Helen Mirren

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Tom Teicholz | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Aretha Franklin, The Metropolitan Opera, Nicholas Hytner, The Met in HD, The National Theater, Ballet in Cinema, Don Giovanni, Phedre, One Man Two Guvnors, Broadway, NT Live, Ray Charles, Bolshoi Ballet, Helen Mirren, Mozart, Arts News

One could do worse than to abide by these resolutions: Be lazy. Stay local. Be frugal -- see theater, opera and ballet in HD. Be lazy. Stay local. Be frugal. Travel the world without ever leaving home -- see theater, opera and ballet in HD.

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PHOTOS: What's That Around Helen Mirren's Neck?

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Video, Helen Mirren Fashion, Helen Mirren Fur, Poll, Helen Mirren Fur Collar, Helen Mirren Style, Helen Mirren Premiere, Helen Mirren, Style News

We've often praised Helen Mirren's style, which defies all assumptions about dowdy old lady fashion. But occasionally Dame Mirren makes a fashion miss...

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WATCH: The Most Star-Studded Film Ever?

Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Jimmy Kimmel Oscars, John Krasinski, Samuel L. Jackson, JJ Abrams, Emily Blunt, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Jimmy Kimmel Matt Damon, Kimmel Movie the Movie, Martin Scorsese, Kimmel's Star Studded Movie, Movie the Movie, George Clooney, Don Cheadle, Helen Mirren, Tyler Perry, Ryan Philippe, Tom Hanks, Video, Colin Farrell, Edward Norton, Meryl Streep, Jason Bateman, Oscars, Kimmel Oscars, Jimmy Kimmel, Charlize Theron, Cameron Diaz, Jessica Biel, Comedy News

If you thought some of Jimmy Kimmel's previous sketches had a lot of star cameos, then wait until you see his trailer for "Movie: The Movie." Brin...

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PHOTOS: Helen Mirren Poses At The Dolce & Gabbana Show

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 02.26.2012

Read More: Helen Mirren Milan Fashion Week, Video, Dame Helen Mirren, Dolce & Gabbana, Helen Mirren Fashion Week, Helen Mirren Dolce & Gabbana, Fashion Week, Helen Mirren, Milan Fashion Week, Style News

Damn, girl. Dame Helen Mirren looks good. The actress attended the Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2012 show in Milan on Sunday, posing playfully for pictures...

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Are You A Meryl Or A Helen?

www.thirdage.com | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Actress, Women, Actresses, Entertainment, Helen Mirren, Dame Helen Mirren, Meryl Streep, Celebrities, Fifty News

They're two of today's most admired Boomer actress: both blonde, in their 60s (Meryl's 62, Helen's 66) and incredibly alluring. Helen's earthy, Meryl'...

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Helen Mirren: First Female Doctor Who?

Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Karen Gillian, Doctor Who Matt Smith, Doctor Who, Dame Helen Mirren, Helen Mirren, Dame Helen Mirren Doctor Who, Video, Celebrities, Entertainment News

Helen Mirren has always been a trailblazer in the world of showbusiness. Now, she wants to blaze a trail through the galaxy itself. The Oscar-winning...

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Helen Mirren On 'Glee'?!

Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Glee Season 3, Glee, Holidays, Video, Glee Santa Baby, Tv Previews, Glee Christmas, Glee Christmas Album, Glee Santana, Glee Helen Mirren, Helen Mirren, Reality-Free, TV News

Remember when "Glee" co-creator Ryan Murphy said that Season 3 wasn't going to have slew of famous guest stars? Well, consider us duped. The lastest s...

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PHOTOS: Helen Mirren's Wacky Red Carpet Look

The Huffington Post | Jessica Misener | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Helen Mirren British Comedy Awards, Helen Mirren Style, Helen Mirren Red Carpet, Helen Mirren, Dame Helen Mirren, Style News

We're huge fans of Dame Helen Mirren and her natural beauty. But last night at the British Comedy Awards, Mirren wore a jumbled collection of print...

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Celebrities' Ageless Hairstyles

www.zoomermag.com | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Hairstyles, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hair Coloring, Celebrity Hair, Hair Tips, Hairstyle, Hair Color, Helen Mirren, Hair, Celebrity Hairstylists, Fifty News

Whether it’s your years or lifestyle that’s ageing your hair, there are ways to make it look more youthful. Sean Goddard, a Redken Artist at Salon...

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Mirren To Co-host Nobel Peace Prize Concert

AP | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Leymah Gbowee, Norway, Helen Mirren, David Gray, Nobel Peace Price Concert, 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Concert, Jill Scott, World Youth Choir, Fifty News

OSLO, Norway — Organizers say British actress Helen Mirren will co-host this year's Nobel Peace Prize concert, featuring performances by Benin's...

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Darling Provocateur: An Interview With Charlotte Rampling

Kisa Lala | Posted 04.18.2012

Charlotte Rampling: photograph for SPREAD by Kareem Black, 2011 "Being ready at 9am in any country," sighed Charlotte Rampling, smartly turned ...

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Post50 Celebs Who've Gotten More Blond Over The Years

ThirdAge | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Christie Brinkley, Meryl Streep, Madonna, Heather Lockler, Aging Celebrities, Helen Mirren, Celebrities, Fifty News

Although being a blonde is (even today) often associated with giggly girls in their 20s, many women decide to go lighter in haircolor as they get olde...

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The Double-Standard for Movie Actresses

Marshall Fine | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Glenn Close, Family Leave Act, Bridesmaids, Scarlett Johansson, Ryan Gosling, Jessica Chastain, Diane Keaton, Michelle Williams, Helen Mirren, Kristen Wiig, Elizabeth Olsen, Something's Gotta Give, Edie Falco, Nicole Kidman, Catherine Deneuve, Ripley's Believe It or Not, Marshall Fine Commentary, Cameron Diaz, Avatar, Natalie Portman, Damages, The Sopranos, Women in Film, Anne Hathaway, Anna Faris, Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Lawrence, Marshall Fine, What's Your Number?, It's Complicated, Meryl Streep, Annette Bening, Julia Roberts, Nurse Jackie, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Lauren Ambrose, Drew Barrymore, Julianne Moore, Carey Mulligan, Entertainment News

In September, I wrote about the transition of the generations between actors and how we're at a moment where we can see it happening.

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Movie Review: Anonymous

Marshall Fine | Posted 12.25.2011

Sprawling, bloody, romantic and witty, Roland Emmerich's Anonymous (opening Friday 10/28/11) captures the magic of the theater, even as it folds in th...

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Stars Who Look Better As They Age

www.thirdage.com | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: George Clooney, Aging Stars, Gray Hair, Helen Mirren, Sarah Jessica Parker, Celebrities, Fifty News

Some stars really look better as they get older. Whether they’ve cut their hair, bulked up or just plain become more dignified, they are so much mor...

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PHOTOS: George Clooney, Helen Mirren And Diane Keaton Are Gray -- And Gorgeous

Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Jamie Lee Curtis, Bill Clinton, Aging, Emmylou Harris, Dame Helen Mirren, John Slattery, George Clooney, Gray Hair, Helen Mirren, Graying Hair, Fifty News

The number of gray-haired celebrities and public figures in the international spotlight has catapulted in the past decade. Though Hollywood has be...

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Three New Movies that Shed Light on the Holocaust

Deborah King | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Capital Punishment, Sarah's Key, Jessica Chastain the Debt, The Holocaust, Berlin 36, Helen Mirren, Holocaust Denial, Holocaust Movies, Holocaust History, Holocaust Films, Entertainment News

All three films will help you to remember to examine your own past, to ferret out the truth of your own self-betrayals, your own extermination of the parts of yourself you'd rather not accept.

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Helen Mirren: 'The Debt' Star On Her Regrets And Shakespearean Dreams

HuffingtonPost.com | Nicki Gostin | Posted 11.20.2011

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At age 66, Dame Helen Mirren shows no signs of slowing down. The woman who wowed the world while rocking a red bikini a couple of years ago has “The...

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Network fall TV 2011: DOA

Marshall Fine | Posted 11.20.2011

Is it too early to call the new fall TV season a wash-out? Having watched the pilots for most of the network shows, I've come away with that sick fee...

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Life After 50: The End of Aging as We Know It

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 11.07.2011

Isn't it time to change how we view aging? Have we created a society of "haves" and "have nots" based not so much on how much we have, but on how much we can spend on looking younger?

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Go Big or Go Home: Why the Mainstream Successes of The Debt and Our Idiot Brother Matter

Scott Mendelson | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Sam Worthington, Paul Rudd, Brad Pitt, Box Office Misc, Essays, Sean Penn, Our Idiot Brother, Helen Mirren, Jessica Chaistan, Tree of Life, The Debt, King's Speech, Terrence Malick, Entertainment News

While there are many reasons to praise the $14 million six-day opening of The Debt, the most surprising thing about it is that Focus Features debuted the film wide enough to achieve that kind of opening in the first place.

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The Debt Owes Us More

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 11.04.2011

Read More: Israeli Agents, Jessica Chastain, Secret Missions, Helen Mirren, World War II Atrocities, Entertainment News

Cast-wise, The Debt has a lot going for it.

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Life After 50: Why Should Gray Hair Work Against Women?

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 11.02.2011

Read More: Jamie Lee Curtis, Women, Unemployment, The Best of Everything After 50, Barbara Hannah Grufferman, Barbara Grufferman, Gray Hair for Women, Women After 50, Women Over 50, Women in Business, Life After 50, Gray Hair, Helen Mirren, Aging Gracefully, Financial Health Over 50, Career and Money, Careers, Women News

If a woman is looking for a job -- or trying to keep one -- in this fragile economy, is she putting herself in an even more precarious situation if she chooses to rebel and "go gray"?

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HuffPost Review: The Debt

Marshall Fine | Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: Matthew Vaughn, Jessica Chastian, Marshall Fine, Sam Worthington, The Debt Movie Review, Tom Wilkinson, John Madden, Movie Reviews, Marton Csokas, Ciaran Hinds, Marshall Fine Movie Review, Movies, Helen Mirren, The Debt, Entertainment News

Set in two different eras, with two different trios playing the same characters, The Debt is gripping and gritty, a thriller that breeds genuine excitement in both of the time periods in which it is set.

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