Sean Wilson Jan 16, 2017
From the BBC's Sherlock, through Disney, Hans Zimmer and Young Sherlock Holmes: we salute the music of Mr Holmes...
Few characters have enjoyed as much reinvention as Arthur Conan Doyle's sleuth Sherlock Holmes, an enduring icon who is as much bound up with the history of cinema (and indeed stage, TV and radio) as he is with literature. Indeed, adaptations of Holmes stories stretch right the way back to the earliest days of film at the start of the 20th century. Fittingly enough given Holmes' penchant for a violin serenade, the musical scores to his adventures are as richly varied as the outcomes to his mysteries are unexpected. Here are Holmes' musical highlights, from Buster Keaton through to Benedict Cumberbatch.
Sherlock Jr. (1924)
Not, strictly speaking, a Sherlock movie but as the title implies, the legacy of the character casts a long shadow over Buster Keaton's silent classic.
From the BBC's Sherlock, through Disney, Hans Zimmer and Young Sherlock Holmes: we salute the music of Mr Holmes...
Few characters have enjoyed as much reinvention as Arthur Conan Doyle's sleuth Sherlock Holmes, an enduring icon who is as much bound up with the history of cinema (and indeed stage, TV and radio) as he is with literature. Indeed, adaptations of Holmes stories stretch right the way back to the earliest days of film at the start of the 20th century. Fittingly enough given Holmes' penchant for a violin serenade, the musical scores to his adventures are as richly varied as the outcomes to his mysteries are unexpected. Here are Holmes' musical highlights, from Buster Keaton through to Benedict Cumberbatch.
Sherlock Jr. (1924)
Not, strictly speaking, a Sherlock movie but as the title implies, the legacy of the character casts a long shadow over Buster Keaton's silent classic.
- 1/15/2017
- Den of Geek
From spoofs to point-and-click adventure games, here are 10 of the most memorable unusual incarnations of Sherlock Holmes...
We don’t know a great deal about the content of the 90-minute Sherlock special set to air later this year, but one thing has emerged from the set photos and tantalising titbits of information we’ve seen so far. Sherlock Holmes and John Watson will be in nineteenth-century garb, pitching them back into the setting of the legendary detective’s original adventures: 1895, to be precise. Why that happens is as yet unclear, but all will be revealed.
For those still craving their Holmes fix in the meantime, the new film Mr. Holmes offers us Ian McKellen’s take on the character, musing upon an old case as he looks back on his long career from the vantage point of retirement. Jonny Lee Miller’s ultra-modern, Us-based Sherlock will be entering his fourth...
We don’t know a great deal about the content of the 90-minute Sherlock special set to air later this year, but one thing has emerged from the set photos and tantalising titbits of information we’ve seen so far. Sherlock Holmes and John Watson will be in nineteenth-century garb, pitching them back into the setting of the legendary detective’s original adventures: 1895, to be precise. Why that happens is as yet unclear, but all will be revealed.
For those still craving their Holmes fix in the meantime, the new film Mr. Holmes offers us Ian McKellen’s take on the character, musing upon an old case as he looks back on his long career from the vantage point of retirement. Jonny Lee Miller’s ultra-modern, Us-based Sherlock will be entering his fourth...
- 6/29/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Sir Roger Moore has been ''overwhelmed'' by the backing he's received after tweeting about wanting a role in 'Doctor Who' or 'Sherlock'. The James Bond star - who played secret agent 007 in seven films between 1973 and 1985 - took to his Twitter account earlier this week to let 'Sherlock' creator and 'Doctor Who' scribe Mark Gatiss know he is keen to appear on the BBC shows. Several fans were enthusiastic about Roger's suggestion, and the 85-year-old actor - who starred as the titular character in 1976 movie 'Sherlock Holmes in New York' - has now hinted he would...
- 5/31/2013
- Virgin Media - Celebrity
Sir Roger Moore has been ''overwhelmed'' by the backing he's received after tweeting about wanting a role in 'Doctor Who' or 'Sherlock'. The James Bond star - who played secret agent 007 in seven films between 1973 and 1985 - took to his Twitter account earlier this week to let 'Sherlock' creator and 'Doctor Who' scribe Mark Gatiss know he is keen to appear on the BBC shows. Several fans were enthusiastic about Roger's suggestion, and the 85-year-old actor - who starred as the titular character in 1976 movie 'Sherlock Holmes in New York' - has now hinted he would...
- 5/29/2013
- Virgin Media - TV
Composer and pianist whose work included film scores, opera and jazz cabaret
The composer Richard Rodney Bennett, who has died in New York aged 76, pursued multiple musical lives with extraordinary success. He was one of the more distinguished soundtrack composers of his era, having contributed to some 50 films and winning Oscar nominations for his work on Far from the Madding Crowd (1967), Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) and Murder on the Orient Express (1974).
But it scarcely seemed credible that this knack for writing for a mainstream audience in a melodic, romantic style co-existed with his mastery of serialism and 12-tone techniques. From 1957 to 1959, Bennett was a scholarship student with Pierre Boulez in Paris and soaked up the latter's total serialism techniques as well as his infatuation with the German avant garde. He also attended the summer schools at Darmstadt, the mecca for diehard atonalists.
His tremendous facility as a pianist would prompt the...
The composer Richard Rodney Bennett, who has died in New York aged 76, pursued multiple musical lives with extraordinary success. He was one of the more distinguished soundtrack composers of his era, having contributed to some 50 films and winning Oscar nominations for his work on Far from the Madding Crowd (1967), Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) and Murder on the Orient Express (1974).
But it scarcely seemed credible that this knack for writing for a mainstream audience in a melodic, romantic style co-existed with his mastery of serialism and 12-tone techniques. From 1957 to 1959, Bennett was a scholarship student with Pierre Boulez in Paris and soaked up the latter's total serialism techniques as well as his infatuation with the German avant garde. He also attended the summer schools at Darmstadt, the mecca for diehard atonalists.
His tremendous facility as a pianist would prompt the...
- 12/28/2012
- by Adam Sweeting
- The Guardian - Film News
CBS announced today that its hit freshman drama "Elementary," which provides a modern take on Sherlock Holmes in New York City, will receive the coveted post-Super Bowl slot. A special episode of "Elementary" will be broadcast following CBS Sports' coverage of "Super Bowl Xlvii," Sunday, Feb. 3 (10:00-11:00 Pm, Et/7:00-8:00 Pm, Pt, time approximate after post-game coverage). "Elementary," which has won its Thursday (10:00-11:00 Pm) time period in key ratings measures in every broadcast against regularly scheduled programming this season, is averaging 14.2 million viewers, 4.6/11 in adults 25-54 and 3.5/10 in adults 18-49. "Elementary" ranks as the #2 new series on television this season, only slightly behind CBS' "Vegas"...
- 11/5/2012
- Comingsoon.net
So, the Beauty and the Beast panel has wrapped here in Ballroom 20 - next up, it's the turn of controversial new CBS drama Elementary. This much-anticipated show stars Jonny Lee Miller as a contemporary Sherlock Holmes in New York and Lucy Liu as his accomplice Joan Watson. The pair will take to the stage alongside executive producers Robert Doherty and Carl Beverly in an attempt to convince us that Elementary is nothing like Sherlock, honest...
17:49And that's your lot for the Elementary panel - stay tuned to Digital Spy's coverage of the 2012 Comic-Con in San Diego. The Dexter panel - our final live blog of the day - is coming up next! 17:48Lucy explains that Elementary will focus more on Sherlock's drug addiction than past adaptations and praises CBS for taking that "risk". 17:46The second Elementary (more)...
17:49And that's your lot for the Elementary panel - stay tuned to Digital Spy's coverage of the 2012 Comic-Con in San Diego. The Dexter panel - our final live blog of the day - is coming up next! 17:48Lucy explains that Elementary will focus more on Sherlock's drug addiction than past adaptations and praises CBS for taking that "risk". 17:46The second Elementary (more)...
- 7/12/2012
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
The TV upfronts are in full swing, and CBS has announced its upcoming slate of shows for 2012 - 2013. There are 19 current series returning and four new series. Dramas include Elementary, Vegas, and Made in Jersey. The only new comedy is titled Partners.
CBS is moving around a few of their returning shows. 2 Broke Girls will be moving to Monday at 9 p.m., Two and a Half Men moves to Thursday at 8:30 p.m., CSI: NY will open Fridays at 8 p.m. and The Mentalist moves to Sundays at 10 p.m.
Here is the press release from CBS:
CBS announced today its new 2012-2013 primetime schedule, ordering four new series and making four key time period moves to further enhance television’s top-rated schedule. CBS will finish the season as America’s most-watched network for the ninth time in the past 10 years, leading in viewers by the widest margin of any network in 23 years.
CBS is moving around a few of their returning shows. 2 Broke Girls will be moving to Monday at 9 p.m., Two and a Half Men moves to Thursday at 8:30 p.m., CSI: NY will open Fridays at 8 p.m. and The Mentalist moves to Sundays at 10 p.m.
Here is the press release from CBS:
CBS announced today its new 2012-2013 primetime schedule, ordering four new series and making four key time period moves to further enhance television’s top-rated schedule. CBS will finish the season as America’s most-watched network for the ninth time in the past 10 years, leading in viewers by the widest margin of any network in 23 years.
- 5/16/2012
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Wow, so CBS must be really scared of legal action from the creators of the BBC's "Sherlock," because otherwise this casting makes no sense at all: Lucy Liu will play Watson in CBS's Sherlock Holmes pilot, "Elementary."
After previously speaking to the BBC about buying the remake rights to their popular (and rather excellent) "Sherlock," CBS eventually decided to go it alone and unsurprisingly then faced accusations of plagiarism from across the pond. Any subsequent legal action, however, would depend on how closely the finished product resembled the BBC's current iteration of a modern day Sherlock Holmes, and so CBS now look to be doing everything they can to make their show seem in some way different to the one they're quite clearly ripping off -- moving the show from London to New York alone would not be enough.
Casting Jonny Lee Miller as the great sleuth probably wasn't the...
After previously speaking to the BBC about buying the remake rights to their popular (and rather excellent) "Sherlock," CBS eventually decided to go it alone and unsurprisingly then faced accusations of plagiarism from across the pond. Any subsequent legal action, however, would depend on how closely the finished product resembled the BBC's current iteration of a modern day Sherlock Holmes, and so CBS now look to be doing everything they can to make their show seem in some way different to the one they're quite clearly ripping off -- moving the show from London to New York alone would not be enough.
Casting Jonny Lee Miller as the great sleuth probably wasn't the...
- 2/28/2012
- by Joe Cunningham
- The Playlist
The BBC’s magnificently entertaining miniseries Sherlock is drawing to a close tonight, and while we’re sad to see it go, it’s a pretty safe bet that it’ll be back with a full series some time next year.
Tonight’s episode is titled The Great Game, and is written by series co-creator Mark Gatiss. We recently spoke with Gatiss, and you can read our interview below.
HeyUGuys: You collaborated with Steven [Moffat] to develop the series, How much of it was you, how much was Steven? Were there any elements that you liked, and Steven didn’t or vice versa?
Mg: Well no, I have to say. Steven is always joking that we’re actually married now, but it was a shared passion. The first thing was this ‘actually, do you know anything about the Basil Rathbone skirting around. Do you know my favourite? It’s called Spider Woman‘. ‘Oh,...
Tonight’s episode is titled The Great Game, and is written by series co-creator Mark Gatiss. We recently spoke with Gatiss, and you can read our interview below.
HeyUGuys: You collaborated with Steven [Moffat] to develop the series, How much of it was you, how much was Steven? Were there any elements that you liked, and Steven didn’t or vice versa?
Mg: Well no, I have to say. Steven is always joking that we’re actually married now, but it was a shared passion. The first thing was this ‘actually, do you know anything about the Basil Rathbone skirting around. Do you know my favourite? It’s called Spider Woman‘. ‘Oh,...
- 8/8/2010
- by Ben Mortimer
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Guardian, you had me at your headline: Sherlock Holmes is back… sending texts and using nicotine patches I had a similar idea years ago -- I wanted to put Sherlock Holmes in New York’s East Village in the early 1990s, with bike messengers as the Baker Street Irregulars and faxes instead of telegrams -- and I never did anything with it, because, well, it would have been fan fiction, and Fan Fiction Is Bad, Lowly, And The Domain Of Frustrated Fangirls. But between all the “Jane Austen solves mysteries” novels and how the word reboot has had to be redefined to describe TV and cinema appropriations of existing characters in the interim 20 years, I’m really sorry I didn’t run with that idea. It’s obvious now that the only difference between “mainstream popular entertainment” and “fan fiction” -- apart from the quality issues; most fan fiction is...
- 7/22/2010
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
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