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Children disappear and a disgruntled ex-employee is suspected. Girl visits relative, walks in on scene of carnage. A man searches for days, seeking his lost love. Sherlock Holmes and The Folk Tale Mysteries – Volume 1 is available from all good bookstores including Amazon USA, Amazon UK, Waterstones UK and for free shipping worldwide Book Depository . Sherlock Holmes. Classic Media World. Over 91 hours of Sherlock Holmes Radio Shows.

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Holmes has been recreated too many times to count, and each actor brings his own spin. The radio recreations of Holmes began October 20, 1930 when William Gillette, perhaps the great popularizer of Holmes, took the role to a new medium. EXCLUSIVE: Video Trailer to William Gillette's Sherlock Holmes (1916) and Giveaway. "an object of interest to be celebrated" [SCAN] Last year, the world was taken by storm by the discovery of the 1916 film Sherlock Holmes starring William Gillette, long thought to be the Holy Grail of lost films.

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The film was screened first in Paris on January 31 of this year, then at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival in May, both to excited and sold out audiences. This October, Flicker Alley will present the Blu-ray/DVD restoration, in partnership with the San Francisco Silent Film Festival and la Cinémathèque française. Exclusive trailer As part of the preparation for the October 20 release of the DVD and Blu-ray and to celebrate William Gillette's birthday (b. Long considered lost until a complete dupe negative was identified in the vaults of la Cinémathèque française last year, this William Gillette film is a vital missing link in the history of Sherlock Holmes on screen. A Sherlock Holmes Fit for a King. Since the appearance of Dr.

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No in 1962, there has been a continuing brouhaha surrounding discussions as to which characteristics constitute the best overall portrayal of James Bond. Similarly, cinematic and televisual portrayals of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s sleuth also provoke, in equal measure, the admiration and the ire of those obsessed with character’s literary sources. (All arguments of that nature aside, I’m sure from the outset that most can agree that Guy Ritchie’s recent ersatz efforts, influenced by John Woo and evoking the same kind of surreal, incongruous Victoriana explored in the Hughes Brothers’ rather bizarre From Hell, are best left out of any credible Holmes discussion, fun as they are). Www.usatoday. Sir Ian McKellen portrays an aging Sherlock Holmes attempting to solve one last mystery in the new film 'Mr.

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Holmes.' Jason Allen No offense, Hercule Poirot, but there's no other sleuth in literary history who has so mesmerized and perplexed readers and viewers as Sherlock Holmes. More than 75 actors have played Holmes, making him the most-portrayed human literary creation in films and television (surpassed only by the non-human Dracula), according to Guinness World Records. The brainchild of Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Holmes is cold and abrasive, analytical and logical, a master of disguise and deductive reasoning, and a lover of pipes and forensics. And he's played, in his latest incarnation, by Sir Ian McKellen as an aging, retired Mr. "His continuing popularity is not because of the books, but because of the spinoffs and the very good actors who have played him," says McKellen. Www.manchesterjournal. The Manchester Journal Posted: 07/13/2015 02:29:13 PM EDT0 Comments DORSET >> Mix and mingle with the area's Young Professional at specially priced performances this summer at the Dorset Theatre Festival.

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For $35, members of Young Professional organizations receive tickets, snacks and beer in the onsite gallery cafe. Solve the mystery with Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily on Saturday, July 18 at 8 p.m. or fall in love with Outside Mullingar on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 8 p.m. at Dorset Theatre Festival's barn playhouse located just off Dorset's green. Mr-holmes-star-laura-linney-reunites-with-director-bill-condon-1. A lifelong New York resident, actress Laura Linney recently reunited with director Bill Condon ("Kinsey") for "Mr.

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Holmes. " Based on Mitch Cullins' "A Slight Trick of the Mind," it looks at an aging Sherlock Holmes, as played by Ian McKellen (also reuniting with Condon after his Oscar-nominated performance in "Of Gods and Monsters"), writing about his final case. Instead of the ever-present Dr. Indiannerve. Book-party-to-explore-Sherlock-Holmes. Fans of Sherlock Holmes are welcome to join Regina Stinson for a presentation, “Why do we love Sherlock Holmes?”

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At 6:30 p.m. Thursday a book lover’s party will take place in the Bedford Branch Library’s community room. Ms. Stinson will discuss how Holmes started, how he influenced science and pop culture, and why he is still popular. Refreshments and door prizes will be available. The Bedford Branch Library is at 8575 Jackman Rd. Article7417650. Book-party-to-explore-Sherlock-Holmes. Fans of Sherlock Holmes are welcome to join Regina Stinson for a presentation, “Why do we love Sherlock Holmes?”

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At 6:30 p.m. Thursday a book lover’s party will take place in the Bedford Branch Library’s community room. Ms. Stinson will discuss how Holmes started, how he influenced science and pop culture, and why he is still popular. Refreshments and door prizes will be available. The Bedford Branch Library is at 8575 Jackman Rd. Guidelines: Please keep your comments smart and civil. Www.miaminewtimes. Www.bostonherald. Www.newyorker. Near the start of “Trainwreck,” Amy Townsend, played by Amy Schumer, lies in bed and watches a man undress.

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He has to stand there, the poor sap, until she has finished telling jokes about his genitals. The two of them get down to business, which is concluded when she falls asleep. She begins to snore, and the moral is: When it comes to guys and dolls, a doll can be just like a guy, and be none the worse for it. That is her right, and it brooks no contradiction. Or, as Amy herself puts it, in voice-over, “Don’t judge me, fuckers.”

Your response to “Trainwreck,” which was written by Schumer and directed by Judd Apatow, will depend on how you read that line. You’ll never guess what happens. Are there any modern comedies that hold their nerve, and pursue their radical options to a bitter end? 58725. Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock and lara Pulver as Irene Adler There have been rumors of a "Sherlock" spin-off show focusing solely on Irene Adler (Lara Pulver). However, during the "Sherlock" panel at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con, series creator Steven Moffat explained that Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Adler might never cross paths again.

The last time fans saw Irene Adler was in season 2 when she was about to be executed in Pakistan but Sherlock Holmes came in to rescue her. Www.timesargus. Theater Review: Lillie Langtry and Oscar Wilde hire Sherlock Holmes Photo by Mairi McCormick From left, Oliver Wadsworth is Oscar Wilde, Kirk Jackson plays Sherlock Holmes and Christopher Edwards is Dr. Ian-mckellen-aging-sherlock-mr-holmes-article-1. Giles Keyte/roadside Ian McKellen is Sherlock Holmes, whose memory is failing in “Mr. Holmes.” Ian McKellen never had to deal with the memory loss that plagues his latest character, but he did lose his voice once onstage. The English actor — who plays an elderly, retired Sherlock Holmes trying to solve a decades-old case while his memory fades in “Mr. Holmes,” out Friday — recalls doing a charity show when he suddenly couldn’t speak. And just like Holmes, he worked with what he had. “One-man show, nobody has to come on, audience couldn’t hear a word I was saying,” McKellen tells the News.

For-McKellen-playing-Sherlock-Holmes-was-a-state-6379879. Photo: Miramax, Roadside Attractions. Uproxx. Www.timesofisrael. LONDON (AFP) — One man has become a behind-the-scenes force in the international art world after securing the return of art looted by the Nazis to the descendants of its original Jewish owners. Get The Times of Israel's Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories Free Sign up!

The return of “Seated Woman” by Henri Matisse to the Rosenberg family was his work. So was the restoration of “A Portrait of a Gentleman,” by 16th-century artist El Greco, to the descendants of Jewish banker and art collector Julius Priester. Two years after founding Art Recovery Group, a private company specializing in finding and recovering stolen, missing or looted art, he has been dubbed “Sherlock Holmes” in the specialist press. “My staff makes fun of that actually,” said Christopher Marinello, a 53-year-old with piercing blue eyes and a Brooklyn accent.

Marinello became a lawyer after abandoning his own art studies due to lack of talent, or so he puts it. Undercover operations The result? Ct-kass-sherlock-met-0712-20150712-column. There are two things I can't abide in a movie: The first thing is that the dog must not die. And the second thing is that the great detective Sherlock Holmes must not be played for laughs, and certainly not by some wooden-faced pretty boy without the wit to fill a thimble.

We had a vigorous debate on Facebook the other day on the best actor to play Holmes. Sherlock-comic-con-rupert-graves-special-fans-123747862025. Bbc-sherlock-season-4-release-date-cast-teaser-for-christmas-special-released-episode-will-be-shown-in-select-theaters. Www.vanityfair. Www.tampabay. Sherlock (BBC) BBC Sherlock. Sherlock Holmes. By 2015 TV Will Have 5 Shows Inspired by Sherlock Holmes. Timeless themes and characters live on in the 21st Century By Sam ThielmanAugust 31, 2014, 12:12 PM EDT. BWW Exclusive: Elementary! Sherlock Holmes on His Way Back to the Broadway Stage? BroadwayWorld.com has exclusively learned that Sherlock Holmes may be headed to the stage in the coming Broadway seasons. Tony Award Nominated producer Antonio R. Andrew Scott on Moriarty and Sherlock's obsession. A judge just rescued Sherlock Holmes from an extortion threat - LA Times.

When last we visited with Sherlock Holmes, a federal judge had just saved him from the clutches of perhaps his most menacing foe ever--the copyright law. Now an appeals judge has saved the great detective from an even greater threat--extortion by a copyright troll. To recap, the story involves Leslie S. Klinger, a Westwood tax and estate lawyer who is one of the nation's foremost experts on Sherlock Holmes and co-editor of two anthologies of new and original stories featuring characters -- Holmes, Watson, and others -- appearing in the "canon," the original 56 stories and four novels written by Arthur Conan Doyle. The Doyle estate extracted a $5,000 licensing fee from Random House, the publisher of the first anthology, on the claim that it owns the rights to Holmes and all related characters until the copyright expires on the last few stories in which they appeared.

BFI seeks help in finding first ever Sherlock Holmes film A Study in Scarlet. The game is afoot. Sherlock Holmes fans around the world have been asked to turn into detectives themselves in order to track down the first ever feature film starring Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous creation. A Study in Scarlet, a silent movie directed by George Pearson, was released 100 years ago this autumn but has not been seen in generations. It is high on the British Film Institute's Most Wanted films list, and the BFI has now appealed to the general public for any information of its whereabouts. Doctor Who Sherlock crossover: I would do 'Wholock', says Steven Moffat - News - TV & Radio. The collision of the two popular BBC shows has been the subject of much fan fiction, and now the man who serves as the driving force behind bothhas admitted that he wants to make it a reality, though he thinks it's unlikely that it will.

"Look I’m going to come clean on this: I would," he said with regards to a crossover at a recent Q&A. "Go speak to Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Mark Gatiss and Sue Vertue, OK? 'Sherlock' season 4 spoilers: New season to be 'most shocking' of all. Classic Radio Shows - Classic Radio Shows. A Mystery for the Supreme Court: Is Sherlock Holmes Copyrighted?

The estate of Arthur Conan Doyle is asking the U.S. Supreme Court for help in stopping the publication of a book based on his two most famous creations: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson. Ian McKellen As A 93 Year Old Sherlock Holmes? If you happen to follow Ian McKellen, you may be interested to know that he Tweeted a pic Friday of himself as the legendary English sleuth, Sherlock Holmes. The actor, best known for his roles as Magneto and Gandalf, now gets to portray yet another icon in the annals of literary fiction in an upcoming film titled simply Mr.

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Sherlock's Creators Talk About Moriarty And The Mary Twist. Ranking every 'Sherlock' episode from best to worst. Sherlock Finale Postmortem: Moffat Weighs In. Goodbye, 'Sherlock': A week of fun celebrating our favourite detective. Sherlock Holmes is back in vogue, but his creator nearly died in Arctic. Sherlock Holmes. Russian Series with English Subtitles. Is Sherlock Holmes a Good Detective? Why Women Want Sherlock. A short course in Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Isn't the Fan-Friendly Show You Think It Is. The Popular TV Series, “Sherlock Holmes,” Is Breaking BBC Records. One Fixed Point: “Sherlock,” Sherlock Holmes, and the British Imagination. The Scientific Sherlock Holmes. Interview: Sherlock creators give clues to Holmes’ enduring appeal. Sherlock Movie Could Happen: EW Benedict Cumberbatch Story. Benedict Cumberbatch on Sherlock future: 'I'll keep going with it' - Sherlock News - Cult.

The BBC's Sherlock: prepare for a slew of copycat sleuths. Jim Moriarty's return was always part of the plan, according to Sherlock actor Andrew Scott. Deducing the timeless popularity of Sherlock Holmes. Benedict Cumberbatch admits that he nearly turned down the role of Sherlock. Steven Moffat: Sherlock S03E03 ‘His Last Vow’ twist was no last-minute whim - News - TV & Radio. Sherlock: The Problem of the Vanishing Detective - Sherlock Blog - Cult. 'Sherlock' series 3: Our 10 favorite moments from 'His Last Vow'

The Baker Street Babes. Sherlock: Praise for 'perfect' series finale. Is Sherlock Holmes a Tory? Elementary, my dear Watson. Sherlock could be back in time for Christmas as BBC bosses urge producers to fast-track new episodes. Sherlock, TV review: 'Finale delivers the goods' - Reviews - TV & Radio.