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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

If a sequel’s sole duty is to maintain the essence of its predecessor, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows succeeds mightily. The filmmakers have charged forward with the same enthusiasm they brought to 2009’s Sherlock Holmes, blithely unaware that any aspects of the first film could have been improved upon. While avoiding the mirror-image-plot syndrome that plagues so many sequels, they have made a movie that’s enjoyable in the same ways that the first was enjoyable, and fails in the same ways the first failed....  read more

Watch the New Sherlock Holmes Trailer

The newest trailer for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows hit the web this morning and provides a few new scenes. The action-packed promo promises that Robert Downey Jr. as Holmes is knee deep in the most important case of his career.  read more

Sherlock Holmes 2 Trailer Debuts

With the success of Guy Ritchie’s 2009 adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective series, there was no doubt that a sequel would be in the works....  read more

Mad Men's Jared Harris Joins Sherlock Holmes 2 Cast

Jared Harris, who plays the delightfully prim Lane Pryce on Mad Men, has signed on to play the evil Professor Moriarty in Sherlock Holmes 2....  read more

Jude Law Lends Support to Teen-Led Jules Verne Movie Adaptation

When teenagers Adrian Bliss, Ben Robbins and Toby Stubbs discovered a forgotten 1896 Jules Verne novel in a British library, they knew they wanted to transform the story into a film. The only problem: How were these young people going to get their hands on the $2 million it would take to make the dream a reality? Enter a little bit of luck, some celebrity names and a whole lot of gumption on the guys’ part....  read more

Film Friday: Comparing Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes to Conan Doyle's Stories

I don’t think I’ve ever been spotted defending a Guy Ritchie movie, and I’m not yet convinced that I’ll defend his latest. It’s premature to say, since I haven’t yet seen it. But I’m eager to defend its subject, the characters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, not from Ritchie but from those who think the filmmaker is taking vast liberties. Maybe he is—we’ll see—but not everything in the trailer that’s causing some people to roll their eyes is a whole-cloth invention....  read more

Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus to Make U.S. Debut at Hamptons Festival

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Heath Ledger's final film, will make its U.S. debut by closing the Hamptons International Film Festival in October, Variety reports. ...  read more

Watch Tom Waits Play the Devil in the Trailer for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Still without a release date in North America, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus has its first international trailer, and it underscores the commercial woes the film will face even once its distribution plans are settled. Yes, the movie marks the last screen role for Heath Ledger, who died during production, and it also features turns by Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law in Ledger’s stead. What it does not feature, if this trailer is to be believed, is a coherent plot or any obvious hook for general audiences. ...  read more