Sooner or later this film had to be covered as part of Helen’s career – so let’s get over with “Caligula”, the dreadful history/epic/porn starring Malcolm McDowell, Helen Mirren and Peter O’Toole. To learn more about this infamous disaster of a film, check the career page. Stills, promotionals and Blu-Ray screencaptures have been added to the gallery. The theatrical trailer, its promotional featurette (in which Helen sums up the film perfectly) and three clips can be watched in the video archive.

The next spotlight is a favorite of mine – the 1997 miniseries “Painted Lady”, in which Helen plays a has-been rock singer who is drawn into the world of illegal art trade in an effort to solve a murder mystery. To learn more about the series, check the career page. Stills, promotionals and almost 2.000 screencaptures have been added to the gallery. Six clips from both parts can be watched in the video archive.

Today we cover “Red King White Knight”, a 1989 spy thriller from HBO, starring Tom Skerritt, Max von Sydow and Helen Mirren. To learn more about the film, check the career page. Stills, screencaptures and some lovely promotionals have been added to the gallery. The theatrical trailer, a featurette and three clips can be watched in the video archive.

Our next movie spotlight is Lindsay Anderson’s “O Lucky Man!” from 1973 – the follow-up to his successful “If…”, starring Malcolm McDowell. Helen, in only her fourth film role, plays McDowell’s carefree love interest. To learn more about the film, check the career page. Stills, screencaptures and posters have been added to the gallery. The theatrical trailer, a featurette and three clips can be watched in the video archive.

Today’s spotlight is the 1985 television film “Coming Through”, focusing on D.H. Lawrence’s affair with the married Frieda von Richthofen Weekley. To learn more about the story behind the film, visit the career page. Production stills and screencaptures have been added to the gallery and three clips can be found in the video archive.

Today we cover the made-for-television drama “Losing Chase”, Kevin Bacon’s directorial debut that won Helen Mirren her first Golden Globe in 1997. To learn more about its story and the making of “Losing Chase”, visit the career page. Production stills, promotional shots and screencaptures have been added to the gallery. A trailer and three clips can be found in the video archive.

The first stage spotlight has been added. In 1994, Helen Mirren and John Hurt performed Turgenev’s “A Month in the Country” at the West End to critical acclaim. Helen reprised the role of Natalya Petrovna a year later as her Broadway debut. To learn more about the play and its history, visit the career page. Production stills, promotionals and rehearsal pictures have been added to the gallery.

With our next movie spotlight we sail to 1979 and “S.O.S Titanic”, originally a two-part television drama by ABC and EMI on the doomed 1912 voyage. Starring David Janssen, Cloris Leachman and Susan Saint James, Helen can be seen in a supporting role as the real-life First Class stewardess Mary Sloan. To learn more about the film, please visit the career page. Production stills and screencaptures have been added to the gallery and three video clips can be found in the video archive.

For the next movie spotlight, I’ve chosen the fairly recent “Phil Spector”, HBO’s controversial account on Phil Spector’s first trial. The film, directed by David Mamet and starring Al Pacino and Helen Mirren, was recently nominated for 11 Primetime Emmy Awards. You can read more about the film and its making on the career page. Production stills, on-set pictures and screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery and seven clips, including a featurette and scenes, can be watched in the video archive. Have you watched “Phil Spector”? Please share your thoughts in the comments.

The second movie spotlight is “Heavenly Pursuits”. The 1986 romantic comedy stars Tom Conti as a teacher who’s confronted with miraculous events while his school is in desperate search for two blessings in order to receive a sainthood. You can read more about the film and its making on the career page. Production stills and screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery and five clips can be watched in the video archive.