Helen mirren and alan rickman join the drones debate eye. Helen mirren s eye in the sky has no easy answers in her new film eye in the sky, helen mirren plays a colonel overseeing a secret drone operation in kenya. But with eye in the sky, director gavin hood tries to capture some of the human emotion that goes on between the command to fire a missile and the pull of the trigger. The star of eye in the sky on drones, kendrick lamar and al pacino somaliamerican actor barkhad abdi on his new movie with helen mirren about drone warfare, eye in the sky. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Helen mirren, alan rickman enter the drone warfare genre with. Helen mirren, her fabulousness undimmed by drab camouflage costuming. The raunchy movie in which helen mirren bares it all decider. The exigencies of modern battle are on view in eye in the sky, a wellbuilt thriller about hightech surveillance, drone warfare and the moral. Eye in the sky places you at the controls of drone warfare. Helen mirren is one of the best known and most respected actresses with an international career that spans stage, screen and television and has won many awards for her powerful and versatile performances, including the academy award in.
Danny moloshok reuters dame helen mirren is known for her poise and elegance, but the actress opened up in a recent interview about an emotional moment during which she absolutely lost it. Helen mirren, a ukbased military officer in command of a top secret drone. Nov 02, 2018 mirren is a professional soldier in this excellent thriller. Every year, women spend millions of dollars covering up signs of aging. I really thought gk was a decent film albeit a tad too heavy on melodrama histrionics and it ultimately became top down heavy in its underlying message of modern warfare.
Alan rickman and helen mirren wage the drone war but. Helen mirren, aaron paul and alan rickman film explores. Since then, she has also had success in television and film. His final, alice through the looking glass, comes out in may. With the compelling and thrilling new drama eye in the sky, we finally have a drone movie worth cheering about. Helen mirren and alan rickman join the drones debate eye in the. Eye in the sky stars helen mirren as colonel katherine powell, a ukbased military officer in command of a topsecret drone operation to capture terrorists in kenya.
A careworn, khakiclad colonel, she must make tough decisions about the deployment of a drone to kill terrorists. Helen mirren stars in trailer for military drone thriller. She won the academy award for best actress for her performance as queen elizabeth ii in the queen, the tony award for best actress in a play for the same role. In woman in gold, helen mirren, chameleonlike, inhabits the body and personality of maria altmann, niece and heir of a prominent jewish family in prewwii vienna. Katherine powell helen mirren, a toughasnails british military officer whose command includes a covert arent they all. Is eye in the sky a realistic depiction of how drone. Helen mirren, christopher plummer, james mcavoy, paul giamatti. Eye in the sky poster features helen mirren eyeing a drone. For years, operation cobra has been tracking the movements of a radicalised british woman who joined. Helen mirren, alan rickman enter the drone warfare genre.
Alan rickman and helen mirren star in gavin hoods nailbiting thriller that explores the ethics of drone strikes. The british general the late alan rickman in charge stops for a baby shower gift on his way to the office but buys the wrong one, leaving his aide to rerun the errand while he oversees col. Ensconced in her sprawling san jose, california mansion, eccentric firearm heiress sarah winchester dame helen mirren believes she is haunted by the souls of people killed by the winchester repeating rifle. Mirren began her acting career with the royal shakespeare company in 1967 and is one of the few performers who have achieved the triple crown of acting. The moral implications of modern warfare are confronted in bleecker streets powerful drama, eye in the sky, coming to digital hd on june 14, 2016 and bluraytm, dvd and on demand on june 28. The plot, a rather simple one, centers on the quest of col. Mirrens role as powell was originally intended for a male actor, right alongside the late alan rickmans lieutenant and aaron pauls drone pilot characters in the movie. Her mother, kathleen alexandrina eva matilda rogers, was from a workingclass english family, and her father, vasiliy petrovich mironov, was a russianborn civil servant, from kuryanovo, whose own father was a diplomat. Helen mirren, aaron paul and alan rickman star in new dronecentric film. Mar 11, 2016 alan rickman and helen mirren wage the drone war but the intriguing thriller eye in the sky doesnt go far enough a gripping drama built around two terrific british stars struggles with the. With helen mirren, sarah snook, finn sciclunaoprey, jason clarke. Drones are something people can see in blackandwhite terms, but eye in the sky isnt interested in flattering either side. Shes one of the most highly respected stars of the stage, television, and film, with an oscar, four emmys, and membership in the order of the british empire to her credit but helen mirrens eclectic filmography has always had room for more than serious arthouse fare.
Helen mirrens 10 best roles 09232019 with a career that spans more than five decades, helen mirren has an unsurprisingly incredible filmography. Helen mirrens eye in the sky has no easy answers in her new film eye in the sky, helen mirren plays a colonel. Borne with grace and honor on the back of helen mirrens astounding title performance. Her mother, kathleen alexandrina eva matilda rogers, was from a workingclass english family, and her father, vasiliy petrovich mironov, was a russianborn civil. Directed by gavin hood and written by guy hibbert, the film explores the ethical challenges of drone warfare. In our movie, there are the drones that fire hellfire missiles, and. The familys bestknown member today is marias aunt adele, whose portrait gustav klimt painted in 1907.
Instead of wrestling with the morality of remotecontrolled warfare like 2015s eye in the sky, a thriller starring helen mirren, drone is a nuclearfamilysized version of death and the maiden. Helen mirren full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. There was a 2009 article of the same title written by major timothy allen johnson sr about usaf isr operations in the middle. I thought it was a good movie, if you want to think a little bit further then the mainstream war propaganda we see every day. Mirren began her acting career with the royal shakespeare company in 1967, and is one of the few performers who have achieved the triple crown of acting, having won the academy award for best actress in 2007, after two previous nominations, for her performance as queen elizabeth ii in the queen. Helen mirren and alan rickman join the drones debate eye in. Apr 11, 2016 in charge of the mission is colonel powell helen mirren, her fabulousness undimmed by drab camouflage costuming, who is on the line to triggermandrone pilot aaron paul, based outside las vegas. Apr 15, 2016 helen mirren drone warfare is one of the more unignorable debating points of our age one with such urgent, palpable, lifeordeath application that cinema is beginning to wake up to it. Drone warfare is one of the more unignorable debating points of our age one with such urgent, palpable, lifeordeath application that cinema is beginning to wake up to it. But before you rush out to cover up those roots, consider this. In pondering why gavin hoods dronestrike thriller eye in the sky failed to. There was a 2009 article of the same title written by major timothy allen johnson sr about usaf isr operations in the middle east. Heres a tragic thing you didnt know about helen mirren. Even though mirren is not a cook herself i make the odd soup, she says, she was a nobrainer for the role.
That film, directed by gavin hood and produced by colin firth, sports. Helen mirren, aaron paul, alan rickman watch all you want. Theres a moment in the movie where aaron paul says i am the. When a complex mission to capture enemy targets turns into a drone strike, politicians and military brass must decide the cost of collateral damage. Feb 12, 2014 along with joe morgan freeman, marvin john malkovich, and victoria helen mirren, franks specialty was carrying out contracts that the government didnt want the public to know about. Dame helen mirren flashes bare bottom as she strips naked in racy age of consent throwback dame helen mirren is certainly no stranger to. A dilemma ensues when a capture order must become a kill order. Aug 22, 2016 eye in the sky is a smart, politically charged thriller set on the cutting edge of drone warfare. Watch helen mirren, aaron paul and alan rickman in the new trailer for the war drama thriller eye. Eye in the sky is a smart, politically charged thriller set on the cutting edge of drone warfare.
Bleecker street acquires helen mirren drone warfare drama eye in the sky. In a world without anonymity or crime, a detective meets a woman who threatens their security. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Katherine powell, the officer in charge of the britishled drone operation in kenya. Eye in the sky 2016 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
Eye in the sky towers above good kill 2015 on so many levels. Eye in the sky is the movie about drone warfare weve been. Katherine powells helen mirren drone operation in the skies above nairobi. Shes done everything, from comedy to drama, biopics, and even action films. First controversial drone movie strikes, questions u. Dec 06, 2015 watch helen mirren, aaron paul and alan rickman in the new trailer for the war drama thriller eye in the sky directed by gavin hood coming ot theaters march 11, 2016. Dec 03, 2015 helen mirren stars colonel katherine powell, a ukbased military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in kenya, africa. A producers film is endangered when his star walks off, so he decides to digitally create an actress to substitute for the star, becoming an overnight sensation that everyone thinks is a real person. Dame helen mirren was born in queen charlottes hospital in west london. Featuring alan rickmans last screen performance as a hawkish british general, gavin hoods airstrike thriller eye in the sky isnt the first film to. Xvideos celeb helen mirren in a wild sex scene free. He has to follow the dubious orders from maleficent evil people that have only greed and possessions as values in their lives. Shes also appeared in plenty of popcorn flicks, including national treasure 2, inkheart, and red, which found her.
Helen mirren biography and filmography helen mirren movies. And second, its the late alan rickmans penultimate film. Helen mirren, original name ilynea lydia mironoff, born july 26, 1945, london, england, british actress especially known for her role as detective jane tennison on the television series prime suspect 199196, 2003, 2006 and for her subtle and sympathetic portrayal of elizabeth ii in the queen 2006, for which she won an academy award. Eye in the sky opens with colonel katherine powell helen mirren, who has been tracking a radicalized british citizen working with somali terrorists for years and finally has a chance at capture.
Eye in the sky is a 2015 british thriller film starring helen mirren, aaron paul, alan rickman, and barkhad abdi. The movie that made helen mirren regret not having. Jan 07, 2016 eye in the sky stars helen mirren as colonel katherine powell, a ukbased military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in kenya. Everyone knows that actress helen mirren has had a long and successful career and won tons of awards. Helen mirren celebrity profile check out the latest helen mirren photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. When uk intelligence officer colonel katherine powell helen mirren. Complications arise when a lieutenant general alan rickman and a colonel helen mirren order a drone missile strike to take out a group of terrorists in nairobi, kenya. News and tagged aaron paul, acquisitions, drones, gavin hood, helen. Mar 24, 2016 what are the optics of killing people from far away. July 26, 1945 born and raised in london, england, helen mirren is a descendant of a russian noble familyher father was a russian. Alan rickman and helen mirren wage the drone war but the intriguing thriller eye in the sky doesnt go far enough. Most of the technologies employed in the film narrative have some basis in reality, though many are still in very early stages, or proofofconcept, and remain far from the reliable and useful technologies depicted in the film. The same year, mirren appeared in gavin hood s thriller eye in the sky 2015, in which she played as a military intelligence officer who leads a secret drone mission to capture a terrorist group living in nairobi, kenya.
Its a movie about morally complex questions and very real. Rank helen mirrens 10 best movies in this weeks total recall. Bleecker street acquires helen mirren drone warfare drama. Arthur 2011 mirren plays the lovable lushs nanny a truly terrible role, in this truly terrible remake of the dudley moore comedy. Eye in the sky official trailer 2016 helen mirren, aaron paul. The moral implications of modern warfare are confronted in. Alan rickman and helen mirren wage the drone war but the. Heres some lesserknown stuff about her that you might not have heard before. Keith bernstein bleecker street growing up in 60s and 70s south africa, eye in the sky director gavin hoods primary exposure to the idea of war was old, morally simple midcentury movies like the guns of navarone. The movie that made helen mirren regret not having children i sobbed for 20 minutes.
Its 1910 and tolstoys plummer writings have become so fundamentally progressive that his long time publisher vladimir chertov giamatti has established a small community of tolstoyans to carry on the work of the ageing leader. War movies are a genre all of their own and women dont often get. Oscar winner helen mirren bares all in love, movies. A good movie if you are like me thinking that every war is completely ridiculous. In the original, the lovable lush had a butler played by john gielgud. Through remote surveillance and ontheground intel, powell discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from capture to kill. Helen mirren grapples with remote warfare in eye in the sky. Mirren displayed her gift for steely reserve as a nononsense mob moll in this british gangster movie classic. The star of eye in the sky on drones, kendrick lamar and. Eye in the sky official trailer 2016 helen mirren, aaron. Helen mirren talks drones, feminism and jennifer lawrence. Mar 08, 2016 the movie, starring helen mirren and alan rickman, is about a targeted drone operation against alshabaab terrorists in kenya. A semisuccessful attempt to tell an emotional tale of ethics in the drone age.
The raunchy movie in which helen mirren bares it all. They have the same story premise and both are spins on drone warfare, but their similarities end there. In charge of the mission is colonel powell helen mirren, her. When you have helen mirren in your movie, you are already saying, pay attention, notes steven spielberg, who coproduced the film with oprah winfrey. Through remote surveillance and ontheground intel, powell discovers the targets are planning a. Rank helen mirrens 10 best movies movie and tv news. Dame helen mirren flashes bare bottom as she strips naked. Eye in the sky official trailer helen mirren, aaron paul.