Holmes and Watson

"THE HOUND OF BASKERVILLES" (1939) Review

The বছর 1939 proved to be a momentous time for অনুরাগী of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. The বছর marked the debut of two চলচ্চিত্র 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 পূর্ববর্তি movie, stage and radio adaptations of the Sherlock Holmes. But despite the সাম্প্রতিক 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 অথবা 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 দ্বারা the redoubtable BBC, it simply stands to tedious reason that American টেলিভিশন 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 পূর্ববর্তি unsold pilots come TV চলচ্চিত্র which featured a couple of perfectly charming lady Watson's (Margaret Colin and Deborah...

"SHERLOCK HOLMES" (2009) Review

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

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