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The Debt Trailer: Sam Worthington May Not Age Well

John Madden’s long-shelved thriller The Debt cuts between its main characters in two distinct time periods, which allows the film to indulge in my favorite game: “What will these actors look like when they get older?” According to the new trailer , Jessica Chastain turns into Helen Mirren after thirty years, which is not a bad deal at all. How about Sam Worthington, though?

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Can Anyone Explain What the Hell Despicable Me Is?

So there’s this movie called Despicable Me coming out. There are some commercials making the rounds on TV, and a few posters have popped up here and there. It appears to be animated and in 3D, and Steve Carell’s involvement is noted. I think Universal is the studio, but I can’t be sure. In fact, beyond the aforementioned citations, I can’t be sure of anything with this one. Am I the only one completely in the dark about this movie? If so, why? And if not, can you please explain it, starting with the title?

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Last Surviving Rebel Without a Cause Cast Member Dies at 75

Corey Allen, who became the last surviving principal cast member of Rebel Without a Cause after Dennis Hopper’s death a month ago, died Sunday of natural causes. Allen played Buzz Gunderson in the 1955 classic, winding up on the losing end of that chicken race against James Dean’s Jim Stark. Allen later went on to direct TV, winning an Emmy in 1983 for an episode of Hill Street Blues . He was 75 years old — and would have turned 76 today. RIP. [ PopEater ]

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REVIEW: Despite Pedigree, Love Ranch Succumbs to Tired, Hookerific Cliches

Playing the madam at the center of Love Ranch , Helen Mirren seems acutely aware of the novelty of a freshly minted grande dame picking up her skirts and heading straight for the sex worker’s equivalent of Disneyland. As Grace Bontempo (a pan-lingual take on Mrs. Goodtime) she runs the Love Ranch, one of Reno’s legal prostitution outposts, with a self-consciousness unbecoming of one who could convincingly pull off royal blood. The spectacle of Mirren tricked out in mid-70’s pimp wear — ahead of her time, she even brandishes a cane — has a certain charm, but novelty alone can’t keep Love Ranch ‘s tiresome tropes and plodding storyline from dragging the film down through the Nevada dust.

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EXCLUSIVE: Helen Mirren on Three Decades of the ‘Visceral,’ ‘Flawed’ Caligula

This week sees the opening of Love Ranch , the long-delayed, fact-based retelling of the life and times of the first legal brothel in the United States. And this year sees the 30th anniversary of Caligula , a movie whose A-list depravity first arrived on these shores in February 1980. What do they have in common? Dame Helen Mirren, who stars as Love Ranch ‘s willful, no-nonsense madam Grace Bontempo and appeared as Caesonia — the courtesan who bears the mad emperor’s (played by Malcolm McDowell) child — in the notorious, massively expensive film whose power struggles involved everyone from Penthouse publisher Bob Guccione to screenwriter Gore Vidal to top-shelf English talent like McDowell, Mirren, John Gielgud and Peter O’T oole. Reached today to discuss Love Ranch , the Oscar-winner indulged Moveline’s flashback.

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The Love Ranch Trailer: Helen Mirren, Get Some

As Liz Lemon said recently about those famous Helen Mirren-in-a-bikini photos : “How is it possible? Is she a wizard?” Judging from the new trailer for Love Ranch , a based on true events tale about a married couple who opened the first legal brothel in Nevada, the answer is yes. To wit: Mirren’s character is married to Joe Pesci, but ends up rolling around in bed with a hunky and decades-younger Argentine boxer, played by actor Sergio Peris-Mencheta. Hey, it’s Peris .

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Helen Mirren Curvy At Cannes

Helen Mirren at the opening ceremony of 63rd Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of Robin Hood. The Dame may be 64-years-old but she is not afraid to show off her curves, and she shouldn’t be, in a figure-hugging asymmetrical black gown.

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Buzz Break: A Tempest in Helen Mirren’s Teapot

Helen Mirren — Best. Wax. Sculpture. Ever.

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Helen Mirren to Play Nanny to Russell Brand

Unkempt up-and-comer Russell Brand has been attached to a remake of the Dudley Moore comedy Arthur for quite a while, and now he’s found a scene partner. Helen Mirren will be stepping into the role played by John Gielgud in the 1981 original, only now the character has been reconceived as Arthur’s longtime nanny. Producers originally went after Meryl Streep for the part, but hey, there’s still time for her to play the love interest. [ THR ]

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