Ms Mirren has been very busy as of late. She has a been doing publicity for the recently released and barely seen “Love Ranch”, a dismal story about the first legal Nevada brothel.  Her husband, director Taylor Hackford paired her with the great Joe Pesci and spent most of the publicity tour discussing the prospect of filming his wife in bed with another man.

In the interest of saving it’s readers some time and aggravation, the DailyHelping staff has compiled a short list of  “must see” films for anyone who wants to savor some of her lesser known, but always stimulating performances.

Age of Consent (1969), Dame Mirren’s first feature film and she’s spends a good amount of time naked.  It’s an artist seeking inspiration on a sun drenched beach tale and Helen is willing to inspire.

Excalibur (1981) is a stunning film from John Boorman. It’s the tale of King Arthur and the search for the Holy Grail. Helen Mirren leaves little to the imagination as the evil Morgana.

The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989) , not for the faint hearted, this is a must see film on it’s own merit. Luscious sets and cinematography add to the overall flavor of this quirky, at times grotesque film about a restaurant taken over by a vicious mobster. Put this at the top of any Helen Mirren list.

Having just turned 65 years of age, Helen Mirren continues to show no fear in baring her assets.  It takes a healthy bit of  personal confidence for any woman to strike a pose while in the tub, let alone for a pictorial in  “New York” magazine.

On Tuesday, Playboy Enterprises Inc. launched a website that will be cleaned up and safe to browse.  Even conscious of the implied message that their name and logo conjure, the site will go by a more palatable name.  TheSmokingJacket.com. (More like Hef, less like the Girls Next Door)

TheSmokingJacket.com will contain no nudity instead go with  humor to reach Playboy’s target demographic, men 25 to 34 years old. They also tend to send a lot of cartoons and jokes online.

“A lot of our audience logs on (to Playboy.com) after work and we saw that we were missing a golden opportunity to reach guys when they’re online the most: when they’re sitting at their desk, not working, sending e-mails to their friends,” said Jimmy Jellinek, Playboy’s editorial director.

The site, named after one of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner’s favorite pieces of clothing (silkpajamas.com was taken), won’t include the long interviews or in-depth articles found in Playboy. Think People magazine but more fun.

The site will still tease. This is still Playboy, after all and man doesn’t live on dirty viral jokes and Axe ads alone .  There will be  some pictorials that are relatively tame by comparison to the parent online magazine Playboy.com. the Playboy archives with photographs like those from the 1983 Playmate Playoffs, in which bathing suit-clad women competed in games such as a tug-of-war. The idea that you can just forget about the site while at work is somewhat foolish as well. The large print article headers still boldy declare that they can provide you with “7 Signs You’ve Given Up On Getting Laid”.

“The ideal is to be … the go-to site for those who are bored at work,” said Matt Gibbs, the lead producer of the site.

Because “Playboy” is just the kind of word that has companies putting up firewalls to keep their workers’ minds on their jobs, the only thing in the name that suggests Playboy is behind the site are the bunny ears inside the ‘o’ in “TheSmokingJacket.”

The site will be updated continually in the hopes that men will return to it throughout the work day.

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American Apparel wants you to buy this....

There is no mistaking American Apparel advertising with anyone else. (Unless of course impersonation is the goal). It  creates and prints its own advertisements with an obvious provocative edge.  Their image  is inspired by the company CEO Dov Charney.

Their print campaign is  considered to be some of the best in the retail industry and also the most  sexually charged.  The models often go without make-up and a minimal amount of clothes except for the item being sold. …like panties or a workout leotard.  Their blemishes, imperfections and often waife-like body types are what distinguish American Apparels ads from the rest.  Concern that the company is “sexualizing” under age models have led to a few bans.

Many of the models in American Apparel’s overtly sexual advertising are recruited by Charney and his marketing department.  Plucked from the street, the adult film industry or literally working in the company’s stores, the models are immortalized in grainy, poorly lit photo spreads  Some critics have labeled their models as “cocaine-chic”, and “pre-pubescent” (though Charney and American Apparel confirm that all their models are consenting adults just looking to sell a few tee-shirts).

The Daily Helping would like to provide a closer look at American Apparel’s ad style and offer two venues. One is the year old compilation put together by the website StyleCrave.com. They offer up what was at that point, the 50 Sluttiest American Apparel ads to have graced magazine, billboards or bus kiosks.

American Apparel has also provided an online archive for their models, both male and female and so if you’re a true fan of the company, you may have found yourself a personal favorite.  Valaria, for example may have wowed you with her “printed tank thong bodysuit” but her photo spread with the “Oversized Raglan cycle shorts” may come as a wonderful surprise.

It would have been a shame to have to throw the shirt away!

Click on this picture of Carmen for more of her Winter Games.