Helen Mirren – Stream On Demand

Manish Dayal and Helen Mirren in 'The Hundred-Foot Journey,' directed by Lasse Hallstrom

‘The Hundred-Foot Journey’ to French cuisine on Prime Video and Hulu

!Featured, Amazon Prime Video, based on a novel, Blu-ray, DVD, Hulu, Streaming Movies, SVOD 11/12/2022 Sean Axmaker

Helen Mirren plays the bastion of fine French cuisine and unshakable tradition in this feel-good foodie drama of racial tolerance, cross-cultural acceptance, and fusion cuisine.

Helen Mirren is ‘The Queen’ on HBO Max

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Mirren won the Oscar for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II and Michael Sheen costars as Prime Minister Tony Blair in this drama written by Peter Morgan, creator of ‘The Crown.”

Last chance: ‘State of Play’ – political intrigue with Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck on Peacock

!Featured, Blu-ray, drama, DVD, Netflix, Peacock, Politics, remake, Streaming Movies, SVOD, thriller 08/21/2022 Sean Axmaker

Politics, journalism, and murder swirl through the American adaptation of the sharp, award-winning British mini-series, costarring Rachel McAdams and Jason Bateman.

‘Red’ – Bruce Willis is deadly funny on Prime Video

!Featured, Action, based on a comic book, Blu-ray, Comedy, DVD, HBO Max, spies and espionage, Streaming Movies, SVOD, thriller 04/03/2022 Sean Axmaker

John Malkovich, Morgan Freeman and Helen Mirren costar in the action comedy about retired agents who prove that cunning, confidence and skill beats youth and arrogance.

Helen Mirren is Jane Tennison in 'Prime Suspect'

The Complete ‘Prime Suspect’ with Helen Mirren on BritBox

!Featured, Binge-able TV, Blu-ray, BritBox, British TV, DVD, Streaming TV, SVOD 10/18/2021 Sean Axmaker 1 Comment

Helen Mirren got the role of a lifetime playing DCI Jane Tennison, a tough, tenacious, at times brittle woman in a brutally chauvinist British police culture in a series of smart mysteries.

What to stream: Broadway phenomenon ‘Hamilton’ debuts on Disney+, ‘Anne Frank’ and ‘The Babysitter’s Club’ on Netflix

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Here’s what’s new and ready to stream now on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, HBO Now, video-on-demand, and other streaming services … Celebrate July 4 with Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton” (2020, PG-13), a filmed version of the Tony- and Pulitzer-winning Broadway phenomenon. The film was shot in 2016 with the original cast in front of a […]

Robert Altman's 'Gosford Park,' screenwriter Julian Fellowes's first foray into the culture that would become 'Downton Abbey'

‘Gosford Park’ on VOD and Blu-ray/DVD

!Featured, Academy Award, BAFTA winner, Blu-ray, drama, DVD, Essential Viewing, Have You Seen...?, Mystery, SVOD 07/29/2019 Sean Axmaker

In Gosford Park (2002), Robert Altman brings his gift for big, sprawling dramas knit with a fine weave of characters and a massive cast up to the task of filling them up with lives to the Merchant Ivory idiom of the manners and manors of Britain’s upper crust of yesteryear, 1932 to be specific. The […]

Nigel Terry is King Arthur and Cherie Lunghi his Guinevere in John Boorman's 'Excalibur.'

‘Excalibur’ on VOD and Blu-ray/DVD

!Featured, Blu-ray, Cult Movies, DVD, fantasy, historical, SVOD 01/26/2019 Sean Axmaker

The myth and legend of King Arthur has long been a favorite fascination of popular culture, the source of countless novels and movies and the inspiration for an iconic Broadway musical that became the nickname for John F. Kennedy’s too-short inspirational time as American President: “Camelot.” Forget the real-life history, the very mention of King […]