Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 13, 2013

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle I’ve mentioned before, and those who know me well will also be aware, that I used to run a blog called Professor Damians’s Public Domain Treasure Chest. There were a lot of reasons that I let it sort of fall by the wayside, but one of...   read more

The Baz Posted by Neve on October 8, 2012

Hally, one of our readers, made this lovely montage of the captures from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939), which I’m hosting on my Youtube account for her. No credit to me please, all to her! Isn’t it gorgeous.   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on September 14, 2012

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (Billy Wilder, 1970) When a bored Holmes eagerly takes the case of Gabrielle Valladon after an attempt on her life, the search for her missing husband leads to Loch Ness and the legendary monster. At sixty-two years old, Billy Wilder directed some of the...   read more

The Baz Posted by Neve on August 2, 2012

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The Baz Posted by Neve on July 31, 2012

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Margaret Perry Posted by MargaretPerry on January 6, 2012

So, can I think of anything positive to say about this film? Hm. It looked pretty good for the most part, though the sets, scenery, background, etc. seemed really busy and dirty all the time – but not in an effective way. The scene when they’re running through the woods getting...   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on December 19, 2011

You probably read the stories as a kid. Maybe you caught an old flick with Basil Rathbone as Holmes on late night tv. Maybe you queued up at the cineplex in 2009 for Guy Ritchie’s fast-paced modern adaptation. Maybe you just passed the weekend with Ritchie’s sequel Sherlock Holmes: A...   read more

Pop Culture ImagineMDD Posted by ImagineMDD on September 25, 2011

In this time of forensic evidence and CSI, it's refreshing to note that people still remember and love the old classic iconic detectives. I have some costume pages, among them, one is devoted to Sherlock Holmes. I'd been able to find Sherlock Holmes costumes for men, women, children, pets and...   read more

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on September 13, 2011

(1985) Directed by Barry Levinson; Written by Chris Columbus; Starring: Nicholas Rowe, Alan Cox and Sophie Ward; Available on DVD. Rating: **** Young Sherlock Holmes tells a story that was never envisioned by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, but feels like it could have been. Instead of the familiar first   read more

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on September 13, 2011

(1985) Directed by Barry Levinson; Written by Chris Columbus; Starring: Nicholas Rowe, Alan Cox and Sophie Ward; Available on DVD. Rating: **** Young Sherlock Holmes tells a story that was never envisioned by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, but feels like it could have been. Instead of the familiar first   read more

The Stop Button Posted by on April 1, 2011

I didn’t know what to expect from The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother, other than some of the principals of Young Frankenstein to reunite. As it turns out, Smarter Brother is Frankenstein’s younger brother. For his first directorial outing, Wilder basically just mimics Brooks’s direct   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Google profile on June 8, 2008

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. by BobBetween 1939 and 1946, two studios – Fox and Universal – produced fourteen Sherlock Holmes mysteries starring Basil Rathbone as the great sleuth and Nigel Bruce as Dr....   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on November 30, -0001

Sherlock Holmes (1939) / The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) De acordo com o Livro Guinness dos Recordes, Sherlock Holmes é “o personagem literário humano com mais aparições no cinema e na TV”. Em 2012, quando ele foi reconhecido pelo Guinness, havia 254 filmes e séries envolve   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on November 30, -0001

Sherlock Holmes (1922) Sherlock Holmes é um dos personagens literários mais famosos do mundo. Criado por Arthur Conan Doyle em 1887, Holmes foi protagonista de 60 obras do autor e, até o presente momento, de mais de 300 filmes. Começando em 1900, Sherlock se tornou o personagem mais prolífi   read more