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NEWS ABOUT: Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes stories: 4 news summaries

 Downey's 'Sherlock': 
 Less Gent, More Hero 

Movie depicts brilliant but troubled brawler

Nov 2, 09 11:11 AM CST
(Newser) - The new Sherlock Holmes, played by Robert Downey Jr, is no tweed-clad gentleman. In the latest movie remake, which opens Christmas Day, the detective is reimagined as a ripped martial arts expert "with a mind that whizzes along like a Ferrari and a penchant for falling into a disheveled... More »

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entertainment • superhero • Robert Downey Jr. • movie industry • Sherlock Holmes • Arthur Conan Doyle

GLOSSIES

 Ritchie: Madonna Is 'Retarded' 

But, the Sherlock Holmes director admits, he still loves her

Oct 8, 09 9:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Guy Ritchie talks—at great length, repetitively, meanderingly, often philosophically—to Tom Chiarella, but the part of the Esquire interview receiving the most hype is, of course, the director’s comment on ex-wife Madonna. “Here you go: I still love her,” he says, adding—in an echo... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Madonna • celebrity divorces • Guy Ritchie • celebrity interview • Sherlock Holmes

 Pitt to Play 
 Baddie in Ritchie's 
 Sherlock Holmes 

Movie execs demand missing character join film

Aug 17, 09 7:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Brad Pitt will be skulking around the shadows of Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes, reports the Daily Mirror. Studio execs were troubled by Ritchie’s initial take, and demanded that the director resurrect Holmes’ nemesis, Moriarty. A desperate call to pal Pitt, who had some free time, turned the crisis into... More »

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entertainment • Brad Pitt • film • Guy Ritchie • Sherlock Holmes

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Beyoncé, 
 Lady Gaga 
 Top VMA Noms 

Britney secures her comeback with seven nods

Aug 4, 09 12:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Beyoncé and Lady Gaga lead the pack with nine MTV Video Music Award nominations each, People reports. E! adds another notable: Britney Spears, with seven. The awards are set for Sept. 13. Elsewhere:
  • One of the two police chiefs charged with breaking into the home of Matthew Broderick and
... More »

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entertainment • Britney Spears • OJ Simpson • celebrity • Sarah Jessica Parker • Video Music Awards • Beyonce • Matthew Broderick • Guy Ritchie • Jay-ZTV • Lady Gaga • Sherlock Holmes

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