Here are just a few photos of our lovely Benedict Cumberbatch last night in London. He attended “An Evening Celebrating The Global Fund held at Apsley House”. The Global Fund “galvanizes support for the fight against AIDS, TB and malaria, working with partners to support the most effective prevention and treatment” – you can see the website here. This event was one of many scheduled to correspond with London Fashion Week, when all of the rich, fashionable people come to London for mostly superficial causes, and so it’s nice to be seen at a charity event. Cumberbatch looks good, although he stole this suit from his Hollywood Reporter photoshoot. Which makes me wonder if he’s cheap. Right? Dear Benedict: you can afford to buy yourself some new suits. Try it.
As for Benedict’s Guardian interview and the politics therein, as many of you noted yesterday, The Guardian had to do a separate post about what Cumby had actually said during the interview and why they played a little fast-and-loose with his quotes. They ended up publishing the transcript from the part of the interview where he discussed Chelsea Manning. You can read the new transcript here – I didn’t really get anything new out of this clarification and it just reminds me, once again, that Benedict can talk and talk and talk. I am disappointed that Ben uses masculine pronouns and refers to Chelsea as Bradley the entire time.
More photos from the same event – I’m including pics of Stella McCartney, Sienna Miller, Colin & Livia Firth (bonus Anna Wintour) and the Beckhams. I wonder who Benedict spent time with? My guess? Colin Firth. They worked together on Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. And even though I hate to admit it, I could see him flirting with Sienna Miller too. He would be flattered if any attractive blonde paid attention to him.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
Anna Wintour has morphed into a mannequin. Look at the position of her arms and legs. How did they hide the metal rod holding her up?
“How did they hide the metal rod holding her up? “
Must be right up her ass.
*winks at Eve*
Hello, lady.
+1
@ T.Fanty:
Hi, dear…
By the way, you know it’s definitely over when you take a look at a former crush and all you can see is that he’s finally wearing nice, stylish shoes.
Sadness. Although, obviously not for me.
How’s Edgar Wright and his Minnie Mouse voice treating you,my lovely?
Nah…it didn’t happen. He’s too cute and sweet for my taste.
I need someone with a similar temper/personality and Daniel Craig is already taken (plus, he’s blond — I’m not into blondes).
So, cantankerous, British and not-blonde. That can’t be too hard to find, right?
Doesn’t necessarily have to be British (although I do enjoy their brand of bitcheness).
Hugh Laurie? Richard Armitage? Sean Bean? Jeremy Irons?
Am I skewing too old? I suspect the Brits start out like Hiddles, then turn into grumpy old men. Cumby is just old for his age.
@ T.Fanty and Lucrezia:
I don’t know…I might be going back to an old flame. You see, I stumbled upon these some days ago:
http://mynewplaidpants.blogspot.com.br/2013/09/tahar-rahim-seven-times.html
First impression, based on the lying down pic: ooh, he looks like Robert Downey Jnr … and those are some incredibly hairy nipples. Two hairy caterpillars curled up for a nap?
Impression after viewing the rest of the pics: okay, the caterpillars have moved off, his nipples aren’t actually THAT hairy. He looks like RDJ crossed with Zachary Quinto. I still hate skinny jeans.
How intelligent and curmudgeonly is he?
He’s quite smart (can speak at least three languages and he’s a hell of a an actor — just watch “A Prophet” and you’ll see).
Not curmudgeonly enough though — better put: not in the slightest. From what I’ve seen (in his interviews) he’s that super sweet and gentle type. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him badmouthing anyone.
Yes, Cumberbatch was (is?) technically my perfect match. It was super sad when I had to CB-divorce him.
@Eve,
Hello! ~waving~ Have you seen Theo James? He’s tall, thin, & has a luscious mouth. I saw him in an episode of Downton Abbey, where he had every woman in the place swooning over him until he dropped dead. Somehow I thought you might think he’s hawt. Here he is:
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1449698304/nm3772243?ref_=nmmi_mi_all_sf_14
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2631449600/nm3772243?ref_=nm_ov_ph
I await your report. 😉
@ EsCon:
I really, REALLY appreciate your effort but for some reason that guy bugs the hell out of me. I saw him during a commercial for his show on Warner Channel (here there’s a cable/satellite channel that airs Warner Bros movies and series) and it was hate at first sight.
Plus, he’s too pretty. A huge part of my ex-CB-husband’s appeal is exactly the strangeness of his features.
Oh yay! Are we forming the CB Matchers Club we have so often discussed? And Eve is our first victim… er, client? It’s like its my birthday. Okay, Eve…
Shaun Cassidy
Wait – I may not be doing this right
@Eve,
Oops—hate at first sight, you say? Hahahaha! I was never any good at match-making.
Well, I’ll still keep a look-out.
Bitchy, British and not blonde. I am thinking … Hugh Grant? Maybe just a bit too old. And probably too busy babysitting his two kids.
Ok, I’m going to throw one in from leftfield.
Tim Roth?
@ Sixer:
I LOVE Tim Roth!!! He’s been on my list for decades now. But, sadly, I’m not *that* attracted to him anymore — don’t get me wrong, would still hit it to no end but he’s not “forever dong”/CB-husband material.
Then there’s Mads Mikkelsen…I haven’t seen “Hannibal” yet (channel AXN here airs a ridiculous dubbed version which I refuse to see) so there’s a huge chance he’ll back on the #1 spot once I’ve finally watched it (yes, I fell in love with him when I saw him as Le Chiffre — already knew who he was, had seen a Danish film with him but it was only after I saw that scarred face that I fell in love with him).
For now…I give up. I will slut CB threads up like J. Eyre does — not having a CB-husband is kind of liberating, you know?
@ Curlsunited:
I’m going to (not so) gently bitchslap you for that suggestion.
OH MY STARS! EVE IS COMING TO THORNFIELD!!!
There is so much to be done, so many preparations to be made. I need to change all the sheets, fix my hair, find a few corsets, have the basement dusted, reupholster the couch (again – thanks Fanty), comb the lavender fields, fluff the Poms, wash the penguins, corral the dragonflies, do whatever one does with those ridiculous hedgehogs…
Ladies, grab your offerings and bring ’em by tomorrow, we’ll find a space. Eve won’t want any of them for long but that’s okay because that’s more for the rest of us.
Oh, I must take a moment… this is all so much… so sudden… I am verklempt. Eve, you have made me the happiest woman. Just wait and see how I intend to repay you (hint, I would stretch – a lot)
*blows kisses at J.Eyre*
It’s good to know there are no hard feelings after all that shanking.
Those shank -scars are my badges of honor, darling Eve. I show them to everyone. That last part may be in part to my exhibitionism.
I love you two.
@Eve
I was just trying to be helpful and friendly.
* stomps off, shaking her head in disbelief, muttering “ungrateful brat” and “Elles sont folles, ces Brésiliennes!” *
I think most of these pictures make the people in them look like freaky ‘Real Doll’ people. Must have been bad lighting or something
@Eve@T.Fanty: Someone will regret soon enough for not taking my suggestion to have Franco as her rebound…
I like Franco. Not attracted to him though.
And you don’t deserve this but after the news that your boy will be starring that fifty shades of embarrassment, here’s a little gift to ease your pain:
http://mynewplaidpants.blogspot.com.br/2013/09/buns-of-anarchy.html#more
Awwwwwwwwwww, you love me! Confess it! Thank you for the gif. I keep trying to watch Sons of Anarchy, but I find it so violent. The things I do for my man…
ps: Still don’t forgive you for “abandoning” me on twitter. 🙁
I had my reasons, babycakes.
Be glad I didn’t leave you here, too. I was planning (still am, to be honest) to stop commenting on CB as well — actually, planning to leave internet altogether.
But every once in a while I lurked — then Kaiser posted about Marvel’s announcement of James Spader as Ultron and that lured me back in.
*shakes fist at Kaiser*
@Eve: We know Eve, we know you had! If you haven’t noticed I have barely been here lately, sigh. Just chill and enjoy Kaiser’s gifts to you (to all of us!)! 🙂
ps: World Peace!
I know I am far from the first (millionth) person to say this, but Anna needs new shoes. I will even share mine, with my name-sistah!
Is it just me, or does your name-sistah look like she’s about to start spinning an invisible hula-hoop?
It’s the One Hula-Hoop of Power — to rule them all!
That suit may be the death of me. *fans self. Faints*
I just read that it’s Alexander Mcqueen SS14.
But I have now closed that tab and have the memory of a gnat, so can’t tell you where I saw that.
Edit- I looked at these pics again and I think I’m talking rubbish. Ehhhh, they’re both checkered. That’s about the limit of my fashion sense.
I want to be Livia Firth when I grow up.
I’ll let you be Livia. But that means I get dibs on the Cumberbatch 😉
About to go into a boring meeting. After seeing these pictures I don’t give a hoot about HR procedure. This could be an interesting meeting.
If you get to be Livia, I get to be Helen (McCrory). Principally due to her swashbuckling interview with Andrew Marr on Sunday.
(I left you a recommendation for Peaky Blinders on the last Cumby thread – and The Wipers Times also. You might not have seen).
I LOVE McCrory. We’d have to have lunch.
I saw that. Thanks. Now all I have to do is figure out how to find it over here.
@tfanty if you use google Chrome, there is a downloadable add on for the browser that effectively region unlocks your IP. I use it to watch shows in the US. One of my friends uses it to watch BBC stuff from the US (on iPlayer)
Excellent. Thanks.
Dear T Livia, I hope you are okay with sharing
Love, j. firth-lover
Oh, dear. Miss Eyre is quite proprietary about Mr. Firth. I don’t know how you would share him. His wife can barely get near him.
In fact, it strikes me that Miss Eyre is a bit handsy with *all* the men. Only yesterday she waved her wooden spoon in my face & told me to leave Hiddles Fitzgerald alone.
There are very few I don’t share. As a matter of fact, you show me one that I have not joyfully handed over when I am asked. (No – Hiddles Fitzgerald in MINE and if you come near him again I will bite you. Perhaps there are a few exceptions.) However, most of the time, I find men to be like a truly well-whipped chocolate mousse – it is so good, you simply want those around you to know exactly how good you are having it currently so you offer tastes when requested. But you don’t let them like the bowl clean.
If it’s Spencer Hart, who he wears all of the time, then he’s not cheap.
That tie doesn’t go with the suit.
Take it all off, and start over.
Yes to all that, except for the “start over” bit.
The collar on that shirt is a refugee from a period drama’s costume department. Take it off and (don’t) start over.
Tangential comment: I don’t really approve of the Global Fund – it’s basically a mechanism to distribute government aid money and it is inefficient with cash at best and cronytastic at worst. Typical to see a parade of wannabeseens at one of its dos.
Sing it sister. The only proven method to lift people out of poverty is by making them free of the need for it. Handouts can’t and don’t solve the problem – entrepreneurial capitalism does. After years of trying it the other way, Bono finally saw the light, and is spearheading a program to teach people in developing countries how to start their own businesses and lift themselves out of poverty. The Global Fund is a mechanism for limousine liberals who make millions for doing relatively little work a chance to assuage their guilt by donating some cash.
I love “limousine liberals” and am stealing it!
I’m not against handouts per se – I just don’t like to see money wasted and/or fed into the pockets of elite mates.
Although I do agree about entrepreneurialism. I like the micro-credit innovations (and contribute).
Hm. Inneresting.
And yes, I concur with the whole perspective on entrepreneurial aspect of giving. But building infrastructure and facilitating self-help isn’t sexy and gratifying, so it’s less likely to get swanky fundraisers.
Word. It’s one of those groups that, and I love this term you coined and I want to use it often, limousine liberals or hipster liberals want to support and be seen supporting but have no real idea how it functions other than “Hey, famous person, your PR says you should go to this because they give money to people.”
I don’t think it’s any more corrupt than any other international aid organisation. IMO, it was simply more open about it, and thus got a bad rap.
My problem with it is that it’s a weird mix of diseases/treatments/prevention-strategies. If you want to eradicate malaria, you’d go about it in a completely different way than for eradicating HIV/AIDS.
Since there’s no overlap, it seems inefficient to tackle all 3 at once. Wipe out malaria (it’s eliminated in several countries, obvious target for world-wide eradication). Then TB. And hopefully by then there’s a HIV vaccine so you can tackle the last one.
No, I don’t suppose it is. But then, I’m not keen on UNICEF and the like either. Even so, I’m not happy with these huge organisations that take govt aid money and distribute it in inefficient and cronyist ways. It irks me that *I* can’t withdraw from donating because my govt’s aid department is doing it for me (although the UK isn’t as on the hook as many countries). The Global Fund is in charge of vast billions.
I follow Toby Ord and donate to whatever he and his outfit are recommending (http://www.givingwhatwecan.org) and I also have a fund at Kiva for micro-financing.
To me, charitable donations are one strand of an overall ethical purchasing effort. If I check the brand/ethics of a household purchase, it seems odd that I wouldn’t do the same for a charitable donation.
Hmmm. I think I just figured out the difference in our opinion on this one.
I do judge the ethics/brand of purely charitable organisations the same way you do. Thing is I wasn’t really classing GFATM as a charity. More like a public health service.
Apparently I’m willing to cut public health efforts a lot more slack than random “eradicate poverty” orgs.
You’re a Brit … do you give NHS more slack than something like GFAMT? Or are you equally irked by inefficiencies/corruption there too?
I’m trying to figure out my logic for classing charity and public health differently. Part of it is purely selfish: I’d like to see TB (etc) eradicated so that there’s no chance an immigrant/tourist is going to give it to me. That other part is simply that I rate public health as a really high priority. I’m sure there’s other stuff going on in my head, but I only just realised I was doing this, so I haven’t quite solidified my reasoning.
Oh, cool question! I was just talking about inefficiencies in the public sector yesterday, with my dad. Privatisation of Royal Mail sparked it off – but the NHS is similar.
I tend to say that some degree of inefficiency (ie workers get slightly easier lives) is ok, because I don’t think we should all be “flexible workforce” slaves, earning tuppence and with eyes standing out on stalks with the stress of an insecure job.
On the other hand, I dislike overly bureaucratic hierarchies (typical of the public sector).
I’m sure I have various inherent biases and inconsistencies. I’ll have to go away and thunk before I can answer properly.
ETA: I judge the Global Fund as an international financial organisation that has a big representation at Davos. So um… harshly.
I’m loving ALL these comments about the “limo libs” and their phony “charities” used as a masquerade for high-class parties to get their pictures into the society pages. I am SO glad I’m not the only one who sees through their crap. Disappointed to see Ben hob-nobbing with these horrible people. I wanted to think he’s just a little bit better than this.
And please don’t ever forget this: These same filthy rich support and fund politicians who want to tax the little people more and more and more “to spread the wealth around” while unemployment lines grow and food prices and gas rise.
He used proper pronouns in his TIFF interviews.
Livia’s shoes are fugly. WTH.
I hope he and Keira get papped while filming Imitation Game. Need to see to see those angular features together!
Georgeous! (Silly question.)
I like the windowpane suit, though not necessarily the tie. The sleeves are a tad on the short side now. I think he complained at TIFF about the suit being too long in the leg and arms and it felt almost like wearing a train.
I always enjoy Cumby suit déjà-vus.
I think he reffered to Chelsea as Bradley because at the time which he reffers to ‘Bradley’ was the name and she was known as he back then. In another interview, speaking about Chelsea’s sentence Benedict referred to her ‘she’. Bradley only announced his/her gender identity a day after she (or then still officially he) was sentenced.
I just felt I need to write this because Benedict seems very thoughtful and I’ve read both interviews and his distinction was perfectly understandable to me.
The suit is nice but jacket needs to be a bit longer but I do like the fabric and he looks handsome. Is it me or do Stella / Gwyneth have the same leg shape (eg Tracey Anderson)
I agree he looks darling, but the suit really needs to be a tad longer.
Wow, Stella McCartney always manages to look like she’s about to punch someone. Is she someone who just looks nasty, or is she really?
Why must you post so many pictures of Benedict Cumberbatch? I know you think he is the cat’s meow, but I think he is just ugly!! I could do with one a month,…..
It’s an old wives’ tale. If you post articles about Cumby every day for a week, he will magically appear.
Benedict always said ‘she’ rather than ‘he’ when interviewed at TIFF.
There are a number of photos of Benedict with Colin Firth and with his wife Livia on tumblr.
His “thing” or “signature piece” now seems to be the McQueen skull ties (and cuff links). I like the idea but I don’t think it goes with that suit (aka the Martin Freeman suit, lol, since MF seems to have one really almost just like it).
So Cumby talks and talks and talks and it’s okay, but Tom Hiddleston talks and talks and talks and it’s not okay. Got it.
For the record, I love them both and think they’re both prone to equal amounts of pretentiousness. It’s just interesting that it’s okay that Benedict can blather on while Tom gets downgraded for it.
I wonder the same thing too actually, even tho I’m not a Hiddleston fan and Love Mr. Cumbers Bumbers Wumbers to pieces.
It all comes down to who’s fan are you?? I don’t mind Cumby yapping all the time but when Tom does it…I get annoyed easily. So in the end I realize I am not a fan of Tom much.
@ Algernon:
I think (my opinion, folks) it all boils down to how hard they’re trying…
With Cumberbatch, being talkative and giving long answers seems to come naturally, we can see/feel that’s who he is — whereas whenever Hiddleston opens his mouth, it always seems like he’s trying too hard (to sound smart, profound or “shakespearean”).
My name is in this frame!
FWIW:
I criticise TommyAnne for using many, many words yet saying very little of any substance. An English student could precis most of his interviews into “it’s good”. And the it could be anything at all because he doesn’t have the dislike gene. I snooze off when listening to TommyAnne.
I don’t criticise Cumby for saying many, many words because he expresses actual opinions. And also because he’s curmudgeonly, which makes me laugh.
(PS: I fancy them both).
“I criticise TommyAnne for using many, many words yet saying very little of any substance.”
*sigh*
That’s pretty much what I (originally) wanted to say. Ironically, I pulled a TommyAnne in my own comment.
There is no way you could possibly pull a TommyAnne, Eve. Nuh uh.
Really? If you say so…*phew*
For a moment I feared you guys would make me hang out with him.
In my world, TommyAnne wears a permanent gag. He’s fine to hang out with then. If I need the tongue for non-talking reasons, I threaten him with the taser before taking it off. He’s not brave.
LOL! I’m picturing the whole thing.
Seriously, thanks for the laugh (have been having a horrible week/month).
Most of the time I keep him as a tray bearer. Dressed up like Little Lord Fauntleroy in a pale blue satin page suit (plus gag). I laugh at him. Little tears trickle out of the corner of his eyes.
But y’know. He’s hot when he shuts up. And there are days I allow his inner dragonfly to fly free (well, free-ish. Still gagged).
@ Eve and Sixer–and there it is there.
@ Algernon.
MTE. I like them both, I wonder why this nonsense. I like this site, some posts and comments are really funny, however it’s hard to read sometimes because the bitchness and snark is not equally shared. Some people simply do no wrong no matter how pretensious they sound, how awful they dress, etc etc
Benedict looks pretty good… I’m not too thrilled with the shoes and the tie, but he at least looks good in his suit.
A little drool came out of my mouth when I scrolled to the picture of David Beckham. *sigh*
Sienna Miller looks like crap. And Colin Firth’s wife’s shoes are awesome.
I always think I’m about to succumb to Cumby fatigue, but then he does something interesting, or funny, or dorky and just like that i’m back in the band. He’s rocking the David Scott-Fowler look a lot, lately –there’s a picture in THR that could be a still from After the Dance.
The point is that he never really stops doing something interesting/funny/dorky/stupid/adorable (you name it).
I’m not an old hand at Cumberbatching, but hey, there was Setlock, Top Gear, Star Trek promo, The Tale of Wanda and Her Owl Collection and Some Other Birds, the yukata, Ibizagate, Redheadgate, the holding up of signs and so on and so forth.
I agree re. the David Scott-Fowler look. Plus he would be just perfect in Film Noir.
Noir, yes. Old school, Bogart The Big Sleep kind of noir. He would knock it out of the park, wouldn’t he? *wanders off, imagining Cumby as Marlowe, gets nothing done ever again*
Hey! Look at me now! I’m over here wearing my skull tie but I forgot my underwear again (oops.See? It’s not all about HIM you know!
Cumby, Cumby, Cumby. Everyone just wants to talk about Cumby. *soft tears* *throws self on Thornfield bed, the one with the leopard print sheets*
Marcia, Marcia, Marcia! *sobs*
I’m just going to eat my boiled potato watered with my tears.
He could wear hand me downs and call Manning whatever he wants as far as I’m concerned. He can do no wrong.
I dunno. He’s been traveling so much and doing so much, I cut him some slack- it’s a suit, it fits okay, why bother getting a bunch when you can only wear them once? He did managed to piece together a few outfits for TIFF… he must be exhausted from the ordeal.
he does look a little wooden, though. Hrm. Maybe tired, or maybe just sick of mugging for the cameras? He looks good when he’s posing with people! And yes, I’m just waiting for the next blonde industry-ish type to come along. Cumby and his blondes.
I don’t understand the skull tie thing. But then again, I’m the type of woman who will probably buy my significant other a billion different “novelty” ties and expect him to wear them… luckily, I’m in academia and so is the bf, so it could be written off as the eccentricities of a professor/scientist. we don’t discuss my bow tie kink. heh.
Ooooh, but Laura the Blonde was there!
Wait, now I’m all befuddled- Laura the Blonde? Do we know this one? Did he breathe in her direction whilst a camera was present at one point or another? have they, perhaps, worked together and has he caller her a friend or, dear me, ~old friend? How does she feel about owls?
Does she comment on CB and throw metaphoric panties at him on the daily?
Also- has anyone asked Cumberbatch for his opinion on blonde or his favorite shade, yet? I’m sure there’s a rant waiting in the wings.
She means that woman from Downton Abbey she was with a group at the Gaga concert. I don’t watch the show so have no clue
Oh really?? Oh that’s kind of exciting! I mean… I could get behind that, I guess. Although, pretty sure they’re just friends/acquaintances/dude-bros. I could be wrong. The Batch is a mysterious man in the ways of women and love.
Honestly I really am kind of preparing for the next great Cumber-romance… if only because I can’t wait to see the Modern Cumberbatch in Love.
She was also in Tinker Tailor for some reason I can’t see him doing the dating my co-star thing. Who knows.
Re: Rewearing a suit
On the one hand, I rather like it when a celebrity, especially one with more than enough money to buy new suits, tends to re-wear clothes. It’s a normal person thing to do and it’s also frugal.
On the other hand, BC seems to find an outfit and rewear it a million times. (Exhibit A: That blue-ish grey shirt he has worn EVERYWHERE.) We’ll probably see this suit quite a bit in the next few months, is what I’m saying.
So, I guess I like it when celebs rewear clothes, but only in small doses.
Cumby surely knows how hot he looks in that suit – I don’t blame him for recycling it.
For some reason, that pocket square gives me the tingles.
Perhaps he a bit down because of all the Guardian stuff and the poor reception to The Fifth Estate.
Sigh. David Beckham I had such a crush on him back in the day. Anyway, H7 will rule us all one day.
Oh my God, the irony of a bunch of multi-millionaires gathering together in millions of dollars worth of clothes, shoes, food, and expensive adult beverages to get their photos taken for the society pages…while tossing a few dollars to the HIV babies in Africa. And these are the same filthy rich who support politicians who want to tax me and you more and more “to spread the wealth around” while we’re just making ends meet.
It’s disgusting. It all disgusts me to no end. So sad to see Benedict show up at a farce like this. But at least he showed up in a recycled suit.
+1. Seeing this hypocrisy just makes me very angry and I could never have expressed it in words as well as you did.
But, but, but I forgot to mention how they arrived at the party in their rented limos or had their DRIVERS take them there in their Benzes and Jags and Maybachs.
You’re giving celebs far too much credit, tbh. A lot of them believe they’re doing a good thing up there even though they’re not.
Usually, they know someone attending, get asked to go to draw attention to the cause and are told it’s for good.
They don’t really research it unless actually involved beyond a benefit attendance, ie spokesperson, donating objects for an auction, etc. That’s what PR is for (although they may not be involved if a personal friend asked the celeb.)
That’s why so many of them end up unknowingly involved in shady charities and at dictator’s birthday parties.
Mind you, I’m not saying Cumberbatch personally is running around with shady charities. He does quite a bit of quiet work with good ones.
I really have this impression that The Firths invited him. Haha. Look at the guy, he looks like hell. And he didn’t even bother with the suit.
He looks like hell? Wow. I really wonder what gives you this impression. I think he looks handsome, well-rested, and pulled together. Amazing how two people can look at the same person and come away with polar opposite impressions.
I think he looks great. I just wish he were looking great at a real charity and not with a bunch of phony snobs.
What is it with me and the Batch’s ties? It has little skulls on it!!! It’s TIFF tuxedo tie situation all over again! Keep it on during.
A few things struck me about this:
1. Whenever Ben has an item of clothing that is pricy or designer he seems to wear the hell out of it. I think that he honestly prefers inexpensive “normal people” clothes, but mixes it up depending on what he’s got in his closet. I wonder if a lot of his more fancy clothes were freebies given to him by the designers to get their clothes noticed? I do remember that his grey cardigan that he was wearing to death was up on some fashion site and was going for more than $350 and I really couldn’t believe at the time that he would spend that on a sweater when so much of his normal wardrobe tends to be casual clothing that he’s had forever.
2. If I were him and saw all these comments on these different fan pages and forums about him preferring blondes I would go out of my way to date a redhead, brunette, or hell, even a woman with pink hair. It chafes me when people think they have me pegged and always makes me want to do the opposite of what they “know” I’m going to do. Also, not 100% sure why everyone states that he’s into blondes like its a fact. Yes his long time GF was a blonde, but his next public GF was a brunette? I hope Cumby picks his partners based on much more than their hair color.
He’s said himself that he absolutely does not have a type.
Re the Blondes thing… Well, with the exception of Anna Jones, all the women he’s been with/connected with romantically have been blonde. He does seem to have a definite aesthetic preference.
Really? Liv and Lara are brunettes. There’s also the redhead. I think it’s balanced. Haha. And the two blondes he’s been rumored with have boyfriends anyway.
Oh, for goodness sake. He does not have ‘an asthetic preference’ for blondes. Olivia was blonde. That’s it. Everything has has been a bullshit rumour in the press. And that also applies to Liv Tyler and Lara Pulver.
Come on People. Stop being so easy to manipulate. They print some utter crap and the public just never forget it.
Am I the only one who thinks he’s had his eyebrows waxed for The Imitation Game? His eyebrows are more tapered at the outer parts then they usually are. In fact, they never are tapered, which is why I think they’ve been waxed. Compare it to a picture of him as Sherlock.
I didn’t want to elaborate on the eyebrows, as I have said quite enough on that matter. Yes, you are right, they are very un-Cumby-like. Turing eyebrows, I suppose, very neat and weel-behaved.
His eyebrows do look (once again) different… They’re waxed and also seem to be very controlled with some actual styling wax. It’s interesting how much that affects his whole facial appearence.
@curlsunited – there’s never too much analysis on his eyebrows (or any other grooming details). Important stuff, methinks 😉 (Btw I didn’t have time to comment you earlier, but I’m also going to see NT Live:Frankenstein encore. In my country it’s right after the New Year so a bit more waiting, but it’s very exciting to see Cumby “on theater stage”.)
@Vesta:
By all means, let’s discuss Frankenstein in January! I still have no clue as to which version I am to see, as cinema staff were unable to tell me (“What do you mean – which version? We only have one version”. At one point I actually asked them if we were talking about the Boris Karloff film).
I am happy enough that NT Live is going to grace the screen at my local cinema, as I also live outside the UK.
@curlsunited – I don’t know if you read this thread anymore, but just wanted to say it’s a bit curious why they show only one version. If they showed both I would buy more tickets…
I already know here it’s going to be Cumby as the monster. Which is gonna be maybe more disturbing (his make-up looks scary). But on the other hand I’m anticipating to see him act in that kind of strange role.
One part of me (the shallow part?) would like to see him as Victor, but then it might be harder to concentrate on the artistic content. I would probably just admire how damn handsome he looks (which isn’t exactly an unpleasant option…)
And now I’m actually starting to think it would cooler to not know which version is to come. It would be fun to be just surprised!
There’s a new photo of him on the Imitation Game set. Far away but you can see he’s wearing a snazzy suit and tie. He and Keira were filming in Chesham today. Are links allowed on here?
Yes, please!
I’m in a mean catty PMSy mood, and am not posting this under my normal handle because I’m always on about body acceptance, and not being critical of the way people look.
That said, Anna Wintour looks like Andy Dick with a bowl cut, and Sienna Miller has no neck. She looks like one of those Easter Island stone heads.
Now Cumby is a man who can wear a suit. (Although I do like his headgear at time)
On another note, I always envy Sienna’s wardrobe maybe that’s why I’m jealous of her