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Finally there is more footage from the film including Benedict in this interesting featurette:
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Thanks, Susi - this film sounds very promising. I'm going to read the book on my Kindle once it will have been sent to it, which will be on October 1st.
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"12 Years a Slave - Featurette: A Portrait of Solomon Northup" is now available in HD on MostMovies’s Youtube channel
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I can't wait to see this movie! You can read the book legally and for free by clicking on this link:
I can't decide whether to read the book first or wait until after I see the movie.
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Reactions and reviews from critics at The Toronto Film Festival ave been amazing!
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Sherli Bakerst wrote:I'm not sure about other countires, but in Germany you can get a free version for your kindle via amazon (thanks to Tobe for this advice). You only have to wait until October.
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It won't be bedtime reading...unless you want nightmares!
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12 Years a Slave won the People's Choice Award in Toronto!
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This is great news. I am looking very much forward to the film.
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"To fake the death of one sibling may be regarded as a misfortune; to fake the death of both looks like carelessness." Oscar Wilde about Mycroft Holmes
"It is what it is says love." (Erich Fried)
“Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame. I’m also a great believer in treating others as you would like to be treated.” (Benedict Cumberbatch)
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Oscars! That is all! 
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12 Years A Slave: Benedict Cumberbatch On Set Movie Interview
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If I watch this again I will fall from the sofa. Could be dangerous. 
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"To fake the death of one sibling may be regarded as a misfortune; to fake the death of both looks like carelessness." Oscar Wilde about Mycroft Holmes
"It is what it is says love." (Erich Fried)
“Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame. I’m also a great believer in treating others as you would like to be treated.” (Benedict Cumberbatch)
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Take your laptop to the floor. 
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During watching this I found myself breathing quite shallowly which made me feel kinda dizzy afterwards...
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Yes, he looks quite nice in this (understatement of the century)
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"To fake the death of one sibling may be regarded as a misfortune; to fake the death of both looks like carelessness." Oscar Wilde about Mycroft Holmes
"It is what it is says love." (Erich Fried)
“Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame. I’m also a great believer in treating others as you would like to be treated.” (Benedict Cumberbatch)
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It's too bad that they've cut some of his answers short. He clearly wanted to say more about director Steve McQueen for example. And what I love so much about Benedict when he's giving interviews is that his answers don't seem to end. He just keeps on talking and gives such elaborate answers without ever babbling about trivial stuff (like so many other actors do in such interviews).. I love it. 
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His interviews are brilliant. In the Reddit thing he was so funny and brief and then just like that gave a thoughtful ten minute answer about Assange.
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"To fake the death of one sibling may be regarded as a misfortune; to fake the death of both looks like carelessness." Oscar Wilde about Mycroft Holmes
"It is what it is says love." (Erich Fried)
“Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame. I’m also a great believer in treating others as you would like to be treated.” (Benedict Cumberbatch)
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I know, and after five minutes of waiting everyone was wondering what was going on, because the Assange answer took him so long. That Reddit thing (and the whole evening) was wonderfully crazy. 
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"We did observe." - David Tennant in "Richard II"
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True. I did not expect much from it and did not know what it was about but then it was a really hilarious experience.
Benedict, are you still there? Everything okay with you? 
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"To fake the death of one sibling may be regarded as a misfortune; to fake the death of both looks like carelessness." Oscar Wilde about Mycroft Holmes
"It is what it is says love." (Erich Fried)
“Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame. I’m also a great believer in treating others as you would like to be treated.” (Benedict Cumberbatch)
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Oh yes, so many fan girls 'worrying' about him at the same time...
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