Homes and Watson

"THE HOUND OF BASKERVILLES" (1939) Review

The año 1939 proved to be a momentous time for fans of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. The año marked the debut of two cine 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 anterior movie, stage and radio adaptations of the Sherlock Holmes. But despite the reciente 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 o 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 por the redoubtable BBC, it simply stands to tedious reason that American televisión 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 anterior unsold pilots come TV cine which featured a couple of perfectly charming lady Watson's (Margaret Colin and Deborah...

"SHERLOCK HOLMES" (2009) Review

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

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