Tag Archives: Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

  By Keleher | January 4, 2010 - 8:50 am | Movies & TV, The Culch
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I went to see Sherlock Holmes last night, the film was engaging, Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law worked well together, and it was not all action either, had its’ moments of deductive reasoning, even the fighting scenes were good as Holmes mentally planned the blocks and the hits and their physical damage intended in medical detail. Former boxer ‘Big’ Joe Egan from Dublin played the muscle for the antagonist, Lord Blackwood portrayed by Mark Strong. Rachel McAdams’ character is an acquaintance of Sherlock Holmes. I’ve never walked the streets of London, but it looked like all the street scenes were real, and upon checking the IMDB website for the film found that London, Manchester and Liverpool were amongst the filming locations. Regarding the antagonist of this film, it is not Moriarty, which I thought it would be, but he is shown, just a glimpse of his shaded persona, the lapel of … There’s more →

Trailer Trash - Nov 11th, 2009

  By Niall | November 11, 2009 - 10:00 am | Movies & TV, The Culch
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I love trailers. They are like little bite-size nibbles of cinematic treats. Just addictive enough to leave you wanting more but without the heavy, bloated feeling of a full feature. So what new goodies await us this week? Clash of the Titans is a big-budget live action remake of the 1981 Ray Harryhausen stop-motion animated movie of the same name. The plot is loosely based on the Greek myth of Perseus, who was born a god but raised as a man. Unable to save his family from underworld god Hades, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from his brother Zeus and unleash hell on Earth. So expect lots of fighting, fire and thunderbolts. Incredible Hulk director Louis Leterrier directs Terminator: Salvation star Sam Worthington, current dial-a-bad-guy Ralph Fiennes and Ireland’s own Liam Neeson in what is shaping up to be one … There’s more →

Trailer Trash - Nov 3rd, 2009

  By Niall | November 3, 2009 - 10:51 am | Movies & TV, The Culch
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The last week as seen a spate of new trailers, clips and featurettes appear for forthcoming features. Most of these are for the big Christmas time releases but some are for movies of a more unknown nature. First up is a trailer and TV-spot for the oft-delayed, and much anticipated, John Hillcoat adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s seminal novel The Road. The story sees a father and his son walk alone through a post-apocalyptic America. Their destination is the warmer south, although they don’t know what, if anything, awaits them there. Their only possessions are a pistol to defend themselves, the clothes on their backs, a rusting shopping cart of scavenged food, and each other. Charlize Theron, Viggo Mortensen, Robert Duvall, and Guy Pearce star in what is shaping up to be an incredible movie. The film is out January 8th, 2010.

Darren’s Movie News 19/05/09

  By Darren Byrne | May 19, 2009 - 12:19 pm | In The News, Movies & TV, The Culch
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I have a dream…works… Spielberg is working on a biopic of the life of Martin Luther King Jr. The only question - what took him so long? Claire Forlani, Dougray Scott and Rufus Sewell will star in the modern retelling of The Fall of the House of Usher. Poe’s classic story will even be shot in 3D I mentioned the Humpty Dumpty horror movie before, well the posters are out. Damn creepy stuff. And doesn’t it look freakishly similar to some of this guys work? It seems that Bradley Cooper is set to place Face in the A-Team movie (due for release in June 2010). I’m not liking the choice. Anyone else? The latest board game set to become a movie is Battleship. I assume it will be some high seas adventure tale. Strange though. Monopoly is already in the works too, so I ask, what board game from your … There’s more →

Movie News 31/03/09

  By Darren Byrne | March 31, 2009 - 10:00 am | In The News, Movies & TV, The Culch
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Right, well, they’ve bowed to pressure and are not going to remake The Karate Kid…kinda. So as not to sully the great 80′s classic, Will Smith and his son will be making The Kung Fu Kid instead. Blah… As Ghostbusters 3 edges closer to our screens, Harold Ramis (who both played Egon and co-wrote the originals) talks to MTV about the film and its premise. Check it out here. Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes has a new teaser poster. And…yeah, it’s pretty damn cool. Madonna is adopting a new……actually, I’m bored of this story……next topic… Total Film have chosen their 7 favourite sweded movies. I love the Jurassic Park one. I still think we should band together and do out own version of an Irish movie - the Snapper maybe…or My Left Foot… Check out the trailer for Tony Scott’s update of The Taking of Pelham 123: