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 […]
Written by Lisibelle87 on 10 July 2014. 1 comment »
Category: Film & TV, History
Tags: Benedict Cumberbatch, Books, Films, Ford Madox Ford, Imperial War Museum, Parade's End, World War I, YouTube
“…reading is one of the joys of life, and once you begin, you can’t stop, and you’ve got so many stories to look forward to.” Having worked in primary and elementary education for nearly a decade, I have to say one of the traits I admire most about Benedict Cumberbatch is his love of reading. […]
Written by Lisibelle87 on 25 June 2014. No comments »
Category: Books, Quotes
Tags: Benedict Cumberbatch, Books, Little Red Hen, Penguin Books, Quotes, YouTube
In what seems a repeat of a work ethic that brought him worldwide attention, commercial success and critical acclaim, Benedict Cumberbatch’s name was added to another movie project scheduled for 2015 release, hot on the heels of the “The Yellow Birds” cast announcement.
Written by Lisibelle87 on 21 May 2014. 1 comment »
Category: Film & TV
Tags: Benedict Cumberbatch, Black Mass, Books, Dakota Johnson, Johnny Depp, Movie, Roles
Over the weekend at Oz Comic-Con in Adelaide, Australia, actor (and book aficionado) Benedict Cumberbatch was quoted as saying that “prisoners should be given books,” encouraging the audience to “send books to prisoners.” While Americans (like me) may have first thought their favourite TV detective was just being considerate of those serving time […]
Written by Lisibelle87 on 8 April 2014. 3 comments »
Category: Books, Film & TV, Social & Political
Tags: Benedict Cumberbatch, Books, Prison, Volunteer
Sometimes you come across something so deliciously random, you just have to share it. In 2010 Benedict Cumberbatch reviewed several books for the Richard & Judy show. This conveniently took place in the grounds of a gorgeous Greek hotel in Mykonos and, luckily for us, was captured on camera. Exhibit A, Benedict’s review of the […]
Written by Cumberchicken on 6 April 2014. No comments »
Category: Books, Places
Tags: Books, Funny, Greece