Few actors of his generation can stake a claim to such a diverse array of productions as Benedict Cumberbatch. The Emmy-winning actor and past Oscar nominee has played everyone from Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Strange to Star Trek villain Khan, Julian Assange, Alan Turing (who brought him an Oscar nomination for “The Imitation Game”), and even Hamlet.
“It used to be just about challenging expectations and trying to do something unconventional to keep myself fresh, because of the amount of exposure I’ve had,” Cumberbatch told Indiewire in November 2021 about his wide-ranging resume. “I didn’t want to keep turning up as fast-talking posh English people. That used to be the main driver. But now it’s much more about the people I get to work with.”
Using that mantra as a guide is how Cumberbatch perhaps found his best role yet: the fearsome, bitter, and repressed rancher Phil Burbank...
“It used to be just about challenging expectations and trying to do something unconventional to keep myself fresh, because of the amount of exposure I’ve had,” Cumberbatch told Indiewire in November 2021 about his wide-ranging resume. “I didn’t want to keep turning up as fast-talking posh English people. That used to be the main driver. But now it’s much more about the people I get to work with.”
Using that mantra as a guide is how Cumberbatch perhaps found his best role yet: the fearsome, bitter, and repressed rancher Phil Burbank...
- 7/11/2024
- by Chris Beachum, Christopher Rosen and Misty Holland
- Gold Derby
Remaking established properties under a new vision is common in Hollywood. However, seeing a beloved modern classic get that treatment so quickly has become a problem for many stories. Despite The Talented Mr. Ripley only reaching its 25th anniversary this year, Steve Zaillian adapts Patricia Highsmith’s novel once again. Netflix’s new series, simply titled Ripley, follows the plot of the novel in more detail. Gone are the sun-soaked villas of Italy in favor of sterilized black-and-white photography. The slow and methodical series dips into the exacting and careful actions of a psychopath. Andrew Scott’s Tom is not fun. Instead, he’s a calculating murderer and destroyer. The result is a very different, but rewarding take on the iconic character.
Ripley. Andrew Scott as Tom Ripley in Episode 101. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2024 Ripley The Plot
Set in the 1960s, Thomas Ripley (Scott) finds himself without money and struggling...
Ripley. Andrew Scott as Tom Ripley in Episode 101. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2024 Ripley The Plot
Set in the 1960s, Thomas Ripley (Scott) finds himself without money and struggling...
- 4/4/2024
- by Alan French
- FandomWire
The second episode of 3 Body Problem shows Ye Wenjie’s journey as she develops contempt for humankind and its inherently invasive nature. As she sends a message of invitation to an unknown alien species to conquer the planet, the plot finally reveals one of the major themes of the series. The mysterious events happening on Earth are indeed associated with an extraterrestrial entity. Because of the revelation of an alien presence, it finally makes sense why Auggie was plagued with hallucinations of the countdown, and as soon as she puts an end to her research, the image disappears. Jin, on the other hand, explores the game inside the VR headgear. The NPCs inside the game inform Jin of her mission to help the civilization survive an apocalypse during the chaotic period of the planet. It seems the game is invite-only, and when Jack puts on the headgear, an AI beheads him in the game.
- 3/21/2024
- by Shrey Ashley Philip
- Film Fugitives
Embark on a fascinating journey into the realm of artificial intelligence with “Professor Mike Wooldridge – The Truth about AI,” a special edition of the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures airing on BBC Four on Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at 8:00 Pm. Renowned Professor Mike Wooldridge takes the helm, unraveling the mysteries of AI and drawing captivating comparisons between the mechanics of artificial intelligence and the intricacies of the human brain.
In this illuminating episode, viewers are treated to a deep dive into the roots of AI, with Professor Wooldridge shedding light on how the visionary Alan Turing crafted a test to determine whether a machine, through answering a series of questions, could convincingly pass as a human. The lecture promises to be an engaging exploration of the history, evolution, and potential future of AI, presented in a manner that captivates both tech enthusiasts and those new to the field.
Tune in to BBC...
In this illuminating episode, viewers are treated to a deep dive into the roots of AI, with Professor Wooldridge shedding light on how the visionary Alan Turing crafted a test to determine whether a machine, through answering a series of questions, could convincingly pass as a human. The lecture promises to be an engaging exploration of the history, evolution, and potential future of AI, presented in a manner that captivates both tech enthusiasts and those new to the field.
Tune in to BBC...
- 12/20/2023
- by Posts UK
- TV Everyday
Elon Musk touched down in his private jet at Luton airport outside London on Tuesday ahead of the UK’s two-day artificial intelligence safety summit, which kicks off on Wednesday.
The Tesla and SpaceX tech billionaire was a late announced addition to the roster of some 200 participants expected to gather in Bletchley Park, the historic base of the UK’s World War Two codebreakers, which was captured on the big screen in Alan Turing bio pic The Imitation Game.
Other high-profile attendees will include U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Microsoft President Brad Smith, Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT developer OpenAI, and UK AI guru Demis Hassabis at Google’s Deepmind. (scroll down for full list).
The AI Safety Summit event, which is being billed as the first global conference of this stature on AI safety, has been spearheaded by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak...
The Tesla and SpaceX tech billionaire was a late announced addition to the roster of some 200 participants expected to gather in Bletchley Park, the historic base of the UK’s World War Two codebreakers, which was captured on the big screen in Alan Turing bio pic The Imitation Game.
Other high-profile attendees will include U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Microsoft President Brad Smith, Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT developer OpenAI, and UK AI guru Demis Hassabis at Google’s Deepmind. (scroll down for full list).
The AI Safety Summit event, which is being billed as the first global conference of this stature on AI safety, has been spearheaded by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak...
- 10/31/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
In an era when artificial intelligence is reshaping industries, a surprising contender has emerged – the world of animated storytelling. From “Snow White” to “Toy Story,” The Walt Disney Company and Pixar have been known to be pioneers in animation. Now, with AI-driven tools like Dall-e 3, Bing Image Creator, Stable Diffusion, and Midjourney taking center stage, Disney and Pixar find themselves both intrigued and challenged by this new age of digital artistry.
The Buzz about Disney AI Posters
While Mickey Mouse was drawn with pencils and paper, today’s characters can be conceived by algorithms and trained datasets. The internet is abuzz with Disney AI posters, which are undeniably fascinating renditions of what seems to be Disney’s next animation. These posters, forged by the union of human creativity and machine precision, embody an unexpected blend of nostalgia and modernity.
Related: 10 Best Disney Princess Movies in Order, Ranked by Viewers
For Pixar,...
The Buzz about Disney AI Posters
While Mickey Mouse was drawn with pencils and paper, today’s characters can be conceived by algorithms and trained datasets. The internet is abuzz with Disney AI posters, which are undeniably fascinating renditions of what seems to be Disney’s next animation. These posters, forged by the union of human creativity and machine precision, embody an unexpected blend of nostalgia and modernity.
Related: 10 Best Disney Princess Movies in Order, Ranked by Viewers
For Pixar,...
- 10/18/2023
- by Buddy TV
- buddytv.com
From the eight-time Oscar nominee “The Imitation Game” to the Korean revenge thriller “I Saw the Devil,” free streaming service Plex is giving audiences new and varied reasons to keep coming back to its library of over 50,000 titles.
As we ring in October, check out The Streamable’s top picks and build your to-watch list from all of the titles coming to the streamer this month!
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The gripping biopic “Experimenter” arrives to Plex to start the month. Based on the true story of social psychologist Stanley Milgram, the film focuses on the 1961 behavior experiments at Yale University that tested the willingness of ordinary humans to obey an authority figure while administering electric shocks to strangers, as well as the aftermath of the experiments and the public outcry of their ethics.
As we ring in October, check out The Streamable’s top picks and build your to-watch list from all of the titles coming to the streamer this month!
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The gripping biopic “Experimenter” arrives to Plex to start the month. Based on the true story of social psychologist Stanley Milgram, the film focuses on the 1961 behavior experiments at Yale University that tested the willingness of ordinary humans to obey an authority figure while administering electric shocks to strangers, as well as the aftermath of the experiments and the public outcry of their ethics.
- 9/29/2023
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Editor’s Note: This review was originally published at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. Bleecker Street will open “One Life” in select theaters March 15, 2024.
Like OBEs, middlebrow British prestige biopics symbolize a desire to raise national morale by bestowing laurels upon an extraordinary individual. These subjects require no special case-making, for their efforts speak for themselves. The result tends to be patronizingly risk-averse, as story dots are joined with the goal of spoon-feeding a historic achievement to the masses. An inspirational message becomes a claim to contemporary relevance while a popular actor leads the charge towards awards recognition.
What sets Anthony Hopkins as Sir Nicholas Winton aside from Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing in “The Imitation Game” and Eddie Redmayne as Steven Hawking in “The Theory of Everything,” is that while these two men are known for their scientific inventions, Winton acted from an instinctive desire to do something humane.
Like OBEs, middlebrow British prestige biopics symbolize a desire to raise national morale by bestowing laurels upon an extraordinary individual. These subjects require no special case-making, for their efforts speak for themselves. The result tends to be patronizingly risk-averse, as story dots are joined with the goal of spoon-feeding a historic achievement to the masses. An inspirational message becomes a claim to contemporary relevance while a popular actor leads the charge towards awards recognition.
What sets Anthony Hopkins as Sir Nicholas Winton aside from Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing in “The Imitation Game” and Eddie Redmayne as Steven Hawking in “The Theory of Everything,” is that while these two men are known for their scientific inventions, Winton acted from an instinctive desire to do something humane.
- 9/9/2023
- by Sophie Monks Kaufman
- Indiewire
Shaken, stirred, or even streamed, spy movies make up many of the most exciting, edge-of-your-seat stories the movies have to offer. From the harrowing heights of the “Mission: Impossible” franchise to the suave savvy of six James Bonds, espionage has become the thematic ground on which some of cinema’s most epic dramas, thrillers, and comedies are built. Even films primarily centered on other subject matter make frequent use of spy drama beats, proving it’s a bedrock source for onscreen entertainment.
The espionage genre is as old as filmmaking itself with silent spy movies set against the backdrop of World War I (1914’s “The German Spy Peril” is on YouTube) testing the medium’s limitations early in the 20th century. Literary works inspired many more of the spy movies to follow. Over the years, filmmakers have repeatedly adapted the works of John le Carré, Robert Ludlum, Ian Fleming, and...
The espionage genre is as old as filmmaking itself with silent spy movies set against the backdrop of World War I (1914’s “The German Spy Peril” is on YouTube) testing the medium’s limitations early in the 20th century. Literary works inspired many more of the spy movies to follow. Over the years, filmmakers have repeatedly adapted the works of John le Carré, Robert Ludlum, Ian Fleming, and...
- 8/24/2023
- by Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
Being stupid, as the saying goes, is like being dead – you’re oblivious either way, so it’s only really a problem for the people around you. The people around TV documentarian Philomena Cunk therefore, have a major problem.
At the end of January this year, America met Cunk properly for the first time when new show Cunk on Earth arrived on Netflix US. A documentary series follow-up to 2018’s Cunk on Britain, it’s an ambitious attempt to sum up the history of humankind in five half-hour episodes, made even more ambitious by the fact that it’s presented by a total moron.
A deliberate total moron, let’s be clear. Some apparently still aren’t clear that Philomena Cunk is not a real TV presenter but a character played by British comedy actor Diane Morgan. When Morgan appeared on US chat show Late Night With Seth Meyers earlier this year,...
At the end of January this year, America met Cunk properly for the first time when new show Cunk on Earth arrived on Netflix US. A documentary series follow-up to 2018’s Cunk on Britain, it’s an ambitious attempt to sum up the history of humankind in five half-hour episodes, made even more ambitious by the fact that it’s presented by a total moron.
A deliberate total moron, let’s be clear. Some apparently still aren’t clear that Philomena Cunk is not a real TV presenter but a character played by British comedy actor Diane Morgan. When Morgan appeared on US chat show Late Night With Seth Meyers earlier this year,...
- 6/30/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Keira Knightley has said she felt “caged” after being in the blockbuster film franchise Pirates of the Caribbean.
The double Oscar nominee, 37, starred in the first film, The Curse of the Black Pearl, in 2003, alongside Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom.
She played heroine Elizabeth Swann in that movie and three sequels.
Her character goes through a transition from daughter of a gentlemen to pirate while pursuing a romance with Bloom’s character Will Turner, a blacksmith’s apprentice, until her last outing in 2017’s Dead Men Tell No Tales.
She told Harper’s Bazaar UK: “[Elizabeth] was the object of everybody’s lust, not that she doesn’t have a lot of fight in her, but it was interesting coming from being really tomboyish to getting projected as quite the opposite.
“I felt very constrained, I felt very stuck, so the roles afterwards were about trying to break out of that.
The double Oscar nominee, 37, starred in the first film, The Curse of the Black Pearl, in 2003, alongside Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom.
She played heroine Elizabeth Swann in that movie and three sequels.
Her character goes through a transition from daughter of a gentlemen to pirate while pursuing a romance with Bloom’s character Will Turner, a blacksmith’s apprentice, until her last outing in 2017’s Dead Men Tell No Tales.
She told Harper’s Bazaar UK: “[Elizabeth] was the object of everybody’s lust, not that she doesn’t have a lot of fight in her, but it was interesting coming from being really tomboyish to getting projected as quite the opposite.
“I felt very constrained, I felt very stuck, so the roles afterwards were about trying to break out of that.
- 3/8/2023
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - Film
When you look at his body of work, it’s hard to believe Rory Kinnear is only 44: the man’s covered a hell of a lot of ground. He’s earned his place as a household name with roles like Tanner – M’s efficient Chief of Staff in several Bond films including Skyfall – and Detective Nock in Alan Turing biopic The Imitation Game, but while many actors would be rightly chuffed to bag these roles, they’re merely the tip of Kinnear’s acting iceberg.
Few actors, for instance, can claim to be responsible for a scene that has been burned onto our retinas, never to be forgotten, no matter how hard we try. For Rory Kinnear, that scene is in Black Mirror episode ‘The National Anthem’, the very first instalment of this disturbing dystopian anthology series, where he plays a Prime Minister forced into doing the dirty...
Few actors, for instance, can claim to be responsible for a scene that has been burned onto our retinas, never to be forgotten, no matter how hard we try. For Rory Kinnear, that scene is in Black Mirror episode ‘The National Anthem’, the very first instalment of this disturbing dystopian anthology series, where he plays a Prime Minister forced into doing the dirty...
- 1/25/2023
- by Lauravickersgreen
- Den of Geek
On 9 November 1955, the world’s media crowded into a fourth-floor flat in South Kensington in London, their cameras trained on a self-assured man in his forties, speaking with the clipped accent and unshakeable confidence that is drilled into a certain class of British male through years of expensive schooling. He answers the questions posed by his American interviewer with few words, sometimes accompanied by the flicker of a smile, a slight air of ennui, as if he is bored with the whole charade.
His name is Harold Adrian Russell Philby, known to his friends, and now the world, as Kim. The interviewer asks whether Philby is satisfied with his newly clean reputation, now that he has been ruled out as “the so-called third man” – the mole thought to have tipped off British agents-turned-Soviet spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean, allowing the pair to defect to the Ussr in 1951. After Philby gives a brief assent,...
His name is Harold Adrian Russell Philby, known to his friends, and now the world, as Kim. The interviewer asks whether Philby is satisfied with his newly clean reputation, now that he has been ruled out as “the so-called third man” – the mole thought to have tipped off British agents-turned-Soviet spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean, allowing the pair to defect to the Ussr in 1951. After Philby gives a brief assent,...
- 12/8/2022
- by Katie Rosseinsky
- The Independent - TV
On 9 November 1955, the world’s media crowded into a fourth-floor flat in South Kensington in London, their cameras trained on a self-assured man in his forties, speaking with the clipped accent and unshakeable confidence that is drilled into a certain class of British male through years of expensive schooling. He answers the questions posed by his American interviewer with few words, sometimes accompanied by the flicker of a smile, a slight air of ennui, as if he is bored with the whole charade.
His name is Harold Adrian Russell Philby, known to his friends, and now the world, as Kim. The interviewer asks whether Philby is satisfied with his newly clean reputation, now that he has been ruled out as “the so-called third man” – the mole thought to have tipped off British agents-turned-Soviet spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean, allowing the pair to defect to the Ussr in 1951. After Philby gives a brief assent,...
His name is Harold Adrian Russell Philby, known to his friends, and now the world, as Kim. The interviewer asks whether Philby is satisfied with his newly clean reputation, now that he has been ruled out as “the so-called third man” – the mole thought to have tipped off British agents-turned-Soviet spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean, allowing the pair to defect to the Ussr in 1951. After Philby gives a brief assent,...
- 12/8/2022
- by Katie Rosseinsky
- The Independent - TV
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Morten Tyldum, the Norwegian director of The Imitation Game, Headhunters and Passengers, has signed on to direct Ibelin, based on the true-story of Norwegian gamer Mats Steen.
Steen, who suffered from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, died in 2014 at the age of 25. On the day of his funeral, held in a chapel in Oslo, people from all over Europe showed up to pay tribute to Mats, who they knew by his World of Warcraft handle Ibelin, giving heartfelt speeches about how he had enriched and changed their lives. On the surface, Mats Steen lived an isolated and lonely life alone with his parents. Online, he helped create and support a global community that transcended age, geography and time.
“Ever since hearing about Mats and meeting his family, this is a story I felt needed to be shared with the world,” Tyldum said in a statement.
Morten Tyldum, the Norwegian director of The Imitation Game, Headhunters and Passengers, has signed on to direct Ibelin, based on the true-story of Norwegian gamer Mats Steen.
Steen, who suffered from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, died in 2014 at the age of 25. On the day of his funeral, held in a chapel in Oslo, people from all over Europe showed up to pay tribute to Mats, who they knew by his World of Warcraft handle Ibelin, giving heartfelt speeches about how he had enriched and changed their lives. On the surface, Mats Steen lived an isolated and lonely life alone with his parents. Online, he helped create and support a global community that transcended age, geography and time.
“Ever since hearing about Mats and meeting his family, this is a story I felt needed to be shared with the world,” Tyldum said in a statement.
- 11/14/2022
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It will take some time before the monarch on British currency changes over.
On Tuesday, the Bank of England announced that they expect to rollout new banknotes featuring the portrait of newly crowned King Charles III by mid-2024.
Read More: King Charles’ New Official Photo Revealed, See How He’s Honouring His Parents
According to Bloomberg, the central bank also said that they will reveal the new portrait of the King to be featured on the updated notes by year’s end.
No additional changes to the polymer £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes will be made, beside the change in portrait from the late Queen Elizabeth II to her son.
Elizabeth, who died this month after reigning as monarch for 70 years, has been featured on U.K. banknotes since 1960, eight years after she was crowned in 1952.
Prior to 1960, Bank of England notes did not generally depict the monarch.
Current notes with Elizabeth’s...
On Tuesday, the Bank of England announced that they expect to rollout new banknotes featuring the portrait of newly crowned King Charles III by mid-2024.
Read More: King Charles’ New Official Photo Revealed, See How He’s Honouring His Parents
According to Bloomberg, the central bank also said that they will reveal the new portrait of the King to be featured on the updated notes by year’s end.
No additional changes to the polymer £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes will be made, beside the change in portrait from the late Queen Elizabeth II to her son.
Elizabeth, who died this month after reigning as monarch for 70 years, has been featured on U.K. banknotes since 1960, eight years after she was crowned in 1952.
Prior to 1960, Bank of England notes did not generally depict the monarch.
Current notes with Elizabeth’s...
- 9/27/2022
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Is “Stranger Things” veering into a possible coming-out story?
The hit Netflix tween sci-fi series returned for Season 4 last week, and viewers are speculating that fan-favorite Will (Noah Schnapp) may be queer. From Will’s science project on gay mathematician Alan Turing to rebuffing a female classmate’s footsie advances, the character has been at the center of debate.
While Will’s relationship with Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) has never veered toward the romantic, perhaps Will and Mike (Finn Wolfhard) are really the “Stranger Things” couple to ship. Or are we totally Upside Down About it?
Schnapp recently told Variety in an interview alongside co-star Millie Bobby Brown that showrunners the Duffer Brothers “never really address it or blatantly say how Will is” when it comes to his character’s sexuality.
“I think that’s the beauty of it, that it’s just up to the audience’s interpretation, if...
The hit Netflix tween sci-fi series returned for Season 4 last week, and viewers are speculating that fan-favorite Will (Noah Schnapp) may be queer. From Will’s science project on gay mathematician Alan Turing to rebuffing a female classmate’s footsie advances, the character has been at the center of debate.
While Will’s relationship with Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) has never veered toward the romantic, perhaps Will and Mike (Finn Wolfhard) are really the “Stranger Things” couple to ship. Or are we totally Upside Down About it?
Schnapp recently told Variety in an interview alongside co-star Millie Bobby Brown that showrunners the Duffer Brothers “never really address it or blatantly say how Will is” when it comes to his character’s sexuality.
“I think that’s the beauty of it, that it’s just up to the audience’s interpretation, if...
- 6/1/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Will Byers is keeping his sexuality private—even from the actor who plays him, Noah Schnapp. Following the season four premiere of Stranger Things, fans questioned whether the teen character is LGBTQ+ after he chose gay mathematician Alan Turing as his hero for a school presentation. Additionally, Will makes cryptic remarks about being scared to "open up" to a close friend out of fears they will reject you. Despite these apparent signs, Schnapp is hesitant to put a label on Will's sexuality. He tells Variety that he's leaving that decision up to the writers, led by creators Matt and Ross Duffer, saying, "I feel like they never...
- 5/31/2022
- E! Online
Spoiler Alert: This story discusses plot points of Season 4 of “Stranger Things,” currently streaming on Netflix.
With 16 main characters, at least a dozen new characters, and five major locations — including a prison in Soviet-era Russia and a converted underground missile silo somewhere in the American West — it’s frankly surprising that Season 4 of “Stranger Things” has any time to explore quiet moments of personal growth. But anyone tracking the journey of Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) over the course of the show has noticed that the kid who survived the Upside Down has struggled to reconnect with his old Dungeons and Dragons buddies for reasons that don’t seem to have much to do with being captured by a demogorgon from an alternate dimension.
Namely, Will seems like he’s gay and struggling to come out.
That impression has only grown stronger in Season 4. In the first episode, Will and Eleven...
With 16 main characters, at least a dozen new characters, and five major locations — including a prison in Soviet-era Russia and a converted underground missile silo somewhere in the American West — it’s frankly surprising that Season 4 of “Stranger Things” has any time to explore quiet moments of personal growth. But anyone tracking the journey of Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) over the course of the show has noticed that the kid who survived the Upside Down has struggled to reconnect with his old Dungeons and Dragons buddies for reasons that don’t seem to have much to do with being captured by a demogorgon from an alternate dimension.
Namely, Will seems like he’s gay and struggling to come out.
That impression has only grown stronger in Season 4. In the first episode, Will and Eleven...
- 5/30/2022
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
This article is filled with Stranger Things season 4 spoilers! We have a spoiler free review here.
To help you avoid spoilers, we’ve separated this guide by episode.
Are you the type of Stranger Things viewer who likes to spot things in the background of each shot, like movie posters or toys that evoke nostalgia for the ’80s? The production designer and others behind the scenes of the much-beloved Netflix series take great pains to make each prop historically accurate, and the writers make sure that any reference uttered by the characters is something someone from that decade would actually say.
As we did for season 2 and season 3, we’ve collected here all of the Easter eggs that you may or may not have noticed sprinkled throughout Stranger Things season 4. We’ve arranged the list by episode so that you can follow along as you view each particular installment. Feel...
To help you avoid spoilers, we’ve separated this guide by episode.
Are you the type of Stranger Things viewer who likes to spot things in the background of each shot, like movie posters or toys that evoke nostalgia for the ’80s? The production designer and others behind the scenes of the much-beloved Netflix series take great pains to make each prop historically accurate, and the writers make sure that any reference uttered by the characters is something someone from that decade would actually say.
As we did for season 2 and season 3, we’ve collected here all of the Easter eggs that you may or may not have noticed sprinkled throughout Stranger Things season 4. We’ve arranged the list by episode so that you can follow along as you view each particular installment. Feel...
- 5/28/2022
- by Michael Ahr
- Den of Geek
Dominque Jackson, Alex Newell, Leslie Jordan and Ross Mathews will be celebrating Pride Month with Discovery+ this year. The four have been announced as guest narrators for the upcoming docuseries “The Book of Queer,” set to launch on the streaming service June 2.
The upcoming special event series — which has its first-look featurette above —will feature five episodes, each of which tells the story of multiple historic and groundbreaking queer individuals throughout history. The subjects of the episodes span people that have lived across thousands of years, and include politicians, artists, activists, scientists and world leaders. Some of the names include: ancient Greek poet Sappho, Alexander the Great, King James, Joan of Arc, Akhenaten, Lenardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Alan Turning, Josephine Baker, Stormé DeLarverie, Sylvia Rivera, Eleanor Roosevelt, Gilbert Baker, Harvey Milk, Marsha P. Johnson, Ma Rainey and Bayard Rustin.
Each episode features reenactments and recreations of several subjects’ lives, featuring...
The upcoming special event series — which has its first-look featurette above —will feature five episodes, each of which tells the story of multiple historic and groundbreaking queer individuals throughout history. The subjects of the episodes span people that have lived across thousands of years, and include politicians, artists, activists, scientists and world leaders. Some of the names include: ancient Greek poet Sappho, Alexander the Great, King James, Joan of Arc, Akhenaten, Lenardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Alan Turning, Josephine Baker, Stormé DeLarverie, Sylvia Rivera, Eleanor Roosevelt, Gilbert Baker, Harvey Milk, Marsha P. Johnson, Ma Rainey and Bayard Rustin.
Each episode features reenactments and recreations of several subjects’ lives, featuring...
- 4/27/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
On the south side of Chicago, there’s a small shop at the end of a quiet, snowy street. Its proprietor, a man named Leonard Burling (Mark Rylance), makes suits. Please don’t refer to this courtly English gentleman as a tailor, however — he spent many years apprenticing on Savile Row as a “cutter,” which is a very different skill set, indeed. When Burling eventually left his native country, he set up shop in the Windy City and made a name for himself as a provider of beautiful suits for a discerning clientele.
- 3/17/2022
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
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Spring is almost here, but as we wait inside for the season to truly bloom, there are a ton of fantastic movies and documentaries just waiting to be discovered. If you’re looking to save a little coin, luckily Plex TV is a free option that will keep you entertained without breaking the bank. Spring into Plex for the best entertainment options streaming today!
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Spring is almost here, but as we wait inside for the season to truly bloom, there are a ton of fantastic movies and documentaries just waiting to be discovered. If you’re looking to save a little coin, luckily Plex TV is a free option that will keep you entertained without breaking the bank. Spring into Plex for the best entertainment options streaming today!
Plex is a globally available one-stop-shop streaming service offering 50,000+ free titles and 200+ free-to-stream live TV channels, from the biggest names in entertainment, including Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM), Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, Lionsgate, Legendary, AMC, A+E, Crackle, and Reuters. Plex is the only streaming service that lets users manage their personal media alongside a continuously growing library of free third-party entertainment spanning all genres, interests, and mediums including podcasts, music, and more. With a highly customizable interface and smart recommendations...
- 3/16/2022
- by Nick Harley
- Den of Geek
Graham Moore has had something of a meteoric rise — if ten years counts as a meteoric rise, that is — as a published author-turned-filmmaker. Beginning with a well-regarded, commercially successful, historical detective novel, The Sherlockian, more than a decade ago, Moore followed that just a few years later with a Best Adapted Screenplay win for The Imitation Game, the Benedict Cumberbatch-starring biopic about the short, brilliant, tragic life of mid-20th-century British mathematician Alan Turing, at the 2015 Academy Awards. From there, it’s been a hop, skip, and a long jump to Moore’s feature-film directing debut, The Outfit, a delightfully arch, serpentine crime drama starring another Oscar winner and minimalist master, Mark Rylance, as a Saville Row-trained “cutter” (a...
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- 3/16/2022
- Screen Anarchy
The BAFTAs are one of the best predictors of who will win Best Actor category at the Oscars. In the past decade, nine of the 10 BAFTA champs went on to take the Oscar. The current frontrunner in both races is Will Smith (“King Richard”). But he has a strong rival in Benedict Cumberbatch for his layered portrayal of Phil Burbank in Jane Campion’s intoxicating neo-western, “The Power of The Dog.”
The one BAFTA winner that didn’t repeat at the Oscars was the English actor Chiwetel Ejiofor for “12 Years a Slave”; he lost to Matthew McConaughey, who was ineligible at BAFTAs as “Dallas Buyers Club” was not released in time in England. However, there is more than just nationality propelling Cumberbatch’s candidacy to triumph at BAFTA this year.
Ever since “The Power of The Dog” premiered at the Venice Film Festival last September, critics have raved about Cumberbatch’s performance.
The one BAFTA winner that didn’t repeat at the Oscars was the English actor Chiwetel Ejiofor for “12 Years a Slave”; he lost to Matthew McConaughey, who was ineligible at BAFTAs as “Dallas Buyers Club” was not released in time in England. However, there is more than just nationality propelling Cumberbatch’s candidacy to triumph at BAFTA this year.
Ever since “The Power of The Dog” premiered at the Venice Film Festival last September, critics have raved about Cumberbatch’s performance.
- 3/12/2022
- by Nick Bisa
- Gold Derby
The Oscar-winner gives a cool, calm centre to this tightly-buttoned drama about Chicago gangsters rooting out a mole
The title has a double edge: it means a suit of clothes, and also the mob. US screenwriter and novelist Graham Moore won an Oscar for scripting The Imitation Game starring Benedict Cumberbatch as wartime codebreaker Alan Turing. Now he’s made his directing debut with his own co-written screenplay: an amusingly contrived single-location suspense thriller, full of twist and counter-twist, set in 1950s Chicago (the city of Moore’s birth). It sometimes feels like a more refined, more well-spoken and well-tailored version of Reservoir Dogs, with besuited gangsters turning guns on each other in an enclosed space and a shot tough guy seething in agony from his bullet wound. But it has a heavier tread than this: owing more, maybe, to Hitchcock’s Rope.
Mark Rylance provides a solid centre with a typically calm,...
The title has a double edge: it means a suit of clothes, and also the mob. US screenwriter and novelist Graham Moore won an Oscar for scripting The Imitation Game starring Benedict Cumberbatch as wartime codebreaker Alan Turing. Now he’s made his directing debut with his own co-written screenplay: an amusingly contrived single-location suspense thriller, full of twist and counter-twist, set in 1950s Chicago (the city of Moore’s birth). It sometimes feels like a more refined, more well-spoken and well-tailored version of Reservoir Dogs, with besuited gangsters turning guns on each other in an enclosed space and a shot tough guy seething in agony from his bullet wound. But it has a heavier tread than this: owing more, maybe, to Hitchcock’s Rope.
Mark Rylance provides a solid centre with a typically calm,...
- 2/14/2022
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Oscar-winning actor Mark Rylance’s special gift is an appearance of unspoiled authenticity, as if someone from real life had wandered into the frame, or — considering his extensive, legend-status background — onto the stage, his very presence ready either to blend in, or to shake things up.
It’s a talent that puts him in good stead to rivet our attention in establishing his role as a dedicated tailor facing dire circumstances in Graham Moore’s “The Outfit.” But it’s not enough to offset what’s questionably designed and ill-fitting about this claustrophobic, one-night-in-one-location thriller.
Moore, who wrote the film adaptation of the Alan Turing biopic “The Imitation Game,” directs for the first time from an original screenplay (co-written with Johnathan McClain). He was inspired by the alluring family detail that a beloved doctor grandfather of Moore’s had regularly treated a New Jersey mobster. In this case, the unassuming...
It’s a talent that puts him in good stead to rivet our attention in establishing his role as a dedicated tailor facing dire circumstances in Graham Moore’s “The Outfit.” But it’s not enough to offset what’s questionably designed and ill-fitting about this claustrophobic, one-night-in-one-location thriller.
Moore, who wrote the film adaptation of the Alan Turing biopic “The Imitation Game,” directs for the first time from an original screenplay (co-written with Johnathan McClain). He was inspired by the alluring family detail that a beloved doctor grandfather of Moore’s had regularly treated a New Jersey mobster. In this case, the unassuming...
- 2/14/2022
- by Robert Abele
- The Wrap
“I would not have chosen to direct my first film in the middle of a global pandemic,” Graham Moore said wryly of his move from scribe to auteur.
In 2015, the novelist and screenwriter won an Academy Award for his adaptation “The Imitation Game,” in which Benedict Cumberbatch played World War II codebreaker Alan Turing. Now, Moore makes his directorial debut with “The Outfit,” which gets its world premiere as a Berlinale Special Gala on Feb 14.
The feature, which stars Mark Rylance as a Savile Row tailor who finds himself embroiled in a mobster turf war in 1950s Chicago, was in part inspired by Moore’s grandfather, a doctor. He was “the kindest, most gentle man I’ve ever known in my life,” said Moore, which made it all the more surprising when he found out that one of his grandfather’s patients was the infamous mobster Jerry Catena. “I’d...
In 2015, the novelist and screenwriter won an Academy Award for his adaptation “The Imitation Game,” in which Benedict Cumberbatch played World War II codebreaker Alan Turing. Now, Moore makes his directorial debut with “The Outfit,” which gets its world premiere as a Berlinale Special Gala on Feb 14.
The feature, which stars Mark Rylance as a Savile Row tailor who finds himself embroiled in a mobster turf war in 1950s Chicago, was in part inspired by Moore’s grandfather, a doctor. He was “the kindest, most gentle man I’ve ever known in my life,” said Moore, which made it all the more surprising when he found out that one of his grandfather’s patients was the infamous mobster Jerry Catena. “I’d...
- 2/14/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Few actors of his generation can stake a claim to such a diverse array of productions as Benedict Cumberbatch. The Emmy-winning actor and past Oscar nominee has played everyone from Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Strange to Star Trek villain Khan, Julian Assange, Alan Turing (who brought him an Oscar nomination for “The Imitation Game”), and even Hamlet.
“It used to be just about challenging expectations and trying to do something unconventional to keep myself fresh, because of the amount of exposure I’ve had,” Cumberbatch told Indiewire in November 2021 about his wide-ranging resume. “I didn’t want to keep turning up as fast-talking posh English people. That used to be the main driver. But now it’s much more about the people I get to work with.”
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Using that mantra as a guide is how Cumberbatch perhaps found his best role yet: the fearsome,...
“It used to be just about challenging expectations and trying to do something unconventional to keep myself fresh, because of the amount of exposure I’ve had,” Cumberbatch told Indiewire in November 2021 about his wide-ranging resume. “I didn’t want to keep turning up as fast-talking posh English people. That used to be the main driver. But now it’s much more about the people I get to work with.”
SEEJesse Plemons interview: ‘The Power of the Dog’
Using that mantra as a guide is how Cumberbatch perhaps found his best role yet: the fearsome,...
- 12/5/2021
- by Christopher Rosen and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Screenwriter Graham Moore, who won the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar in 2015 for “The Imitation Game,” has enlisted Mark Rylance and Dylan O’Brien to star in his directorial debut, “The Outfit.” Set in gangster-ridden Chicago, the film is set for release by Focus Features in February. Below, find the first trailer for the film.
The Oscar-winning Rylance (“Bridge of Spies”) plays Leonard, an English tailor who used to craft bespoke suits on London’s famed Savile Row. He heads to Chicago after a personal tragedy, where he operates a tailor shop in a rough part of town, making beautiful clothes for the only people in the neighborhood who can afford them: a family of gangsters.
Also starring are O’Brien (“The Maze Runner”), Zoey Deutch (“Set It Up”), Johnny Flynn (“Emma”), Simon Russell Beale (“The Hollow Crown”), and Nikki Amuka-Bird (“Nw”).
Moore co-wrote the script with Jonathan McClain. It marks the feature screenwriting debut for McClain,...
The Oscar-winning Rylance (“Bridge of Spies”) plays Leonard, an English tailor who used to craft bespoke suits on London’s famed Savile Row. He heads to Chicago after a personal tragedy, where he operates a tailor shop in a rough part of town, making beautiful clothes for the only people in the neighborhood who can afford them: a family of gangsters.
Also starring are O’Brien (“The Maze Runner”), Zoey Deutch (“Set It Up”), Johnny Flynn (“Emma”), Simon Russell Beale (“The Hollow Crown”), and Nikki Amuka-Bird (“Nw”).
Moore co-wrote the script with Jonathan McClain. It marks the feature screenwriting debut for McClain,...
- 11/17/2021
- by Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
Benedict Cumberbatch and Kodi Smit-McPhee are ready to have the hard conversations about “The Power of the Dog.”
Jane Campion’s evocative Western, which premiered to great acclaim in Venice and launched its cast into the Oscar race, brings a radical new perspective to its late-1920s backdrop. The adaptation of Thomas Savage’s novel finds Cumberbatch playing ruthless Montana cattle rancher Phil, who projects a crude, macho presence even as he develops unexpected chemistry with Peter (Smit-McPhee), the son of a widow (Kirsten Dunst) who moves onto the ranch after she marries Cumberbatch’s brother (Jesse Plemons).
“I feel very sensitive about representation, diversity, and inclusion,” Cumberbatch said in an interview out of the Telluride Film Festival, where he arrived from Venice. “One of the appeals of the job was the idea that in this world, with this specific character, there was a lot that was private, hidden from view.
Jane Campion’s evocative Western, which premiered to great acclaim in Venice and launched its cast into the Oscar race, brings a radical new perspective to its late-1920s backdrop. The adaptation of Thomas Savage’s novel finds Cumberbatch playing ruthless Montana cattle rancher Phil, who projects a crude, macho presence even as he develops unexpected chemistry with Peter (Smit-McPhee), the son of a widow (Kirsten Dunst) who moves onto the ranch after she marries Cumberbatch’s brother (Jesse Plemons).
“I feel very sensitive about representation, diversity, and inclusion,” Cumberbatch said in an interview out of the Telluride Film Festival, where he arrived from Venice. “One of the appeals of the job was the idea that in this world, with this specific character, there was a lot that was private, hidden from view.
- 9/5/2021
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Fresh off delivering the best and most unexpected performance of his career in Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog,” Benedict Cumberbatch retreats to more familiar territory in a whimsical Victorian biopic that might as well be called “The Ridiculousness of the Cat.” Of course when it comes to the late 19th- and early-20th-century artist Louis Wain — whose adorable illustrations of big-eyed moggies effectively invented our modern understanding of felines as domestic friends — “ridiculousness” is meant with utmost affection. After all, Wain was nothing if not a ridiculous man himself, at least by the rigidly classist standards of his time.
An eccentric polymath who compensated for his lack of people skills with a savant-like gift for sketching animals, Wain was the sort of person who would probably be diagnosed with everything from Adhd to Borderline Personality Disorder if he were alive today. But Will Sharpe’s “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain...
An eccentric polymath who compensated for his lack of people skills with a savant-like gift for sketching animals, Wain was the sort of person who would probably be diagnosed with everything from Adhd to Borderline Personality Disorder if he were alive today. But Will Sharpe’s “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain...
- 9/4/2021
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
The Imitation Game Oscar nominee will be receiving this year’s TIFF Tribute Actor Award at the fest’s 46th edition. Benedict Cumberbatch has two movies at this year’s TIFF: Netflix’s The Power of the Dog, directed by Jane Campion, and Amazon Studios’ The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, directed by Will Sharpe — both of which will have their Canadian premieres at the fest.
In addition to being an Academy Award nominee, Cumberbatch won an Emmy Award for playing the role of Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock and a BAFTA for his role in Patrick Melrose.
“Benedict has portrayed some of the most memorable characters screened at TIFF, whether it was Alan Turing in The Imitation Game or Julian Assange in The Fifth Estate; he also has an uncanny ability to take on interesting, complex roles and make them his own in films such as 12 Years a Slave...
In addition to being an Academy Award nominee, Cumberbatch won an Emmy Award for playing the role of Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock and a BAFTA for his role in Patrick Melrose.
“Benedict has portrayed some of the most memorable characters screened at TIFF, whether it was Alan Turing in The Imitation Game or Julian Assange in The Fifth Estate; he also has an uncanny ability to take on interesting, complex roles and make them his own in films such as 12 Years a Slave...
- 8/12/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
As the 46th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (running September 9–18) moves forward in hybrid form with live events in Toronto as well as virtual screenings, Joana Vicente and Cameron Bailey, Co-Heads of TIFF, are mounting two awards tributes to follow the already announced TIFF Ebert Director Award to Canadian auteur Denis Villeneuve (“Dune”).
This year’s Actor Tributes go to Oscar nominees Benedict Cumberbatch (“The Imitation Game”) and Jessica Chastain. Cumberbatch stars in two films showing at TIFF, Jane Campion western “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) and Will Sharpe’s period drama “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain” (Amazon).
Chastain’s performance (and makeup) as a notorious televangelist in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” (Searchlight), is picking up Oscar buzz. Michael Showalter’s long-delayed marital dramedy will make its world premiere at TIFF.
2021 Oscar-winners Sir Anthony Hopkins (Sony Pictures Classics’ “The Father”) and Chloé Zhao (Searchlight’s...
This year’s Actor Tributes go to Oscar nominees Benedict Cumberbatch (“The Imitation Game”) and Jessica Chastain. Cumberbatch stars in two films showing at TIFF, Jane Campion western “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) and Will Sharpe’s period drama “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain” (Amazon).
Chastain’s performance (and makeup) as a notorious televangelist in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” (Searchlight), is picking up Oscar buzz. Michael Showalter’s long-delayed marital dramedy will make its world premiere at TIFF.
2021 Oscar-winners Sir Anthony Hopkins (Sony Pictures Classics’ “The Father”) and Chloé Zhao (Searchlight’s...
- 8/12/2021
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
As the 46th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (running September 9–18) moves forward in hybrid form with live events in Toronto as well as virtual screenings, Joana Vicente and Cameron Bailey, Co-Heads of TIFF, are mounting two awards tributes to follow the already announced TIFF Ebert Director Award to Canadian auteur Denis Villeneuve (“Dune”).
This year’s Actor Tributes go to Oscar nominees Benedict Cumberbatch (“The Imitation Game”) and Jessica Chastain. Cumberbatch stars in two films showing at TIFF, Jane Campion western “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) and Will Sharpe’s period drama “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain” (Amazon).
Chastain’s performance (and makeup) as a notorious televangelist in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” (Searchlight), is picking up Oscar buzz. Michael Showalter’s long-delayed marital dramedy will make its world premiere at TIFF.
2021 Oscar-winners Sir Anthony Hopkins (Sony Pictures Classics’ “The Father”) and Chloé Zhao (Searchlight’s...
This year’s Actor Tributes go to Oscar nominees Benedict Cumberbatch (“The Imitation Game”) and Jessica Chastain. Cumberbatch stars in two films showing at TIFF, Jane Campion western “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) and Will Sharpe’s period drama “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain” (Amazon).
Chastain’s performance (and makeup) as a notorious televangelist in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” (Searchlight), is picking up Oscar buzz. Michael Showalter’s long-delayed marital dramedy will make its world premiere at TIFF.
2021 Oscar-winners Sir Anthony Hopkins (Sony Pictures Classics’ “The Father”) and Chloé Zhao (Searchlight’s...
- 8/12/2021
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The Toronto International Film Festival announced on Thursday that Emmy and BAFTA winner Benedict Cumberbatch will be the second actor honored with the TIFF Tribute Actor Award, receiving it alongside the previously announced Jessica Chastain.
Cumberbatch is set to appear on the big screen at this year’s TIFF in Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” and Will Sharpe’s “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain,” which will respectively be released by Netflix and Amazon Studios. Both films will be making their Canadian premieres at the Toronto festival.
“Benedict has portrayed some of the most memorable characters screened at TIFF, whether it was Alan Turing
in ‘The Imitation Game’ or Julian Assange in ‘The Fifth Estate'; he also has an uncanny ability to take on
interesting, complex roles and make them his own in films such as ’12 Years a Slave’ and ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’, all of which screened at the Festival,...
Cumberbatch is set to appear on the big screen at this year’s TIFF in Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” and Will Sharpe’s “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain,” which will respectively be released by Netflix and Amazon Studios. Both films will be making their Canadian premieres at the Toronto festival.
“Benedict has portrayed some of the most memorable characters screened at TIFF, whether it was Alan Turing
in ‘The Imitation Game’ or Julian Assange in ‘The Fifth Estate'; he also has an uncanny ability to take on
interesting, complex roles and make them his own in films such as ’12 Years a Slave’ and ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’, all of which screened at the Festival,...
- 8/12/2021
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Benedict Cumberbatch will receive the TIFF Tribute Actor Award at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival.
The TIFF Tribute Awards honor will be given to Cumberbatch as two of his latest movies — Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog and Will Sharpe’s The Electrical Life of Louis Wain — receive Canadian premieres at TIFF.
“Benedict has portrayed some of the most memorable characters screened at TIFF, whether it was Alan Turing in The Imitation Game or Julian Assange in The Fifth Estate. He also has an uncanny ability to take on interesting, complex roles and make them his own in films such as ...
The TIFF Tribute Awards honor will be given to Cumberbatch as two of his latest movies — Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog and Will Sharpe’s The Electrical Life of Louis Wain — receive Canadian premieres at TIFF.
“Benedict has portrayed some of the most memorable characters screened at TIFF, whether it was Alan Turing in The Imitation Game or Julian Assange in The Fifth Estate. He also has an uncanny ability to take on interesting, complex roles and make them his own in films such as ...
- 8/12/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Benedict Cumberbatch will receive the TIFF Tribute Actor Award at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival.
The TIFF Tribute Awards honor will be given to Cumberbatch as two of his latest movies — Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog and Will Sharpe’s The Electrical Life of Louis Wain — receive Canadian premieres at TIFF.
“Benedict has portrayed some of the most memorable characters screened at TIFF, whether it was Alan Turing in The Imitation Game or Julian Assange in The Fifth Estate. He also has an uncanny ability to take on interesting, complex roles and make them his own in films such as ...
The TIFF Tribute Awards honor will be given to Cumberbatch as two of his latest movies — Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog and Will Sharpe’s The Electrical Life of Louis Wain — receive Canadian premieres at TIFF.
“Benedict has portrayed some of the most memorable characters screened at TIFF, whether it was Alan Turing in The Imitation Game or Julian Assange in The Fifth Estate. He also has an uncanny ability to take on interesting, complex roles and make them his own in films such as ...
- 8/12/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Benedict Cumberbatch on the friendship at the centre of The Courier, & the multiverse of MCU content
With his new film The Courier finally due out in UK cinemas this week, we had the pleasure of catching up with star Benedict Cumberbatch to discuss the new thriller that shows an important part of history that we – and many more, we suspect – would not have been aware of before.
The Courier sees Cumberbatch star as British businessman Greville Wynne, unwittingly recruited into one of the greatest international conflicts in history. Forming an unlikely partnership with Soviet officer Oleg Penkovsky (Merab Ninidze) hoping to prevent a nuclear confrontation, the two men work together to provide the crucial intelligence used to defuse the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Like us, Cumberbatch himself had no idea about the story of these two men but, as with other roles he has taken on, that was part of the mystery and why he signed on.
“I think my parents might remember it but I shamelessly knew nothing about it,...
The Courier sees Cumberbatch star as British businessman Greville Wynne, unwittingly recruited into one of the greatest international conflicts in history. Forming an unlikely partnership with Soviet officer Oleg Penkovsky (Merab Ninidze) hoping to prevent a nuclear confrontation, the two men work together to provide the crucial intelligence used to defuse the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Like us, Cumberbatch himself had no idea about the story of these two men but, as with other roles he has taken on, that was part of the mystery and why he signed on.
“I think my parents might remember it but I shamelessly knew nothing about it,...
- 8/10/2021
- by Scott Davis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
“I Care a Lot,” a twisty thriller about a scam artist who preys on senior citizens, has been the most watched movie on Netflix since it debuted on the service on February 19. In the old days success was measured in box office grosses, but in the new Hollywood it’s gauged in terms of streams. And by that rubric, “I Care a Lot” has achieved breakout status.
The film, which snagged Rosamund Pike a Golden Globe nomination for her performance as the amoral hustler who triggers an avalanche of betrayal, cons, and bloodletting when she ensnares the mother of a gangster in one of her schemes, also caps a surprisingly busy pandemic run for Black Bear Pictures. The company developed, financed, and produced the movie, one of nearly a half dozen pictures it has offered up to audiences who have spent the last year largely stuck inside thanks to Covid.
The film, which snagged Rosamund Pike a Golden Globe nomination for her performance as the amoral hustler who triggers an avalanche of betrayal, cons, and bloodletting when she ensnares the mother of a gangster in one of her schemes, also caps a surprisingly busy pandemic run for Black Bear Pictures. The company developed, financed, and produced the movie, one of nearly a half dozen pictures it has offered up to audiences who have spent the last year largely stuck inside thanks to Covid.
- 2/26/2021
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has a late-breaking awards contender in “I Care a Lot,” which they announced only on January 15 would become available for streaming in the United States on February 19. The cutoff for awards is normally December 31, but it has been extended this year because of the global pandemic to February 28, which is also the date of the Golden Globe Awards ceremony.
Metacritic notes that “I Care a Lot” garnered “generally favorable reviews” for its premiere at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, with Rotten Tomatoes summing up the critical consensus, “A searing swipe at late-stage capitalism, ‘I Care a Lot’ is an exhilarating, icy thriller with a wicked performance from Rosamund Pike.”
The film’s producers previously won the People’s Choice Award at TIFF 2014 for the Alan Turing biopic “The Imitation Game” starring Benedict Cumberbatch. “I Care a Lot” producer Teddy Schwarzman went onto an Oscar nomination in the Best Picture...
Metacritic notes that “I Care a Lot” garnered “generally favorable reviews” for its premiere at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, with Rotten Tomatoes summing up the critical consensus, “A searing swipe at late-stage capitalism, ‘I Care a Lot’ is an exhilarating, icy thriller with a wicked performance from Rosamund Pike.”
The film’s producers previously won the People’s Choice Award at TIFF 2014 for the Alan Turing biopic “The Imitation Game” starring Benedict Cumberbatch. “I Care a Lot” producer Teddy Schwarzman went onto an Oscar nomination in the Best Picture...
- 2/2/2021
- by Riley Chow
- Gold Derby
Having taken on Alan Turing, Julian Assange, and Thomas Edison, Benedict Cumberbatch is no stranger to playing real people. He is seen doing it again the new trailer for The Courier, directed by famed theater director Dominic Cooke. Playing Greville Wynne, the real-life businessman who helped penetrate the Soviet nuclear program for MI6 during the height of the Cold War, Cumberbatch is co-starring alongside Rachel Brosnahan and Jessie Buckley in this tale of intrigue. The Courier premiered at the Sundance Film Festival under the name Ironbark and will be released by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions on March 19.
Dan Mecca said in our review, “From the start, Cooke directs this film at a fast clip. Montages abound with peppy music and establishing scenes cut into action while the dialogue continues off-screen. Things slow way down in the third act, for better and worse. Cumberbatch is reliable as ever in the lead role,...
Dan Mecca said in our review, “From the start, Cooke directs this film at a fast clip. Montages abound with peppy music and establishing scenes cut into action while the dialogue continues off-screen. Things slow way down in the third act, for better and worse. Cumberbatch is reliable as ever in the lead role,...
- 1/29/2021
- by Stephen Hladik
- The Film Stage
The premiere of “RuPaul’s Drag Race UK” season 2 expanded the RuPaul Cinematic Universe with the addition of 12 new queens into the family. The girls competing for the chance to inherit season 1 winner The Vivienne‘s crown are the first Scottish girls to appear on the series Ellie Diamond and Lawrence Chaney, Welsh queen Tayce, and the nine stars all hailing from different parts of England: A’Whora, Asttina Mandella, Bimini Bon Boulash, Cherry Valentine, Ginny Lemon, Joe Black, Sister Sister, Tia Kofi, and Veronica Green.
RuPaul Charles is back again to host the series alongside her longtime friend and collaborator Michelle Visage. They’re joined on the panel by U.K. entertainment legends Alan Carr and Graham Norton, as well as a collection of guest judges throughout the season. Read below for our recap of the season 2 premiere
We began with the always memorable introductory parade as the queens entered...
RuPaul Charles is back again to host the series alongside her longtime friend and collaborator Michelle Visage. They’re joined on the panel by U.K. entertainment legends Alan Carr and Graham Norton, as well as a collection of guest judges throughout the season. Read below for our recap of the season 2 premiere
We began with the always memorable introductory parade as the queens entered...
- 1/14/2021
- by John Benutty
- Gold Derby
Photo: 2020 LGBTQ Representation 2020 LGBTQ Representation - Film Explored Strife and Success The impatience to bid adieu to the tumultuous and often brutally devastating year of 2020 is all too well warranted; however, it is important to note the triumphs of the beginning of the sprouting decade before the collective expunging of 2020 from the global memory. One specific but crucial development of last year was the increase of LGBTQ films produced and distributed, despite the grueling obstacles of the pandemic’s grasp on the filmmaking industry, as well as the rampant homophobia and transphobia yet to be stomped out of the darkest corners of international society. With each coming year, the implementation of queer stories into mainstream Cinema improves, as does the handling of the LGBTQ individuals whose stories are told. Related article: Pride Month: Hollywood Insider Pays Tribute To LGBTQ Films 1918-Now Related article: Alan Turing: Gay Hero Stopped World...
- 1/11/2021
- by Christopher Davis
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
“The Courier” is the new film starring Benedict Cumberbatch that is set to make a play at the 2021 Oscars. Cumberbatch stars as real-life Cold War spy Greville Wynne, who used his Soviet source to aid in resolving the Cuban Missile Crisis. The film premiered to mostly favorable reviews at the Sundance Film Festival in January with the title “Ironbark,” which has since been changed to “The Courier” ahead of its Feb. 19 release date. As one of Lionsgate’s big films of this award season, it could be more in the hunt than prognosticators are currently expecting, especially with nomination voting set to begin on March 5.
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Cumberbatch received multiple positive notices in reviews from Sundance, with The Playlist raving he is “enduring a physical transformation that would impress the likes of Christian Bale” and FilmThreat...
SEEBenedict Cumberbatch: 12 greatest films, ranked worst to best, include ‘The Imitation Game,’ ‘Doctor Strange,’ ‘The Hobbit’
Cumberbatch received multiple positive notices in reviews from Sundance, with The Playlist raving he is “enduring a physical transformation that would impress the likes of Christian Bale” and FilmThreat...
- 12/27/2020
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
Slovak director Viera Čákanyová, about to present her documentary “White on White” at Ji.hlava Intl. Documentary Film Festival – which sees her conversing with A.I. during her stay at a Polish Antarctic station – will come back to the topic of artificial intelligence in “Brand New World.” This time opting for a broader social perspective, she will try to determine how new technologies, like blockchain for example, can transform society and the way we communicate. All the while giving a wink to one Aldous Huxley.
“Is it possible to use it as an infrastructure, also in politics for example? To be able to have a direct democracy?,” wonders Čákanyová, when talking to Variety. Promising to look at the problem from the futuristic perspective in the film, when “new rules” are already in place. Described by the director as “fiction with elements of a documentary or a documentary sci-fi,” the project...
“Is it possible to use it as an infrastructure, also in politics for example? To be able to have a direct democracy?,” wonders Čákanyová, when talking to Variety. Promising to look at the problem from the futuristic perspective in the film, when “new rules” are already in place. Described by the director as “fiction with elements of a documentary or a documentary sci-fi,” the project...
- 10/31/2020
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
The eight actors listed below share a few things in common beyond their profession. They star in films that might be part of the Oscar conversation this year. And while each have been up for a Best Actor trophy previously — some more than once — they haven’t yet claimed an Oscar as leads. While the ongoing pandemic is upending life for everyone, including the entertainment industry and theater chains, it is hard to know exactly how the need for social distancing will affect screenings. Streaming sites and VOD will be more important than ever since the academy has ruled such films eligible for consideration, provided they had originally intended a theatrical rollout for those films.
But if “Hamilton” can draw thousands of viewers to Disney+, it’s likely these popular actors will have the power to attract eyeballs as well to a smaller screen. Presuming their films actually come out this year as scheduled,...
But if “Hamilton” can draw thousands of viewers to Disney+, it’s likely these popular actors will have the power to attract eyeballs as well to a smaller screen. Presuming their films actually come out this year as scheduled,...
- 7/13/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Veteran showrunner Neal Baer has signed with Echo Lake Entertainment. His first project with the management, production and finance company is timely thriller drama The Edit.
Co-written by Baer, who is a medical doctor, and Ricardo Perez Gonzalez (Designated Survivor), The Edit is centered on Crispr, the miracle gene-editing tool that homes in on a mutated gene, surgically snips it out, and splices in a healthy gene in its place. But there’s a dark side: Crispr can cut out a healthy gene and replace it with a genetic ticking time bomb. When Crispr is used by rogue scientists to eliminate a group of people deemed as undesirable, who will stop them?
More from DeadlineWaleed Zuaiter Signs With Echo Lake EntertainmentEzra Miller To Star In Japanese Novel Adaptation 'The Mourner' For Echo Lake, Paradigm Launches At Efm'Designated Survivor' Seasons 1 & 2 Move From Hulu...
Co-written by Baer, who is a medical doctor, and Ricardo Perez Gonzalez (Designated Survivor), The Edit is centered on Crispr, the miracle gene-editing tool that homes in on a mutated gene, surgically snips it out, and splices in a healthy gene in its place. But there’s a dark side: Crispr can cut out a healthy gene and replace it with a genetic ticking time bomb. When Crispr is used by rogue scientists to eliminate a group of people deemed as undesirable, who will stop them?
More from DeadlineWaleed Zuaiter Signs With Echo Lake EntertainmentEzra Miller To Star In Japanese Novel Adaptation 'The Mourner' For Echo Lake, Paradigm Launches At Efm'Designated Survivor' Seasons 1 & 2 Move From Hulu...
- 4/27/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Misson Mangal is Akshay Kumar’s Independence Day 2019 film following up on last year’s hit Gold. An impassioned performance of another real-life story of the Isro Mars Orbiter mission, this one however is all about the women who make up the story. Played by a host of Bollywood’s best and up and coming actresses, this film brings women to the fore like never before. Led by Akshay this team become like the women of Bletchley Park working with Alan Turing in WW2, to put together vital knowledge about Mars before Nasa landed there. Since this is both a drama looking into the many complications of every day life as well as a space documentary, the music is not likely to play much of a part in this film but since its Bollywood can’t really be avoided either. So, to set the right tone Amit Trivedi has been...
- 8/25/2019
- by Swarup Chakravarthy
- Bollyspice
Horrible Histories distributor Altitude looks to tap into lucrative family market.
Two UK features will be vying to tap into specific corners of the market at the UK box office this weekend.
Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans,based on the much-loved children’s book series, will be hoping to make a splash with family audiences.
The film is one of the first in-house productions from UK mini-studio Altitude and will also mark the company’s widest ever release, with the title set to enter more than 500 cinemas today (July 26).
It’s a big bet for Altitude, which is...
Two UK features will be vying to tap into specific corners of the market at the UK box office this weekend.
Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans,based on the much-loved children’s book series, will be hoping to make a splash with family audiences.
The film is one of the first in-house productions from UK mini-studio Altitude and will also mark the company’s widest ever release, with the title set to enter more than 500 cinemas today (July 26).
It’s a big bet for Altitude, which is...
- 7/26/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
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