Note: This is a spoiler-free description of what’s inside the 2nd edition of the “Hamlet Souvenir Programme” avail. to buy for £8.50 at The Barbican Theatre in London or at the Barbican Online Shop with additional shipping fees. How do you define “spoiler-fee”, you may ask. That’s to say any visual details specifically regarding costumes; […]
This summer, thousands of us Cumberfans will descend upon London to see Benedict Cumberbatch in Hamlet. This is, of course, terribly exciting for all of us! Some are seeing Benedict live for the first time ever. Many of us are theatre novices. And then there’s the play: Hamlet. Probably Shakespeare’s most famous play. Maybe you’re […]
Graham Moore’s Oscar award win is just over a month ago and with its Blu-Ray/DVD and iTunes releases, it’s about time to look at “The Imitation Game”’s historical accuracy. I won’t tear this important piece of film-making apart, don’t worry. The following won’t be a scientific piece of work including all the details and sources […]
Marvel has finally announced Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange. Now you’re wondering who the hell that is and what does he have to do with the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Pamela and I are here to tell you that he ain’t no Harry Potter. Let our Doctor Strange Starter Kit (part 1) enlighten you.
We recently spent two weeks traveling around Southern England and couldn’t pass up the chance to visit Bletchley Park, just north of London. Our visit happened to coincide with the opening of the The Imitation Game exhibition, which celebrates Benedict’s most recent film. Our staff writer Aki already did a wonderful write up about visiting […]
Benedict Cumberbatch is in a good place. He is in demand, working almost non-stop and repeatedly names his job “an embarrassment of riches”. Which it is when you’re friends with Harvey Weinstein and put in front line of next year’s Academy Awards with Alan Turing drama “The Imitation Game” (UK cinecast Oct. 8th, UK release […]
Imitation Game: Man or Enigma? “Are you paying attention?” Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) says glaring down in a cold, gloomy police station interrogation room “You think you are in control of what will happen, […]
Sometimes I think Alan Turing’s sexual orientation shouldn’t be as much of a mention as it often is. He shouldn’t be known as a homosexual in the first place but instead as the extraordinary code-breaking, brilliant individual he was, thinking ahead of the time he lived in. Then again, Turing’s sexuality shaped his life and […]
“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players; they have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts,” (William Shakespeare, „The Seven Ages Of Man“, excerpt read by Benedict Cumberbatch) Benedict Cumberbatch jokingly mentioned that “little play” of his in a “little town called […]
Happy, Happy Birthday to Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch! What better way to celebrate the actor than to reflect upon his 38 years of existence? His transformation from theater actor, radio player, and now big screen mega star and all around humble guy is simply amazing. Enjoy this video as much as we did. Many […]
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