1.17.2007
blah blah blah helen mirren blah blah
I'm as big a fan of Helen Mirren as anyone--basically, I will watch anything she's in, save for "Teaching Mrs. Tingle," which I assume she hasn't seen either. I once saw her in person but was too shy to say anything to her. She was probably 57 or 58 at the time, and drop-dead gorgeous.
So, good for her for winning two Golden Globes, one for playing Elizabeth I, one for playing Elizabeth II. I haven't seen either production yet, though I'm sure they're swell. But don't let that distract you from what may be the definitive Elizabeth I: Anne-Marie Duff, who plays her in "Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen," a BBC miniseries currently in reruns on Masterpiece Theatre. Duff is an extraordinary Bess, in all her raw, pale, red-headed (and then -wigged) glory. (Plus, she's married to Mr. Tumnus!) And the historical detail is yummy yummy yummy.
So, good for her for winning two Golden Globes, one for playing Elizabeth I, one for playing Elizabeth II. I haven't seen either production yet, though I'm sure they're swell. But don't let that distract you from what may be the definitive Elizabeth I: Anne-Marie Duff, who plays her in "Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen," a BBC miniseries currently in reruns on Masterpiece Theatre. Duff is an extraordinary Bess, in all her raw, pale, red-headed (and then -wigged) glory. (Plus, she's married to Mr. Tumnus!) And the historical detail is yummy yummy yummy.
