- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Reynolds & Hearn Ltd; 3rd Revised edition edition (13 July 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1905287240
- ISBN-13: 978-1905287246
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 18 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,372,929 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Marvellous." --BBC.co.uk
"I love this book." --Steven Moffat
"If you're a fan of Holmes, you'll want to grab a copy, start reading and keeping score. I'm certain even the most rabid fan will find something in this book that comes as a surprise, making for a personal game is afoot moment as the hunt begins." --Geek Dad, Wired.com
"Sherlock Holmes On Screen feels like a necessary reference work for any film fan's library, whether or not they are a Holmesian. It's the best sort of movie book - the sort that sends you scrambling to watch more movies." --Badass Digest
"The sheer breadth of coverage is staggering... If the subject matter is of any interest to you, then solving the query of whether you should buy this book or not is 'elementary', my dear reader." --Cool Ass Cinema --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
"I love this book." --Steven Moffat
"If you're a fan of Holmes, you'll want to grab a copy, start reading and keeping score. I'm certain even the most rabid fan will find something in this book that comes as a surprise, making for a personal game is afoot moment as the hunt begins." --Geek Dad, Wired.com
"Sherlock Holmes On Screen feels like a necessary reference work for any film fan's library, whether or not they are a Holmesian. It's the best sort of movie book - the sort that sends you scrambling to watch more movies." --Badass Digest
"The sheer breadth of coverage is staggering... If the subject matter is of any interest to you, then solving the query of whether you should buy this book or not is 'elementary', my dear reader." --Cool Ass Cinema --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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Conan Doyle’s master detective Sherlock Holmes has appeared on screen more times than any other fictional character. Sherlock Holmes on Screen surveys over a century’s worth of his exploits in film and television, from the silent era to the present day.
Actors Basil Rathbone, Jeremy Brett and Peter Cushing have all been praised for their portrayals of Holmes. Sherlock Holmes on Screen casts new light on their performances, and introduces many less familiar Sherlocks, too – including John Cleese, Roger Moore and Larry Hagman.
Illustrated with rare archive pictures throughout, Sherlock Holmes on Screen is now updated with entries on the BBC’s modern-day Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, and director Guy Ritchie’s all-action Sherlock Holmes, starring Robert Downey Jr – plus Sherlockian turns from Rupert Everett and Jonathan Pryce. Expanded coverage of Holmes’ animated escapades opposite, among others, Batman, Scooby-Doo and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, plus new research into the Great Detective’s silent film career, makes this revised edition the most comprehensive Holmes filmography ever published.
Alan Barnes has co-authored acclaimed books on Quentin Tarantino, the James Bond films and Hammer Horror. His fiction writings include comic strips, audio dramas and the animated Doctor Who adventure, The Infinite Quest.
WITH A FOREWORD BY STEVEN MOFFAT, CO-CREATOR OF THE BBC SERIES SHERLOCK. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Actors Basil Rathbone, Jeremy Brett and Peter Cushing have all been praised for their portrayals of Holmes. Sherlock Holmes on Screen casts new light on their performances, and introduces many less familiar Sherlocks, too – including John Cleese, Roger Moore and Larry Hagman.
Illustrated with rare archive pictures throughout, Sherlock Holmes on Screen is now updated with entries on the BBC’s modern-day Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, and director Guy Ritchie’s all-action Sherlock Holmes, starring Robert Downey Jr – plus Sherlockian turns from Rupert Everett and Jonathan Pryce. Expanded coverage of Holmes’ animated escapades opposite, among others, Batman, Scooby-Doo and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, plus new research into the Great Detective’s silent film career, makes this revised edition the most comprehensive Holmes filmography ever published.
Alan Barnes has co-authored acclaimed books on Quentin Tarantino, the James Bond films and Hammer Horror. His fiction writings include comic strips, audio dramas and the animated Doctor Who adventure, The Infinite Quest.
WITH A FOREWORD BY STEVEN MOFFAT, CO-CREATOR OF THE BBC SERIES SHERLOCK. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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Format:Paperback
The only thing i can find wrong with this book is that it has not been updated past 2003. maybe its time to bring out another updated edition, to include things such as Rupert Everert's superb "Sherlock holmes & the silk stocking murders" Though that is a small quibble indeed. This book is strangely all encompassing for its size (289 pages with lots of pictues, many of which I had not seen before.) Even obsure Russian and Polish TV series are included, and apparently, very good they are. Indeed how the author managed to view some of the obscure films and tv series in the book is a wonder indeed (this reviewer knows firsthand the difficulties involved in tracking down such items) For example. Alan Barnes has viewed such hard to get hold of items such as the entire Douglas Wilmer BBC tv series, as well as the exsisting Eilie Norwood silent shows from the 1920's. I have had to make do with two Norwood silent pictures, though very good they were.
The detail is very thorough, with the exact footage of the silent films noted, as apparently this is how they were measured, not by hours and minutes. So I am able to say with confidence that the truly obscure Danish silent, called 'Den Forklędte Guvernante'(the bogus governess) made in 1910, was 1050 feet long and stared Otto Lagoni as Holmes. The factual details, however are far from dry reading. The light conversational manner in which it is written, leads one along, page after page. Somehow making the most obscure films interesting, with interspersed assides, as though Barnes is sppeaking face to face with a fellow Sherlockian. Which, lets be honest, if you buy the book, he probably is. On the whole, well worth buying, and for me a constant ready, and reliable refference.
The detail is very thorough, with the exact footage of the silent films noted, as apparently this is how they were measured, not by hours and minutes. So I am able to say with confidence that the truly obscure Danish silent, called 'Den Forklędte Guvernante'(the bogus governess) made in 1910, was 1050 feet long and stared Otto Lagoni as Holmes. The factual details, however are far from dry reading. The light conversational manner in which it is written, leads one along, page after page. Somehow making the most obscure films interesting, with interspersed assides, as though Barnes is sppeaking face to face with a fellow Sherlockian. Which, lets be honest, if you buy the book, he probably is. On the whole, well worth buying, and for me a constant ready, and reliable refference.
Format:Paperback
Originally published in 2002 by now defunct Reynolds & Hearn publishing this new updated edition includes coverage of Sherlock Holmes film and television programs released up to and including early 2011. The second Downey film SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS and the second series of the BBC series SHERLOCK are mentioned, but do not have specific individual listings. Alan Barnes (with occasional assists from writers Jonathan Rigby and Andy Lane) manages to provide succinct synopses, cast lists, production notes and insightful commentary to well over 300 individual programs from around the globe that feature the Great Detective. While the book certainly notes areas of fidelity and deviation from Conan Doyle's stories in the various adaptations, this is more about judging the films on their own merits and levels of success in terms of entertainment value, in short, this is accessible to film buffs, not just Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts.
Barnes has a witty, slightly amused tone that makes the book an engaging read even when covering some of the least inspiring entries. It's hard to just dip in to read a specific entry without carrying on to whatever follows. While an index is lacking, it's a minor complaint as this is easily the best written, most wide reaching, informative and entertaining book of its kind. I firmly agree with the comment emblazoned across the top of the cover by writer/producer of the BBC's SHERLOCK - "I love this book." If you only buy one book on the film and television representations of Sherlock Holmes, it should be this one. Highly recommended.
Barnes has a witty, slightly amused tone that makes the book an engaging read even when covering some of the least inspiring entries. It's hard to just dip in to read a specific entry without carrying on to whatever follows. While an index is lacking, it's a minor complaint as this is easily the best written, most wide reaching, informative and entertaining book of its kind. I firmly agree with the comment emblazoned across the top of the cover by writer/producer of the BBC's SHERLOCK - "I love this book." If you only buy one book on the film and television representations of Sherlock Holmes, it should be this one. Highly recommended.
Format:Hardcover
Having read several books of this type I was pleasantly surprised to find photos and details about artistes and productions I hadn't seen elsewhere. No details seem to be unimportant for this author, including pre-production dramas and alternative castings. I would, as did the previous reviewer, like to know how he got so may details about long lost films, presumably through a lot of investigation into contemporary reviews. All in all an excellent book that I shall no doubt refer to often.
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