Tag Archives: Sherlock Holmes

News Bites: Holiday Hush

This week’s edition News Bites is a pretty small one; apparently even Hollywood’s hype machine has the decency to take time off for Christmas and New Year’s. There are few enough items that I’m not even going to bother with … Continue reading

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News Bites: Mummyjay

It’s Friday morning, and we’re not operating on an altered schedule this week, so that means it’s time for the News Bites. Now, since this was a bit of a “long” week — last week’s being on Thursday means an … Continue reading

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News Bites: Sherlock and Scarface

Good morning, it’s time for this week’s News Bites. Things don’t seem to be slowing down in Hollywood, as we have another week with around twenty solid news items — and only one bit of speculation (and even that comes … Continue reading

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Rock Liebster

So there’s this meme going around called the “Liebster Award”; it’s basically a way to pass around questions and draw attention to other blogs. I’ve been tagged by three people (that I know of; if I’ve missed one, sorry!), so … Continue reading

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The Great Mouse Detective

In the 1980s, Disney’s animation department was not in a particularly good place. The last few pictures hadn’t been particularly successful critically or commercially. Reportedly, there was even talk of abandoning the department (though it seems like Disney without animation … Continue reading

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Sherlock Holmes (2009)

Sherlock Holmes is one of those characters that is immediately recognizable to anybody. Created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the late 1800s, he is as much a part of the common culture as Robin Hood and King Arthur, and … Continue reading

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Recommended Reading: A Night in the Lonesome October

Before I begin, I feel obliged to apologize for starting my “Recommended Reading” series of posts with a book that may be hard to come by. Not the most heavily published novel to begin with, A Night in the Lonesome … Continue reading

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