First Night Flicks: 12 Years a Slave (2013)
12 Years a Slave (2013) Directed By: Steve McQueen Written By: John Ridley, based on the memoir by Solomon Northrup Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad Pitt Rated R for violence/cruelty, some nudity and brief sexuality Often times, directors (or studios) shy away from depicting the atrocities of our history in a way […]
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Benedict Cumberbatch & Jonny Lee Miller: Still OK, despite “cynical” feelings
In case you were under a rock, BBC televisions show, Sherlock, is one of the greatest things to exist in the last several years. The casting, the writing, the direction…everything comes together perfectly. And the the greatest coup of the show is the lead, played by the excellent Benedict Cumberbatch. CBS saw the show, and […]
In: Television: British and Canadian, Television: U.S.A. · Tagged with: benedict cumberbatch, Elementary, Jonny Lee Miller, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, Stephen Moffat
Blightyvision: “Sherlock” Series 2
Created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss Written by Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss, and Steve Thompson Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, and Andrew Scott After the ending of the first series of Sherlock, a friend tweeted desperately to Steven Moffat that clearly he forgot to deliver the next episode to the BBC. For more than […]
In: Columns, Television: British and Canadian · Tagged with: benedict cumberbatch, mark gatiss, martin freeman, modern retelling, mystery, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, the moff
Sherlock to go where no consulting detective has gone before
That headline isn’t really true. Well, sort of. The truth of the matter, as Deadline announces, is that he-of-the-most-British-name-ever, Benedict Cumberbatch, has signed on for a role in the upcoming Star Trek 2. The actor has been everywhere lately, from the second season premiere of Sherlock (which sadly won’t be in the US for a […]
In: Eyes and Ears, Movies, News · Tagged with: benedict cumberbatch, JJ Abrams, Star Trek 2
Kara’s Fan Rage of the Day: Sherlock vs. Sherlock
I love me some Sherlock Holmes. In any form. I love Basil Rathbone and Jeremy Brett’s classic takes on the stories. I love Robert Downey, Jr.’s Victorian action man and Benedict Cumberbatch’s high-functioning sociopath. Hell, I’ll even watch that one with the dinosaurs now that Netflix is streaming it. I love the fact that one […]
In: Opinions/Editorials · Tagged with: benedict cumberbatch, fanwank, Guy Ritchie, Robert Downey Jr, Sherlock Holmes, the moff
Blightyvision: “Sherlock”
Created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss Based on the books by Arthur Conan Doyle Starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman It’s all well and good for me to try and convince you that you should be excited about a second season of a show you may not have seen. I covered “Luther” last week […]
In: Columns, Television: British and Canadian · Tagged with: based on a novel, benedict cumberbatch, mark gatiss, martin freeman, Masterpiece Theatre, Sherlock, the moff
The Wibbly-Wobbly Timey-Wimey Watchlist: Coming Back Next Season!
Rather than focusing this week on one upcoming project, I’m thinking it’s time for me to tackle this news of the announcements of two shows returning soon and put a few minds (much like mine) at ease.
In: Comics, Television: British and Canadian · Tagged with: benedict cumberbatch, detective series, Idris Elba, Luther, martin freeman, mystery, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, the moff
The Wibbly-Wobbly Timey-Wimey Watchlist: “Sherlock”
No deerstalkers here, either, no sir. Steven Moffat’s been getting a lot of face-time — or perhaps that should be “name-time” — in my articles of late. But you have to admit, he’s been a busy guy over the past few years. Ruling Who-ville and continuing with other projects on the side does put him […]
In: Columns, Television: British and Canadian · Tagged with: BBC One, benedict cumberbatch, mark gatiss, martin freeman, Masterpiece Theatre, mystery, Sherlock Holmes, the moff