostering the
“finest ideals of the acting profession,” including both career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment.
“Dame Helen Mirren is quite simply a brilliant and luminous talent,” said SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher.
- 11/18/2021
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Dame Helen Mirren has been chosen to receive the 2022 life achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild. The honorary award will be presented at the SAG Awards ceremony on February 27 from The Barker Hangar.
Mirren is an Oscar winner as Best Actress for “The Queen, a four-time Emmy winner and a Tony winner. She has won five SAG Awards among her 13 career nominations.
Her film career has included “The Madness of King George,” “Gosford Park,” “The Last Station,” “Calendar Girls,” “Trumbo” and “Hitchcock.” Television programs have included “Prime Suspect” and its sequels, “The Passion of Ayn Rand,” “Door to Door,” “The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone,” “Elizabeth I” and “Phil Spector.”
See SAG Life Achievement award: Full gallery of recipients since 1995
SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher said, “Dame Helen Mirren is quite simply a brilliant and luminous talent. Her work runs the gamut of characters from a not-so-retired CIA super-killer and...
Mirren is an Oscar winner as Best Actress for “The Queen, a four-time Emmy winner and a Tony winner. She has won five SAG Awards among her 13 career nominations.
Her film career has included “The Madness of King George,” “Gosford Park,” “The Last Station,” “Calendar Girls,” “Trumbo” and “Hitchcock.” Television programs have included “Prime Suspect” and its sequels, “The Passion of Ayn Rand,” “Door to Door,” “The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone,” “Elizabeth I” and “Phil Spector.”
See SAG Life Achievement award: Full gallery of recipients since 1995
SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher said, “Dame Helen Mirren is quite simply a brilliant and luminous talent. Her work runs the gamut of characters from a not-so-retired CIA super-killer and...
- 11/18/2021
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Icon will next be seen in The Duke.
Helen Mirren has been named as the 57th recipient of the SAG Life Achievement Award and will collect the honour at the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards in Santa Monica on February 27, 2022.
The award is presented annually to an actor who embodies the “finest ideals of the acting profession”. Mirren is the most decorated SAG Life Achievement recipient with a total of 13 SAG Awards nominations and five SAG Awards Actor wins for The Queen, Elisabeth I, Phil Spector, and two for Gosford Park.
The acclaimed British actor won the Oscar for The Queen...
Helen Mirren has been named as the 57th recipient of the SAG Life Achievement Award and will collect the honour at the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards in Santa Monica on February 27, 2022.
The award is presented annually to an actor who embodies the “finest ideals of the acting profession”. Mirren is the most decorated SAG Life Achievement recipient with a total of 13 SAG Awards nominations and five SAG Awards Actor wins for The Queen, Elisabeth I, Phil Spector, and two for Gosford Park.
The acclaimed British actor won the Oscar for The Queen...
- 11/18/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Actor James McAvoy will finally reprise his performance in the title role of director Jamie Lloyd’s Olivier Award-winning revival of Cyrano de Bergerac, with the pandemic-delayed staging at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York now set for April 5 to May 22, 2022.
The production, which won the Olivier for Best Play Revival for a 2019 staging at London’s Playhouse Theatre, was originally scheduled to play Bam in spring 2020 but was postponed due to the Covid shutdown.
In addition to Bam, the production’s 2022 engagements also include dates at London’s Harold Pinter Theatre (February 3-March 12) and the Theatre Royal Glasgow (March 18-26).
The new version of the Edmond Rostand classic was adapted by Martin Crimp and co-stars Evelyn Miller as Roxane.
“We’re so thrilled to welcome Jamie Lloyd, James McAvoy and this incredible company to Bam for a Cyrano like no other,” Bam Artistic Director David Binder said.
The production, which won the Olivier for Best Play Revival for a 2019 staging at London’s Playhouse Theatre, was originally scheduled to play Bam in spring 2020 but was postponed due to the Covid shutdown.
In addition to Bam, the production’s 2022 engagements also include dates at London’s Harold Pinter Theatre (February 3-March 12) and the Theatre Royal Glasgow (March 18-26).
The new version of the Edmond Rostand classic was adapted by Martin Crimp and co-stars Evelyn Miller as Roxane.
“We’re so thrilled to welcome Jamie Lloyd, James McAvoy and this incredible company to Bam for a Cyrano like no other,” Bam Artistic Director David Binder said.
- 10/29/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Our special In Memoriam photo gallery honoring the greats that have gone in 2021 has added another celebrated name. Five-time Emmy nominee Michael K. Williams, who is favored to win at the Emmy Awards later this month for “Lovecraft Country,” has died at age 54. You can also watch his recent acceptance speech when he won the 2021 Gold Derby TV Award.
Tour our gallery above featuring 26 celebrities from the entertainment worlds of music, film, television and Broadway. Here is a brief glance at some of those people being featured.
Michael Kenneth Williams died at age 54 on September 6. He was a four-time acting nominee at the Emmys for “Bessie,” “The Night Of,” “When They See Us” and “Lovecraft Country,” plus a producing nominee for “Vice.” He was well known for his TV role in “The Wire” and had film success in “Inherent Vice,” “12 Years a Slave,” “Gone Baby Gone” and “The Road.
Tour our gallery above featuring 26 celebrities from the entertainment worlds of music, film, television and Broadway. Here is a brief glance at some of those people being featured.
Michael Kenneth Williams died at age 54 on September 6. He was a four-time acting nominee at the Emmys for “Bessie,” “The Night Of,” “When They See Us” and “Lovecraft Country,” plus a producing nominee for “Vice.” He was well known for his TV role in “The Wire” and had film success in “Inherent Vice,” “12 Years a Slave,” “Gone Baby Gone” and “The Road.
- 9/7/2021
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Here’s your first look at Oscar-winner Ben Kingsley as Salvador Dali in Mary Harron’s (American Psycho) feature Dalíland, which has now wrapped filming in the UK.
The movie tells the story of the later years of the strange and fascinating marriage between the iconic Spanish painter and his domineering wife, Gala, as their seemingly unshakable bond begins to stress and fracture. Set in New York and Spain in 1973, the story is told through the eyes of James, a young assistant keen to make his name in the art world, who helps the eccentric and mercurial Dalí prepare for a big gallery show.
Starring with Schindler’s List actor Kingsley are Cannes and Venice Best Actress winner Barbara Sukowa (Two Of Us) as Dalí’s wife and muse, Gala; newcomer Christopher Briney as James, the young art enthusiast who finds himself thrust into the centre of Dalí’s...
The movie tells the story of the later years of the strange and fascinating marriage between the iconic Spanish painter and his domineering wife, Gala, as their seemingly unshakable bond begins to stress and fracture. Set in New York and Spain in 1973, the story is told through the eyes of James, a young assistant keen to make his name in the art world, who helps the eccentric and mercurial Dalí prepare for a big gallery show.
Starring with Schindler’s List actor Kingsley are Cannes and Venice Best Actress winner Barbara Sukowa (Two Of Us) as Dalí’s wife and muse, Gala; newcomer Christopher Briney as James, the young art enthusiast who finds himself thrust into the centre of Dalí’s...
- 5/4/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Helen Mirren, who won an Oscar for “The Queen,” will portray Israel’s legendary Prime Minister Golda Meir in “Golda.” The film will be directed by Academy Award winner Guy Nattiv, and produced by BAFTA winner Michael Kuhn.
Embankment will represent international sales, with CAA Media Finance and ICM jointly handling the North American rights. Production is eyeing an October start.
The screenplay – written by Nicholas Martin (“Florence Foster Jenkins”), who also produces – focuses on the intensely dramatic and high-stakes responsibilities and decisions that Meir, also known as the “Iron Lady of Israel,” faced during the Yom Kippur War.
On Oct. 6, 1973, under cover of darkness, on Israel’s holiest day and during the month of Ramadan, the combined forces of Egypt, Syria, and Jordan begin a surprise attack on the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights. Outnumbered and outgunned, Meir confronts the immediate, clear, and present danger of a ticking...
Embankment will represent international sales, with CAA Media Finance and ICM jointly handling the North American rights. Production is eyeing an October start.
The screenplay – written by Nicholas Martin (“Florence Foster Jenkins”), who also produces – focuses on the intensely dramatic and high-stakes responsibilities and decisions that Meir, also known as the “Iron Lady of Israel,” faced during the Yom Kippur War.
On Oct. 6, 1973, under cover of darkness, on Israel’s holiest day and during the month of Ramadan, the combined forces of Egypt, Syria, and Jordan begin a surprise attack on the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights. Outnumbered and outgunned, Meir confronts the immediate, clear, and present danger of a ticking...
- 4/6/2021
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Only six weeks into the new year of 2021, we’ve already been losing so many Hollywood and entertainment legends. Tour our “In Memoriam” photo gallery, which features Oscar winners Cloris Leachman and Christopher Plummer, Honorary Oscar recipient Cicely Tyson, Tony winner Hal Holbrook, talk show icon Larry King, The Supremes co-founder Mary Wilson and former child star Dustin Diamond.
As we’ve done for many years, we will continue to update this gallery throughout 2021 and hope that the next 10 months aren’t as gut-wrenching as the first few weeks.
Here’s a look back at the seven people we celebrate so far in this gallery:
Singer Mary Wilson died on February 8 at age 76. She was one of the founders of The Supremes along with Diana Ross and Florence Ballard. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988.
Stage, screen and TV actor Christopher Plummer died...
As we’ve done for many years, we will continue to update this gallery throughout 2021 and hope that the next 10 months aren’t as gut-wrenching as the first few weeks.
Here’s a look back at the seven people we celebrate so far in this gallery:
Singer Mary Wilson died on February 8 at age 76. She was one of the founders of The Supremes along with Diana Ross and Florence Ballard. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988.
Stage, screen and TV actor Christopher Plummer died...
- 2/11/2021
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Michael Hoffman, who directed Plummer and Helen Mirren in Tolstoy biopic The Last Station, recalls the actors’ joyful connection and how Plummer turned the script into gold
Christopher Plummer: a fierce yet tender talent who flourished when he was let off the leash
I had been warned not to mention The Sound of Music. This was not going to be easy since, when I was aged six, during a Sunday matinee at the Pinney theatre in Boise, Idaho, I had learned, as Captain von Trapp led his family across the Alps to safety, that you could cry simply because you were happy.
Now, headed toward our agreed-upon Mayfair location, I was about to meet the man who referred to the film that had made him a household name as “S&m” and “The Sound of Mucus”. I should, I thought, keep my memories to myself.
Christopher Plummer: a fierce yet tender talent who flourished when he was let off the leash
I had been warned not to mention The Sound of Music. This was not going to be easy since, when I was aged six, during a Sunday matinee at the Pinney theatre in Boise, Idaho, I had learned, as Captain von Trapp led his family across the Alps to safety, that you could cry simply because you were happy.
Now, headed toward our agreed-upon Mayfair location, I was about to meet the man who referred to the film that had made him a household name as “S&m” and “The Sound of Mucus”. I should, I thought, keep my memories to myself.
- 2/8/2021
- by Michael Hoffman
- The Guardian - Film News
Distinguished Canadian actor Christopher Plummer, best known for his role as Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music, has died at the age of 91.
He won an Oscar in 2012 for the film Beginners and was also nominated for The Last Station in 2010 and All the Money in the World in 2018. In the latter film, he replaced Kevin Spacey, whose performance as billionaire J Paul Getty was removed.
According to reports, Plummer died peacefully at his home in Connecticut with his wife Elaine Taylor at his side. Lou Pitt, his long-time friend and manager of 46 years, remembered him as "an extraordinary man who deeply loved and respected his profession", the BBC reported.
Plummer's many other films included The Man Who Would Be King and Knives Out.
He was a memorably villainous Klingon in the sixth Star Trek film and played TV anchorman Mike Wallace in 1999's The Insider.
He also...
He won an Oscar in 2012 for the film Beginners and was also nominated for The Last Station in 2010 and All the Money in the World in 2018. In the latter film, he replaced Kevin Spacey, whose performance as billionaire J Paul Getty was removed.
According to reports, Plummer died peacefully at his home in Connecticut with his wife Elaine Taylor at his side. Lou Pitt, his long-time friend and manager of 46 years, remembered him as "an extraordinary man who deeply loved and respected his profession", the BBC reported.
Plummer's many other films included The Man Who Would Be King and Knives Out.
He was a memorably villainous Klingon in the sixth Star Trek film and played TV anchorman Mike Wallace in 1999's The Insider.
He also...
- 2/6/2021
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
Plummer in "Battle of Britain" (1969).
By Lee Pfeiffer
Christopher Plummer, the world-acclaimed star of stage, screen and television, has passed away at age 91. Complications from a fall in his Connecticut home were cited as the cause of death. Plummer never had to make his way up the ranks on the big screen. He received prominent billing in his movie debut in Sidney Lumet's 1958 production of "Stage Struck"- and henceforth he would generally enjoy starring roles. Plummer moved with ease between films, stage and TV, earning critical plaudits along the way, as well as winning two Tony Awards and a late career Oscar for the film "Beginnings" in 2010. He was especially acclaimed for his work in Shakespearean productions in the U.S., England and Canada. Plummer, a native Canadian, became a legend by playing the male lead, Captain von Trapp, in the 1965 Oscar-winning film production of "The Sound of Music...
By Lee Pfeiffer
Christopher Plummer, the world-acclaimed star of stage, screen and television, has passed away at age 91. Complications from a fall in his Connecticut home were cited as the cause of death. Plummer never had to make his way up the ranks on the big screen. He received prominent billing in his movie debut in Sidney Lumet's 1958 production of "Stage Struck"- and henceforth he would generally enjoy starring roles. Plummer moved with ease between films, stage and TV, earning critical plaudits along the way, as well as winning two Tony Awards and a late career Oscar for the film "Beginnings" in 2010. He was especially acclaimed for his work in Shakespearean productions in the U.S., England and Canada. Plummer, a native Canadian, became a legend by playing the male lead, Captain von Trapp, in the 1965 Oscar-winning film production of "The Sound of Music...
- 2/5/2021
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
The cinematic world lost another legend today, as it was announced that Christopher Plummer has passed away. He dead peacefully at his home, at the age of 91. The oldest person to win an Academy Award, Plummer was a highly respected actor, someone who worked up until the end. Winning the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Beginners started a trend where he would show up in all manner of projects over the last handful of years, including notably coming on to shoot All the Money in the World in a manner of days. Nominated for that role, he still was vital and an important piece of Hollywood. To say that he will be missed is an understatement. Rip. Here’s a bit from the Deadline obituary: Christopher Plummer, who starred in The Sound of Music, won an Oscar for Beginners and was nominated for All the Money in the World and The Last Station,...
- 2/5/2021
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
While Julie Andrews might have felt that the hills were alive in the “Sound of Music,” it was Christopher Plummer’s Captain von Trapp who swept her off her feet in the 1965 Best Picture Oscar winner. Sadly, the Canadian-born actor is dead Friday morning at his Connecticut home at the age of 91.
His matinee idol good looks and smooth vocal intonations served him well throughout his seven-decade career in various venues, starting with Broadway in the ‘50s. He won two Best Actor Tonys, the first for the musical “Cyrano” in 1974 and the second for 1997 drama in “Barrymore,” based on the life of actor of matinee idol John Barrymore. He also was honored with two Primetime Emmy wins. The first was for his work in the 1976 miniseries “Arthur Hailey’s The Moneychangers” as a powerful banker pitted against a rival played by Kirk Douglas. The second was for narrating the 1999 children’s special “Madeline: Lost in Paris.
His matinee idol good looks and smooth vocal intonations served him well throughout his seven-decade career in various venues, starting with Broadway in the ‘50s. He won two Best Actor Tonys, the first for the musical “Cyrano” in 1974 and the second for 1997 drama in “Barrymore,” based on the life of actor of matinee idol John Barrymore. He also was honored with two Primetime Emmy wins. The first was for his work in the 1976 miniseries “Arthur Hailey’s The Moneychangers” as a powerful banker pitted against a rival played by Kirk Douglas. The second was for narrating the 1999 children’s special “Madeline: Lost in Paris.
- 2/5/2021
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Update: “Beginners” director Mike Mills has spoken to IndieWire about the passing of Christopher Plummer, who won an Academy Award for his role in the film. Plummer played Hal Fields, an aging patriarch who comes out to his son late in life, and chooses to live his final years as an out gay man.
“It was a great honor to work with Christopher, to be in conversation with such a dedicated artist,” Mike Mills said. “In his 80s when we met, I marveled at his intense curiosity, hunger to make something vulnerable, and his need to challenge himself. Christopher was both dignified and mischievous, deeply cultured and always looking for a good laugh. As he said about playing my father who was dying ‘not an ounce of self pity,’ and that’s how he was. I’ll always be indebted to Christopher for honoring the story of an older man...
“It was a great honor to work with Christopher, to be in conversation with such a dedicated artist,” Mike Mills said. “In his 80s when we met, I marveled at his intense curiosity, hunger to make something vulnerable, and his need to challenge himself. Christopher was both dignified and mischievous, deeply cultured and always looking for a good laugh. As he said about playing my father who was dying ‘not an ounce of self pity,’ and that’s how he was. I’ll always be indebted to Christopher for honoring the story of an older man...
- 2/5/2021
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Christopher Plummer, the Canadian-born Shakespearean actor, died peacefully at his home in Connecticut Friday morning. The Oscar winner was best known for his roles in “The Sound of Music,” “Beginners” and Rian Johnson’s recent film “Knives Out.” He was 91.
Following the news of Plummer’s death, the actor’s co-stars and other prominent entertainment figures shared tributes and reflected on his long career in Hollywood.
In a statement to Variety, filmmaker Ridley Scott and his wife, Giannina, paid tribute to the actor. They worked together on “All the Money in the World” in 2017.
“What a guy. What a talent. What a life. And I was fortunate enough to work with him less than 2 years ago and had a wonderful experience. My heartfelt condolences go to [Plummer’s wife] Elaine. He will be really missed.”
Helen Mirren also gave a statement to Variety about the death of Plummer, reminiscing on their time working...
Following the news of Plummer’s death, the actor’s co-stars and other prominent entertainment figures shared tributes and reflected on his long career in Hollywood.
In a statement to Variety, filmmaker Ridley Scott and his wife, Giannina, paid tribute to the actor. They worked together on “All the Money in the World” in 2017.
“What a guy. What a talent. What a life. And I was fortunate enough to work with him less than 2 years ago and had a wonderful experience. My heartfelt condolences go to [Plummer’s wife] Elaine. He will be really missed.”
Helen Mirren also gave a statement to Variety about the death of Plummer, reminiscing on their time working...
- 2/5/2021
- by Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
Christopher Plummer as Captain Von Trapp in The Sound Of Music Canadian Oscar winner Christopher Plummer has died at the age of 91. The news about the star, who became known to generations thanks to playing Captain Von Trapp in The Sound Of Music , was confirmed by his family, who said he died peacefully at home in Connecticut.
Christopher Plummer with Ewan McGregor in The Beginners Photo: Focus Features In a career stretching across more than 70 years, he became the oldest person to win an Oscar, when he took home the Best Supporting Actor statuette for Beginners in 2012, aged 82. He was nominated for the category on two other occasions - for The Last Station in 2010 and for All The Money In The World in 2018, when he was a last-minute replacement for Kevin Spacey after the younger star faced accusations of sexual misconduct.
He also won a BAFTA for his work on Beginners,...
Christopher Plummer with Ewan McGregor in The Beginners Photo: Focus Features In a career stretching across more than 70 years, he became the oldest person to win an Oscar, when he took home the Best Supporting Actor statuette for Beginners in 2012, aged 82. He was nominated for the category on two other occasions - for The Last Station in 2010 and for All The Money In The World in 2018, when he was a last-minute replacement for Kevin Spacey after the younger star faced accusations of sexual misconduct.
He also won a BAFTA for his work on Beginners,...
- 2/5/2021
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Tributes poured in Friday morning as news broke that legendary actor Christopher Plummer had passed away at the age of 91.
“One of the greats,” Joseph Gordon-Levitt wrote on Twitter, while George Takei said, “The Sound of Music is a sad one today as Christopher Plummer has left us today. He was giant of stage and screen.”
Chris Evans, who recently starred with Plummer in “Knives Out,” said, “This is truly heartbreaking. What an unbelievable loss. Few careers have such longevity and impact. One of my favorite memories from Knives Out was playing piano together in the Thrombey house between set ups. He was a lovely man and a legendary talent.”
In a statement to TheWrap, Plummer’s “The Last Station” costar Helen Mirren said, “I had the great honour to work with Chris Plummer in his Oscar nominated role of Tolstoy. He was a mighty force both as Man and Actor.
“One of the greats,” Joseph Gordon-Levitt wrote on Twitter, while George Takei said, “The Sound of Music is a sad one today as Christopher Plummer has left us today. He was giant of stage and screen.”
Chris Evans, who recently starred with Plummer in “Knives Out,” said, “This is truly heartbreaking. What an unbelievable loss. Few careers have such longevity and impact. One of my favorite memories from Knives Out was playing piano together in the Thrombey house between set ups. He was a lovely man and a legendary talent.”
In a statement to TheWrap, Plummer’s “The Last Station” costar Helen Mirren said, “I had the great honour to work with Chris Plummer in his Oscar nominated role of Tolstoy. He was a mighty force both as Man and Actor.
- 2/5/2021
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Christopher Plummer, the prolific actor who starred in The Sound of Music, Beginners, The Last Station and countless more, died Friday, February 5th. He was 91.
Plummer’s manager, Lou Pitt, confirmed his death, in a statement to Variety, “Chris was an extraordinary man who deeply loved and respected his profession with great old fashion manners, self deprecating humor and the music of words. He was a National Treasure who deeply relished his Canadian roots. Through his art and humanity, he touched all of our hearts and his legendary life will...
Plummer’s manager, Lou Pitt, confirmed his death, in a statement to Variety, “Chris was an extraordinary man who deeply loved and respected his profession with great old fashion manners, self deprecating humor and the music of words. He was a National Treasure who deeply relished his Canadian roots. Through his art and humanity, he touched all of our hearts and his legendary life will...
- 2/5/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Christopher Plummer, whose long acting career included Oscar, Emmy and Tony Award wins, has died at the age of 91.
“Chris was an extraordinary man who deeply loved and respected his profession with great old-fashioned manners, self-deprecating humor and the music of words,” Lou Pitt, Plummer’s longtime manager, said in a statement obtained by our sister site Deadline. “He was a national treasure who deeply relished his Canadian roots. Through his art and humanity, he touched all of our hearts and his legendary life will endure for all generations to come. He will forever be with us.”
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“Chris was an extraordinary man who deeply loved and respected his profession with great old-fashioned manners, self-deprecating humor and the music of words,” Lou Pitt, Plummer’s longtime manager, said in a statement obtained by our sister site Deadline. “He was a national treasure who deeply relished his Canadian roots. Through his art and humanity, he touched all of our hearts and his legendary life will endure for all generations to come. He will forever be with us.”
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- 2/5/2021
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Star passed away peacefully at home in Connecticut.
Canadian actor Christopher Plummer has died aged 91. His family confirmed that he passed away peacefully at home in Connecticut with his wife of 53 years, Elaine Taylor, by his side.
Perhaps most famous for playing Captain Georg von Trapp in The Sound Of Music, Plummer’s other film roles included The Fall of The Roman Empire, The Man Who Would Be King, The Last Station, All the Money In The World and Beginners, for which he won an Academy Award for best supporting actor in 2012 at the age of 82, making him the oldest actor to win an Oscar.
Canadian actor Christopher Plummer has died aged 91. His family confirmed that he passed away peacefully at home in Connecticut with his wife of 53 years, Elaine Taylor, by his side.
Perhaps most famous for playing Captain Georg von Trapp in The Sound Of Music, Plummer’s other film roles included The Fall of The Roman Empire, The Man Who Would Be King, The Last Station, All the Money In The World and Beginners, for which he won an Academy Award for best supporting actor in 2012 at the age of 82, making him the oldest actor to win an Oscar.
- 2/5/2021
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Christopher Plummer, the legendary actor known for “The Sound of Music” and countless other iconic roles including “Knives Out,” “A Beautiful Mind” and his Oscar-winning “Beginners,” has died. He was 91.
Plummer died early Friday at his home in Connecticut. His wife of 53 years, Elaine Taylor, said the cause was a blow to the head after a fall, according to The New York Times.
“Chris was an extraordinary man who deeply loved and respected his profession with great old fashion manners, self-deprecating humor and the music of words,” longtime friend and manager Lou Pitt said. “He was a national treasure who deeply relished his Canadian roots. Through his art and humanity, he touched all of our hearts and his legendary life will endure for all generations to come. He will forever be with us.”
Plummer was a three-time Oscar nominee, first for 2009’s “The Last Station,” then again for Ridley Scott...
Plummer died early Friday at his home in Connecticut. His wife of 53 years, Elaine Taylor, said the cause was a blow to the head after a fall, according to The New York Times.
“Chris was an extraordinary man who deeply loved and respected his profession with great old fashion manners, self-deprecating humor and the music of words,” longtime friend and manager Lou Pitt said. “He was a national treasure who deeply relished his Canadian roots. Through his art and humanity, he touched all of our hearts and his legendary life will endure for all generations to come. He will forever be with us.”
Plummer was a three-time Oscar nominee, first for 2009’s “The Last Station,” then again for Ridley Scott...
- 2/5/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
In the wake of Christopher Plummer’s death on Friday, Hollywood figures took to social media to share tributes and memories of the Canadian stage and screen actor who died at his home in Connecticut at the age of 91.
Well known for his performance as Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music, Plummer went on to earn Academy Award nominations for The Last Station and All the Money in the World, and won the Oscar in 2012 for Beginners. His credits included A Beautiful Mind, 12 Monkeys, Malcolm X and Knives Out, among numerous others.
The actor was also active on stage, appearing on Broadway, the National Theater and ...
Well known for his performance as Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music, Plummer went on to earn Academy Award nominations for The Last Station and All the Money in the World, and won the Oscar in 2012 for Beginners. His credits included A Beautiful Mind, 12 Monkeys, Malcolm X and Knives Out, among numerous others.
The actor was also active on stage, appearing on Broadway, the National Theater and ...
In the wake of Christopher Plummer’s death on Friday, Hollywood figures took to social media to share tributes and memories of the Canadian stage and screen actor who died at his home in Connecticut at the age of 91.
Well known for his performance as Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music, Plummer went on to earn Academy Award nominations for The Last Station and All the Money in the World, and won the Oscar in 2012 for Beginners. His credits included A Beautiful Mind, 12 Monkeys, Malcolm X and Knives Out, among numerous others.
The actor was also active on stage, appearing on Broadway, the National Theater and ...
Well known for his performance as Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music, Plummer went on to earn Academy Award nominations for The Last Station and All the Money in the World, and won the Oscar in 2012 for Beginners. His credits included A Beautiful Mind, 12 Monkeys, Malcolm X and Knives Out, among numerous others.
The actor was also active on stage, appearing on Broadway, the National Theater and ...
The U.K.’s National Film and Television School (Nfts) has successfully returned to production with some 60 films of varying lengths and genres, including graduation films, being shot since courses resumed in June.
The first test project to shoot trialling the U.K.’s Covid-19 production guidelines was the short “Our Love Is Here To Stay,” which looks at the practicalities of production in the time of coronavirus, and gets across its safety-first message in a light-hearted manner. It was shot on Stage One at the Nfts facilities in Beaconsfield.
Richard Lingard, course leader for assistant directing and floor managing at the Nfts, said there was some initial nervousness about going back into production. “The more we thought about it from the faculty level, the more we realized that it would be unfair to put students through something we haven’t done ourselves,” Lingard told Variety.
To instil confidence, the faculty,...
The first test project to shoot trialling the U.K.’s Covid-19 production guidelines was the short “Our Love Is Here To Stay,” which looks at the practicalities of production in the time of coronavirus, and gets across its safety-first message in a light-hearted manner. It was shot on Stage One at the Nfts facilities in Beaconsfield.
Richard Lingard, course leader for assistant directing and floor managing at the Nfts, said there was some initial nervousness about going back into production. “The more we thought about it from the faculty level, the more we realized that it would be unfair to put students through something we haven’t done ourselves,” Lingard told Variety.
To instil confidence, the faculty,...
- 9/17/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Viggo Mortensen is returning to the Sundance Film Festival for the first time since 2016 when Captain Fantastic made a big splash and led eventually to a Best Actor Oscar nomination for the star. This time however he is adding director and screenwriter to his resume, with his behind the camera debut, Falling, which is set to officially close the festival and is part of the Premieres section but will start screening on Friday. I was invited to see it ahead of time a few weeks ago at a UTA screening and a few days later sat down in a Santa Monica restaurant to talk about the film with its director and co-star.
Falling is produced by Daniel Bekerman of Scythia Films and Chris Curling of Zephyr Films together with Mortensen, who previously produced Everyone Has a Plan, Far from Men and Jauja through Perceval Pictures.
Falling is produced by Daniel Bekerman of Scythia Films and Chris Curling of Zephyr Films together with Mortensen, who previously produced Everyone Has a Plan, Far from Men and Jauja through Perceval Pictures.
- 1/23/2020
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Films screening as part of homage include ’The Long Good Friday’ and ‘The Queen’.
UK actress Helen Mirren is to receive the honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.
The Oscar-winning actress will also be the subject of an homage featuring several of her films including The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, The Good Liar, The Last Station and The Long Good Friday.
Mirren will receive the award on February 27 at a ceremony that will also include a screening of Stephen Frears’ The Queen, for which she won the Oscar and Golden...
UK actress Helen Mirren is to receive the honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.
The Oscar-winning actress will also be the subject of an homage featuring several of her films including The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, The Good Liar, The Last Station and The Long Good Friday.
Mirren will receive the award on February 27 at a ceremony that will also include a screening of Stephen Frears’ The Queen, for which she won the Oscar and Golden...
- 12/4/2019
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
The 70th Berlin International Film Festival will honor Oscar-winner Helen Mirren with an honorary Golden Bear and homage.
The award ceremony on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at the Berlinale Palast will include a screening of Mirren-starrer The Queen.
“Helen Mirren is a strong personality whose powerful portrayals are always impressive. She surprises us time and again with her interpretation of complex characters – whether it’s Chris in Calendar Girls or Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen, her portrayals are a paradigm of strong women, and it is our great pleasure to award her the Honorary Golden Bear for her lifetime achievement,” said Mariette Rissenbeek, Executive Director of the Berlinale.
Among Mirren’s many accolades are the 2007 Academy Award for Best Actress and Golden Globe for her performance in The Queen, while her stage work has garnered prizes including the Olivier Award, Tony Award and Drama Desk Awards.
After working mainly in theater,...
The award ceremony on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at the Berlinale Palast will include a screening of Mirren-starrer The Queen.
“Helen Mirren is a strong personality whose powerful portrayals are always impressive. She surprises us time and again with her interpretation of complex characters – whether it’s Chris in Calendar Girls or Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen, her portrayals are a paradigm of strong women, and it is our great pleasure to award her the Honorary Golden Bear for her lifetime achievement,” said Mariette Rissenbeek, Executive Director of the Berlinale.
Among Mirren’s many accolades are the 2007 Academy Award for Best Actress and Golden Globe for her performance in The Queen, while her stage work has garnered prizes including the Olivier Award, Tony Award and Drama Desk Awards.
After working mainly in theater,...
- 12/4/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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 Great” will also be the subject of an homage featuring several of her best-known films, including “The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover,” “The Good Liar,” and “The Last Station.”
“Helen Mirren is a strong personality whose powerful portrayals are always impressive,” said Mariette Rissenbeek, the Berlinale’s new executive director. “She surprises us time and again with her interpretation of complex characters. Whether it’s Chris in ‘Calendar Girls’ or Queen Elizabeth II in ‘The Queen,’ her portrayals are a paradigm of strong women, and it is our great pleasure to award her the Honorary Golden Bear for her lifetime achievement,”
The upcoming Berlinale is the festival’s 70th edition. Mirren will...
The Oscar-winning star of “The Queen” and new HBO-Sky drama series “Catherine the Great” will also be the subject of an homage featuring several of her best-known films, including “The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover,” “The Good Liar,” and “The Last Station.”
“Helen Mirren is a strong personality whose powerful portrayals are always impressive,” said Mariette Rissenbeek, the Berlinale’s new executive director. “She surprises us time and again with her interpretation of complex characters. Whether it’s Chris in ‘Calendar Girls’ or Queen Elizabeth II in ‘The Queen,’ her portrayals are a paradigm of strong women, and it is our great pleasure to award her the Honorary Golden Bear for her lifetime achievement,”
The upcoming Berlinale is the festival’s 70th edition. Mirren will...
- 12/4/2019
- by Henry Chu
- Variety Film + TV
British actress Helen Mirren will receive a lifetime achievement honor at the 2020 Berlin International Film Festival, the festival announced Wednesday.
Mirren, who won the best actress Oscar and Golden Globe in 2007 for her performance as Queen Elizabeth II in Stephen Frears' The Queen, will attend Berlin to receive her award Feb. 27, 2020.
In addition, Berlin will screen a retrospective of Mirren's films, including The Queen, The Long Good Friday (1980), The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), The Last Station (2009) and The Good Liar (2019).
"Helen Mirren is a strong personality whose powerful ...
Mirren, who won the best actress Oscar and Golden Globe in 2007 for her performance as Queen Elizabeth II in Stephen Frears' The Queen, will attend Berlin to receive her award Feb. 27, 2020.
In addition, Berlin will screen a retrospective of Mirren's films, including The Queen, The Long Good Friday (1980), The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), The Last Station (2009) and The Good Liar (2019).
"Helen Mirren is a strong personality whose powerful ...
- 12/4/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
British actress Helen Mirren will receive a lifetime achievement honor at the 2020 Berlin International Film Festival, the festival announced Wednesday.
Mirren, who won the best actress Oscar and Golden Globe in 2007 for her performance as Queen Elizabeth II in Stephen Frears' The Queen, will attend Berlin to receive her award Feb. 27, 2020.
In addition, Berlin will screen a retrospective of Mirren's films, including The Queen, The Long Good Friday (1980), The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), The Last Station (2009) and The Good Liar (2019).
"Helen Mirren is a strong personality whose powerful ...
Mirren, who won the best actress Oscar and Golden Globe in 2007 for her performance as Queen Elizabeth II in Stephen Frears' The Queen, will attend Berlin to receive her award Feb. 27, 2020.
In addition, Berlin will screen a retrospective of Mirren's films, including The Queen, The Long Good Friday (1980), The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), The Last Station (2009) and The Good Liar (2019).
"Helen Mirren is a strong personality whose powerful ...
- 12/4/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Destin Daniel Cretton‘s “Just Mercy” is a thought-provoking legal drama about renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson‘s efforts to free Walter McMillian, a condemned death row prisoner. It is a showcase for Michael B. Jordan and Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx in these respective roles. This Warners release, due out at Christmas, screened as part of the BFI London Film Festival.
Jordan, who was so boisterous and bombastic in last year’s “Black Panther,” leaves all of that behind in a mature performance. He strips back all of his effortless charm (but still maintains his natural likeability) to give a performance that is, like his character, all about getting the job done.
It’s not a showy role; there’s only one scene where he allows his emotions to show, and even that is restrained. But this stylistic choice serves the film well. It may not naturally draw the...
Jordan, who was so boisterous and bombastic in last year’s “Black Panther,” leaves all of that behind in a mature performance. He strips back all of his effortless charm (but still maintains his natural likeability) to give a performance that is, like his character, all about getting the job done.
It’s not a showy role; there’s only one scene where he allows his emotions to show, and even that is restrained. But this stylistic choice serves the film well. It may not naturally draw the...
- 10/10/2019
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Oscar winners Ellen Burstyn and Emma Thompson are among the ensemble cast for coming-of-age fantasy-drama movie The Lost Girls, a female-fronted take on the classic Peter Pan story by J.M. Barrie.
Livia De Paolis (Emoticon ;)) is adapting, directing and starring in the film, which also will feature Thompson’s daughter Gaia Wise (A Walk in the Woods). De Paolis is adapting from Laurie Fox’s novel.
The Lost Girls will chronicle four generations of Darling women as they struggle in the aftermath of their adventures with Peter Pan in Neverland. The film will follow how Wendy (De Paolis) struggles to retain her creative spirit after her fantastical journeys with Pan.
Like her grandmother (Burstyn) and her mother Jane (Thompson in a cameo role), Wendy must escape Pan’s hold on her and the promises he desperately wants her to keep. As her daughter Berry (Wise) comes into Peter’s orbit,...
Livia De Paolis (Emoticon ;)) is adapting, directing and starring in the film, which also will feature Thompson’s daughter Gaia Wise (A Walk in the Woods). De Paolis is adapting from Laurie Fox’s novel.
The Lost Girls will chronicle four generations of Darling women as they struggle in the aftermath of their adventures with Peter Pan in Neverland. The film will follow how Wendy (De Paolis) struggles to retain her creative spirit after her fantastical journeys with Pan.
Like her grandmother (Burstyn) and her mother Jane (Thompson in a cameo role), Wendy must escape Pan’s hold on her and the promises he desperately wants her to keep. As her daughter Berry (Wise) comes into Peter’s orbit,...
- 9/12/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO released the first trailer for its upcoming “Catherine the Great” limited series starring Helen Mirren as the Russian Empress.
The four-part show miniseries, which is made in association with Sky, will debut Monday, Oct. 21 at 10/9c on the pay TV channel. You can watch the trailer in the video above.
Here’s the official description for “Catherine the Great,” courtesy of HBO:
Starring Academy-award winner Helen Mirren and Jason Clarke this four-part drama is set against the politically tumultuous and sexually charged court of Russian empress Catherine the Great (Mirren) who wielded supreme power throughout Russia for nearly half of the 18th century. The HBO/Sky production follows Catherine towards the end of her reign during her passionate affair with Grigory Potemkin (Clarke). Amid scandal, intrigue and immense conflict, they develop a unique and devoted relationship, overcoming their adversaries and together serving as the architects of modern-day Russia through a series of liberalizing reforms.
The four-part show miniseries, which is made in association with Sky, will debut Monday, Oct. 21 at 10/9c on the pay TV channel. You can watch the trailer in the video above.
Here’s the official description for “Catherine the Great,” courtesy of HBO:
Starring Academy-award winner Helen Mirren and Jason Clarke this four-part drama is set against the politically tumultuous and sexually charged court of Russian empress Catherine the Great (Mirren) who wielded supreme power throughout Russia for nearly half of the 18th century. The HBO/Sky production follows Catherine towards the end of her reign during her passionate affair with Grigory Potemkin (Clarke). Amid scandal, intrigue and immense conflict, they develop a unique and devoted relationship, overcoming their adversaries and together serving as the architects of modern-day Russia through a series of liberalizing reforms.
- 9/6/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
HBO has set the premiere date for “Catherine the Great,” its upcoming limited series starring Helen Mirren and Jason Clarke.
The four-part show, which is made in association with Sky, will debut Monday, Oct. 21 at 10/9c on the pay TV channel.
Here’s the official description for “Catherine the Great,” courtesy of HBO:
Starring Academy-award winner Helen Mirren and Jason Clarke this four-part drama is set against the politically tumultuous and sexually charged court of Russian empress Catherine the Great (Mirren) who wielded supreme power throughout Russia for nearly half of the 18th century. The HBO/Sky production follows Catherine towards the end of her reign during her passionate affair with Grigory Potemkin (Clarke). Amid scandal, intrigue and immense conflict, they develop a unique and devoted relationship, overcoming their adversaries and together serving as the architects of modern-day Russia through a series of liberalizing reforms.
Also Read: Fall TV Premieres:...
The four-part show, which is made in association with Sky, will debut Monday, Oct. 21 at 10/9c on the pay TV channel.
Here’s the official description for “Catherine the Great,” courtesy of HBO:
Starring Academy-award winner Helen Mirren and Jason Clarke this four-part drama is set against the politically tumultuous and sexually charged court of Russian empress Catherine the Great (Mirren) who wielded supreme power throughout Russia for nearly half of the 18th century. The HBO/Sky production follows Catherine towards the end of her reign during her passionate affair with Grigory Potemkin (Clarke). Amid scandal, intrigue and immense conflict, they develop a unique and devoted relationship, overcoming their adversaries and together serving as the architects of modern-day Russia through a series of liberalizing reforms.
Also Read: Fall TV Premieres:...
- 8/28/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
In a shuffling of the publicity decks just as the awards season is about to get underway in a few weeks, two PR vets are on the move.
Longtime Screen Actors Guild Awards publicity chief Rosalind Jarrett Sepulveda has decided to leave her post after 20 years in the job, and a 50 year career in the entertainment industry. Publicity Director Tarrah Curtis will now take over day to day management as the new Executive In charge of Publicity for the SAG Awards. Jarrett retires to emeritus status.
“It’s been quite the ride at SAG Awards. I came aboard in 1999 when we were still the little awards show that could and am proud to have played a part in our growth to one of the premier events of the awards season,” Jarrett Sepulveda says in a letter to colleagues announcing the changes. “As we celebrated this year’s 25th anniversary, I...
Longtime Screen Actors Guild Awards publicity chief Rosalind Jarrett Sepulveda has decided to leave her post after 20 years in the job, and a 50 year career in the entertainment industry. Publicity Director Tarrah Curtis will now take over day to day management as the new Executive In charge of Publicity for the SAG Awards. Jarrett retires to emeritus status.
“It’s been quite the ride at SAG Awards. I came aboard in 1999 when we were still the little awards show that could and am proud to have played a part in our growth to one of the premier events of the awards season,” Jarrett Sepulveda says in a letter to colleagues announcing the changes. “As we celebrated this year’s 25th anniversary, I...
- 7/24/2019
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Two very different road trip movies are among this weekend’s Specialty theatrical debuts. After its world premiere at SXSW and later festival showings in Seattle as well as Nantucket this weekend, Sony Pictures Classics is opening father-daughter journey, Boundaries by Shana Feste in New York and L.A. Oscilloscope, meanwhile, is bowing doc, The King by Eugene Jarecki in Manhattan. Jarecki takes to the road in Elvis Presley’s 1963 Rolls-Royce on a musical road trip across America, painting a portrait of the current state of the ‘American Dream.’ Cohen Media Group spearheaded fellow non-fiction title Spiral, which examines the rise of anti-Semitism in Europe and the world, opening in two locations in New York and L.A. And Robert Pattinson and Mia Wasikowska star in the Zellner brothers’ comedic Western, Damsel.
Other limited releases headed to theaters this weekend include IFC Films’ The Catcher Was a Spy with Paul Rudd,...
Other limited releases headed to theaters this weekend include IFC Films’ The Catcher Was a Spy with Paul Rudd,...
- 6/22/2018
- by Brian Brooks
- Deadline Film + TV
Robbie Little, a familiar and well-loved figure at film markets who founded the Little Film Company with his wife Ellen, died en route to Cannes this May.
Robbie Little
Robbie Little’s Celebration of Life
will be held Saturday, June 30 at 2:30pm
at Ahrya Fine Arts Laemmle Theater
8556 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Robbie and his wife Ellen worked on financing, producing and distributing more than 300 films, including Waking Ned Devine, The Secret of Roan Inish, Mrs. Dalloway and Before Night Falls.
Little executive produced Tsotsi, which won the 2006 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar for South Africa.
He was the co-president of The Little Film Company, an worldwide film sales and marketing company that he founded with his wife of 44 years, Ellen. Little also executive-produced and sold the Leo Tolstoy drama The Last Station, The Eye of the Storm starring Charlotte Ramping and Geoffrey Rush, Scott Glenn vehicle The...
Robbie Little
Robbie Little’s Celebration of Life
will be held Saturday, June 30 at 2:30pm
at Ahrya Fine Arts Laemmle Theater
8556 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Robbie and his wife Ellen worked on financing, producing and distributing more than 300 films, including Waking Ned Devine, The Secret of Roan Inish, Mrs. Dalloway and Before Night Falls.
Little executive produced Tsotsi, which won the 2006 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar for South Africa.
He was the co-president of The Little Film Company, an worldwide film sales and marketing company that he founded with his wife of 44 years, Ellen. Little also executive-produced and sold the Leo Tolstoy drama The Last Station, The Eye of the Storm starring Charlotte Ramping and Geoffrey Rush, Scott Glenn vehicle The...
- 6/15/2018
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Robbie Little, a familiar and well-loved figure at film markets who founded the Little Film Company with his wife Ellen, has died.
“Thank you, Sydney, for this loving tribute. You know, I remembered at some point that Robbie had called me around 1 am my time to say that he was up and getting ready to leave (and he sounded fine). So I realized he must have been awake and not asleep when he died so I e-mailed the police officer who found him and he confirmed to me that Robbie was on the floor and not in bed. It must have happened very fast because he didn’t have time to call for help. Love, Ellen”
Ellen Little became concerned when she had not heard from him four hours after he was to arrive in Cannes and called the hotel where he was staying in London. When they said he had checked out,...
“Thank you, Sydney, for this loving tribute. You know, I remembered at some point that Robbie had called me around 1 am my time to say that he was up and getting ready to leave (and he sounded fine). So I realized he must have been awake and not asleep when he died so I e-mailed the police officer who found him and he confirmed to me that Robbie was on the floor and not in bed. It must have happened very fast because he didn’t have time to call for help. Love, Ellen”
Ellen Little became concerned when she had not heard from him four hours after he was to arrive in Cannes and called the hotel where he was staying in London. When they said he had checked out,...
- 5/6/2018
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
This article marks Part 16 of the 21-part Gold Derby series analyzing Meryl Streep at the Oscars. Join us as we look back at Meryl Streep’s nominations, the performances that competed with her at the Academy Awards, the results of each race and the overall rankings of the contenders.
In 1977, the year Meryl Streep made her feature film debut in “Julia,” Nora Ephron was working full-time as a columnist for Esquire, penning memorable pieces on the likes of controversial Boston University President John Silber and the series finale of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.”
By the time, six years later, Ephron made her own big screen debut as screenwriter of the Streep-headlined “Silkwood” (1983), Streep had two Oscar victories under her belt. The success of “Silkwood” in 1983 set expectations supremely high for their collaboration on “Heartburn” (1986), based on the acclaimed Ephron semi-autobiographical novel – anticipation that would make that picture’s ultimate...
In 1977, the year Meryl Streep made her feature film debut in “Julia,” Nora Ephron was working full-time as a columnist for Esquire, penning memorable pieces on the likes of controversial Boston University President John Silber and the series finale of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.”
By the time, six years later, Ephron made her own big screen debut as screenwriter of the Streep-headlined “Silkwood” (1983), Streep had two Oscar victories under her belt. The success of “Silkwood” in 1983 set expectations supremely high for their collaboration on “Heartburn” (1986), based on the acclaimed Ephron semi-autobiographical novel – anticipation that would make that picture’s ultimate...
- 2/19/2018
- by Andrew Carden
- Gold Derby
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