What to Rent: New DVDs This Week


Updated 09/13/11 9:58 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 0 comments

New DVDs For Sept. 13 Include Thor, Hesher

Thor Hot-headed Thor (Chris Hemsworth), warrior and God of Thunder, is banned from the mythical world of Asgard by his father (Anthony Hopkins) and forced to live among humans on Earth. There, he falls for scientist Jane (Natalie Portman) and rallies around the humans to protect them against foes from his former world. The slick film provides quick-paced action scenes, as well as a fair share of Read more

Helen Mirren Talks Gender Flipping For Movie Roles


Updated 12/13/10 3:20 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Helen Mirren to Play Man in The Tempest

Angelina Jolie famously took a part originally written for Tom Cruise in Salt, and now Helen Mirren is set to do the same. Only she'll be playing a role that's been done hundreds of times as a man: Prospero in Shakespeare's The Tempest. Prospero is the duke of Milan who uses manipulation and other machinations to protect his daughter, Miranda. As a female, Helen tells New York magazine, the harsh Read more

Russell Brand Tempts Katy Perry Into an Icy Outing


Updated 12/08/10 7:24 PM · Posted by · 7 comments

Pictures of Russell Brand and Katy Perry at the LA Premiere of The Tempest

Stylish couple Russell Brand and Katy Perry were in sync last night as they made their way down the red carpet at the LA premiere of his latest comedy, The Tempest. Katy skipped the holiday hair accessories and opted to coordinate her Elie Saab gown with her husband's icy gray suit. Russell and Katy will be spending their first holiday together as a married couple, however, she already received Read more

Helen Mirren Smites Russell Brand in The Tempest Trailer


Updated 10/06/10 5:54 AM · Posted by · 4 comments

The Tempest Trailer Starring Helen Mirren and Russell Brand

In the classic Shakespeare play The Tempest, a magician and rightful duke named Prospero is banished to a distant island by his jealous brother, who seeks the crown. Julie Taymor gives her film adaptation a girl power makeover, turning Prospero into Prospera and making her leading lady (Helen Mirren) the wife of a duke. When her conniving brother-in-law, Antonio (Chris Cooper), accuses Propsera Read more

Russell Brand on Women


Updated 10/05/10 6:36 AM · Posted by TresSugar · 10 comments

Russell Brand on Helen Mirren and Women

"Women are, of course, powerful, feral creatures — the Earth being so female, the cosmos, even, perhaps being a female instinct, creating life. . . . If women get in tune to that energy, it'll destroy us all." — Russell Brand talked about the roaring power of female energy and his Tempest costar Helen Mirren's "confidence," "potency," and "female energy" at the New York Film Festival Read more

Buzz News Roundup, 10/8


Updated 10/08/08 5:11 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 6 comments

Buzz News Roundup, 10/8

Julie Taymor, director of Across the Universe and Titus, will bring Shakespeare's The Tempest to the big screen with an interesting cast: Helen Mirren, Jeremy Irons, Djimon Hounsou, Russell Brand and Alfred Molina, among others. — Hollywood Reporter Jason Priestley will direct an episode of 90210, and Shannen Doherty is in talks to return as Brenda. — Entertainment Weekly David E. Kelley is Read more

Dolce & Gabbana Has a New Face, and She's British


Updated 01/26/12 5:06 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

Felicity Jones Is the New Dolce & Gabbana Spokesmodel

Felicity Jones is a young British actress who's been building a reputation for serious acting chops with roles alongside Helen Mirren in The Tempest and in critically acclaimed new film Like Crazy. Her next role: the newest face of Dolce & Gabbana The Make Up, which also counts Scarlett Johansson as a spokesmodel. For the brand's forthcoming Khol Collection campaign, Felicity posed as an Read more