Sherlock Holmes and the Edwin Drood Mystery

"THE HOUND OF BASKERVILLES" (1939) Review

The год 1939 proved to be a momentous time for Фаны of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. The год marked the debut of two Фильмы that featured the movie introduction of Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as the famous literary detective and his friend, Dr. John Watson.

There had been Назад movie, stage and radio adaptations of the Sherlock Holmes. But despite the Последнее success of Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman in the roles of Holmes and Watson, Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce would become the first cinematic...

For the past 120 years или so, Sherlock Holmes has reigned as the indisputable king of fictional characters the world over. So, with the richly deserved popularity of the newest Holmes offering by the redoubtable BBC, it simply stands to tedious reason that American Телевидение would immediately want to rush out a 'knock off'. Enter 'Elementary', who's misplaced claim to fame is having cast Watson as (egads!!) a woman. Perhaps CBS would like us to forget about their two Назад unsold pilots come TV Фильмы which featured a couple of perfectly charming lady Watson's (Margaret Colin and Deborah...

"SHERLOCK HOLMES" (2009) Review

I have never been a major Фан of the Sherlock Holmes novels and stories penned by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and other writers. Once, I tried to get interested in them by Чтение one или two novels. But they had simply failed to spark my interest.

I have shown a little еще enthusiasm toward the various Фильмы and Телевидение adaptations of Doyle’s novels and characters. Mind you, I never became a faithful viewer of the Телевидение series that starred Jeremy Brett as Holmes. But I have do have my private Список of Sherlock Holmes Фильмы that I consider as personal favorites....