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Recently I’ve been writing about my favorite armchair detective, Nero Wolfe, whom I consider to be in the same league as a detective as the much more famous Sherlock Holmes. Today I want to spotlight another detective, who, while he may not be in the same league as those two, still deserves a read more

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 prolífico read more

Being in a Holmesian mood after seeing Ian McKellen in MR. HOLMES, I decided to take the opportunity to go on YouTube and watch one of my favorite actors of all time in his first stab at the role of the great detective--Christopher Lee in 1962's SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE DEADLY NECKLACE. The official read more

Seeing Ian McKellen in MR. HOLMES has inspired me to write a post on my favorite portrayals of Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective. I have limited myself to five choices, and I have included portrayals from television. 1. BASIL RATHBONE Without a doubt Basil Rathbone is THE Sherlock Holmes. Es read more

2nd Annual Billy Wilder Blogathon: The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) 22 Monday Jun 2015 Posted by Summer Reeves in 1970s, Blogathon, Comedy, Mystery, Romance ≈ 12 Comments Tags1970s, Andrew Sarris, Auteur Theory, B read more

Considering the perennial popularity of the character, I was rather surprised to find out that up until the recent CBS series Elementary, there has been only one American television series based on the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Produced for syndication in 1954 the series, simply titled Sherlock read more

By Fritzi Kramer on December 18, 2014 in Blog, Fun Size Review John Barrymore is Sherlock Holmes, college student. Our callow detective is soon matching wits with Professor Moriarty and romancing Griffith loan-out Carol Dempster. Disjointed and a bit dull but it is interesting to see Barrymore̵ read more

  Prior to The Hound of the Baskervilles, March of 1939, Basil Rathbone was considered the Arch-Master of the Sinister, and he was probably difficult to accept as Holmes, as seen in the following prize winning letter in the November, 1939, edition of Modern Screen.   Really the story of read more

  Prior to The Hound of the Baskervilles, March of 1939, Basil Rathbone was considered the Arch-Master of the Sinister, and he was probably difficult to accept as Holmes, as seen in the following prize winning letter in the November, 1939, edition of Modern Screen.   Really the story of read more

  Prior to The Hound of the Baskervilles, March of 1939, Basil Rathbone was considered the Arch-Master of the Sinister, and he was probably difficult to accept as Holmes, as seen in the following prize winning letter in the November, 1939, edition of Modern Screen.   Really the story of read more

Another Sherlock Holmes post, another great blogathon. This post is part of the Great Villains Blogathon, hosted by Speakeasy, Shadows and Satin, and Silver Screenings. Be sure to check out the other contributions on their pages. This post will contain spoilers for the BBC’s Sherlock, series (seas read more

  A little teaser – my Sherlock Holmes series returns later this month. read more

Movies, Silently’s Sleuthathon is a blogathon I’ve been looking forward to through this cold, cold winter. Not just because I get to participate, but as I mentioned in my previous post, I have a strange love of Sherlock Holmes and detective fiction. My interest in the detective genre also extends read more

By Fritzi Kramer on March 16, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review Professor Moriarty is up to his usual wicked tactics. This looks like a job for Sherlock Holmes! You know, that well-known college student. Wait, what? John Barrymore takes an unorthodox, romantic approach toward the famous sl read more

This post is part of Movies Silently’s Sleuthathon. Check out other entries on her site! Imagine pitching this story idea: a Paris Hilton type with a pack of tiny dogs solves a crime New York cops can’t. It sounds like a Beyond Balderdash card, doesn’t it? That couldn’t possibly be a real movie read more

This post is part of Movies Silently’s Sleuthathon. Check out other entries on her site! Imagine pitching this story idea: a Paris Hilton type with a pack of tiny dogs solves a crime New York cops can’t. It sounds like a Beyond Balderdash card, doesn’t it? That couldn’t possibly be a real movie read more

Because I’m in graduate school now, I can call my weird obsessions ‘scholarly’ and they’re not so weirdly obsessive. One of those in Sherlock Holmes, which branched into a strange love for late nineteenth and early twentieth century obscure detective fiction. It’s very specific. Anyway, Sherlock read more

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Directed by Alfred L. Werker Written by Edwin Blum and William A. Drake based on the play “Sherlock Holmes” by William Gillette 1939/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. First viewing/Netflix rental   This is the second in the Rathbone-Bruce series read more

He has that rare quality, which can only be described as glamour, which compels you to watch an actor eagerly even when he is doing nothing. He has the brooding eye which excites expectation and he has also a quite unrivaled power of disguise. My only criticism of the films is that they introduce te read more

He has that rare quality, which can only be described as glamour, which compels you to watch an actor eagerly even when he is doing nothing. He has the brooding eye which excites expectation and he has also a quite unrivaled power of disguise. My only criticism of the films is that they introduce te read more