— by RON WILKINSON — An aging Sherlock Holmes (Ian McKellen) is still solving cases despite galloping senility gaining on his senses by leaps and bounds. Apparently, even fictional heroes are subject to time and tides, as the magnificent background of the white cliffs of Dover would sugg[...]
Posts Tagged ‘“Sherlock Holmes”’
Top 5 Big Screen Adventurers (The Men)
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — Hollywood has taken us on great adventures, with fearless heroes to lead us into the face of danger and into the unknown. Some of these bold characters already existed in book form, and perhaps had been taking reader on adventures for much longer, but in their minds.[...]
Review: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
— by ADAM DALE — In 2009 director Guy Ritchie surprised us all by bringing the legendary personage, Sherlock Holmes — from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories — to life and at the same time making him intriguing and a unique take on the character with his eccentric tendencies.[...]
Soundtrack for ‘Sherlock Holmes’ Sequel Due Dec. 13
WaterTower Music has announced the release of “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows – The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack,” with an original score by Oscar®, Grammy and Golden Globe Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer (“Inception,” “The Dark Knight,” “[...]
Poster Peek: ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows’
— by ADAM POYNTER — “Sherlock Holmes” is a very astute and logical detective stemming from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic tales as far back as 1887. The character was re-imagined by director Guy Ritchie (“Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” and “Snatch”) in 2009.[...]
If I Was Making … ‘Sherlock Holmes 2’
— by BEN FOWLER — Guy Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes” was a great movie. It had action, adventure, laughs with a few scares thrown in too. The great thing with it is how it ended with anything being possible for the inevitable sequel. The filmmakers have said as much anyway[...]
Under Review: ‘Sherlock Holmes’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Sherlock Holmes is no doubt one of the most recognizable characters in fiction to date and director Guy Ritchie has courage to put his unique touch to the legend. Though Ritchie is not the best director in the business, his films do tend to be entertaining and[...]
Eight Clips from ‘Sherlock Holmes’
— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — Obviously, this doesn’t really (other than the names) resemble the kind of “Sherlock Holmes” with which most of us are familiar, but the question is: Is that a bad thing? I say it isn’t. This is a completely new take — and, hopefully,[...]
Investigate ‘Sherlock Holmes’ From Behind the Scenes
— by TOM ELCE — Neither Guy Ritchie or Robert Downey Jr. have appeared to show a tendency for restraint in their previous work, so it’s no surprise their collaboration for the upcoming “Sherlock Holmes” adaptation finds them jazzing up theold story template most people [...]
The ‘Sherlock Holmes’ TV Trailer
— by SEAN GERSKI — With a little more than two months until Christmas, advertising is starting to ramp up for the movies competing for your holiday money. In that vein, we have the new TV trailer for Guy Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes,” which stars Robert Downey Jr., Jude[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Sherlock Holmes’
— by VANNA LAND — The official trailer has been released for the film “Sherlock Holmes,” starring Robert Downey Jr. as the title character, Jude Law as his friend and sidekick, Dr. Watson, and Rachel McAdams as Irene Adler. Guy Ritchie directed the film and it should be noted that[...]
‘Sherlock Holmes’ Sequel Under Way Too Soon?
— by ROB COX — From the looks of its trailer, the new “Sherlock Holmes” movie looks promising (though, admittedly, I’ve never been much of a Guy Ritchie fan). But now comes the news that Warner Bros is already working on a sequel. The Risky Biz Blog reports that three[...]