Purchase your ticket and join the Stormy Petrels! One of our own Petrels will be delivering the introduction!
Contact Fran if you want to meet up for dinner before the movie: franziskah@shaw.ca
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Do you like movies? Specifically silent movies? Do you like Sherlock Holmes? Specifically William Gillette?
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The Stormy Petrels will set aside their books for the April gathering and get ready to enjoy the 1916 restored Sherlock Holmes movie. Restoration is thanks to the collaborative efforts of La Cinemateque francaise and the San Francisco Silent Film Festival.
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This film, lost for almost 100 years, was first shown to audiences in May 1916.
The lights will dim at precisely at 7:00 (yes, there will be popcorn!)
When? Tuesday, April 5th
Where? Our usual Hampton Place lounge.
If you would like any additional info, please contact Fran.
“Mr. Holmes”
On July 2, 2015, I had the opportunity to attend an advanced screening of the movie in Vancouver.
If you plan on going into this film expecting to see the same Sherlock Holmes that you are used to, except a little older, you will be disappointed. This is not your usual action-packed, thrill-of-the-hunt-grab-your-toothbrush-Watson type of story.
Holmes, like the rest of us, is human after all. Even the sharpest of minds lose their edge. Even the heartiest of souls can weaken. Memories fade, but regrets can linger. Vulnerability takes over. We all need someone.
We still cheer on our hero as he tries to right the wrongs. After all, he is still our Holmes!
“Mr. Holmes” starring Ian McKellen in the title role, will be in theatres in Vancouver on July 17th. The acting was superb, needless to say, and an added bonus for me personally, was seeing Nicholas Rowe as a ‘matinee idol’ Holmes in the movie. (Nicholas Rowe portrayed “Young Sherlock Holmes” in 1985)
Whether you are a Sherlock Holmes fan or not, I recommend you see this movie. You needn’t be a Holmes aficionado to appreciate it.
The Stormy Petrels of BC received coverage in the Vancouver Sun on Christmas Eve in an article re the Guy Ritchie Sherlock Holmes movie.
“It had something for everyone, which was great,” Martin said. “People liked the costumes and the sets were amazing, the special effects, the historical accuracy was very good. It had everything: mystery, drama, suspense, intrigue, a lot of action, and comedy. At the end, it did leave it wide open for a sequel, something to look forward to.” … Click here to view full article from the Vancouver Sun.
As an entertaining film, most Petrels rated it favourably, whereas, as a Sherlockian movie, it was rated slightly less.
Despite no less than three attempts by Moriarty to sabotage our pre-viewing of the film, once it began the action did not stop. It is a definite must-see-for-yourself movie!
Vancouver's Official Sherlock Holmes Society 