May, 2008

• Brener books a new great film - Microwave Park, also titled Streets of Blood with Val Kilmer, Sharon Stone and 50 cent. She will be playing a very edgy role of a crack taking, gang ho, white girl living in the projects in louisiana. Film is directed by Charles Winkler, son of Irwin Winkler - who produced such hollywood classics as Raging Bull and Goodfellas shooting takes place over the next couple of months on location in Shrevport Louisiana.

April, 2008

• Brener books a supporting role in "The Dunwich Horror" for the Sci Fi Channel, she will be working alongside the legendary Dean Stockwell, working in Louisiana this month.
• Shirly books and works doing all the ADR/Post/Looping for the new Adam Sandler comedy "You Dont Mess with the Zohan"- her voice will be an integral part of many of the scenes.
• Shirly gets her own daily radio segment together with her friend and producer Lati Grobman in Radio South in Israel, they humorously chat about entertaiment and their life in Hollywood as working filmakers.
• "Girls Gone Dead", horror film where Brener is one of the leads is locked and screened and getting ready for distribution.
• Brener is interviewd for the cover story for The Jewish Journal »
March, 2008

• Shirly books the lead - Amy in "Unraveled"- a first part in a trilogy of horror films, this one in the vain of "Cabin Fever". Directed by B.C. Hickey and to be distributed by LionsGate, film will shoot in Santa Clarita and Lake Arrowhead. She is also a co-producer on this film.
• Brener gets signed by Coast to Coast for both voice-over and print divisions. The company already reps her commercially.
• Shirly is doing the coverage for Y BE 10 for "Nim's Island". She is interviewing Jodie Foster, Gerard Butler and directors Mark Levin and Jennifer Flacket.
• Shirly together with her 3 year old daughter attend the "Readalicious" event at the Hyatt in Century City to promote literacy for children. Shirly reads stories to inner-city children.
• Brener scores a blurb in the weekend edition of Daily Variety regarding her reps and her new project with De Niro. Read it here »
Feb, 2008

• Shirly does a cameo in "Autodoc" an indie about the Dadaist art movement happening in current day Riverside, she plays an up and coming IT girl actress named Veronica.
• She attends "The Eye" premiere at the Arclight Cinermadome in Hollywood.
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• Shirly wearing Versace from Mad Money premiere, makes the pages of InStyle Magazine (Germany) »
• She attends jewelry showing at the Luxe hotel in Beverly Hills
• Shirly attends Candies event at Hyde
• She attends an evening for "Bufort"- Israeli film nominated for Academy Award
• Brener is interviewed for Israel's movies portal - seret.co.il »
• Shirly attends the "Live for Sderot" event for the Israeli consulate.
Jan, 2008

• Shirly is officially announced in the press as being added as a series regular to Y BE 10 as the LA host, reporter and correspondant for entertainment news.
• Shirly attends the star studded premire of "Mad Money" in Westwood with Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise.
• Brener attends the Sundance Film Festival in Park City Utah
• Shirly attends the Rambo Premiere in Las Vegas- Planet Hollywood
Dec, 2007

• Shirly is working for the entertainment news show Y BE 10 covering the ABC/Disney TV lineups for Criminal Minds, Samantha Who?, Sexy Dirty Money, Dirt, to name a few.
• She signed with a new top agency - Global Artists (company reps series regulars on Entourage, CSI, Numbers and others)
• Shirly shoots a segment for Y BE 10 about famed paparazzi photographer E. L Woody, in the process he turns the camera on her and decides she is a rising star. Read more »
• Shirly attends the IDF (Israeli Defence Forces) charity gala dinner at the Beverly Hills Hilton.
• She does the "Young Storey Tellers"- reading writing its exciting, (program was created by JJ Abrams) charity evening that she is involved in, acting out scripts that were written by 5th graders at Castle Hights elementry school.

November, 2007

• Shirly books a job for the company PlayHut (for toys & camping equipment) she will grace the boxes of a couple of their products avail in Target, WalMart etc in Spring, '08
• She is booked as a guest in a "Chanuka Telethon" for Chabad, raising money with a pledge - special airs on Dish Network- Dec 9th.
• she attends the "Lupus Ladies Bag Luncheon" at the Beverly Wilshire and also donated 2 of her designer purses for the cause.
• She is a guest on "Radio 99".

October, 2007

• Shirly shoots “Righteous Kill” with De Niro and Pacino on location in Connecticut
Rob Dyrdek, skateboarding champ is cast as the pimp to her character- Natalya
• “Letting Go”, in which shirly is the lead opposite such up and comers as Bokeem Woodbine, Sam Golzari, and Christopher Knight, is in its final editing process, to proceed to the festival circuit beginning of 2008
• An article by E! Entertainment (Israel) is published about the actress, see it here »
Sept, 2007

• Shirly books a supporting role in the $60 million Jon Avnet ("Fried Green Tomatoes", "Sky Captain and the World of Tommorow") film - "Righteous Kill", starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino.
In this cinematic history the two giants co-star alongside each other for the first time
Brener will share screen time with both. Also in the cast: John Leguizamo, Donnie Wahlberg, 50 Cent, and Brian Dennehy.
• She attends the post Emmys HBO party, dress by Israeli designer- Galit Levi
• Brener signs with a new top management - Nine Yards, Luber/Roklin Entertainment, company’s other clients include Paul Walker, Jamie Pressley, Joss Stone and Fred Durst.

August, 2007

• "Eccentric" gets rave reviews and 'pick of the week' at LA Weekly, calling Brener's performance "Sharp".
• Shirly books and shoots another job for her homeland hosting a TV Special for Y-B-10 Entertainment News about "The Bold and the Beautiful".
• Eccentric got nominated for "Best Theatrical Show" by the LA WEEKLY awards in November.

July, 2007

• The Killing Grounds (AKA-Children of Wax) the film Shirly has a lead in opposite Armand Assante and Udo Kier is out on DVD everywhere, it got picked up by the Weinstein Co.
• "Eccentric" opens at the RipRap Theater in NoHo on July 12th for previews, Premeire is July 21st, Brener plays "Natasha" a a fantasy-like character in this provocative-sexual play.
• Brener is guest on the IDF radio station for the 4th of July.

 

June, 2007

• Shirly is a special guest at "The Tonight Show with Lior Shlayn" 100th show.
• Brener attends the red carpet premeire of "Hollywood Dream" a 5 episode documentry TV Series that she was the host r for, and that she is also interviewd in.
• Shirly booked a role in the provocative and edgy play "Eccentric" by Ernest Hemmings, scheduled to open in NOHO, at the RipRap theater in July 2007, she will play Natasha. Rehearsals to begin immediatly.
• Brener is on location in Syracuse, upstate NY shooting her role as 'Sandy' in "Session".
May, 2007

• Shirly is the Host for the finale of "Amercian Idol" for Erev-Tov -Guy-Pines (Israeli ET).
• Principal Photography of "Session" (with Steven Bauer and Bar Refaeli), The "Hollywood Reporter" announces the project with Brener as an Actress and Producer.
• Shirly attends her friend's -Autumn Reeser's (The OC) "Spring Cleaning" clothes swap.
• Shirly Attends the charity event and conducts red carpet interviews for "Lupus LA" at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
April, 2007

• Shirly is inking a deal to produce her first full length feature film. She will be collaborating with helmer Haim Bouzaglo (one of Israel's greatest directors- producers, writers of all time). The project titled "Session" is set to begin principal photography in May 2007 in Syracuse, NY. Of Course, Brener is acting in the project as well. The film stars Steven Bauer( "Scar Face", "Traffic"), Tom Bower and Bar Refaeli.
• She attends the Beverly Hills Film Festival opening night as a celeb guest.
• Shirly attends a cancer benefit for "Stage 1" foundation at the Beverly Wilshire hotel , hosted by Lance Armstrong.
March 2007

• Shirly gets a 5 page spread in the architectural magazine Grand Tour (+article).
• She is the cover girl for the weekend edition newspaper Ma'ariv (+article).
• Brener is a guest on Keshet - TV morning show.
• She is a guest twice on IDF (Galatz) radio show hosted by Rafi Reshef.
Feb, 2007

• Shirly booked the E! Entertainment correspondence for her homeland for the Academy Awards. The star studded Oscar show will follow her around and showcase her as a israeli/celeb in hollywood. She will conduct all red carpet arrivals and post parties- interviews.
• Mila books a national magazine editorial for Women's Wear Daily.
• Shirly is an attendee at the post Oscar '07 Billboard Magazine party.
Jan 2007

• Brener booked a supporting role in the new romantic comedy "Blond Ambition", again starring Jessica Simpson!, Luke Wilson, Penelope Ann Miller, Jaime Kennedy and Rachel Lee Cook. The film is in the likes of "Working Girl" and "The Devil Wears Prada", scheduled to be theatrically released in 2007 by Sony and directed by Scott Marshall- Gary Marshall's son!
• "Employee of the Month" is released to Video/DVD, Brener makes it into the "trialer/promo" again.
• Shirly attends the Golden Globes post parties
• Brener is a this month's featured celebrity Isabella.
December 2006

• Brener booked another film , in the romantic comedy titled "Moving In" together with baby Mila, they will be playing mother and daughter, director is Griff Furst, this is their second project together.
• Shirly is a guest on Air America radio on the show "Harrison on the Loose" it was broadcast on NPR (National Public Radio).
• shirly is an honorary guest of the Israeli consulate and the Mayor of Haifa for an opening for the photography exhibition in the Simon Visenthal Center about Haifa during the war.
• She books a Lead in a trailer for a film directed by Indian director Paul Mahajan, playing a devout Catholic, sensitive , beautiful Nurse.
November 2006

• Shirly booked a role in the new John Cusack film titled Brand Houser - War Inc. It stars Cusack, Sir Ben Kingsley, Marisa Tomei,Hilary Duff. Dir. is Joshua Seftel. Written by Cusac and Jeremy Pikser - also known from writing the acclaimed "Bullworth"- The Prod Company is New Crime Prod. (High Fidelity). Brener is thrilled to be joining this all star cast with Oscar Winners. She will be playing John Cusack's wife in the film. Release is in 2007.
• Brener gives an interview for the Telucan Times
• Shirly apprears in national syndicated column alongside Jennifer Aniston and the film DreamGirls.
October 2006

• Shirly gets booked on CNN to do 2 interviews, one about her favorit charity- Narconnon- a drug rehab center and the other about the political situation in Israel and her nationality and also about all her upcoming projects. Both interviews aired over 50 times after Headline News.
Watch the video »

• Shirly travles to Israel to shoot the film Honor ('Kavod') directed by helmer Haim Buzaglo, she stars opposite one of the nations biggest stars - Zeev Revah and plays an udercover cop.
• Shirly graces the cover of the magazine US in America. Out in newstands everywhere in the US.
• Shirly collaborates with a publicity event for Loreal-Israel for her hair
• She gives an extensive electornic press interview for E! Entertainment.
• Employee of the Month starring Jessica Simpson, Dane Cook and Brener is realeased October 6th nationwide in theatersopens.
• Shirly does Playboy Radio and gives a full hour interview on air.
• She is interviewd by 7 Days and Penai Plus in Israel.
• She signes with a exclusive managment company in Israel- Sharon Inc.
• Shirly does interview for Mania TV- morning show- "Wake the Hell Up".
September, 2006

• "Employee of the Month" premiers in Chinese Greuman's Theater. Shirly attends the star studded premire with a designer dress from Eva Minge- Brener also signes autographs and takes pics with fans.
• she books and shoots a supporting/cameo in "Crystal Lake" (aka. Girls Gone Dead) directed by Griff Furst and also starring Stephan Furst. Its a homage to the horror genre. Shirly loved getting brutaly murdered, it was also the first time she got a head cast.
• She is picked by Savvy.com Men's Magazine as "the one to watch"!
• "Petrified" is released on video and cable.
August, 2006

• Shirly books the Lead role in the indie film "Letting Go", directed by Jake Torem Dir. Jake Torem made his debut directing off Broadway with plays such as "Valhalla" and "Mine Games". His first feature film the provocative and controversial feature titled "Looking through Lillian", won awards at numerous festivals including Grand Prize at Houston.
• In "Letting Go", Brener plays April - a manic depressive fashion designer from NYC. The film is being shot in and around Los Angeles.
• Shirly attends the Emmy post parties with a dress from designer Eva Minge, her picture then appears in STAR magazine
• "Petrified", i nwhich she has a Lead in, gets released on video
• "The Killing Grounds" (aka - Children of Wax) in which Shirly is the Lead, opposite Armand Assante get purchased by Sony for mainly video and cable distribution.
July, 2006

• Shirly booked a commercial for LapStyle, playing a tough/sexy Catholic schoolgirl teacher. It will air on MTV/VHI starting late Aug, 06.
• Shirly Executive Produced a short film titled: Shoot with cameos by Nicki Six and Jonathan Silverman. Its a spoof on the music industry. It was #1 on IFILMS all month.
June, 2006

Brener booked a supporting role in the film "Bill"- starring Aaron Eckhart and Jessica Alba. Brener plays a nurse who takes care of Eckhart's character- Bill. The dark coming of age comedy is currently shooting in St. Louis and produced by GreenStreet Films (In The Bedroom, SwimFan, Up Town Girls). Its directed by Bernie Goldman and Melisa Wallack and set to premier at the Cannes Film Festival in Spring- 2007.
May, 2006

• Shirly booked a pilot for her homeland titled: "The Industry". She will host this show which will be a bit like The View, a bit like ET and a bit MTV. It will have stories about entertainment, fashion, lifestyle of both Hollywood and Jewish/Israeli celebes and success stories. The pilot is now in pre-production and will be shot mid July. The show will shoot in LA and broadcast abroad.
• Baby Mila booked 2 jobs: JC Penny catalogue and SarahBella boutique fashions catalogue.
April, 2006

shirly shoots a 'Cameo' for director John Herzfeld's (2 Days in the Valley) new film: The Death and Life of Bobby Z, starring Laurence Fishburne and Paul Walker. Brener plays a surfer girl involved with infamous Bobby Z in his drug trafficking of marijuana. The film is produced by Alcon Ent and Eclectic Pic and scheduled to release by Warner Bros.

Baby Mila books an editorial for Fit Pregnancy- national magazine to be featured in the Sep- Oct, 2006 issue.
March, 2006

• Brener, booked a big budget studio film starring: Jessica Simpson, Dane Cook, Andy Dick, Dax Shephard, and Eva Longoria. The film titled "Employee of the Month" is estimated at a $40 mill budget and is directed by Greg Coolidge. Shirly is excited to be involved in this funny project in the genre of 'American Pie'. The producers- Andrew Panay and Peter Abrams of Tapestry Films are knows for such hits as "Wedding Crashers" and "Serendipity". Brener plays a cute girl that shops at the local WallMart/ Costco type store, her role is hilarious! The film is currently shooting on location in New Mexico. The comedy is scheduled for a 2006 summer release.
• Shirly booked a national Honda commercial. The stylized spot is directed by Jasper Ericstam and was shot by Andrzi Sekula- former DP of "Pulp Fiction" and "Reservoir Dogs" . The spot shot in LA and is scheduled to go on air immediatly.
Feb, 2006

• Shirly booked a lead role in the film PETRIFIED shooting in LA this month, directed by Charles Band- the largest director/producer of cult horror films currently in the video market
shirly is excited to join the great team of FULLMOON FILMS, The film is scheduled to air on the Sci Fi Channel in mid 2006.
• Shirly booked a voiceover job and lends her voice to a film about XLART.
Jan, 2006

Shirly booked a supporting role in the upcoming Israeli film- 'Honor' directed by one of the greatest Israeli directors of all time- Haim Buzaglo. Buzaglo is an international award winning director with prizes from Berlin, Venice and other festivals, including winning several Israeli Academy Awards- shirly is honored to be working with him in the Mafia- Godfather inspired film. It is set to shoot in Tel- Aviv late april.
Dec, 2005

Baby Mila shoots a cover for BabyTalk magazine, a national TimeWarner publication
August 2005

Shirly booked an editorial for SELF magazine to be shot together with baby Mila.
July 2005

Shirly Brener will be MC'ing the main Benefit event of the Israeli Women's Festival in Los Angeles. Shirly will lead a lucrative evening of film, fashion, industry and women of achievement. Shirly is also one of the Festival's honorary guests. All the proceeds of the festival will be donated for women's causes and charities. The main event will take place on September 18th, 2005 at Ertetz Culture, 6170 Wilbur Ave. Tarzana, Ca 91335
June 2005

Shirly Brener shot a supporting role in a film 'Mercenary For Justice' starring action star Steven Segal, playing a reporter for a 'CNN like' channel. Producers offered Brener the role after watching her work on 'The Killing Grounds (aka - Children of Wax) '. This is Shirly's first action film. She loved shooting in a military base with tanks, explosions and helicopters. Her voice-over opens the film and carries the viewers into the main action.
April 2005

Shirly Brener shot the lead role in the feature film 'The Killing Grounds (aka - Children of Wax) '. The film also stars Armand Assante (Mambo Kings, Striptease, Gotti) and Udo Keir (Armageddon). The movie was produced by legendary producer Menahem Golan known from Cannon Group, who produced and directed over 300 films (Bloodsport, Mortal Combat). In the film she plays a German Neo- Nazi, this is Shirly's most challenging part to date as she was born in Israel and her grandmother is a Holocaust survivor. She loved that the film had an anti- hate, anti- drug, anti- racism message and dedicated many hours for this role. The film was also demanding physically as Shirly used fire arms, drove fast cars and did various stunts.
February 2005

Shirly gives birth to a baby girl- 8 lbs 4 oz, 21.5 inches, she names her Mila Brener Rubenstein, after her beloved deceased grandfather- Mila- the name means Sweetie and Industrious in Slavic Languages and Miracles in Spanish. Shirly is absolutely in love with Mila and is a very dedicated mother.
January 2005

Shirly Brener gets her first national US cover on E- Pregnancy magazine. In the shoot shirly was actually only 5 months pregnant and they had to pad her stomach for an extra pregnant look.

October 2004

Shirly Brener books the commercial print campaign for Childish Clothing- the company custom made the clothes for Gweneth Paltrow, Debra Messing and Cortney Cox.

June 2004

Shirly Brener is the spokesperson for the Israeli restaurant chain – River. It is a very controversial layout where they dress her as an institutionalized patient dinning at the restaurant. The campaign is states "River of the nights vis definitely not the river of the day".
 
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