Sherlock Holmes would have unravelled the case in a heartbeat. Yet so far there is no explanation as to why the estate of the fictional detective’s creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has failed to fight a lawsuit in the US that could leave it out of pocket.
Wednesday 15 May 2013
Can recycling might be something of a whimsical subject, but when the can-making industry decided it wanted to sponsor a competition for budding student cinematographers, they got an incredible response.
Friday 18 January 2013
A new price bubble could be fuelled by government initiatives to prop up the housing market, the chief executive of Bovis Homes warned today.
Sunday 12 August 2012
Paperback reviews of the week
Monday 16 January 2012
Today's action films are way too long to be truly enjoyable, says Daniel Bettridge
Monday 19 December 2011
Smythson – the upmarket stationery firm that employs PM's wife – turns to product placement
Monday 19 December 2011
Friday 16 December 2011
Given the apocalyptic weather and natural disasters that hit parts of the world in 2011, many movies in development reflect harsh prospects for humans on earth.
Monday 12 December 2011
The Brian Viner Interview: No, Vinnie Jones has not gone soft living in La La Land, but he helps newly-arrived Brits in Hollywood, wants to curb anti-social behaviour and has a plea for his old mate Gazza
Friday 09 December 2011
Even his creator failed to kill the world's greatest detective, so it's no surprise that he is back, most notably in the new series of the BBC's acclaimed updating. Gerard Gilbert goes on set with its stars, Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman
Friday 26 August 2011
Wednesday 17 August 2011
When Channel 4 announced that it was dropping Big Brother two years ago the Channel's head said that filling the hole it left in the schedules would involve "the most fundamental creative overhaul in our history". So, what are they treating us to in the week that Channel Five throws open the doors to the Big Brother house for the first time? One of the "event dramas" they promised?
Saturday 05 March 2011
Pyjamas have seen something of a revival these past chilly winters. Not the mimsy ones in pastel colours whose principal existence now is in the parallel world of modesty-conforming television bedrooms, but the full flannel, with stripes, cord and top pocket (for your hanky, of course). What could be more comforting and more secure (so long as you've tied the cord properly) while the ice grips and the wind whistles without?
Friday 04 March 2011
When did Scrabble get so twee? Everyone's favourite word-game has been hijacked by the indie-pop crowd that shows no signs of relinquishing "Scrabble Sundays" and DIY letter-jewellery. Isn't it time that verbally dextrous hip-hop claimed a triple-letter-score or two?
Tuesday 15 February 2011
Guy Ritchie's £6 million London mansion has been taken over by squatters.
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