Imitation GameQ&A with Morten Tyldum, Graham Moore, and Allen Leech

[Disclaimer: This Q/A does involve major spoilers. If you have not seen the movie, please DO NOT go forward, unless you want to be cheeky. In the meantime please check out our movie review. And please read on.]   The Imitation Game Q&A AARP: Movies for Grown-ups November 9th, 2014 In Attendance: Scott Mantz (SM) […]

Cumberbatch on the LFF red carpet – Both sides of the barrier

Dearest readers, our writer Clare and I, Cumberchicken, have had a most exciting week. We were both lucky enough to be able to attend the London Film Festival opening gala, which also happened to be the European premiere of Benedict Cumberbatch’s incredible new film The Imitation Game. Clare and I were able to experience the gala […]

Imitation Game: Man or Enigma?

                                        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, […]

Alan Turing in the 21st century

“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, […]