Saturday, February 14, 2015
Benedict Cumberbatch’s wedding: What we know so far
METRO
Jessie Mellor for Metro.co.ukSaturday 14 Feb 2015 1:48 pm
Benedict Cumberbatch is reportedly set to break a thousand hearts today with speculation of a Valentine’s Day wedding. He’s keeping his cards close to his chest, but here’s what we know so far.
Despite a veil of secrecy around the nuptials to rival any Sherlock episode, a few scraps of information about today’s wedding have put the media and Twitter into overdrive.
Pictures have emerged of the church where he and pregnant fiancée Sophie Hunter plan to say I Do on the Isle of Wight.
So here’s what we know so far:
– The happy couple are said to be planning on marrying on the Isle Of Wight in Mottistone.
– Roads have been closed near the supposed venue of the parish church of St. Peter and St. Paul.
– Vans with food, sculptures and flowers have been arriving at the expected reception venue and marquees have been erected.
– Security guards have been patrolling the area.
– The Sun have reported that Benedict’s Sherlock co-star Martin Freeman, 43, will be best man.
– Celebrity friends said to be attending include Keira Knightley.
– The hotel nearest to the church is fully booked.
LATER DETAILS FROM PEOPLE.COM
In a nod to both personal and British history, the couple wed in a church with deep ties to the bride’s family
On an English island once favored by Queen Victoria, Benedict Cumberbatchand Sophie Hunter wed in a tasteful affair fit for a titled resident of Downton Abbey.
On Saturday, the duo exchanged vows at the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Mottistone, England. The location is a medieval church dating back to the 12th century.
Mottistone is located on the Isle of Wight, England’s largest island and the former home of famed poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson, as well as Queen Victoria, who built a summer residence there with her husband, Prince Albert.
"It’s a beautiful setting and very old English, very quaint and pretty," a local tells PEOPLE of the church where they swapped vows on Valentine’s Day. “The church is not that big … I would say maybe 100 people maximum would fit in there.”
The bride arrived in a Jaguar Mark VII, ditching the traditional Rolls Royce.
About 40 guests were seen arriving at the church Saturday along with several limousines around the Mottistone estate.
The couple did not use the church’s organist to play for the wedding. Locals confirmed that they didn’t use the church’s florist or a Mottistone baker.
Night before the Wedding
Reports that the The Imitation Game actor and Oscar nominee, 38, spent Friday evening at the Royal Yacht Squadron in nearby Cowes, a prestigious yacht club that counts Queen Elizabeth II as a patron. Prince Philip serves as the club’s admiral. The private-members club is a roughly 30 minute drive from the church.
"It’s a private members club and very private so I’m sure it was perfect for him," islander Ross Findon told PEOPLE.
The Reception
After the ceremony, the couple and their guests headed to a reception at Mottistone Manor, which is now owned by the country’s National Trust
.The 650-acre estate holds historical significance as it was first mentioned in Britain’s famed Domesday Book, a survey of England dating back to 1086. (Yes, you read that correctly.) The oldest parts of the home that currently stands on the estate date back to the 15th century.
"It’s a beautiful place and the gardens are very picturesque," Findon who spotted the groom in nearby Cowes just last weekend, tells PEOPLE. "There are sprawling lawns surrounding by roses, a nearby woodland with a stunning bluebell meadow that is really special. It’s a very romantic little spot."
A local tells PEOPLE Hunter’s family is related to the Nicholsons, who once owned Mottistone Manor and now live on the estate as tenants.
"Sophie is one of the Nicholsons, which is why they have chosen to have it here," the local source says. "The Nicholson family used to own the manor until they sold it to the National Trust … It’s a beautiful house."
Another local tells PEOPLE that Sophie’s great grandmother, also named Sophie, is the sister of first Lord Mottistone, General Jack Seely. Current tenant Lord Charles Nicholson has a house in Hampshire and not there all the time. His father used to live there permanently after he retired.
Yet in traditional British fashion, locals aren’t making a giant fuss about the couple’s hush-hush nuptials.
"Honestly people just aren’t that bothered about it, so there’s been no big ‘talk of the town’ or anything like that," says the source.
However, the source says locals have spotted “deliveries coming and going” on “lorries” (that’s trucks to us Americans).
"The manor is right opposite the church so it will be very private," the source adds, "which I’m sure was the intention."
READ MORE HERE: http://metro.co.uk/2015/02/14/benedict-cumberbatchs-valentines-day-wedding-what-we-know-so-far-5062899/
Jessie Mellor for Metro.co.ukSaturday 14 Feb 2015 1:48 pm
Benedict Cumberbatch is reportedly set to break a thousand hearts today with speculation of a Valentine’s Day wedding. He’s keeping his cards close to his chest, but here’s what we know so far.
Despite a veil of secrecy around the nuptials to rival any Sherlock episode, a few scraps of information about today’s wedding have put the media and Twitter into overdrive.
Pictures have emerged of the church where he and pregnant fiancée Sophie Hunter plan to say I Do on the Isle of Wight.
So here’s what we know so far:
– The happy couple are said to be planning on marrying on the Isle Of Wight in Mottistone.
– Roads have been closed near the supposed venue of the parish church of St. Peter and St. Paul.
– Vans with food, sculptures and flowers have been arriving at the expected reception venue and marquees have been erected.
– Security guards have been patrolling the area.
– The Sun have reported that Benedict’s Sherlock co-star Martin Freeman, 43, will be best man.
– Celebrity friends said to be attending include Keira Knightley.
– The hotel nearest to the church is fully booked.
LATER DETAILS FROM PEOPLE.COM
In a nod to both personal and British history, the couple wed in a church with deep ties to the bride’s family
On an English island once favored by Queen Victoria, Benedict Cumberbatchand Sophie Hunter wed in a tasteful affair fit for a titled resident of Downton Abbey.
On Saturday, the duo exchanged vows at the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Mottistone, England. The location is a medieval church dating back to the 12th century.
Mottistone is located on the Isle of Wight, England’s largest island and the former home of famed poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson, as well as Queen Victoria, who built a summer residence there with her husband, Prince Albert.
"It’s a beautiful setting and very old English, very quaint and pretty," a local tells PEOPLE of the church where they swapped vows on Valentine’s Day. “The church is not that big … I would say maybe 100 people maximum would fit in there.”
The bride arrived in a Jaguar Mark VII, ditching the traditional Rolls Royce.
About 40 guests were seen arriving at the church Saturday along with several limousines around the Mottistone estate.
The couple did not use the church’s organist to play for the wedding. Locals confirmed that they didn’t use the church’s florist or a Mottistone baker.
Night before the Wedding
Reports that the The Imitation Game actor and Oscar nominee, 38, spent Friday evening at the Royal Yacht Squadron in nearby Cowes, a prestigious yacht club that counts Queen Elizabeth II as a patron. Prince Philip serves as the club’s admiral. The private-members club is a roughly 30 minute drive from the church.
"It’s a private members club and very private so I’m sure it was perfect for him," islander Ross Findon told PEOPLE.
The Reception
After the ceremony, the couple and their guests headed to a reception at Mottistone Manor, which is now owned by the country’s National Trust
.The 650-acre estate holds historical significance as it was first mentioned in Britain’s famed Domesday Book, a survey of England dating back to 1086. (Yes, you read that correctly.) The oldest parts of the home that currently stands on the estate date back to the 15th century.
"It’s a beautiful place and the gardens are very picturesque," Findon who spotted the groom in nearby Cowes just last weekend, tells PEOPLE. "There are sprawling lawns surrounding by roses, a nearby woodland with a stunning bluebell meadow that is really special. It’s a very romantic little spot."
A local tells PEOPLE Hunter’s family is related to the Nicholsons, who once owned Mottistone Manor and now live on the estate as tenants.
"Sophie is one of the Nicholsons, which is why they have chosen to have it here," the local source says. "The Nicholson family used to own the manor until they sold it to the National Trust … It’s a beautiful house."
Another local tells PEOPLE that Sophie’s great grandmother, also named Sophie, is the sister of first Lord Mottistone, General Jack Seely. Current tenant Lord Charles Nicholson has a house in Hampshire and not there all the time. His father used to live there permanently after he retired.
Yet in traditional British fashion, locals aren’t making a giant fuss about the couple’s hush-hush nuptials.
"Honestly people just aren’t that bothered about it, so there’s been no big ‘talk of the town’ or anything like that," says the source.
However, the source says locals have spotted “deliveries coming and going” on “lorries” (that’s trucks to us Americans).
"The manor is right opposite the church so it will be very private," the source adds, "which I’m sure was the intention."
READ MORE HERE: http://metro.co.uk/2015/02/14/benedict-cumberbatchs-valentines-day-wedding-what-we-know-so-far-5062899/
Friday, February 13, 2015
Benedict Cumberbatch Set to Marry Pregnant Fiancee Sophie Hunter on Valentine's Day
US WEEKLY
Feb. 13, 2015 AT 5:05PM
By Stephanie Webber
This lad isn't wasting any time! Benedict Cumberbatch is set to wed his pregnant fiancee Sophie Hunter on Saturday, Feb. 14, Us Weekly can confirm.
The Imitation Game actor, 38, and Hunter will say "I do" on Valentine's Day on the Isle of Wight in England, an insider tells Us.
The couple met on the set of the thriller Burlesque Fairytales in 2009. Cumberbatch announced his engagement to his bride-to-be the old-fashioned way in November 2014, with a posting in The Times of London. (He told Us exclusively that month that the pair were planning a "private" wedding.)
"Mr B.T. Cumberbatch and Miss S.I. Hunter," the clipping read. "The engagement is announced between Benedict, son of Wanda and Timothy Cumberbatch of London, and Sophie, daughter of Katharine Hunter of Edinburgh and Charles Hunter of London."
Read more: http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/benedict-cumberbatch-will-wed-sophie-hunter-on-valentines-day-2015132#ixzz3RfmwTH39
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Feb. 13, 2015 AT 5:05PM
By Stephanie Webber
This lad isn't wasting any time! Benedict Cumberbatch is set to wed his pregnant fiancee Sophie Hunter on Saturday, Feb. 14, Us Weekly can confirm.
The Imitation Game actor, 38, and Hunter will say "I do" on Valentine's Day on the Isle of Wight in England, an insider tells Us.
The couple met on the set of the thriller Burlesque Fairytales in 2009. Cumberbatch announced his engagement to his bride-to-be the old-fashioned way in November 2014, with a posting in The Times of London. (He told Us exclusively that month that the pair were planning a "private" wedding.)
"Mr B.T. Cumberbatch and Miss S.I. Hunter," the clipping read. "The engagement is announced between Benedict, son of Wanda and Timothy Cumberbatch of London, and Sophie, daughter of Katharine Hunter of Edinburgh and Charles Hunter of London."
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Thursday, February 12, 2015
Hear love poems recited by Richard Armitage – for free
THE NATIONAL
February 10, 2015
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, what better way to get you in the mood than to have some of the world’s great love poems read aloud – for free?
Audible Inc, the world’s largest seller of downloadable audiobooks, is offering a 30-minute collection of some of the most cherished love poems narrated by actor Richard Armitage, including Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare and Andrew Marvell’s To His Coy Mistress.
The 15 poems are now available as a free download.
The list also includes She Walks in Beauty by Byron, How Do I Love Thee? by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Maud by Alfred Tennyson, Bright Star by John Keats, Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe, I Carry Your Heart by E E Cummings and Love’s Philosophy by Percy Bysshe Shelley.
February 10, 2015
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, what better way to get you in the mood than to have some of the world’s great love poems read aloud – for free?
Audible Inc, the world’s largest seller of downloadable audiobooks, is offering a 30-minute collection of some of the most cherished love poems narrated by actor Richard Armitage, including Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare and Andrew Marvell’s To His Coy Mistress.
The 15 poems are now available as a free download.
The list also includes She Walks in Beauty by Byron, How Do I Love Thee? by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Maud by Alfred Tennyson, Bright Star by John Keats, Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe, I Carry Your Heart by E E Cummings and Love’s Philosophy by Percy Bysshe Shelley.
“These are some of the most beautiful and most romantic verses ever written in the English language,” said Armitage, a stage and film actor who played dwarf leader Thorin Oakensheld in The Hobbit trilogy.
Richard Armitage reads The Night Watch
(This may not be one of the romantic poems offered, but the voice is... unbelievable ** Karen Wasylowski)
READ MORE HERE: http://www.thenational.ae/arts-lifestyle/celebrities/hear-love-poems-recited-by-richard-armitage--for-free
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Martin Clunes is Arthur Conan Doyle in trailer for Arthur & George
DIGITAL SPY
By Katy FinbowTuesday, Feb 10 2015, 10:36am EST
Martin Clunes stars as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in a new trailer for ITV's Arthur & George.
The three-part series is based on the Julian Barnes novel of the same name, covering true events in the life of the Sherlock Holmes creator.
Following the death of his wife, Conan Doyle is encouraged to find something to occupy himself with. He soon discovers the case of George Edalji (Arsher Ali), who has been wrongly accused of several high-profile crimes.
Accompanied by his servant Alfred 'Woodie' Wood (Charles Edwards), the novelist sets out to prove George Edalji's innocence.
The series also takes a look at Conan Doyle's relationship with younger woman Jean Leckie, who eventually became his second wife.
Read more: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/british-tv/news/a627994/martin-clunes-is-arthur-conan-doyle-in-trailer-for-arthur--george.html#ixzz3RUTxYRer
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By Katy FinbowTuesday, Feb 10 2015, 10:36am EST
Martin Clunes stars as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in a new trailer for ITV's Arthur & George.
The three-part series is based on the Julian Barnes novel of the same name, covering true events in the life of the Sherlock Holmes creator.
Following the death of his wife, Conan Doyle is encouraged to find something to occupy himself with. He soon discovers the case of George Edalji (Arsher Ali), who has been wrongly accused of several high-profile crimes.
Accompanied by his servant Alfred 'Woodie' Wood (Charles Edwards), the novelist sets out to prove George Edalji's innocence.
The series also takes a look at Conan Doyle's relationship with younger woman Jean Leckie, who eventually became his second wife.
Read more: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/british-tv/news/a627994/martin-clunes-is-arthur-conan-doyle-in-trailer-for-arthur--george.html#ixzz3RUTxYRer
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Henry Cavill & Armie Hammer in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Sneak Peek
PEOPLE MAGAZINE
BY DANA ROSE FALCONE @DanaRoseFalcone 02/11/2015 AT 11:00 AM EST
Henry Cavill ditches his Superman suit for a sleek tux in this summer's silver-screen adaptation of the 1960s TV series The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man of Steel actor calls the film, which is directed by Guy Ritchie, "a cool, sexy and especially not heavy Cold War spy thriller."
Cavill, 31, stars as CIA agent Napoleon Solo alongside Armie Hammer, who plays KGB agent Illya Kuryakin. The two put aside their longstanding hostilities to stop a mysterious international criminal organization and prevent worldwide catastrophe.
Anna Karenina's Alicia Vikander takes the lead female spot as the daughter of a mysteriously vanished German scientist who helps Cavill and Hammer's characters infiltrate the international criminal organization. Elizabeth Debicki (The Great Gatsby) joins the cast as Victoria Vinciguerra, the driving force behind a worldwide shipping company with a questionable past.
And Hugh Grant takes on the role of Waverly, the head of the U.N.C.L.E. (United Network Command for Law and Enforcement) organization.
"They're both wonderful people and a pleasure to work with," Cavill says of Hammer and Grant, whom he enjoyed joking around with on set. "Any funny stories I'm going to keep to myself, though. No telling tales out of school."
The film displays some of the era's most distinct fashions, designed by Oscar-nominated Joanna Johnston.
Cavill says the film's unique style helped him get into character, adding that "it's very defining" to act in costume.
Still, his favorite part was working with Ritchie.
Henry Cavill and Elizabeth Debicki in The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
DANIEL SMITH; WARNER BROS.
READ MORE HERE: http://www.people.com/article/man-from-uncle-henry-cavill-armie-hammer-photo
BY DANA ROSE FALCONE @DanaRoseFalcone 02/11/2015 AT 11:00 AM EST
Henry Cavill ditches his Superman suit for a sleek tux in this summer's silver-screen adaptation of the 1960s TV series The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man of Steel actor calls the film, which is directed by Guy Ritchie, "a cool, sexy and especially not heavy Cold War spy thriller."
Cavill, 31, stars as CIA agent Napoleon Solo alongside Armie Hammer, who plays KGB agent Illya Kuryakin. The two put aside their longstanding hostilities to stop a mysterious international criminal organization and prevent worldwide catastrophe.
Anna Karenina's Alicia Vikander takes the lead female spot as the daughter of a mysteriously vanished German scientist who helps Cavill and Hammer's characters infiltrate the international criminal organization. Elizabeth Debicki (The Great Gatsby) joins the cast as Victoria Vinciguerra, the driving force behind a worldwide shipping company with a questionable past.
And Hugh Grant takes on the role of Waverly, the head of the U.N.C.L.E. (United Network Command for Law and Enforcement) organization.
"They're both wonderful people and a pleasure to work with," Cavill says of Hammer and Grant, whom he enjoyed joking around with on set. "Any funny stories I'm going to keep to myself, though. No telling tales out of school."
The film displays some of the era's most distinct fashions, designed by Oscar-nominated Joanna Johnston.
Cavill says the film's unique style helped him get into character, adding that "it's very defining" to act in costume.
Still, his favorite part was working with Ritchie.
Henry Cavill and Elizabeth Debicki in The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
DANIEL SMITH; WARNER BROS.
READ MORE HERE: http://www.people.com/article/man-from-uncle-henry-cavill-armie-hammer-photo
James McAvoy: Dominance of Rich-Kid Actors in the U.K. Is "Damaging for Society"
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
by Abid Rahman 2/10/2015 12:18am PST
by Abid Rahman 2/10/2015 12:18am PST
James McAvoy has waded into the ongoing debate in the U.K. on the current success and dominance of privately educated actors, telling the Herald of Scotland that if the current trend continues it would be "damaging for society."
The Scottish actor, who paid his way through drama school by working in a bakery, was at pains not to criticize the success of privately educated actors, but he was worried that it wasn't representative of Britain as it is today.
"Whenever we talk about this, we have to be very very clear. There's a lot of posh actors that have been to boarding school and all that who are feeling very embattled, sort of cornered," he said, adding: "[N]obody has got anything against an actor who is posh and is doing really well."
But McAvoy was concerned that people from all walks of life are not getting the same opportunities to work in the arts, and his chief worry was about how this will become a bigger problem five or ten years from now.
If the trends are allowed to continue, McAvoy said, "That's a frightening world to live in, because as soon as you get one tiny pocket of society creating all the arts, or culture starts to become representative not of everybody but of one tiny part, and that's not fair to begin with, but it's also damaging for society."
Private schools such as Eton and Harrow are some of the oldest and most elite in the U.K. They often produce future leaders and captains of industry, but in recent years they have begun to churn out stellar acting talent.
The Eton-educated Eddie Redmayne (a classmate of Prince William) and Harrow-educated Benedict Cumberbatch, who are both in the running for the best actor Oscar, are perhaps the most telling examples of the dominance of "posh" actors. But there's also Dominic West (Eton, classmate of Prime Minister David Cameron), Damian Lewis (Eton), Tom Hiddleston (Eton), Henry Cavil (Stowe), Jamie Campbell Bower (Bedales), Tom Hardy (Reed), Matthew Goode (Exeter) and Dan Stevens (Tonbridge), among others.
And it's not just the guys. A whole generation of British actresses are seemingly disproportionately from so-called posh schools, including Rosamund Pike (Badminton), Alice Eve (Bedales), Juno Temple (Bedales), Carey Mulligan (Woldingham), Kate Beckinsale (Godolphin and Latymer), Imogen Poots (Latymer), Emilia Clarke (St Edward's), Emily Blunt (Hurtwood House) and Rebecca Hall (Roedean).
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Benedict Cumberbatch WILL appear at Sherlock fan convention Sherlocked!
UNREALITY PRIMETIME
February 10th, 2015 by Anna Howell.
After the disappointment of it being postponed last year, Sherlock fans wanting to attend the first official show convention will be pleased to know that it was worth the wait as Benedict Cumberbatch himself will be in attendance and so there is no possible way for any of this to change, they have released a shiny new poster as way of a promise.
Sherlocked is due to take place at London’s Excel centre this April, 24th through to the 26th, and will feature all the usual thrills of a convention including talks and activities.
Bosses have confirmed that Benny, who plays the title role in the hit BBC detective series, will be there to sign autographs and meet with supporters.
Tickets for this exciting event start at just £29 for a one day pass. However, if you want your day to include an autograph from Cumberbatch then you will have to dig deep and shell out the whopping £595 for a platinum pass or £2995 for a VIP pass.
But even if you do that you aren’t completely guaranteed a signed photo of the star as these are being sold on a first come, first serve basis.
Don’t worry though, you can always console yourselves with an autograph from creators Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, producer Sue Vertue or production designer Arwel Jones, who will all be there too!
READ MORE HERE: http://primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk/benedict-cumberbatch-will-appear-sherlock-fan-convention-sherlocked/
February 10th, 2015 by Anna Howell.
After the disappointment of it being postponed last year, Sherlock fans wanting to attend the first official show convention will be pleased to know that it was worth the wait as Benedict Cumberbatch himself will be in attendance and so there is no possible way for any of this to change, they have released a shiny new poster as way of a promise.
Sherlocked is due to take place at London’s Excel centre this April, 24th through to the 26th, and will feature all the usual thrills of a convention including talks and activities.
Bosses have confirmed that Benny, who plays the title role in the hit BBC detective series, will be there to sign autographs and meet with supporters.
Tickets for this exciting event start at just £29 for a one day pass. However, if you want your day to include an autograph from Cumberbatch then you will have to dig deep and shell out the whopping £595 for a platinum pass or £2995 for a VIP pass.
But even if you do that you aren’t completely guaranteed a signed photo of the star as these are being sold on a first come, first serve basis.
Don’t worry though, you can always console yourselves with an autograph from creators Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, producer Sue Vertue or production designer Arwel Jones, who will all be there too!
READ MORE HERE: http://primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk/benedict-cumberbatch-will-appear-sherlock-fan-convention-sherlocked/
Henry Cavill & Luke Evans Make the BAFTAs So Much Hotter
JUST JARED
SUN, 08 FEBRUARY 2015 AT 2:31 PM
Image via Henry Cavill News/Twitter
Henry Cavill and Luke Evans suit up in their tuxedos while attending the 2015 EE British Academy Film Awards held at The Royal Opera House on Sunday (February 8) in London, England.
The guys both looked so hot as they headed inside to attend what is dubbed the “British Oscars.” Henry is set to present an award during the show.
Luke recently chatted with Moviefone to talk about possibly starring in the remake of The Crow.
READ MORE HERE: http://www.justjared.com/2015/02/08/henry-cavill-luke-evans-make-the-baftas-so-much-hotter/
SUN, 08 FEBRUARY 2015 AT 2:31 PM
Image via Henry Cavill News/Twitter
Henry Cavill and Luke Evans suit up in their tuxedos while attending the 2015 EE British Academy Film Awards held at The Royal Opera House on Sunday (February 8) in London, England.
The guys both looked so hot as they headed inside to attend what is dubbed the “British Oscars.” Henry is set to present an award during the show.
Luke recently chatted with Moviefone to talk about possibly starring in the remake of The Crow.
READ MORE HERE: http://www.justjared.com/2015/02/08/henry-cavill-luke-evans-make-the-baftas-so-much-hotter/
Happy Birthday, Tom Hiddleston! Here's Where Fans Of the British Heartthrob Can Catch Him This Coming Year
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ALANNA BENNETT
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Ah, a beautiful day is upon us: Tom Hiddleston’ birthday is here. It’s hardly like we ever pass up an opportunity to talk about the classically trained actor’s best attributes, but clearly we should spend some time especially dwelling in it on his birthday. It has, after all, been a relatively quiet year on the Hiddleston front — we got Thor: The Dark World in November 2013, and we got Only Lovers Left Alive that year, too; but we only got a Muppets Most Wanted cameo and The Pirate Fairy in 2014. Never fear, though, Hiddlestonians: Hiddleston’s got quite the slate lined up for us in the coming year and beyond.
For real, though: 2015 is going to be a mighty busy year for Hiddleston. From a return visit to the Avengers and a pretty big biopic, to an American television debut and a Guillermo Del Toro movie, the newly minted 34-year-old has a lot on his plate. Luckily for all of us it’s a pretty juicy plate — there’s a lot to bite into.
Here’s what you can look forward to in the realm of the Hiddles in the coming year and beyond:
Avengers: Age Of Ultron
This one was supposed to be kept a secret, considering all that previous talk of Hiddleston very much not being in another Avengers movie. But Idris Elba spilled the beans, much to Joss Whedon’s consternation, and both Elba and Hiddles will be making visits from Asgard in Age Of Ultron, even if only for a brief scene.
High-Rise
Hiddleston will be going from Asgard to a high-rise building that goes completely bonkers. He plays Dr. Robert Laing, and according to Empire and io9 he will be participating as this building turns into a “bacchanalian den of iniquity.” Damn, sign me up.
READ ABOUT FOUR MORE FILMS FOR THIS YEAR AND BEYOND: http://www.bustle.com/articles/63056-happy-birthday-tom-hiddleston-heres-where-fans-of-the-british-heartthrob-can-catch-him-this-coming
Monday, February 9, 2015
‘Downton Abbey’ recap - **** makes her escape!!! (SPOILERS)
WASHINGTON POST
By Joe Heim February 8 at 10:00 PM
After a dully-dull Downton last week, the show returned Sunday night with its best episode in ages, filled with intrigue, nasty sniping and a number of critical plot revelations.
Where to begin? Well, Mr. Bates almost certainly didn’t kill Mr. Green. Edith is officially a pre-marital widow. Lord and Lady Grantham are back to sharing the same bed. Horse races don’t always end with the death of a rider even when you think they will. And Lady Mary has all the sympathy of a mongoose. Not bad for a 50-minute episode.
The show opened with a telegram arriving for Lady Edith. Stop. Telegrams were the text messages of their day. Stop. This one informs her that the business partner of her lover, the missing Mr. Gregson, is coming to Downton with news. Stop.
Everyone at the Abbey assumes, correctly it turns out, that the news is bad. Mr. Gregson, the father of Edith’s child, has been offed by Adolf’s gang of Brownshirt thugs in Germany. The news confirms Edith’s fears and she is understandably upset. Her sister Mary? Not so much. “Well of course it’s terrible,” she says to Anna. “But what did she think he was doing? Living in a tree?”
I’m afraid that’s just the beginning of her awfulness this week. In Edith’s moment of despair (admittedly, she has a lot of those), Merciless Mary sharpens her heels for an extra kick or two. More about that in a bit.
The Dowager Countess hears from beanless Shrimpy that he may be close to finding Prince Kuragin’s wife alive in Hong Kong. The DC, who had a fling with the noble Russian refugee many moons ago, decides she should travel to his rundown tenement in York to tell him the news about his wife. Kuragin is not exactly elated to hear it. I think he would have been happier if his wife met the same fate as poor Mr. Gregson.
The randy Russian is much more interested in rekindling the magic with the Dowager Countess. He tries to work his charm. “I wanted you from the moment I first saw you. More than mortal man ever wanted woman,” he tells her. It’s a good line, Kuragin, but the DC isn’t that easy.
Lord Grantham is still feeling quite frosty toward his wife. He found another man in their bedroom, after all. Even though she claims nothing happened, it’s not the kind of thing you just casually dismiss. Cora wants to patch things up, but she’ll need quite a bit of super glue to put this all back together. She visits him in his dressing room to ask him to return to their bedroom. Lord G refuses, but Cora is having none of it.
“If you can honestly say that you have never let a flirtation get out of hand since we were married, if you have never given a woman the wrong impression, then by all means, stay away,” she tells him.
“Otherwise I expect you back in my room tonight.” Tell him, Cora! Grantham huffs and puffs and then pulls himself out of the tiny, tiny bed, tucks his tail between his legs and heads off to join her.
Speaking of sad puppies, I’m worried about Isis. I don’t know what’s going to happen to her, but I think we’re in for an Old Yeller moment later this year. Get your hankies ready.
Big news this week: Mary is off to York for haircut. It’s a mod bob! Now she’ll no longer have to go upstairs to take off her hat.
The haircut sets the scene for another splendid showdown in the Downton drawing room (which I believe was designed to look like the office of Congressman Aaron Schock). No, Bunting is not involved. But it turns out the regular crew is perfectly capable of creating their own drama. Edith is still mourning Gregson, but Mary seems to think this is a swell time to show off her new do. This causes a stir. Grandma gets in a dry dig. “Ah, it is you,” she says. “I thought it was a man wearing your clothes.”
Edith can’t comprehend how inconsiderate Mary is being. “I’m amazed that even you would choose the day after I learned the man I loved is dead to try out a new fashion,” she says. “And if that weren’t enough, you’ve planned a jolly picnic for Saturday. Am I really expected to join in?”
“Hopefully not, as you usually spoil everything,” Mary replies icily. Mary will have her own wing in hell.
(Again, these very rude pictures were provided by Karen V. Wasylowski, not the distinguished Washington Post)
READ THE REST HERE: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2015/02/08/downton-abbey-recap-edith-makes-her-move-and-mary-is-so-so-cold/
By Joe Heim February 8 at 10:00 PM
After a dully-dull Downton last week, the show returned Sunday night with its best episode in ages, filled with intrigue, nasty sniping and a number of critical plot revelations.
Where to begin? Well, Mr. Bates almost certainly didn’t kill Mr. Green. Edith is officially a pre-marital widow. Lord and Lady Grantham are back to sharing the same bed. Horse races don’t always end with the death of a rider even when you think they will. And Lady Mary has all the sympathy of a mongoose. Not bad for a 50-minute episode.
(Ooops, wrong Mr. Bates)
The show opened with a telegram arriving for Lady Edith. Stop. Telegrams were the text messages of their day. Stop. This one informs her that the business partner of her lover, the missing Mr. Gregson, is coming to Downton with news. Stop.
Everyone at the Abbey assumes, correctly it turns out, that the news is bad. Mr. Gregson, the father of Edith’s child, has been offed by Adolf’s gang of Brownshirt thugs in Germany. The news confirms Edith’s fears and she is understandably upset. Her sister Mary? Not so much. “Well of course it’s terrible,” she says to Anna. “But what did she think he was doing? Living in a tree?”
Oh Mary, you are a dear.
I’m afraid that’s just the beginning of her awfulness this week. In Edith’s moment of despair (admittedly, she has a lot of those), Merciless Mary sharpens her heels for an extra kick or two. More about that in a bit.
The Dowager Countess hears from beanless Shrimpy that he may be close to finding Prince Kuragin’s wife alive in Hong Kong. The DC, who had a fling with the noble Russian refugee many moons ago, decides she should travel to his rundown tenement in York to tell him the news about his wife. Kuragin is not exactly elated to hear it. I think he would have been happier if his wife met the same fate as poor Mr. Gregson.
The randy Russian is much more interested in rekindling the magic with the Dowager Countess. He tries to work his charm. “I wanted you from the moment I first saw you. More than mortal man ever wanted woman,” he tells her. It’s a good line, Kuragin, but the DC isn’t that easy.
Lord Grantham is still feeling quite frosty toward his wife. He found another man in their bedroom, after all. Even though she claims nothing happened, it’s not the kind of thing you just casually dismiss. Cora wants to patch things up, but she’ll need quite a bit of super glue to put this all back together. She visits him in his dressing room to ask him to return to their bedroom. Lord G refuses, but Cora is having none of it.
“If you can honestly say that you have never let a flirtation get out of hand since we were married, if you have never given a woman the wrong impression, then by all means, stay away,” she tells him.
“Otherwise I expect you back in my room tonight.” Tell him, Cora! Grantham huffs and puffs and then pulls himself out of the tiny, tiny bed, tucks his tail between his legs and heads off to join her.
Speaking of sad puppies, I’m worried about Isis. I don’t know what’s going to happen to her, but I think we’re in for an Old Yeller moment later this year. Get your hankies ready.
Big news this week: Mary is off to York for haircut. It’s a mod bob! Now she’ll no longer have to go upstairs to take off her hat.
The haircut sets the scene for another splendid showdown in the Downton drawing room (which I believe was designed to look like the office of Congressman Aaron Schock). No, Bunting is not involved. But it turns out the regular crew is perfectly capable of creating their own drama. Edith is still mourning Gregson, but Mary seems to think this is a swell time to show off her new do. This causes a stir. Grandma gets in a dry dig. “Ah, it is you,” she says. “I thought it was a man wearing your clothes.”
Edith can’t comprehend how inconsiderate Mary is being. “I’m amazed that even you would choose the day after I learned the man I loved is dead to try out a new fashion,” she says. “And if that weren’t enough, you’ve planned a jolly picnic for Saturday. Am I really expected to join in?”
“Hopefully not, as you usually spoil everything,” Mary replies icily. Mary will have her own wing in hell.
(Again, these very rude pictures were provided by Karen V. Wasylowski, not the distinguished Washington Post)
READ THE REST HERE: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2015/02/08/downton-abbey-recap-edith-makes-her-move-and-mary-is-so-so-cold/
Benedict Cumberbatch Is 'Very Excited' About Becoming a Dad, Says Friend Allen Leech
PEOPLE
BY MONIQUE JESSEN @moniquejessen
02/08/2015 AT 06:10 PM EST
BY MONIQUE JESSEN @moniquejessen
02/08/2015 AT 06:10 PM EST
Benedict Cumberbatch can't wait for his next role – becoming a dad.
On the red carpet at Sunday's BAFTA Awards in London, the actor's friend and costar in The Imitation Game, Allen Leech, said Cumberbatch, 38, is simply thrilled to be expecting his first child. "He's very excited about it and so is Sophie [Hunter]."
The Sherlock star announced his engagement to theatre director Hunter in the UK's The Times newspaper last November and, in January, the actor's rep confirmed to PEOPLE they were expecting a baby.
The British actor was one of the last to arrive at the BAFTA Awards ceremony, which take place every year at the Royal Opera House, and spent little time on the red carpet. Perhaps he was keen to be at the side of his pregnant fiancée who wore a loose-fitting, chic black halter neck dress to the awards.
Benedict Cumberbatch can't wait for his next role – becoming a dad.
On the red carpet at Sunday's BAFTA Awards in London, the actor's friend and costar in The Imitation Game, Allen Leech, said Cumberbatch, 38, is simply thrilled to be expecting his first child. "He's very excited about it and so is Sophie [Hunter]."
The Sherlock star announced his engagement to theatre director Hunter in the UK's The Times newspaper last November and, in January, the actor's rep confirmed to PEOPLE they were expecting a baby.
The British actor was one of the last to arrive at the BAFTA Awards ceremony, which take place every year at the Royal Opera House, and spent little time on the red carpet. Perhaps he was keen to be at the side of his pregnant fiancée who wore a loose-fitting, chic black halter neck dress to the awards.
"I wish there was something that he wasn't perfect at," admits Irish-born Leech (who also plays widower Tom Branson in Downton Abbey). "He's an excellent runner, he's so fit, he's a great cook, he's a great friend and he'll be a great dad."
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