Over the past two weeks, Helen has been very busy promoting “Eye in the Sky” both in the United States and in the United Kingdom. Lots of new videos from promotional interviews and talkshow appearances – including Charlie Rose, Graham Norton, Andrew Marr and today’s This Morning – have been added to the video archive. For a complete list, have a look at the previews below. Screencaptures from all appearances have been added to the photo gallery as well.

Video Archive – Talkshows – This Morning (April 11, 2016)
Video Archive – Talkshows – The Andrew Marr Show (April 10, 2016)
Video Archive – Talkshows – The Graham Norton Show (April 08, 2016)
Video Archive – Talkshows – The Charlie Rose Show (March 31, 2016)
Video Archive – News Segments – Fox 4 News (April 01, 2016)
Video Archive – Career – Eye in the Sky – Featurette 01
Video Archive – Career – Eye in the Sky – Interview 04
Video Archive – Career – Eye in the Sky – Interview 03
Video Archive – Talkshows – The Today Show (March 15, 2016)

The Genesis Prize Foundation announced yesterday that Helen Mirren will host the ceremony on June 23 in Israel, honoring Itzhak Perlman, acclaimed violinist, educator, and champion of individuals with disabilities. The Genesis Prize, a yearly $1 million award to an extraordinary individual who has achieved great professional, philanthropic, and cultural success, will be presented to Perlman by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Now in its third year, the prize, dubbed the “Jewish Nobel” has been awarded to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (2014) and Academy Award-winning actor Michael Douglas (2015). While winning the prize is a lofty accomplishment in itself, the fact that the proceedings will be emceed by Dame Helen Mirren can be nothing but music to Perlman’s ears. “We are honored that Dame Helen Mirren, an actress of such talent and accomplishment, will host the 2016 Genesis Prize ceremony and help us celebrate the extraordinary life and achievements of Itzhak Perlman,” said Stan Polovets, cofounder and chairman of the Genesis Prize Foundation. “Dame Mirren has been an outspoken supporter of Israel, and we look forward to the elegance and grace she will bring to the ceremony.”

Helen Mirren has been a guest on The Charlie Rose Show to promote the theatrical release of “Eye in the Sky” in the United States. You can stream her appearance below.

A couple of new movie stills have been added to the photo gallery, also including promotionals, on-set pictures and posters of Helen’s productions in film, on television and the theatre – from 1968’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” to the most recent “Eye in the Sky”. To launch all last added pictures, click any of the previews below.

The reviews for “Eye in the Sky” are coming in and they are great. It has already received a certified fresh status on Rotten Tomatoes with 92% and an average rating of 7.3/10. Below is a selection of reviews on Helen’s performance. Fingers crossed the film will be doing well since its topic is still niche in regards of today’s cinema.

The Toronto Sun, March 24, 2016
Eye in the Sky is an edge-of-the-seat thriller based on realistic events and created out of equal parts tension and character. Helen Mirren is absolutely formidable as Colonel Powell.

Newsday, March 23, 2016
Because its central dilemma is somewhat limited, “Eye in the Sky” spins its wheels while countless politicians – worried more about bad press than about conscience – pass the buck and stall for time. That may not make for gripping drama, but it does lend the film a touch of realism.

The Austin Chronicle, March 24, 2016
The always reliable Mirren is UK-based Colonel Katherine Powell, in charge of a joint British and American drone program operating in the skies over a fictional Middle Eastern country. Eye in the Sky maintains nerve-racking suspense throughout its running time and explicates some of the unknown nuances of drone warfare. Plus, you know, Alan Rickman is reason enough to see it.

Toronto Star, March 24, 2016
This riveting drone thriller is contemporary edge-of-your seat stuff, propelled by a crack cast led by Helen Mirren as single-minded British Col. Katherine Powell. She’s determined to finally nab the radicalized Englishwoman she’s been tailing for six years, now finally located in a house in Kenya.

Roger Ebert.com, March 11, 2016
“Eye in the Sky” opens in a week that saw U.S. drone strikes reportedly kill 150 people in Somalia, a country with which the U.S. is not at war and against which Congress has authorized no military action. The deceased were of course reported to be “terrorists,” though, as with most recent such cases, there’s no independent verification of that. While Hood’s film says very little about American policy in this area, it does suggest that its terrible subject is likely to be with us for a long time to come. Helen Mirren, terrific as usual.

Entertainment Weekly, March 11, 2016
Mirren, her jaw set and her eyes telegraphing every moment of fury and impatience, is unsurprisingly great (if not entirely humanized by the script), and Aaron Paul has key scenes as the drone pilot who actually has to pull the trigger. (It’s also nice to see Barkhad Abdi, who’s been almost entirely AWOL since his Oscar-nominated turn in 2013’s Captain Phillips, in a substantial role as a local go-between). But it’s the late Alan Rickman, as Mirren’s superior, who steals it; swinging from the kind of dry-vermouth humor he always did so well to a quietly brutal final speech that feels like a punch to the solar plexus, he proves with every one of his brief moments onscreen just how much the movies will miss him.

Helen Mirren is featured in the April 2016 issue of the British Empire Magazine. They have an exclusive first look at “Eye in the Sky”, a very positive review on the film, as well as an in-depth interview with Helen, for which they write: “The characters Helen Mirren plays have one thing in common: you wouldn’t mess with them. No, sir. And her latest may be her most formidable yet.” Digital scans from my copy can be found in the photo gallery.

The video archive has been completed with adding remaining videos to the Public Appearances, Television Specials and Miscellaneous categories. Included are tv programmes, interviews in press rooms and on red carpets as well various public service announcements and commercials. Some of the rare finds I haven’t added yet in order to keep it for the #mirrenvault, so you can look forward to some great material to be posted.

Helen Mirren’s latest film, the wardrone thriller “Eye in the Sky” has been released in select theaters in the United States, so if you get a chance to watch it, be sure to grab your ticket. “Eye in the Sky” stars Helen Mirren as a UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya. Through remote surveillance and on-the-ground intel, she discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from “capture” to “kill.” The thriller co-stars Aaron Paul and features the last screen role of the late Alan Rickman. Four new clips have been added as well, including two new scenes from the film, a compilation of television spots and an interview with Helen and director Gavin Hood.

Last night, Helen Mirren has attended the New York premiere of “Eye in the Sky”, in which she stars as a military officer in command of a drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya. The film releases US theaters tomorrow and UK theaters on April 15. Pictures from the premiere have been added to the photo gallery.

In the past two days, Helen has been busy promoting the theatrical release of “Eye in the Sky” in New York, attending both the Today Show and the Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Video clips from both talkshows have been added to the video archive, alongside a new press junket interview, a report on yesterday’s New York premiere (see following update) and two clips from the film.