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 […]
Today has seen the release of this fantastic short Bafta video in which actors like James McAvoy, Hugh Dancy and Benedict Cumberbatch speak about acting and becoming an actor. And there’s some really really great stuff in there. I myself have just arrived where I always wanted to be professionally and a lot of what […]
From Parade’s End by Ford Madox Ford: “The war had made a man of him! It had coarsened him and hardened him. There was no other way to look at it. It had made him reach a point at which he would no longer stand unbearable things.” “In every man there are two minds that work side by […]
How do you eat a banana? Did you make eye contact with the man who queued at the shops earlier? Did you catch yourself looking at that girl’s nicely shaped arse on the bus this morning? There’s no shame to admit it, it happens to all of us. We decide within moments whether another human […]
Lee GrothOlson had a dream job. courtesy: cumberbuddy.tumblr.com A DREAM JOB. Who? Lee GrothOlson What? A DREAM JOB How? Talent (and location – it’s not just important in real estate, you know.) Why? Benedict Cumberbatch NEEDED her.
“Alan Turing is not outwardly very sympathetic. He’s brilliant, but the way that Benedict Cumberbatch played him showed us these guys found the right level of vulnerability, genius and the arrogance of the character, too.” – Harvey Weinstein. Although Cumberbatch is known for playing intelligent characters and cheekily says himself that he’s a crowd pleaser, […]
In 1966, screenwriter and producer Gene Roddenberry came up with a new TV series that would become one of the most popular and successful franchises in science fiction: Star Trek. Set about 300 years in the future, “The Original Series” followed the adventures of Captain James T. Kirk and his crew aboard the starship Enterprise […]
I felt quite lucky to have been able to go to London and see STID again, this time acompanied by the amazing 21st Century Symphony Orchestra and in the very impressive surrounding the Royal Albert Hall undeniably is.. The RAH filled up with a very diverse audience, we even spotted some Klingons in the stalls! Seeing […]
For the second time in the 2014 Formula One racing season, Benedict Cumberbatch conducted the post-race podium interviews with the Top 3 finishers, this time at the the conclusion of the Monaco Grand Prix. Tension between the top 2, Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton, had been discussed by those in the media already, which meant that F1 […]
(Please beware “The Yellow Birds: A Novel” spoilers!) “Afghanistan or Iraq?” One could say SHERLOCK actor Benedict Cumberbatch is experienced in life threatening situations. However he is only familiar with the commonly known “bravery of a soldier” on screen. In the past decade Benedict has played men at wartime: Lt Jimmy Langley (“Dunkirk” 2004), Major […]
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