Munching apples with Helena Bonham Carter
Posted by Claudia on March 18, 2012 under Articles with 0 comments

‘I don’t know if this is the life for me,’ said the star when her first film was released

Last month, Helena Bonham Carter received a CBE, but 26 years ago she was promoting the first film she made – Lady Jane, Trevor Nunn’s tale of the teenage queen who ruled for nine days before being executed for refusing to say that sacramental bread was the actual flesh of Christ.

Munching on apples throughout our meeting, she was nonchalant: “If you’re a queen, you’re powerless, so I’d probably demote myself and go shopping.”

She’d completed Lady Jane 18 months earlier. “Wearing corsets all the time was completely incapacitating, as far as digestion goes,” she explained, perhaps predicting the many years of uncomfortable eating in incommodious period costume which lay ahead.

Her friends had all gone to university by the time she’d returned from suffering dyspepsia while filming on location in 11 stately homes, and she still had a mind to join them. She relished the “self-hypnosis” of acting, but, crunching away, said: “I don’t know if the life is for me. A film actor is just a victim of directors and editors.” When was the last time she really laughed? “It must have been at least six years ago,” she dead-panned, twirling an apple by its twiggy stem. Joking or not, six years matched the time since her father’s disabling stroke, which had meant that she had cooked and cared for him while only 13 years old.

She had enjoyed smashing a series of glass drinking vessels on the set of Lady Jane and felt, “it’s nice having all the audience’s sympathies manipulated towards me,” but that “pasta and a good book” were even better.

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“Dark Shadows” Official Trailer [HD]
Posted by Claudia on March 17, 2012 under Projects | Movies with 0 comments

I can’t stop laughing.

“Dark Shadows” HQ Promos
Posted by Claudia on March 15, 2012 under Projects | Movies with 0 comments

I’ve added three HQ promos from Dark Shadows which are slowly but finally coming out. Enjoy our red-orange Helena. I bet this role is gonna be something weird but fun!

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Dark Shadows > Promotional Stills

“Dark Shadows” Preview
Posted by Claudia on March 14, 2012 under Media,Projects | Movies with 1 comments

Helena Bonham Carter Makes British Power Players List
Posted by Claudia on March 13, 2012 under Articles,Media with 0 comments

Helena Bonham Carter was named one of the top 50 female power players by Britain’s Women in Film and TV organization, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The list was released on March 8 in honor of International Women’s Day.

Who’s Who in British Entertainment

Carey Mulligan, Kate Winslet, Maggie Smith and Tilda Swinton also made the list, which included executives, producers, and directors. However, notable names like Rachel Weisz of The Mummy fame and Emma Watson of Harry Potter did not make the cut.

According to The Mary Sue, a women could make the list for several reasons. She might have the ability to get a green light on a project she’s working on. She may exert significant influence on film or broadcast culture or she might have even achieved a certain amount of financial success.

Of the beauties who have made the list, Helena Bonham Carter has enjoyed a long career, spanning back to the early ’80s. According to IMDb, she gained prominence in a Room with a View and was a common fixture in Merchant Ivory films. As well, these films and her delicate looks earned her the nickname “English Rose.” In the Harry Potter films she played Bellatrix Lestrange, which showed the range of her acting abilities and her quirky side.

Helena Bonham Carter: Her Look

Although Carter is known for her quirky makeup on-screen, the fresh-face beauty has exemplified the peaches and cream-type beauty that many British actresses and celebrities are famous for. Her smooth skin usually bears the traces of light ivory-colored foundation topped with powder to set it and dusted with just a touch of rose-colored blush. Her strong brows draw attention to her eyes, which she very often plays up with a bit of light eye shadow on the brow bone of her eyes and a darker shade in the crease and around the bottom lash area. Most of the time, the actress wears long, curly hair down in near ringlets or up, piled on her head in a bundle of curls and braids to add visual interest.

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Rufus Wainwright – Bonham Carter Strips Off For Wainwright’s New Video
Posted by Claudia on March 10, 2012 under News & Rumors with 6 comments

Singer Rufus Wainwright asked his friend Helena Bonham Carter to star in his new music video and he convinced the British actress to strip off for the racy promo.

The musician wanted a video to remember for his latest single Out Of The Game, and the Harry Potter star had no qualms about being filmed in her underwear.

He tells Britain’s The Sun, “It features the two of us being naughty in the library. We have been friends for years. Not only is she very beautiful, very glamorous, but she is also incredibly funny.

“At the end of the video she is basically wearing a bra. So I very much appreciate her friendship for furthering my career.”

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