Box office update: 'Iron Man 2' grosses $50 million Friday; on track for a …

Image Credit: Industrial Light & Magic/MarvelIt’s not looking like a record-breaker but Iron Man 2 is still destined for a pretty fantastic weekend. Early reports indicate the Robert Downey Jr.-starrer pulled in over $51 million Friday in its 4,380 locations. (That includes the $7.5 million earned from its midnight shows.) The number far surpasses the [...]

Robert Downey Jr Talks Iron Man 2

Robert Downey Jr returns as billionaire Tony Stark in Iron Man 2, the 2010 sequel to the 2008 blockbuster hit. Downey Jr made the character so engaging in the first film that even moviegoers who’d never picked up an Iron Man comic could understand and embrace the billionaire industrialist forced into wearing a special suit [...]

Sherlock Holmes, the action star

Who knew Sherlock Holmes was an action star? I always pictured Holmes as a sort of snooty, but relaxed, older guy. good thing for “Sherlock Holmes” it wasn’t me behind the camera. Guy Ritchie has that title. Yeah, the director of “Snatch,” “Lock, Stock, and two Smoking Barrels,” and “RocknRolla” is the guy they (whoever [...]

Guy Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes” Is Fun, If Not Exactly True to the Source Material

It’s not surprising that Hollywood would feel the need to turn the famously cerebral Sherlock Holmes into a rib-crunching, pistol-whipping action hero who might solve a locked-room mystery by leaping out of the window and using his fists to rearrange the internal organs of anyone who happened to be walking by. What is surprising, though, [...]

Movie Review: Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes is basically an adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous and legendary detective character with the same name. Robert Downey, Jr. who plays the lead role has given a commendable performance.
This movie is all about action and adventure. Jude Law portrays the role of Sherlock Holmes’ stalwart partner, Dr. Watson. The movie [...]

Sherlock Holmes : EvolutionBlog

A number of years ago there was an atrocity of a movie called Young Sherlock Holmes. though it made a few gestures in the direction of the original Conan Doyle stories early in the film, it ultimately came down to young Holmes battling a bunch of Satan worshippers, or some such nonsense.
The opening scene of [...]

Merry Xmas in Hollywood: Box-officerecord falls · News 13 Alert

by JAKE COYLEAP Entertainment Writer
NEW YORK (AP) – it was a memorable and merry Christmas in Hollywood as moviegoers shattered box-office records, responding in droves to a diverse array of high-profile releases over the holiday weekend.
The estimated $278 million in weekend box-office revenue broke the previous record of roughly $253 million set in July [...]

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Jman Has a Sit Down With '300' and 'Sherlock Holmes' Star …

My favorite scene in 300 was the fight scene between King Leonidas and the chained Uber Immortal. now it’s twice as cool because I was fortunate to land an interview with the man behind the makeup and chains, Robert Maillet. Robert is also the main villain’s muscle in Guy Ritchie’s ‘Sherlock Holmes’ staring Robert Downey [...]

Sherlock Holmes: A Curious Impliment of Veracious Ideology (review)

“Sherlock Holmes” directed by Guy Ritchie starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law in this new take on one of the most known fictional detectives of our time. It’s full of action though it has plenty of mystery solving to keep the film grounded and stay true to Sherlock Holmes, at least enough to make [...]

'Sherlock Holmes' opens to $24.9 million

“Sherlock Holmes” unwrapped the biggest present at the boxofficeChristmas Day, kicking off what’s shaping up as a hectic andcrowded weekend at the muliplex.
Attracting an estimated $24.9 million for its opening day, WarnersBros.’ “Sherlock Holmes,” starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, led the pack.
The PG-13 rated movie, directed by Guy Ritchie, bowed in 3,626locations. Entering [...]