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Jan
05
2018

After the teaser trailer has given us the chills back in December, it gets even a little bit chillier with the just-released theatrical trailer for “Winchester”. Here’s the official synospsis by CBS Films: Inspired by true events. On an isolated stretch of land 50 miles outside of San Francisco sits the most haunted house in the world. Built by Sarah Winchester, (Academy Award®-winner Helen Mirren) heiress to the Winchester fortune, it is a house that knows no end. Constructed in an incessant twenty-four hour a day, seven day a week mania for decades, it stands seven stories tall and contains hundreds of rooms. To the outsider it looks like a monstrous monument to a disturbed woman’s madness. But Sarah is not building for herself, for her niece (Sarah Snook) or for the troubled Doctor Eric Price (Jason Clarke) whom she has summoned to the house. She is building a prison, an asylum for hundreds of vengeful ghosts, and the most terrifying among them have a score to settle with the Winchesters… The theatrical trailer can be watched in the video archive. Screencaptures from the new scenes have been added to the photo gallery.

Jan
01
2018

Happy New Year everybody! 2018 treats us well already with a stunning new cover and editorial in the January issue of Rhapsody Magazine. Also added have been another cover story from the December 20 issue of Vanity Fair Italia, scans from December’s Entertainment Weekly and My Weekly as well as February’s Empire Magazine with an article on the upcoming “Winchester”. Enjoy reading.


Photo Gallery – Magazine Scans – Empire Magazine (United Kingdom, February 2018)
Photo Gallery – Magazine Scans – Rhapsody Magazine (USA, January 2018)
Photo Gallery – Magazine Scans – Vanity Fair (Italy, December 26, 2017)
Photo Gallery – Magazine Scans – My Weekly (United Kingdom, December 26, 2017)
Photo Gallery – Magazine Scans – Entertainment Weekly (USA, December 26, 2017)
Photo Gallery – Editorial Photography – 2017 – Session 08
Photo Gallery – Editorial Photography – 2017 – Session 04

Nov
12
2017

Helen has been busy these last two days. Yesterday, she and Taylor attended the 9th Annual Governors Award to celebrate co-star Donald Sutherland’s Honorary Academy Award win. Today, she and Sutherland were on hand for the AFI Fest premiere of “The Leisure Seeker. Pictures from both events have been added to the photo gallery.


Photo Gallery – Public Appearances – AFI Fest – The Leisure Seeker Premiere
Photo Gallery – Public Appearances – 9th Annual Governors Awards

Nov
01
2017


Yesterday, Helen Mirren and Taylor Hackford have attended the South Coast Plaza 50th Anniversary Gala celebration on Monday night. The festivities took place at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, where Henry’s widow Elizabeth Segerstrom hosted a concert by the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, presented by The Philharmonic Society of Orange County. Conducted by maestro Valery Gergiev, a close friend of Henry Segerstrom’s, the program featured Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “Piano Concerto No. 3” performed by Denis Matsuev. The event drew art world luminaries including Ralph Fiennes, Plácido Domingo, Frank Gehry and Bill Viola, who were seated in the president’s circle with Elizabeth Segerstrom and Princess Michael of Kent. Pictures from the event have been added to the photo gallery.

Oct
31
2017

Some fantastic new magazines scans have been added to the photo gallery, mostly from this year. A great find is last year’s Australian Woman’s Weekly with a new outtake as well as the Sunday Express’ S Magazine. Also, many thanks to Claudia for submitting the New Zealand Woman’s Weekly. For a complete list of new magazines, have a look at the previews below. Enjoy reading.


Photo Gallery – Articles & Scans – Myself Magazine (Germany, November 2017)
Photo Gallery – Articles & Scans – Woman & Home (United Kingdom, October 2017)
Photo Gallery – Articles & Scans – Entertainment Weekly (USA, September 29, 2017)
Photo Gallery – Articles & Scans – F Magazine (Italy, September 06, 2017)
Photo Gallery – Articles & Scans – Entertainment Weekly (USA, September 01, 2017)
Photo Gallery – Articles & Scans – Gioia Magazine (Italy, September 2017)
Photo Gallery – Articles & Scans – Women’s Weekly (New Zealand, August 28, 2017)
Photo Gallery – Articles & Scans – S Magazine Sunday Exprress (United Kingdom, July 23, 2017)
Photo Gallery – Articles & Scans – Women’s Weekly (Australia, March 2016)

Oct
24
2017

Update and words courtesy JoBlo: The last word we brought you guys on the upcoming Spierig Brothers (“Jigsaw”) haunted house flick “Winchester” starring Helen Mirren and Jason Clarke was when we told you the film was moving up its release date and changing its title. Yes, “Winchester” will now be known as “Winchester: The House That Ghosts Built” and will be released on February 2nd, 2018. Below you will find an all-new still from the film featuring Mirren and Clarke and below that you can check out the film’s teaser poster which boats the killer tagline “Terror is Building”. Classic. Total classic. “Winchester” is written and directed by Michael Spierig & Peter Spierig and stars Helen Mirren, Jason Clarke, Sarah Snook, and Angus Sampson.

Inspired by true events. On an isolated stretch of land 50 miles outside of San Francisco sits the most haunted house in the world. Built by Sarah Winchester, (Academy Award®-winner Helen Mirren) heiress to the Winchester fortune, it is a house that knows no end. Constructed in an incessant twenty-four hour a day, seven day a week mania for decades, it stands seven stories tall and contains hundreds of rooms. To the outsider it looks like a monstrous monument to a disturbed woman’s madness. But Sarah is not building for herself, for her niece (Sarah Snook) or for the brilliant Doctor Eric Price (Jason Clarke) whom she has summoned to the house. She is building a prison, an asylum for hundreds of vengeful ghosts, and the most terrifying among them have a score to settle with the Winchesters…

Oct
01
2017


Oscar winner. Check. Dame. Check. The only thing missing, logically, is runway model. Well from today on, this can be checked off as well. Together with Jane Fonda and other L’Oreal ambassadors, Helen Mirren took the runway at today’s Le Defile L’Oreal Paris. Pictures have been added to the photo gallery with more information to come.

Sep
29
2017

Sony Pictures Classics has launched the marvelous trailer for the upcoming “The Leisure Seeker”. Starring Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland, a runaway couple go on an unforgettable journey in the faithful old RV they call The Leisure Seeker, traveling from Boston to The Ernest Hemingway Home in Key West. They recapture their passion for life and their love for each other on a road trip that provides revelation and surprise right up to the very end. Directed by Paolo Virzì, the dramatic comedy will be released in US theaters on January 19, 2018. Edit: A couple of new production stills from the film have been added as well.

Sep
11
2017

Lots of additional pictures from the 42nd Toronto International Film Festival’s premiere and press conference for “The Leisure Seeker” have been added to the photo gallery, alongside some fantastic additional pictures from the Variety Studio, with many thanks to Maria for sending them in. Enjoy the new additions.


Photo Gallery – Appearances – 2017 – 42nd Toronto Film Festival – Premiere
Photo Gallery – Appearances – 2017 – 42nd Toronto Film Festival – Press Conference
Photo Gallery – Appearances – 2017 – 42nd Toronto Film Festival – Variety Studio

Sep
09
2017

Donald Sutherland and Helen Mirren have left Italy for Canada and are currently on the red carpet at the 42nd Toronto International Film Festival for the premiere of “The Leisure Seeker”. A first batch of pictures have been added to the photo gallery. I’ve also added hundreds of additional pictures from this week’s Venice Film Festival to the photo gallery. Check back later for more and enjoy.