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Top 5 Blog Posts Of The Year ~ #2

Posted in Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 27, 2012 | 3 Comments »

     Sherlock Holmes is enjoying something of a Renaissance of late so it’s hardly surprising that Young Sherlock Holmes ~ Victorian Cinematograph #2 (17/6/2012) should take the second spot in the Post Of The Year list.

     By clicking the link you can read a review, watch the whole movie on YouTube and catch up with news of a forthcoming remake!

     http://lilywight.com/2012/06/17/young-sherlock-holmes-victorian-cinematograph-2/

     If you are a fan of Benedict Cumberbatch I’m sure you’ll enjoy this great image, borrowed from The Arcade Of Arts & Arcana Gallery (click the tab at the top of the homepage or the picture itself to go exploring)…

     … and finally click not to miss news of Benedict Cumberbatch Cast As Sauron In The Hobbit!

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James Herbert In Words And Pictures

Posted in Books, TV, tagged , , , , , , , on October 6, 2012 | 3 Comments »

     This Halloween the BBC will be airing a brand new three-part adaptation of James Herbert’s bestseller The Secret Of Crickley Hall.

     In the meantime you might like to consider this short sharp review of Once…

     Herbert does little to shift his low-brow Stephen King associations with this perfunctory foray into the world of faery.

A spooky house and a missing testament provide Scooby Doo plotting while flat characters and shallow research create a strangely uninvolving tale of mixed-up folklores.

Frequent sexiness will keep you reading but Herbert’s work remains dogged by seventies style misogyny.

If you’re a Herbert fan you’ll love it regardless, but this is lazy work.

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The Secret Adventures Of Tom Thumb

Posted in Animation, tagged , , , , , , , , on August 25, 2012 | 2 Comments »

     Trailer

     View part 1 of 6.  Discover parts 2 to 6 on YouTube.  

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“Men Cannot Hear Women When They Talk About Business Due To Their High-Pitched Weak-Brained Voices.”

Posted in TV, tagged , , , , , , , , on June 29, 2012 | 5 Comments »

     Please don’t be concerned Blogsprites!  The title quote comes from the BBC’s superlative little series The Bleak Old Shop Of Stuff.

     The show was first broadcast on the radio and was bumped-up to television status with a Christmas Special in 2011.

     Heavily influenced by the searing wit and irreverent comedy of Blackadder The Bleak Old Shop is a must-see for Dickens’ fans or anyone with a taste for Victoriana and a sense of humour.

     Watch wherever you can!

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Young Sherlock Holmes ~ Victorian Cinematograph #2

Posted in Movies, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on June 17, 2012 | 14 Comments »

     If you checked-in for yesterday’s post you will already know that Sherlock Holmes is Dracula’s only significant rival when it comes to literary characters with the most big and small screen adaptations to their credit.

     An alternative world mash-up featuring Robert Downey Jr.’s movie detective versus the BBC’s Benedict Cumberbatch (with an army of self-styled “Cumberbitches” in tow) would be quite a spectacle.  In the meantime I’m recommending the Stephen Spielberg produced Young Sherlock Holmes as the perfect accompaniment for a Father’s Day afternoon nap.

     The arcane and occult plot-stylings undoubtedly influenced Guy Ritchie’s Twenty-First Century Holmes reboot and (although plaudits go elsewhere) Young Sherlock Holmes is a film that utilised groundbreaking CGI effects; just check-out the stained glass knight in one of the movie’s many not-so-family-friendly moments!

     Indiana Jones meets Gothic Victoriana.  What’s not to like?

 

     You can view the whole film part by part on YouTube!

     Click for another post you may enjoy :)

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