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The Buffista Book Club: the Harry Potter iteration

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Fred Pete - Aug 23, 2005 11:04:09 am PDT #1241 of 3301

Ann, that's a ferret.

I think they're having a Basil Rathbone night.

Deena, TCM is doing what they call "Summer Under the Stars." Each day (for values of "day" that run 6:00 a.m. EDT to 6:00 a.m. EDT), they run a 24-hour marathon dedicated to a single star.

It's their August tradition. I was very pleased when they devoted my birthday to Katharine Hepburn.

Deena - Aug 23, 2005 11:11:12 am PDT #1242 of 3301

How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara

I've been enjoying them too, FredPete. I love old movies. Katherine Hepburn is one of my favorites. I'm not much of a Crawford fan (too many memories of that wire hanger) but I enjoyed the spy film last night.

The one after the Holmes films is Danny Kaye with Basil Rathbone. Danny Kaye is one of my all time favorites.

Fred Pete - Aug 23, 2005 11:13:53 am PDT #1243 of 3301

Ann, that's a ferret.

I'm not much of a Crawford fan (too many memories of that wire hanger) but I enjoyed the spy film last night.

Across to Singapore -- a silent with Ramon Novarro -- is waiting on the TiVo.

Ginger - Aug 23, 2005 11:20:48 am PDT #1244 of 3301

"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

I'm not a fan of the Basil Rathbone Holmes, and in particular, I hate the way they portray Watson. To me, Jeremy Brett is the One True Holmes (and I saw him in a Sherlock Holmes play in London).

Connie Neil - Aug 23, 2005 11:29:47 am PDT #1245 of 3301

brillig

I hate the way they portray Watson

wrod. Watson may not have been on Holmes' intellectual level, but he wasn't a bumbling doofus.

JenP - Aug 23, 2005 11:33:36 am PDT #1246 of 3301

Edited. Wrong thread.

Also? Go Book Club thread!

Kathy A - Aug 23, 2005 11:35:26 am PDT #1247 of 3301

We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

I liked the recent BBC HotB, with Richard Roxburgh (the Count in Moulin Rouge) as Holmes and Ian Hart as Watson. The younger versions of the characters were more in line with their book ages, and Hart was excellent in a more nuanced characterization of Watson than you normally see.

Wolfram - Aug 23, 2005 12:22:06 pm PDT #1248 of 3301

Visilurking

wrod. Watson may not have been on Holmes' intellectual level, but he wasn't a bumbling doofus.

Ever seen Without a Clue with Ben Kingsley and Michael Caine?

Connie Neil - Aug 23, 2005 12:27:18 pm PDT #1249 of 3301

brillig

Ever seen Without a Clue with Ben Kingsley and Michael Caine?

Snerk! Yes!

Kathy A - Aug 23, 2005 12:31:18 pm PDT #1250 of 3301

We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Never even heard of it, but I like the plot line on the IMDB page: "A drunken Sherlock Holmes is really just a cover for the real detective - Dr Watson."

My favorite cinematic Holmeses:

Jeremy Brett
Basil Rathbone
Christopher Plummer (James Mason was an excellent Watson to his Holmes)
Nicol Williamson (a very close fourth)

And an honorary Gold Star to Bill Pullman as Darryl Zero.

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