She’s been a critics’ darling and a fashion fascination for three decades. And now actress Helena Bonham Carter, 45, is the very first winner of the Anglo Fan Favorites women’s tournament, pulling out a 55-45 percent victory over Harry Potter novelist JK Rowling. Dame Maggie Smith, the 76-year-old recent Emmy winner for Downton Abbey, overwhelmed 21-year-old Emma Watson 68-32 percent in the third-place matchup.

It’s been a great year for Bonham Carter. She received an Oscar nomination and a BAFTA for playing Queen Elizabeth II‘s mother in The King’s Speech, starred in the hugely successful Harry Potter franchise finale, and was honored with the British Artist of the Year award from BAFTA Los Angeles.

Bonham Carter joins men’s champ Alan Rickman on the winner’s stand this year. Both have enjoyed diverse careers, excelling at both villains and heroes. At age 19, Helena first came to prominence as passionate, conflicted Lucy Honeychurch in the 1986 Merchant/Ivory adaptation of E.M. Forster‘s turn-of-the-century romance A Room With a View. Later, playing Ophelia in Mel Gibson‘s Hamlet showed that the beautiful ingenue could serve up some major “cray-cray,” and a legendary cinema eccentric was born. (Becoming Tim Burton‘s muse only strengthened her outré status.) And certainly portraying Bellatrix Lestrange in the globally successful Harry Potter films launched her into a new stratosphere of fame.

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Captured Lady Jane from my DVD. Enjoy 375 caps that came out. I adore Helena so little. Such a cutie face!

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Lady Jane – DVD Screencaptures

Charles Dickens’ novel Great Expectations has been reimagined for the big screen several times over, and the latest interpretation, starring Helena Bonham Carter, will begin shooting next week.

The adaptation, directed by Mike Newell (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), will commence filming on the 10 October and run for 10 weeks in the UK, with backing from Number 9 Films.

With an impressive line-up featuring, Bonham Carter as Miss Havisham, Ralph Fiennes as the convict Magwitch, and Robbie Coltrane as Jaggers, this version of the novel promises to stand tall amongst its predecessors.

Dickens’ classic has been reworked several times, most notably in recent years by Alfonso Cuarón, featuring Ethan Hawke and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Speaking about the new film Newell said: “Great Expectations has been a book that has haunted me since childhood and it is a privilege to bring to the screen one of the greatest stories in the world.”

Chris Collins, Senior Production Executive at the BFI, added: “The BFI is delighted to help make this film possible.

“Dickens’ classic story, brilliantly adapted byDavid Nicholls, along with Mike Newell’sdirection and the superb array of British acting talent suggest that this production will itself become a classic of British cinema.”

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Updated some movie stills. Enjoy them!

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The Wings of the Dove > Promotional Stills CONTAINS NUDITY
The Theory of Flight > Promotional Stills
Keep the Aspidistra Flying > Promotional Stills

I’ve added caps and clips from “Corpse Bride” DVD Extras.

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Special – Land of the living character development
Special – Animation Test
Special – Voices from the Underworld