The Guinness Book of World Records holds Sherlock Holmes to be the most depicted character to ever appear on film. There are endless adaptations, pastiches, and parodies, in print, on the big screen and on the small screen.
The Glamor of Train Travel in Classic Films
I’ve always been enamored of trains in old movies. It’s probably the gloss of Old Hollywood and was never as glamorous as it appears to be on-screen, but train travel looks so romantic. Plush cabins, sleeper cars, seated meals, large windows with a rolling view. A private cabin where you can quietly read a book…
Lawrence of Arabia as Modern Travelogue
Lawrence of Arabia explores two disappearing cultures at once. Both the English Victorian era and the bedu culture were fading. Lawrence represents the typical disillusionment of the youth thrown into WWI.
Heavy Is the Head That Wears The Crown
The Crown recreates seminal events in British history as well as highlighting lesser known pivotal moments.
Film Adaptations of Agatha Christie’s Stories
It’s said that her books have only been outsold by Shakespeare and the Bible. Her list of works is stunningly long and she holds the title of the world’s longest-running stage play with “The Mousetrap.” This prolific Dame of the British Empire lived a half a dozen lives—nurse, pharmacist, pianist, archaeologist, surfer—before becoming a full-time…