Judi Dench (left) stars as Queen Victoria and Ali Fazal (right) stars as Abdul Karim in
director Stephen Frears’ Victoria And Abdul, a Focus Features release. Photo credit: Peter Mountain / Focus Features ©
Director Stephen Frears’ funny, charming Victoria And Abdul was inspired by a real event late in the life of Queen Victoria, when the aging British monarch had her mood brighten by the arrival of a visitor from India, much to the dismay of her advisers and her son, the crown prince. Judi Dench gives a brave and bitingly funny performance as the elderly Queen Victoria, which feels a bit like a kind of sequel to her role as the same queen earlier in life in 1997’s Mrs. Brown. Frears’ handsome historical comedy/drama has a script written by Lee Hall, who penned Billy Elliot, and is based on journalist Shrabani Basu’s “Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen’s Closest Confidant.
director Stephen Frears’ Victoria And Abdul, a Focus Features release. Photo credit: Peter Mountain / Focus Features ©
Director Stephen Frears’ funny, charming Victoria And Abdul was inspired by a real event late in the life of Queen Victoria, when the aging British monarch had her mood brighten by the arrival of a visitor from India, much to the dismay of her advisers and her son, the crown prince. Judi Dench gives a brave and bitingly funny performance as the elderly Queen Victoria, which feels a bit like a kind of sequel to her role as the same queen earlier in life in 1997’s Mrs. Brown. Frears’ handsome historical comedy/drama has a script written by Lee Hall, who penned Billy Elliot, and is based on journalist Shrabani Basu’s “Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen’s Closest Confidant.
- 9/29/2017
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
MaryAnn’s quick take… Charming based-on-fact British costume dramedy gently snarks about power and propriety but cuts a lot deeper when it comes to bigotry and bootlicking. I’m “biast” (pro): love Judi Dench, mostly love Stephen Frears’s films
I’m “biast” (con): we’re still telling stories about this dead queen?
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
The ribbing writes itself: Hey, they finally made the sequel to 1997’s Mrs. Brown! You know, the movie in which Judi Dench as Queen Victoria develops a close platonic friendship — or maybe even a romance — with royal groundskeeper John Brown in the early years of her widowhood, in the 1860s. It was a scandal! And now here’s Victoria & Abdul, which opens 20 years later and stars Judi Dench (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel...
I’m “biast” (con): we’re still telling stories about this dead queen?
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
The ribbing writes itself: Hey, they finally made the sequel to 1997’s Mrs. Brown! You know, the movie in which Judi Dench as Queen Victoria develops a close platonic friendship — or maybe even a romance — with royal groundskeeper John Brown in the early years of her widowhood, in the 1860s. It was a scandal! And now here’s Victoria & Abdul, which opens 20 years later and stars Judi Dench (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel...
- 9/15/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Ben Mortimer Sep 13, 2017
Eddie Izzard on his acting career, Victoria & Abdul, Clint Eastwood, Robin Williams, directing films and more...
Eddie Izzard is back on the big screen this weekend in Victoria & Abdul. It's the new film from director Stephen Frears, a sort-of follow-up to Mrs Brown that sees Dame Judi Dench playing Queen Victoria in a story that's recently been discovered about her later life. We got a chance to chat with Eddie Izzard about his role in the movie, and potentially directing...
Could you clear something up for me, as I swear I heard a hint of it in the film - did you give Bertie a slight German accent?
Maybe mentally. He did have a tapped ‘r’, because his first years there was German in it, but it was only the hint of it, I didn’t overtly push it.
I was watching your interview this morning on This Morning,...
Eddie Izzard on his acting career, Victoria & Abdul, Clint Eastwood, Robin Williams, directing films and more...
Eddie Izzard is back on the big screen this weekend in Victoria & Abdul. It's the new film from director Stephen Frears, a sort-of follow-up to Mrs Brown that sees Dame Judi Dench playing Queen Victoria in a story that's recently been discovered about her later life. We got a chance to chat with Eddie Izzard about his role in the movie, and potentially directing...
Could you clear something up for me, as I swear I heard a hint of it in the film - did you give Bertie a slight German accent?
Maybe mentally. He did have a tapped ‘r’, because his first years there was German in it, but it was only the hint of it, I didn’t overtly push it.
I was watching your interview this morning on This Morning,...
- 9/12/2017
- Den of Geek
Hammer hits one out of the park with this 'ripping good' Sherlock Holmes tale, tilted heavily toward gothic mystery and horror. Peter Cushing and André Morell excel in heroic roles, while Christopher Lee doesn't have to play a monster, just a coward. Terence Fisher's directing skill is at its height. The Hound of the Baskervilles Blu-ray Twilight Time Limited Edition 1959 / Color / 1:66 widescreen / 86 min. / Ship Date June 14, 2016 / available through Twilight Time Movies / 29.95 Starring Peter Cushing, André Morell, Christopher Lee, Marla Landi, David Oxley, Francis De Wolff, Miles Malleson, Ewen Solon. Cinematography Jack Asher Production Designer Bernard Robinson Film Editor Alfred Cox Original Music James Bernard Written by Peter Bryan from the novel by Arthur Conan Doyle Produced by Michael Carreras & Anthony Hinds Directed by Terence Fisher
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
In addition to their straight-up gothic horrors, Hammer films produced films in other genres, such as costume adventures and war pictures.
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
In addition to their straight-up gothic horrors, Hammer films produced films in other genres, such as costume adventures and war pictures.
- 6/18/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Article by Jim Batts, Dana Jung, Michael Haffner, Sam Moffitt, and Tom Stockman
Peter Cushing, born on this day in 1913, was one of the most respected and important actors in the horror and fantasy film genres. To his many fans, the British star, who died in 1994, was known as ‘The Gentle Man of Horror’ and is recognized for his work with Hammer Films which began in the late 1950’s, but he had numerous memorable roles outside of Hammer. A topnotch actor who was able to deliver superb performances on a consistent basis, Peter Cushing also had range. He could play both the hero and the villain with ease.
Here, according to We Are Movie Geeks, are Peter Cushing’s ten best roles:
Dr. Maitland
During the 1960s, Amicus Studios had a knack for borrowing from the pool of Hammer Studios actors and filmmakers to make their own Hammer-inspired films. While...
Peter Cushing, born on this day in 1913, was one of the most respected and important actors in the horror and fantasy film genres. To his many fans, the British star, who died in 1994, was known as ‘The Gentle Man of Horror’ and is recognized for his work with Hammer Films which began in the late 1950’s, but he had numerous memorable roles outside of Hammer. A topnotch actor who was able to deliver superb performances on a consistent basis, Peter Cushing also had range. He could play both the hero and the villain with ease.
Here, according to We Are Movie Geeks, are Peter Cushing’s ten best roles:
Dr. Maitland
During the 1960s, Amicus Studios had a knack for borrowing from the pool of Hammer Studios actors and filmmakers to make their own Hammer-inspired films. While...
- 5/26/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
By Tim Greaves
Numerous actors have occupied the role of Sherlock Holmes over the decades, some more suited to the shoes of author Arthur Conan Doyle's famous consulting detective than others. One of the finest portrayals is that by Ian Richardson. Yet, sadly, his is also one that is often overlooked, not leastways because he played the character just twice (in a pair of 1983 films made for television), but also because his light was to be quickly eclipsed a year later by the arrival on TV screens of Jeremy Brett, whose interpretation of Holmes is considered by many to be the definitive one.
Sy Weintraub – who produced several Tarzan movies throughout the 60s and was executive producer on the popular long-running Ron Ely TV series –teamed up with Otto Plaschkes (whose producer credits include Georgie Girl and The Holcroft Covenant) with the intention of making several Holmes adventures headlining Richardson.
Numerous actors have occupied the role of Sherlock Holmes over the decades, some more suited to the shoes of author Arthur Conan Doyle's famous consulting detective than others. One of the finest portrayals is that by Ian Richardson. Yet, sadly, his is also one that is often overlooked, not leastways because he played the character just twice (in a pair of 1983 films made for television), but also because his light was to be quickly eclipsed a year later by the arrival on TV screens of Jeremy Brett, whose interpretation of Holmes is considered by many to be the definitive one.
Sy Weintraub – who produced several Tarzan movies throughout the 60s and was executive producer on the popular long-running Ron Ely TV series –teamed up with Otto Plaschkes (whose producer credits include Georgie Girl and The Holcroft Covenant) with the intention of making several Holmes adventures headlining Richardson.
- 5/10/2016
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Those prone to mental disturbances and nightmares, or possess a fear of dolls, dirt or general unpleasantries would do well to avoid the Brothers Quay and the bulk of their unconscious unfurling oeuvre, but everyone else is due a hearty recommendation. Take it from Christopher Nolan, who recently wrapped a documentary, simply titled Quay, on the mysterious identical twin directors and curated a selection of 35mm prints of their work to hit the road on a new theatrical tour. Like so many others, Nolan caught a stray Quay film on British cable by accident, and unable to catch the names of its creators through the swirl of credits in beautifully stylized calligraphy, was haunted by its alluring, impenetrable imagery.
From their minutely detailed and grittily textured beginnings in the early ’80s with films like The Cabinet of Jan Svankmajer, in which a professor literally empties the head of his student,...
From their minutely detailed and grittily textured beginnings in the early ’80s with films like The Cabinet of Jan Svankmajer, in which a professor literally empties the head of his student,...
- 12/15/2015
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
We bid a fond farewell to the wonderful Christopher Lee, and salute some of his best roles...
Christopher Lee crammed a dozen lives into one. His Special Forces work in the Second World War remains shrouded in mystery. We do know that, in 1944, he climbed Vesuvius three days before it erupted. A fine, operatic singer, he famously released a heavy metal album in his later 80s. A skilled fencer, he performed all his own sword fights and has been killed on screen more than any actor in cinematic history. As a child Lee briefly encountered Prince Felix Yusupov, murderer of Rasputin, a part Lee would later of course play. Ian Fleming was a cousin, Muhammed Ali a friend and once dedicated a victory to Lee. Fluent in five languages, passable in another four, people like Lee don’t really exist anymore. In truth they probably never did.
One could write a lengthy,...
Christopher Lee crammed a dozen lives into one. His Special Forces work in the Second World War remains shrouded in mystery. We do know that, in 1944, he climbed Vesuvius three days before it erupted. A fine, operatic singer, he famously released a heavy metal album in his later 80s. A skilled fencer, he performed all his own sword fights and has been killed on screen more than any actor in cinematic history. As a child Lee briefly encountered Prince Felix Yusupov, murderer of Rasputin, a part Lee would later of course play. Ian Fleming was a cousin, Muhammed Ali a friend and once dedicated a victory to Lee. Fluent in five languages, passable in another four, people like Lee don’t really exist anymore. In truth they probably never did.
One could write a lengthy,...
- 6/12/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Legendary British actor Christopher Lee has died at the age of 93. Lee passed away on Sunday in hospital, where he had been treated for respiratory problems and heart failure over the preceding three weeks. Lee's agent in an emailed statement said his family "wishes to make no comment".
Tall, pale, with stern features and a deep and resonating voice, it made him in high demand to play villains in numerous films - something he grew frustrated about, even though he admitted enjoying the roles as they often offered more range than limited heroic ones.
Lee was most famous for his work as Dracula in the Hammer Horror films of the 1970s, as the wizard Saruman the White in both "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" trilogies, as the Bond villain Francisco Scaramanga in the Bond film "The Man with the Golden Gun," as Count Dooku in the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy,...
Tall, pale, with stern features and a deep and resonating voice, it made him in high demand to play villains in numerous films - something he grew frustrated about, even though he admitted enjoying the roles as they often offered more range than limited heroic ones.
Lee was most famous for his work as Dracula in the Hammer Horror films of the 1970s, as the wizard Saruman the White in both "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" trilogies, as the Bond villain Francisco Scaramanga in the Bond film "The Man with the Golden Gun," as Count Dooku in the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy,...
- 6/11/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Stars: Peter Cushing, André Morell, Christopher Lee, Marla Landi, David Oxley, Francis De Wolff, Miles Malleson, Ewen Solon, John Le Mesurier, Helen Goss, Sam Kydd, Michael Hawkins, Judi Moyens, Michael Mulcaster | Written by Peter Bryan | Directed by Terence Fisher
I’ve always been a Sherlock Holmes fan, and my horror leanings turned me to The Hound of the Baskervilles, a story I grew to love. It is evident by all different movies based on the tale and their popularity, that I’m not the only one. One of the best has to be Hammer’s with Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes. This is why when Arrow Video revealed their Blu-ray release I looked forward to seeing it, especially with the amount of behind the scenes material on the disc.
When Charles Baskerville is found slain on Dartmoor, the next in line Sir Henry Baskerville (Christopher Lee) inherits the estate, and...
I’ve always been a Sherlock Holmes fan, and my horror leanings turned me to The Hound of the Baskervilles, a story I grew to love. It is evident by all different movies based on the tale and their popularity, that I’m not the only one. One of the best has to be Hammer’s with Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes. This is why when Arrow Video revealed their Blu-ray release I looked forward to seeing it, especially with the amount of behind the scenes material on the disc.
When Charles Baskerville is found slain on Dartmoor, the next in line Sir Henry Baskerville (Christopher Lee) inherits the estate, and...
- 6/3/2015
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
Article by Jim Batts, Dana Jung, Michael Haffner, Sam Moffitt, and Tom Stockman
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Super-8 Peter Cushing Movie Madness takes place February 4th at The Way Out Club in St. Louis and will be a great way to celebrate the actor’s career. The event is on February 4th beginning at 8pm. Condensed versions (average length:...
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Peter Cushing (1913-1994) was one of the most respected and important actors in the horror and fantasy film genres. To his many fans, the British star was known as ‘The Gentle Man of Horror’ and is recognized for his work with Hammer Films which began in the late 1950’s, but he had numerous memorable roles outside of Hammer. A topnotch actor who was able to deliver superb performances on a consistent basis, Peter Cushing also had range. He could play both the hero and the villain with ease.
Super-8 Peter Cushing Movie Madness takes place February 4th at The Way Out Club in St. Louis and will be a great way to celebrate the actor’s career. The event is on February 4th beginning at 8pm. Condensed versions (average length:...
- 1/28/2014
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
News Louisa Mellor 16 Oct 2013 - 09:21
Rose Leslie, Ian McDiarmid and more have joined the cast of Dennis Kelly's Utopia for its second series...
Wonderful things are afoot. Not only is BBC Three's In the Flesh currently filming its second series, but Channel 4's Utopia has also set to work on the first block of episodes for series two.
Dennis Kelly's unsettling conspiracy drama is returning next year with six new fifty-minute episodes, including - in Kelly's own words - "a very odd" series opener, "which people are either going to really like or really say ‘what the fuck did you do that for?’ and I’ve got no idea what the reaction’s going to be".
Director Marc Munden, who was responsible for establishing Utopia's impressive style in series one, is back to head up the first three episodes of series two.
Also returning for...
Rose Leslie, Ian McDiarmid and more have joined the cast of Dennis Kelly's Utopia for its second series...
Wonderful things are afoot. Not only is BBC Three's In the Flesh currently filming its second series, but Channel 4's Utopia has also set to work on the first block of episodes for series two.
Dennis Kelly's unsettling conspiracy drama is returning next year with six new fifty-minute episodes, including - in Kelly's own words - "a very odd" series opener, "which people are either going to really like or really say ‘what the fuck did you do that for?’ and I’ve got no idea what the reaction’s going to be".
Director Marc Munden, who was responsible for establishing Utopia's impressive style in series one, is back to head up the first three episodes of series two.
Also returning for...
- 10/16/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
“I can call spirits from the vasty deep,” the Welsh rebel Owen Glendower boasts in Shakespeare’s Henry IV. “Why, so can I, or so can any man,” replies his co-conspirator, Sir Henry Percy, better known as Hotspur. “But will they come when you do call for them?” In his new book, Submergence, the Scottish writer J. M. Ledgard calls spirits from the vasty deep — the Hadal zone, to be precise, 20,000 feet beneath the surface of the ocean. He calls them from the wadis and salt flats of the Somali desert; from the firelit intimacy of a hotel in winter on the coast of France; and from that deepest, vastiest place of all, the solitary confinement of consciousness. And they do come, all of them — forming, together, the best novel I’ve read so far this year.The story itself is straightforward. On holiday in France, a man and a...
- 6/27/2013
- by Kathryn Schulz
- Vulture
Sir Henry Cecil, one of the most influential and successful figures in horse racing of all time, has died at the age of 70.
Sir Henry trained 36 classic winners both in the UK and abroad, winning the Derby four times and the Oaks an even more impressive eight times. His greatest achievement however, must be guiding the legendary Frankel to a breathtaking 14 from 14. Even taking Frankel aside, Cecil trained two horses that won Triple Crowns; Oh So Sharp won the Fillies Triple Crown, and Le Moss winning Alternative Triple Crown.
Born Henry Richard Armherst Cecil on January 11, 1943, he grew up in the home of his stepfather trainer Cecil Boyd-Rochfort, in Newmarket. Following his stepfather into horse training, and at the age of 25, finished 8th in the trainers table in his debut season at the age of 25. By the age of 33 his talent with horses become well known: Cloonagh, trained in the family by his half brother,...
Sir Henry trained 36 classic winners both in the UK and abroad, winning the Derby four times and the Oaks an even more impressive eight times. His greatest achievement however, must be guiding the legendary Frankel to a breathtaking 14 from 14. Even taking Frankel aside, Cecil trained two horses that won Triple Crowns; Oh So Sharp won the Fillies Triple Crown, and Le Moss winning Alternative Triple Crown.
Born Henry Richard Armherst Cecil on January 11, 1943, he grew up in the home of his stepfather trainer Cecil Boyd-Rochfort, in Newmarket. Following his stepfather into horse training, and at the age of 25, finished 8th in the trainers table in his debut season at the age of 25. By the age of 33 his talent with horses become well known: Cloonagh, trained in the family by his half brother,...
- 6/11/2013
- by Ben Ingham
- Obsessed with Film
London, June 30: A Vintage Bentley has become the most expensive British car to be sold after it fetched a record-breaking 5 million dollars at an auction.
The legendary 1929 Bentley was sold for a staggering 5,042,000 pounds at the Goodwood Festival of Speed smashing the previous British-car record of 3.5 million pounds paid in 2007 for a 1904 Rolls-Royce.
Auction house Bonhams did not reveal the identity of the buyer, who was bidding for the Bentley over the phone.
The bright red Bentley had been once owned and raced by Sir Henry 'Tiger Tim' Birkin who set a lap record in the car at the iconic Brooklands Outer Circuit in 1931 when it hit a staggering 137mph.
His iconic Bentley was later bought by the groundbreaking.
The legendary 1929 Bentley was sold for a staggering 5,042,000 pounds at the Goodwood Festival of Speed smashing the previous British-car record of 3.5 million pounds paid in 2007 for a 1904 Rolls-Royce.
Auction house Bonhams did not reveal the identity of the buyer, who was bidding for the Bentley over the phone.
The bright red Bentley had been once owned and raced by Sir Henry 'Tiger Tim' Birkin who set a lap record in the car at the iconic Brooklands Outer Circuit in 1931 when it hit a staggering 137mph.
His iconic Bentley was later bought by the groundbreaking.
- 6/30/2012
- by Abhijeet Sen
- RealBollywood.com
On May 27, British film icon Christopher Lee turns 90 years old. In his long and storied career, he's delivered countless fantastic performances in everything from medieval adventures to gothic scary stories. (You may know him as Saruman, Count Dooku, the Man with the Golden Gun or even Count Dracula.) And he has no plans to slow down, as indicated by recent roles in the Oscar-winning"Hugo" and this month's "Dark Shadows" -- not to mention an upcoming return to Middle Earth with this December's "Hobbit." Lee is not just an actor, but a decorated military man and bombastic heavy metal singer, with a crazy family lineage to boot. To celebrate the legend's 90th birthday, we present 90 reasons why Christopher Lee is awesome. 1. He's the step-cousin of "James Bond" creator Ian Fleming, and was the author's first choice to play Dr. No in the film adaptation. 2. He's in the Guinness Book of...
- 5/24/2012
- by Eric Larnick
- Moviefone
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Odds are good that even if you’ve never read any of the Holmes stories, you can name at least one: “The Hound of the Baskervilles”. It’s got a very evocative, memorable title, and is a very popular story, having been adapted many times. Now Big Finish, as part of their line of Holmes audios, have adapted the story. Does it work well in audio form?
The story begins with Holmes (Nicholas Briggs), and Watson (Richard Earl), chatting merrily away at Baker Street prior to the arrival of one Doctor James Mortimer (John Banks). He tells them the tale of Hugo Baskerville, a man of means who had died some time back, allegedly killed by a giant hound. Now one of his descendants, Sir Charles Baskerville, is dead, and the body was found with large dog prints nearby.
Holmes and Watson begin to look into the case,...
Odds are good that even if you’ve never read any of the Holmes stories, you can name at least one: “The Hound of the Baskervilles”. It’s got a very evocative, memorable title, and is a very popular story, having been adapted many times. Now Big Finish, as part of their line of Holmes audios, have adapted the story. Does it work well in audio form?
The story begins with Holmes (Nicholas Briggs), and Watson (Richard Earl), chatting merrily away at Baker Street prior to the arrival of one Doctor James Mortimer (John Banks). He tells them the tale of Hugo Baskerville, a man of means who had died some time back, allegedly killed by a giant hound. Now one of his descendants, Sir Charles Baskerville, is dead, and the body was found with large dog prints nearby.
Holmes and Watson begin to look into the case,...
- 1/7/2012
- by Chris Swanson
- Obsessed with Film
More BBC Sherlock Season 2 Promo Images
It’s seems like just yesterday I was getting jazzed over the latest video teaser for Steven Moffat’s Sherlock from BBC, and now my excitement can continue to grow with the promotional release of several new images from the second series’ three episode run. The images are quite careful so as not to reveal anything too spoilery. In fact, I would say you could gather very little of what’s to come for Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Watson (Martin Freeman) simply by studying these pictures. Then again, if you’re half as good a detective as Mr. Holmes, you might notice something I didn’t.
They come from the upcoming episodes “A Scandal in Belgravia”, “The Hounds of Baskerville” and “The Reichenbach Fall” to air on January 1, 8 and 15 respectively. We have some iconic characters being adapted for this modern take of Holmes.
It’s seems like just yesterday I was getting jazzed over the latest video teaser for Steven Moffat’s Sherlock from BBC, and now my excitement can continue to grow with the promotional release of several new images from the second series’ three episode run. The images are quite careful so as not to reveal anything too spoilery. In fact, I would say you could gather very little of what’s to come for Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Watson (Martin Freeman) simply by studying these pictures. Then again, if you’re half as good a detective as Mr. Holmes, you might notice something I didn’t.
They come from the upcoming episodes “A Scandal in Belgravia”, “The Hounds of Baskerville” and “The Reichenbach Fall” to air on January 1, 8 and 15 respectively. We have some iconic characters being adapted for this modern take of Holmes.
- 12/27/2011
- by Brody Gibson
- Boomtron
In 2009 the ex Mr Madonna (otherwise known as Guy Ritchie) called upon the unlikely pairing of Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law to bring back to the screen two of crime fiction’s greatest heroes – Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson.
The pair are up there amongst the most filmed literary characters, Holmes has been sticking his nose into other people’s business since the earliest days of the cinema with one of the first versions being a Danish short from 1908 pitting him against his arch nemesis Moriarty and Raffles, the Victorian gentleman thief – now that really would have been a showdown worth seeing.
So, as Ritchie prepares to throw Downey and Law together again, we decided to do some sleuthing ourselves and find six of the pipe smoking detective’s best screen adventures. The results have proved anything but elementary!
6) Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
By the mid 1980’s there were few...
The pair are up there amongst the most filmed literary characters, Holmes has been sticking his nose into other people’s business since the earliest days of the cinema with one of the first versions being a Danish short from 1908 pitting him against his arch nemesis Moriarty and Raffles, the Victorian gentleman thief – now that really would have been a showdown worth seeing.
So, as Ritchie prepares to throw Downey and Law together again, we decided to do some sleuthing ourselves and find six of the pipe smoking detective’s best screen adventures. The results have proved anything but elementary!
6) Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
By the mid 1980’s there were few...
- 12/16/2011
- by Guest
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
It’s been quite some time since we’ve heard anything about BBC’s contemporary update of Arthur Conan Doyles’ Sherlock Holmes character, but the dry spell has ended at last with news of a little True Blood romance for our brilliant detective.
Check out our breakdowns of each of Sherlock first season mysteries.
Lara Pulver, who joined the cast of True Blood as Sookie’s fairy godmother Claudine Crane in the show’s third season, will play the part of Irene Adler. The character’s history is that of a kind of love interest for Sherlock Holmes. She’s American and appears in only one of Doyles stories, A Scandal in Bohemia, but she is mentioned in several others. Pulver’s version of the character will debut in the first episode of Sherlock’s second series, “A Scandal in Belgravia” which was written by show creator Steven Moffat. Since this is a contemporary setting,...
Check out our breakdowns of each of Sherlock first season mysteries.
Lara Pulver, who joined the cast of True Blood as Sookie’s fairy godmother Claudine Crane in the show’s third season, will play the part of Irene Adler. The character’s history is that of a kind of love interest for Sherlock Holmes. She’s American and appears in only one of Doyles stories, A Scandal in Bohemia, but she is mentioned in several others. Pulver’s version of the character will debut in the first episode of Sherlock’s second series, “A Scandal in Belgravia” which was written by show creator Steven Moffat. Since this is a contemporary setting,...
- 8/5/2011
- by Brody Gibson
- Boomtron
Spoiler Warning for those who have not seen season 1 of Sherlock
With the encore screenings of season 1 of Sherlock finishing their run on BBC 1 this Wednesday night with the season finale ‘The Great Game’, I thought it would be an appropriate time to do a quick run through of what we can expect from the forthcoming second season. It has already been confirmed earlier in the year that we will once again be getting a season comprised of three 90 minute episodes, all of which will be based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s three most famous Holmes stories.
The first episode of season 2, A Scandal in Belgravia, is based upon the novel A Scandal in Bohemia. This was the story that introduced our detective to the wily Irene Adler – the only woman to outsmart Sherlock.
In the original story Holmes is hired by the King of Bohemia to retrieve a...
With the encore screenings of season 1 of Sherlock finishing their run on BBC 1 this Wednesday night with the season finale ‘The Great Game’, I thought it would be an appropriate time to do a quick run through of what we can expect from the forthcoming second season. It has already been confirmed earlier in the year that we will once again be getting a season comprised of three 90 minute episodes, all of which will be based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s three most famous Holmes stories.
The first episode of season 2, A Scandal in Belgravia, is based upon the novel A Scandal in Bohemia. This was the story that introduced our detective to the wily Irene Adler – the only woman to outsmart Sherlock.
In the original story Holmes is hired by the King of Bohemia to retrieve a...
- 8/3/2011
- by Tom Ryan
- Obsessed with Film
With ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows’ set for release this December you have plenty of time to brush up on the great detective and his trusty partner Dr Watson. Only problem is that in his 124 year history, Holmes is one of, if not ‘the’, most portrayed fictional character of all time – so where to start?
Luckily you readers I have compiled a list of the 10 must see Sherlock Holmes Interpretations.
10. Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
I’ll start with this underrated and often overlooked entry from executive producer Steven Spielberg and writer Chris Columbus (who went on to direct ‘Home Alone’ and the first two ‘Harry Potter’ pictures). This original adventure which re-imagines Holmes and Watson as teenagers who meet at boarding school and team up to solve a mystery involving a spate of murders around London.
Intended to kick off a franchise, this movie, while not based on any of Doyle’s stories,...
Luckily you readers I have compiled a list of the 10 must see Sherlock Holmes Interpretations.
10. Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
I’ll start with this underrated and often overlooked entry from executive producer Steven Spielberg and writer Chris Columbus (who went on to direct ‘Home Alone’ and the first two ‘Harry Potter’ pictures). This original adventure which re-imagines Holmes and Watson as teenagers who meet at boarding school and team up to solve a mystery involving a spate of murders around London.
Intended to kick off a franchise, this movie, while not based on any of Doyle’s stories,...
- 7/8/2011
- by Tom Ryan
- Obsessed with Film
The filming of the second season of “Sherlock” is one of the most anticipated events in television right now, and with the announcement of a new castmember, it’s only gotten bigger. Russell Tovey, better known as reluctant werewolf George Sands from the original BBC version of “Being Human,” has announced on Twitter that he was going to be part of the cast. “Hound of the Baskervilles… And I am playing Henry… Good times x,” he wrote in a tweet. The “Henry” he’s speaking of is Sir Henry Baskerville, the nephew of the late Sir Charles Baskerville. Sir Henry hired Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson to help solve the murder...
- 7/2/2011
- by monique
- ShockYa
BBC is putting together the second season of its modern retelling of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes detective stories. Each season is made up of three 90-minute episodes and the upcoming Season 2 will adapt three of the most famous Sherlock Holmes stores A Scandal in Bohemia, The Hound of the Baskervilles, and The Final Problem. Russell Tovey announced via his Twitter account that he was going to be a part of the second season, airing this fall. He tweeted “Yep! I’m gonna be in BBC’s Sherlock… Official!” He later tweeted again, this time revealing his role and which episode he would appear in, “Hound of the Baskervilles… And I am playing Henry… Good times” Henry refers to Sir Henry Baskerville, the nephew of Sir Charles Baskerville.
I’ve heard positive things about this series, though I’ve yet to watch it. A modernization seems fun, even...
I’ve heard positive things about this series, though I’ve yet to watch it. A modernization seems fun, even...
- 7/1/2011
- by Brody Gibson
- Boomtron
Sherlock
Russell Tovey (UK's "Being Human," "Doctor Who") has confirmed via his Twitter account that he's scored a major guest starring role in the second season of "Sherlock".
Tovey is set to play the key role of Sir Henry Baskerville in the second episode which is based on the most famous Holmes story of all - "The Hound of the Baskervilles".
In the book, Sir Charles Baskerville is killed from fear of a ghostly hound haunting his estate. His nephew Henry inherits the estate, and Watson travels there in order protect Sir Henry from a plot to take his life.
The role has previously been played by such actors as Martin Shaw, Christopher Lee, Matt Day and Kenneth Williams.
Camelot
Starz have confirmed they're not moving forward with a second season of their adult take on the Arthurian legend "Camelot".
Joseph Fiennes, Jamie Campbell Bower and Eva Green starred in...
Russell Tovey (UK's "Being Human," "Doctor Who") has confirmed via his Twitter account that he's scored a major guest starring role in the second season of "Sherlock".
Tovey is set to play the key role of Sir Henry Baskerville in the second episode which is based on the most famous Holmes story of all - "The Hound of the Baskervilles".
In the book, Sir Charles Baskerville is killed from fear of a ghostly hound haunting his estate. His nephew Henry inherits the estate, and Watson travels there in order protect Sir Henry from a plot to take his life.
The role has previously been played by such actors as Martin Shaw, Christopher Lee, Matt Day and Kenneth Williams.
Camelot
Starz have confirmed they're not moving forward with a second season of their adult take on the Arthurian legend "Camelot".
Joseph Fiennes, Jamie Campbell Bower and Eva Green starred in...
- 6/30/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Boxing great Muhammad Ali has paid a moving tribute to his one-time adversary Henry Cooper, who died on Sunday, May 1. The British fighting legend and charity advocate passed away at his son's home in Surrey, England after a short battle with ill health, two days before his 77th birthday.
Sir Henry famously knocked down a cocky young Ali, then Cassius Clay, in 1963 - a punch which he went on to say "hit me so hard my ancestors in Africa felt it". Ali went on to win the fight and the pair became lifelong pals. After hearing of his death, the 69-year-old fondly remembered Cooper and passed on his condolences to the beloved Brit's family in a touching statement.
"Henry always had a smile for me; a warm and embracing smile," he says. "It was always a pleasure being in Henry's company. I will miss my old friend. He was a great fighter and a gentleman.
Sir Henry famously knocked down a cocky young Ali, then Cassius Clay, in 1963 - a punch which he went on to say "hit me so hard my ancestors in Africa felt it". Ali went on to win the fight and the pair became lifelong pals. After hearing of his death, the 69-year-old fondly remembered Cooper and passed on his condolences to the beloved Brit's family in a touching statement.
"Henry always had a smile for me; a warm and embracing smile," he says. "It was always a pleasure being in Henry's company. I will miss my old friend. He was a great fighter and a gentleman.
- 5/3/2011
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Boxing great Muhammad Ali has paid a moving tribute to his one-time adversary Sir Henry Cooper, who died on Sunday.
The British fighting legend and charity advocate passed away at his son's home in Surrey, England after a short battle with ill health, two days before his 77th birthday.
Sir Henry famously knocked down a cocky young Ali, then Cassius Clay, in 1963 - a punch which he went on to say "hit me so hard my ancestors in Africa felt it". Ali went on to win the fight and the pair became lifelong pals.
After hearing of his death, the 69 year old fondly remembered Cooper and passed on his condolences to the beloved Brit's family in a touching statement.
He says, "Henry always had a smile for me; a warm and embracing smile. It was always a pleasure being in Henry's company.
"I will miss my old friend. He was a great fighter and a gentleman. I was not aware he was ill. I visited with him two summers ago during a brief visit. He was in good humour and looked quite fit.
"My family and I extend our heartfelt sympathies to his family and loved ones."...
The British fighting legend and charity advocate passed away at his son's home in Surrey, England after a short battle with ill health, two days before his 77th birthday.
Sir Henry famously knocked down a cocky young Ali, then Cassius Clay, in 1963 - a punch which he went on to say "hit me so hard my ancestors in Africa felt it". Ali went on to win the fight and the pair became lifelong pals.
After hearing of his death, the 69 year old fondly remembered Cooper and passed on his condolences to the beloved Brit's family in a touching statement.
He says, "Henry always had a smile for me; a warm and embracing smile. It was always a pleasure being in Henry's company.
"I will miss my old friend. He was a great fighter and a gentleman. I was not aware he was ill. I visited with him two summers ago during a brief visit. He was in good humour and looked quite fit.
"My family and I extend our heartfelt sympathies to his family and loved ones."...
- 5/3/2011
- WENN
I had a feeling we’ve done this before but I wasn’t sure, so I had to trawl back through the archives and yes, we did in fact change all three Badass Beers, but it was two drafts and one bottle, and it wasn’t all on the same day. This time it’s one draft and two bottles, and they’re all hitting the floor at the same time.
Moylans is a brewery-cum-restaurant in Novato, CA, and I’ve been meaning to get one of their beers on tap for a while now. As you might be able to tell from the logo they have Irish roots, and if that’s not enough for you the names of some of their beers are a dead giveaway: Dragoons Dry Irish Stout, Old Blarney Barley Wine, Ryan Sullivan’s Imperial Stout, Danny’s Irish Red Ale, Celts Golden Ale and...
Moylans is a brewery-cum-restaurant in Novato, CA, and I’ve been meaning to get one of their beers on tap for a while now. As you might be able to tell from the logo they have Irish roots, and if that’s not enough for you the names of some of their beers are a dead giveaway: Dragoons Dry Irish Stout, Old Blarney Barley Wine, Ryan Sullivan’s Imperial Stout, Danny’s Irish Red Ale, Celts Golden Ale and...
- 4/4/2011
- by Jim Hughes
- OriginalAlamo.com
Since the Badass Tap came into being more than a year ago we’ve only had one beer that’s appeared twice, and then with a different name (Victory’s Yakima Twilight/Glory), but this is a bona fide, straight up repeat performance, and one that’s had me licking my lips in anticipation.
In fact, it came in a little earlier than I thought. I wasn’t expecting to see any in Austin until at least April, but rumours have been flying around the halls of beer geekdom that it had been sighted already! Last year we had Avery Maharaja on tap in July (Avery brews two or three batches each year), but this really isn’t a beer style that’s well suited to Texas temperatures at that time of the year so I’m especially pleased to see it around right now… not that I’d turn...
In fact, it came in a little earlier than I thought. I wasn’t expecting to see any in Austin until at least April, but rumours have been flying around the halls of beer geekdom that it had been sighted already! Last year we had Avery Maharaja on tap in July (Avery brews two or three batches each year), but this really isn’t a beer style that’s well suited to Texas temperatures at that time of the year so I’m especially pleased to see it around right now… not that I’d turn...
- 3/28/2011
- by Jim Hughes
- OriginalAlamo.com
Naomi Watts and Sean Penn star in a riveting conspiracy thriller based on the outing of CIA agent Valerie Plame in the run-up to the Iraq war
The progressive statesman Senator Hiram Johnson famously remarked on America's entry into the first world war: "The first casualty when war comes is truth." Three hundred years earlier English diplomat Sir Henry Wotton provided a celebrated punning definition of an ambassador: "An honest man sent to lie abroad for the good of his country." Johnson was in his 79th year when he died on the day the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a historical event from which we can trace six decades of international conflict, hot and cold, and lying on an unprecedented scale. Fair Game tells the true story of Joe Wilson and Valerie Plame, an American husband and wife professionally involved in this process, and the disastrous consequences that followed the decision of Joe,...
The progressive statesman Senator Hiram Johnson famously remarked on America's entry into the first world war: "The first casualty when war comes is truth." Three hundred years earlier English diplomat Sir Henry Wotton provided a celebrated punning definition of an ambassador: "An honest man sent to lie abroad for the good of his country." Johnson was in his 79th year when he died on the day the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a historical event from which we can trace six decades of international conflict, hot and cold, and lying on an unprecedented scale. Fair Game tells the true story of Joe Wilson and Valerie Plame, an American husband and wife professionally involved in this process, and the disastrous consequences that followed the decision of Joe,...
- 3/13/2011
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
Every once in a while we get a chance to put something really special on tap, thanks to the fantastic people who devote their lives to brewing the beverage we love to drink. One group of these heroes works not far from here in Blanco and call themselves the Real Ale Brewing Company. They make some of the best beers around these parts, and although not situated within Austin city limits I always think of them as a local brewery.
Nestled among their portfolio of seasonal beers is a Belgian style tripel called Devil’s Backbone, usually on tap around late spring/early summer. I reckon you’re probably familiar with it so I won’t go into any great detail, but if you’ve yet to become acquainted with this beer you can check out Real Ale’s own description of it.
During the few months that it’s...
Nestled among their portfolio of seasonal beers is a Belgian style tripel called Devil’s Backbone, usually on tap around late spring/early summer. I reckon you’re probably familiar with it so I won’t go into any great detail, but if you’ve yet to become acquainted with this beer you can check out Real Ale’s own description of it.
During the few months that it’s...
- 3/11/2011
- by Jim Hughes
- OriginalAlamo.com
One of the few downsides about carrying imported beers, especially draft beers, on the menu is that supplies can sometimes be erratic and we occasionally run out of something rather good. But that can give us an opportunity to tap a keg of something else that’s just as good, or maybe even a little better, and today is one of those days.
We’ve had Wells Bombardier English Premium Bitter on the menu for several months here at Lamar and it’s proven to be a popular choice, but with 5,000 miles between us and the brewery, plus the vagaries of the Us Customs service, Bombardier is going to be out of stock for a few weeks, and that gives us a spare tap to play with! Fuller’s Esb to the rescue!!!
Fuller, Smith and Turner Plc is headquartered at the Griffin Brewery in Chiswick, west London. The company...
We’ve had Wells Bombardier English Premium Bitter on the menu for several months here at Lamar and it’s proven to be a popular choice, but with 5,000 miles between us and the brewery, plus the vagaries of the Us Customs service, Bombardier is going to be out of stock for a few weeks, and that gives us a spare tap to play with! Fuller’s Esb to the rescue!!!
Fuller, Smith and Turner Plc is headquartered at the Griffin Brewery in Chiswick, west London. The company...
- 3/10/2011
- by Jim Hughes
- OriginalAlamo.com
I've followed Electric Literature [Link Nsfw -Tu] with some interest online over the past six months or so, both through Twitter and their blog, The Outlet. Part literary journal, part literary app builder (perhaps most notably the custom app they made for Stephen Elliott's The Adderall Diaries), they value both their writers and their readers' method of subscribing. Of course this not to say that other journals don't, but I'm not sure how many small lit outfits can afford to pay their writers $1000 per story and still be able to offer print editions.
That said, this isn't a review concerning the changing business models in the literary world. I'm an avowed print-loving dino who took years to come around to using Google Reader. I'm not the person you want to ask about Kindle vs. iPad. Let us get to the stories then, shall we? Hopeless completist that I am, I wanted to start with No.
That said, this isn't a review concerning the changing business models in the literary world. I'm an avowed print-loving dino who took years to come around to using Google Reader. I'm not the person you want to ask about Kindle vs. iPad. Let us get to the stories then, shall we? Hopeless completist that I am, I wanted to start with No.
- 2/21/2011
- by Tamatha Uhmelmahaye
With Robert Downey Junior's inspired reinventing of the role in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Homes (2010) and the BBC effectively bringing Holmes to the 21st Century in the popular TV series Sherlock (2010) starring Benedict Cumberbatch, the crime-solving antics of the Great Detective and his loyal colleague Dr Watson seem in good hands, and remain as popular as ever. Among the screen actors who have effectively brought Holmes to life include Arthur Wontner, Basil Rathbone, Peter Cushing, Douglas Wilmer, Ian Richardson and Jeremy Brett. As an amazing and complex role to play, the right actor can add great depth to it.
But then there are others who turned out to be Not-So-Great-Detectives, either through miscasting or just being plain bad. One does not need the power of deductive reasoning to see why the following ten actors fell way off the mark...
Roger Moore - Sherlock Homes in New York (1976)
"My name is Holmes,...
But then there are others who turned out to be Not-So-Great-Detectives, either through miscasting or just being plain bad. One does not need the power of deductive reasoning to see why the following ten actors fell way off the mark...
Roger Moore - Sherlock Homes in New York (1976)
"My name is Holmes,...
- 2/14/2011
- Shadowlocked
January and February are usually the two coldest months of the year (if you live in the northern hemisphere and outside the tropics), and I reckon the sub-freezing temperatures and snowfall last week proved the point nicely. When the weather gets like that, drinkers tend to head in the direction of darker, heavier beers like the winter warmers, barley wines and stouts. We’ve got a pretty good selection of those styles stashed away, some of which have been waiting since this time last year to make an appearance, and it’s about time we started showing a few of them the light of day.
Rogue’s Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout is one of the two current Badass Bottles here at Lamar (the other, at least for the remaining two bottles we have left, is Delirium Noel Belgian Dark Ale). Being an oatmeal stout it has a smoother, more creamy texture...
Rogue’s Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout is one of the two current Badass Bottles here at Lamar (the other, at least for the remaining two bottles we have left, is Delirium Noel Belgian Dark Ale). Being an oatmeal stout it has a smoother, more creamy texture...
- 2/7/2011
- by Jim Hughes
- OriginalAlamo.com
Among Austin beer geeks, the word ‘Treehugger’ is spoken with awe and reverence. Memories of previous releases are discussed with misty-eyed wistfulness. Occasionally there’ll be a feeding frenzy as one of the local beer bars announces that they’re tapping a keg of this mysterious brew which they’ve had tucked away since Eisenhower was in the Oval Office, and once every three or four years strong men will weep openly and women will swoon as Live Oak announces that they’re about to release a new vintage.
Get your handkerchiefs and smelling salts ready folks, it’s that time again.
Okay, so maybe that was hyperbole, but to say this beer is merely a bit special is like saying Niagara Falls is just a lot of water. It doesn’t convey the grandeur and the magnificence of the thing. As a beer style the barley wine is a beast.
Get your handkerchiefs and smelling salts ready folks, it’s that time again.
Okay, so maybe that was hyperbole, but to say this beer is merely a bit special is like saying Niagara Falls is just a lot of water. It doesn’t convey the grandeur and the magnificence of the thing. As a beer style the barley wine is a beast.
- 1/21/2011
- by Jim Hughes
- OriginalAlamo.com
Now that the madness of the Christmas/New Year week is over (I don’t think we’ve ever poured so much beer in ten days) I’ve had time to sit down and work on last year’s numbers, and I like what I see. Of our top ten drafts in 2010, six are Texas beers. Four of those are brewed in Austin and one of them isn’t even alcoholic! Seven of the ten (excluding the root beer but including the Badass Tap) are from breweries that fall into the craft beer category, the threshold for which, incidentally, has just been raised by the Brewers Association from 2 million barrels production a year to 6 million, so the Boston Beer Company gets to keep their status as a craft brewery. Good news.
Here’s the rundown.
1. Real Ale Fireman’s #4
No surprise there really – it was our best selling draft last year too,...
Here’s the rundown.
1. Real Ale Fireman’s #4
No surprise there really – it was our best selling draft last year too,...
- 1/4/2011
- by Jim Hughes
- OriginalAlamo.com
It’s always sad to see the Christmas seasonals disappearing from the tap wall, but it’s a cloud with a sliver lining because those empty taps mean that we can dip into our growing inventory of Badass kegs and, at least for a week or two, triple or even quadruple the number of Badass beers on tap.
Last weekend, when the Shiner Cheer ran out, we tapped the first of two kegs of St Bernardus Christmas. This superb Belgian Strong Dark Ale was one of the Badass Bottles we put on during Christmas in July, and here we are already saying goodbye to this season’s Christmas beers. How can it be six months since then?
The Watou brewery, although the beers are no longer brewed by monks, the friars having decanted back to France, still specialises in abbey style ales such as the dubbel (8%), tripel (8%) and Abt 12 (quadrupel...
Last weekend, when the Shiner Cheer ran out, we tapped the first of two kegs of St Bernardus Christmas. This superb Belgian Strong Dark Ale was one of the Badass Bottles we put on during Christmas in July, and here we are already saying goodbye to this season’s Christmas beers. How can it be six months since then?
The Watou brewery, although the beers are no longer brewed by monks, the friars having decanted back to France, still specialises in abbey style ales such as the dubbel (8%), tripel (8%) and Abt 12 (quadrupel...
- 12/31/2010
- by Jim Hughes
- OriginalAlamo.com
The festive season is upon us once more, and whether you’re religious or not that means Christmas and winter seasonal beers! We’ve several menu offerings at Lamar, including the traditional Drafthouse trinity of Real Ale Coffee Porter, Sierra Nevada Celebration and Anchor’s Our Special Ale, aka Anchor Christmas (all on draft), plus Boulevard Nutcracker (draft), Deschutes Jubelale (bottle), Sam Adams Winter Lager (bottle), Sam Smith’s Winter Welcome (bottle) and Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout (bottle).
I really hope that next year, Texas gets enough draft Brooklyn Bcs for us to be able to put it on tap as a regular menu seasonal, instead of just the two kegs we managed to lay our hands on for a Badass Tap release at some point in the next several months when you’re least expecting it.
Erm, did I say that out loud?
Stay tuned. In the meantime here...
I really hope that next year, Texas gets enough draft Brooklyn Bcs for us to be able to put it on tap as a regular menu seasonal, instead of just the two kegs we managed to lay our hands on for a Badass Tap release at some point in the next several months when you’re least expecting it.
Erm, did I say that out loud?
Stay tuned. In the meantime here...
- 12/7/2010
- by Jim Hughes
- OriginalAlamo.com
Ideally we should be putting a Christmas beer on the Badass Bottle right now but this week we managed to get our hands on a case of Boulevard’s 21st Anniversary Pale Ale, and this is a beer that by its nature cries out to be drunk as fresh as possible.
Boulevard Brewing of Kansas City is fast becoming one of my favourite breweries, and their Smokestack series of beers my favourite part of their portfolio. This is their range of higher end beers, generally bigger, more alcoholic and more just plain delicious that their regular beers. Like, for instance, the Double Wide Imperial Ipa that we had here for the Badass Bottle earlier this year.
Now we have a beer that’s stylistically similar, but has one very special aspect to it – fresh hops.
The vast majority of beers are brewed with hops that have either been dried to preserve them,...
Boulevard Brewing of Kansas City is fast becoming one of my favourite breweries, and their Smokestack series of beers my favourite part of their portfolio. This is their range of higher end beers, generally bigger, more alcoholic and more just plain delicious that their regular beers. Like, for instance, the Double Wide Imperial Ipa that we had here for the Badass Bottle earlier this year.
Now we have a beer that’s stylistically similar, but has one very special aspect to it – fresh hops.
The vast majority of beers are brewed with hops that have either been dried to preserve them,...
- 12/2/2010
- by Jim Hughes
- OriginalAlamo.com
It seems only fitting to have an English beer, or at least an English beer style on the Badass Tap while we’re showing a Harry Potter film, so the timing for this one couldn’t have been better.
Among the new breweries in Austin, Jester King is the latest one to start shipping beer (Thirsty Planet were first off the starting block a few months ago, and Austin Beerworks should be delivering beer in January). The brewers at Jester King cannot be said to be playing it safe when it comes their lineup of beers. They’re going to produce some very interesting brews in the months and years (yes, they really are thinking that far ahead) to come, and their first two offerings are hardly standard. Wytchmaker Rye Ipa is “a decadently hopped rye Ipa with abundant notes of citrus, tropical fruit, pine and spice” which includes 15% malted Canadian rye.
Among the new breweries in Austin, Jester King is the latest one to start shipping beer (Thirsty Planet were first off the starting block a few months ago, and Austin Beerworks should be delivering beer in January). The brewers at Jester King cannot be said to be playing it safe when it comes their lineup of beers. They’re going to produce some very interesting brews in the months and years (yes, they really are thinking that far ahead) to come, and their first two offerings are hardly standard. Wytchmaker Rye Ipa is “a decadently hopped rye Ipa with abundant notes of citrus, tropical fruit, pine and spice” which includes 15% malted Canadian rye.
- 11/24/2010
- by Jim Hughes
- OriginalAlamo.com
That, dear reader, is a bottle of my favourite British beer – Marston’s Pedigree. Brewed in Burton-upon-Trent, known across the beer-drinking world as the source of some of the best water for brewing our favourite beverage, it’s a classic English bitter. Unfortunately, Pedigree isn’t to be had in Texas but every time I meet a new distributor rep or beer importer I ask them if they’d consider bringing it to Austin. Maybe one day.
More of the Official Beer of England later.
Austin Beer Week is finally upon us after several weeks of anticipation. There are so many beer-related events going on around town it’s hard to know which way to turn… or how to get over the hangover that’s going to follow seven days of drinking so many fine beers. Could be worth telling your stockbroker to buy Alka-Seltzer futures.
I thought we should...
More of the Official Beer of England later.
Austin Beer Week is finally upon us after several weeks of anticipation. There are so many beer-related events going on around town it’s hard to know which way to turn… or how to get over the hangover that’s going to follow seven days of drinking so many fine beers. Could be worth telling your stockbroker to buy Alka-Seltzer futures.
I thought we should...
- 10/23/2010
- by Jim Hughes
- OriginalAlamo.com
As I’m sure many of you already know, the first ever Austin Beer Week is just around the corner (and if you didn’t know, this is your wake-up call).
There’ll be all sorts of fantastic beer-related events going on in bars and restaurants across Austin, and the Alamo Drafthouse is very pleased to be part of it.
The centrepiece of festivities here at South Lamar is a beer feast featuring Live Oak Brewing and a screening of Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds. Chef John Bullington has put together a splendid five-course menu of German, French and Jewish dishes, each of which has been paired with a Live Oak beer chosen by Chip McElroy and his friends at the brewery. You can view the menu and buy tickets for the feast here.
Throughout the week we’ll have extra Badass Beers on tap and in bottles (one of...
There’ll be all sorts of fantastic beer-related events going on in bars and restaurants across Austin, and the Alamo Drafthouse is very pleased to be part of it.
The centrepiece of festivities here at South Lamar is a beer feast featuring Live Oak Brewing and a screening of Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds. Chef John Bullington has put together a splendid five-course menu of German, French and Jewish dishes, each of which has been paired with a Live Oak beer chosen by Chip McElroy and his friends at the brewery. You can view the menu and buy tickets for the feast here.
Throughout the week we’ll have extra Badass Beers on tap and in bottles (one of...
- 10/14/2010
- by Jim Hughes
- OriginalAlamo.com
Six or seven times a year we get an opportunity to shake things up a little as the front page of the menu is reprinted to reflect the current films or the changing seasons, and for me, seasonals are one of the most fun things about the business of beer. To be fair, south central Texas hardly gets the mists and mellow fruitfulness enjoyed by most other parts of the northern hemisphere at this time of the year, encouraging us away from the hefeweizens, witbiers, lagers, kölsches etc, and towards the darker, heavier beers, but we can still pretend.
As mentioned previously, both Live Oak Oaktoberfest and Sam Adams Octoberfest are already on tap, and Real Ale’s fall seasonal will be added to the lineup as soon we drain the current keg of Lost Gold Ipa. We’ll have at least three Oktoberfest Badass drafts: Bear Republic Late Harvest Lager is already flowing,...
As mentioned previously, both Live Oak Oaktoberfest and Sam Adams Octoberfest are already on tap, and Real Ale’s fall seasonal will be added to the lineup as soon we drain the current keg of Lost Gold Ipa. We’ll have at least three Oktoberfest Badass drafts: Bear Republic Late Harvest Lager is already flowing,...
- 9/18/2010
- by Jim Hughes
- OriginalAlamo.com
As mentioned in the last Badass Beer post, we have indeed gone to two Badass Bottles, but we lost one Badass Draft in the process. However, there’s a light on the horizon, a silver lining around the cloud, one door closes etc.
The reason for losing the draft is that summer is drawing to a conclusion. Now, all things are relative, and although we’re still experiencing near-100° temperatures and Austin’s hottest recorded temperature (112F/44.44C) happened in September, the fact is that we’re only three weeks away from the autumnal equinox, and to friends of John Barleycorn that means one thing – autumn seasonals! Yesterday (Monday), Live Oak rolled out the first kegs this year’s Oaktoberfest and it is delicious. I had me a few pints while watching Get Low, a film I highly recommend. We also tapped a keg of Sam Adams’ autumn seasonal, and...
The reason for losing the draft is that summer is drawing to a conclusion. Now, all things are relative, and although we’re still experiencing near-100° temperatures and Austin’s hottest recorded temperature (112F/44.44C) happened in September, the fact is that we’re only three weeks away from the autumnal equinox, and to friends of John Barleycorn that means one thing – autumn seasonals! Yesterday (Monday), Live Oak rolled out the first kegs this year’s Oaktoberfest and it is delicious. I had me a few pints while watching Get Low, a film I highly recommend. We also tapped a keg of Sam Adams’ autumn seasonal, and...
- 8/31/2010
- by Jim Hughes
- OriginalAlamo.com
DVD Playhouse—August 2010
By
Allen Gardner
Black Orpheus (Criterion) Winner of the 1959 Best Foreign Film Oscar and that same year’s Palme d’Or at Cannes, Black Orpheus is a modern-day update of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice reset in 20th century Brazil during Carnival in Rio. Director Marcel Camus offers up a visual feast with some of the decade’s most ravishing color cinematography. A classic. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Archival interviews with Camus and actress Marpessa Dawn; Interviews with Brazilian cinema scholar Robert Stam, jazz historian Gary Giddins, and Brazilian author Ruy Castro; Documentary on the film; Trailer. Full screen. Dolby 1.0 mono.
The Last Song (Touchstone) Sentimental adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ (by Sparks and Jeff Van Wie) sentimental novel about a father and daughter attempting to repair their damaged relationship. Greg Kinnear, as the dad in question, comes off best, while tween sensation Miley Cyrus...
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Allen Gardner
Black Orpheus (Criterion) Winner of the 1959 Best Foreign Film Oscar and that same year’s Palme d’Or at Cannes, Black Orpheus is a modern-day update of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice reset in 20th century Brazil during Carnival in Rio. Director Marcel Camus offers up a visual feast with some of the decade’s most ravishing color cinematography. A classic. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Archival interviews with Camus and actress Marpessa Dawn; Interviews with Brazilian cinema scholar Robert Stam, jazz historian Gary Giddins, and Brazilian author Ruy Castro; Documentary on the film; Trailer. Full screen. Dolby 1.0 mono.
The Last Song (Touchstone) Sentimental adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ (by Sparks and Jeff Van Wie) sentimental novel about a father and daughter attempting to repair their damaged relationship. Greg Kinnear, as the dad in question, comes off best, while tween sensation Miley Cyrus...
- 8/29/2010
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
It’s not often… no, wait, we’ve never changed all three Badass beers within a day of each other. In fact, we usually don’t have the luxury of three. By this time next week we’ll be back down to one draft and one bottle again, although there ain’t no reason why we couldn’t have two bottles at the same time.
Any road up, to business.
The first of the two drafts is a limited release from a brewery we’ve never featured either on the Badass Tap or the regular menu. Two five-gallon kegs of Redhook’s 8-4-1 Expedition Imperial Brown Ale were delivered to us back in April and we’ve been sitting on them since then. Now, I freely admit that brown ale isn’t one of my favourite beers styles, but whenever a brewer makes a double/imperial version of any...
Any road up, to business.
The first of the two drafts is a limited release from a brewery we’ve never featured either on the Badass Tap or the regular menu. Two five-gallon kegs of Redhook’s 8-4-1 Expedition Imperial Brown Ale were delivered to us back in April and we’ve been sitting on them since then. Now, I freely admit that brown ale isn’t one of my favourite beers styles, but whenever a brewer makes a double/imperial version of any...
- 8/23/2010
- by Jim Hughes
- OriginalAlamo.com
For the past few weeks we’ve had the luxury of two Badass Taps while waiting for the autumn seasonals to come along (yes, I know several Oktoberfests have been on sale since July… don’t even get me started on how I feel about that), and, for a few days at least, we’re going to have two local Badass beers pouring at the same time. We’re still working on the keg of Independence Jasperilla that was tapped a little over a week ago, and just this morning we tapped a keg of Real Ale Empire.
Empire is another of Real Ale’s Mysterium Verum (Real Mystery) series of barrel-aged and experimental beers. Most of you probably know this already, but to recap: Real Ale have taken a selection of their seasonal beers and aged them for two to three months in red wine barrels, some of which...
Empire is another of Real Ale’s Mysterium Verum (Real Mystery) series of barrel-aged and experimental beers. Most of you probably know this already, but to recap: Real Ale have taken a selection of their seasonal beers and aged them for two to three months in red wine barrels, some of which...
- 8/19/2010
- by Jim Hughes
- OriginalAlamo.com
Lagunitas is a brewery we’ve only featured once so far on the Badass Tap, so let’s double that number. The previous beer, Undercover Investigation Shutdown Ale, was a big, bold, bitter brew. Lagunitas does that sort of thing really well – GnarlyWine, Hairy Eyeball, Hop Stoopid and Maximus are not for the feint of heart. But they can also do the, shall we say, less difficult end of the spectrum just as well.
A Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ is a good example. It’s an American Pale Wheat Ale that goes down very easy at this time of the year. The American Pale Wheat is a comparatively new beer style which has been developed from the German hefeweizen (hefe = yeast; weizen = wheat). Typical of the hefeweizen are the familiar yeast-derived banana and clove (also sometimes bubble gum) characteristics found so spectacularly in our own Live Oak HefeWeizen, considered by many...
A Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ is a good example. It’s an American Pale Wheat Ale that goes down very easy at this time of the year. The American Pale Wheat is a comparatively new beer style which has been developed from the German hefeweizen (hefe = yeast; weizen = wheat). Typical of the hefeweizen are the familiar yeast-derived banana and clove (also sometimes bubble gum) characteristics found so spectacularly in our own Live Oak HefeWeizen, considered by many...
- 8/10/2010
- by Jim Hughes
- OriginalAlamo.com
I’m always happy to put a local beer on the Badass tap, and I’m especially pleased to get this one because it’s an unusual and ancient beer style. Independence Jasperilla (named after the brewery dog, Jasper) is an Old Ale.
Old Ales go back to the time when hops started to become a common ingredient of beer, around the middle ages. Before then, beer was flavoured with gruit – a concoction of herbs that varied from place to place and brewer to brewer. Gruit imparts flavour and bitterness but the beer would spoil quickly so it had to be drunk young. Hops have the added benefit of preservative and antiseptic properties allowing beer to be kept longer and to develop new flavours as it ages and matures. Brewers started using this technique to make beers with interesting new qualities, often unique to the alehouse where it was brewed,...
Old Ales go back to the time when hops started to become a common ingredient of beer, around the middle ages. Before then, beer was flavoured with gruit – a concoction of herbs that varied from place to place and brewer to brewer. Gruit imparts flavour and bitterness but the beer would spoil quickly so it had to be drunk young. Hops have the added benefit of preservative and antiseptic properties allowing beer to be kept longer and to develop new flavours as it ages and matures. Brewers started using this technique to make beers with interesting new qualities, often unique to the alehouse where it was brewed,...
- 8/8/2010
- by Jim Hughes
- OriginalAlamo.com
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