Many folks, both fans and professionals, have been talking about the two most famous hallway fight scenes in recent cinema; mainly because they are shot ostensibly in one shot. The side-scrolling hallway fight in Oldboy and the clever hallway scene in Daredevil have been on fight folks’ minds quite a bit lately (especially since Daredevil came out; many people have returned to Oldboy to re-view the skill).
As an example, here’s a video of a comparison of the two hallway fight scenes I came across online today. Please to enjoy.
Month: November 2015
The More You Holmes
From: ep. 3.3
Event: Sherlock becomes engaged in order to gain access to Charles Augustus Magnusson’s office. When he and John succeed in breaking in, he finds Magnusson being held at gunpoint by a woman whom he has wronged.
Reference: Holmes does this very thing in “The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton” (Magnusson is the updated version of Milverton, the Master Blackmailer). He and Watson break in and hide as they witness a blackmailing victim not only put Milverton at gunpoint, but shoot him dead. Things go slightly differently in ep. 3.3, but the basic build up to the event is the same. And as in 3.3, in the original story Watson is outraged and exasperated with Holmes for using the poor young woman in this way. In the original, Holmes declares he knows his fiancée has another suitor who will step in, and no more is said about it. In 3.3, a lovely Easter egg occurs with Janine raking in the cash from tabloids and retiring to a cottage on the Sussex Downs. With bees, no less (this of course is famously how original Holmes retires himself).
IPA Review #38 – 42
IPA #38: Introvert Session IPA
Date Consumed: ?
- Session IPAs always taste…funny. Not like an IPA at all but like a session or a lager.
- by Left Hand
- 4.8% ABV
- Meh.
- Yeah…
IPA #39: Incredible Pedal
Date Consumed: ?
- by Denver Beer Co.
- in a 12 oz can
- 7% ABV
- Hops that taste rich
- Bitter and rich
- Not too sweet
IPA #40: Sculpin IPA
Date consumed: ?
- by Ballast Point (CA)
- Somewhat hoppy but no bite to speak of
- 7.0% ABV
- Not too fizzy or crisp
- Rich but not quite at the Imperial IPA level of rich
IPA #41: Torpedo Extra IPA
Date consumed: 6/9/15
- by Sierra Nevada
- 7.2% ABV
- Rich, smooth, sweet & savory
- Bitey bubbles
- A slow sipper, but not as much as an Imperial IPA is
IPA #42: DON’T PANIC! It’s the Ruthless Rye!
Date consumed: 6/9/15
- by Sierra Nevada
- 6.6% ABV
- Very bitter, hoppy, strong tasting
- Punches you in the face and then the nuts
Random Movement Pic
Me and the beautiful Karina in a promo shot for last year’s I Miss My MTV. Rehearsals for the reboot are in full swing. So I guess it’s not really a Random movement pic…
Rather Linky, These Links
This list of links, lovely lurkers, are all relevant to the readings my Creativity and Innovation class just did. In fact, I am showing these in class tonight as we talk about the last few chapters of Dan Pink’s A Whole New Mind. The readings included discussion of: Story, Humor, Video Games, Information and the Conceptual Age, and finally: the Human Search for Meaning. All these are supplements to those discussions. Then we’re going to draw mandalas in class, so feel free to do so too. ~Jenn
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https://storycorps.org/ (Links to an external site.)
http://the3six5.squarespace.com/ (Links to an external site.)
http://www.1secondeveryday.com/ (Links to an external site.) and http://www.ted.com/talks/cesar_kuriyama_one_second_every_day (Links to an external site.)
http://www.paulekman.com/lie-to-me/ (Links to an external site.)
http://everydaycarry.com/ (Links to an external site.)
https://www.youtube.com/user/ExtraCreditz/videos (Links to an external site.) especially this: https://youtu.be/rlQrTHrwyxQ (Links to an external site.)
https://youtu.be/NFoF1k0coR4 (Links to an external site.)
http://contest.newyorker.com/ (Links to an external site.)
https://youtu.be/8N7-wRWg7FU (Links to an external site.)
Reposting of the Big, Huge, Guy Adams MiniInterview and Review
More from the archives of the blog that was, lovely lurkers. This is a MiniInterview of the illustrious Guy Adams of Sherlockian fame, as well as reviews of several of his books.
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All Things Guy Adams Sherlock Holmes, all the time
by Jenn Zuko
First of all, can I just express my extreme nerdy jealousy that Mr. Guy Adams gets to write all these? I mean, how do you get that gig?
Well, I got a chance to ask the man himself. Before we get to that, though, take a gander at my reviews of his many Sherlockian books.
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Sherlock Holmes: the Breath of God
What happens when Holmes is faced with the supernatural? Not the faux supernatural, like the Hound of the Baskervilles, but the actually unexplainable?
Or is it?
The Breath of God is a novel that fits right in with the Doyle canon and the best of the non-Doyle canon (I’m thinking Nicholas Meyer in particular). What it does well is maintain that Watson centered narrative which is so essential to a powerful Holmesian story, in my professional opinion. The thing is, Holmes is such an extraordinary creature, that to be inside his head diminishes the astonishingness of him. Having the story told from outside him gives us the opportunity to marvel at his prowess and be mystified by his flaws. Knowing his flaws personally would be too wearing for a story, though it could make for a fascinating character sketch.
The great thing about the plot of Breath of God is that you really don’t know what to think of the magical things that go on, just like Watson. Even up till the end there are certain threads that don’t end up tied up neatly. That’s not to say Holmes doesn’t figure it all out in the end, but… Man, I’m about to spoil things. Okay, I’ll stop. I’ll just say this: it’s mysterious, exciting, slightly meta (love the moment when Holmes says he needs to pull a Hound of Baskerville move), and the end is quite dramatic. Plus there’s philosophical dilemmas and some mashups of historical and fictional characters from that time period, which you all know I love when done well.
Bottom line: Sherlock Holmes: the Breath of God is a rollicking good time, and a book I’m happy to shelve next to the canon.
Sherlock Holmes: the Army of Dr. Moreau
I actually reviewed this one in depth before, it’s what made me want to do a big ol’ review on all of them once I realized Adams wrote the Sherlock Case Book too. Here it is on Nerds in Babeland.
As you can see, I kinda liked the Breath of God better.
Sherlock: the Case Book
As a giant fan of the BBC series Sherlock, I had to add this companion book into my collection. It covers anything and everything about the first two seasons of Sherlock. It includes story synopses from the point of view of John Watson’s scrapbook, complete with his notes, photos and police reports, even phone call logs. But the highlight of the synopses is the post it note conversation between Sherlock and John, plastered all over the scrapbook pages. Oh, and Mycroft makes a brief post-it note appearance. At its best, the conversation is charmingly contentious, as you would imagine between those two. It does, though, get a bit old. Sherlock may be impatient with an intellect lesser than his (as anyone’s is), but he isn’t incessantly whiny and bitchy. The bitchiness factor tends to take away from his massive intellect as a character.
The documentary type bits are great (although I did find a couple inaccuracies), like a nicely done DVD extra. And of course one of my favorite parts is the By the Book sections. I’m wondering why there isn’t a By the Book section for each episode, but I guess I’ll just let my More You Holmes blog posts supplement them. (Wow, did I just shamelessly plug myself? :sigh: Sorry Mr. Adams, I couldn’t resist. And thank you for the compliment and bookmark. Squee!)
Bottom line: if you’re Sher-locked, you absolutely need this book.
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And now… (drum roll…) here it is: the MinInterview with Guy Adams himself.
5 questions: Guy Adams
interviewed by: Jenn Zuko
1) What choices do you make in your novels re: references/adherence to Doyle and your own original departures, and why? Have you created a backstory for Holmes that helps you in writing him through novel length stories?
A lot of it is instinctive to be honest. Everyone views stories and characters differently as they can’t help but bring their subjective viewpoint into things. I have therefore written what I think is a completely accurate version of Holmes and Watson. Other people will disagree as MY Holmes and Watson won’t be the same as THEIR Holmes and Watson.
I suppose I bring a little more humour into their relationship but that seems natural to me between two men who have been so close for that long. They’re a marriage.
I’ve also chosen to let Watson grieve over a dead wife. Doyle was — rightly — too busy building stories to dwell on the emotions of his characters but I wanted Watson to have that. We’ve all loved and the idea of losing someone precious would cling to you, it plays a fair part in the action of The Breath of God.
The backstory is all Doyle though, I’ve read the stories many times over the years and that’s always the history I bring with me.
I have included favourite characters from other Holmes stories, such as Mycroft, Shinwell Johnson and Langdale Pike. Purely because those characters seemed helpful to the stories I wanted to tell.
As both novels blend Holmes with other fictional characters there is a natural inclination to bring the flavour of those works in too.
2) We share an acting background, so I have to ask–how does your acting training inform your writing, and vice versa?
It informs me hugely when it comes to character and dialogue. I played Holmes a couple of time too so that has hung over the whole process as I already feel close to the character.
Hopefully, having been an actor I can feel my way through stories. I can think in terms of the characters, bring them to life a little more.
3) What’s your favorite Sherlock Holmes story? What’s your favorite media adaptation?
I’m terrible at picking favourites because mood always gets in the way. Probably The Adventure of the Red-Headed League.
Media adaptation is even more difficult somehow because there’s such a wide variation, all of which bring something interesting.
I adore Jeremy Brett in the role (especially with Edward Harwicke, a gentle, wise Watson).
The relationship between Downey Jr. and Jude Law is lovely too though, whatever you may think of the action movie bells and whistles the two of them spark beautifully off one another.
But how can we ignore SHERLOCK? We simply can’t… it’s glorious and a flawless version of Holmes and Watson.
Sigh… who knows which of them I like the most?
I’m not a great fan of Rathbone. No… let me be clearer, I love the films but he and Bruce are not MY Holmes and Watson, they are some other pair entirely who I enjoy spending time with but don’t recognise as the same people.
4) Tell us the story of how you got the Sherlock Casebook gig. How closely did you consult with Moffat and Gatiss, or did they set you free? Did you interview the actors, creators, etc. yourself for those non-fic bits?
I’ve worked with BBC Books on a number of projects and, knowing that I was a fan of Holmes, I think I was just the safe choice for them. It wasn’t something I had to pitch or fight for. They just dropped me a line explaining that they’d got the rights and would I like to do the book.
Hartswood were heavily involved. Steven, Mark and Sue Vertue all chipped in on the material as I was writing it, correcting things and ensuring I didn’t contradict anything they might want to do in the future.
I attended the commentary recordings for the DVD and Blu-ray and did some interviews then. That was excruciating actually as my dictaphone packed up. Benedict was loveliness itself, working his way through a cup of soup while I got more and more stressed trying to get the thing to record. “We really are going to have to get on,” he said softly as I began to consider just crawling under one of the microphone stands and dying of embarrassment.
I had an absolutely wonderful chat with Andrew Scott on the phone. We gassed on for over an hour with me deciding I’d like to be his best friend. No doubt he has already been in touch with his lawyers to discuss restraining orders. A lovely, clever, brilliant actor.
Everyone was a joy, it was great fun to do.
5) Any more Holmesian projects on the horizon?
I hope to write more Holmes novels but that’s up in the air at the moment depending on Titan’s future plans. I have a lot of other novels I’m working on at the moment but I’d always go back, I could happily write Holmes stories forever!
5a) How do you get to write using these already-created characters? Is there some kind of copyright process you have to go through? (I’m asking for a friend…:) )
This is a tricky one! Strictly speaking, Holmes is out of copyright so you can do what you like with him (as is the case with all the other characters I used). That hasn’t stopped a few attempts on the part of the Doyle Estate to insist otherwise.
Copyright law is different all over the world so your friend would have to check the specific terms for where they wish to publish. It all comes down to either how long ago the original author died or how long since first publication of the original work.
Retrospective Review #3: The Great Game
My latest retro-review for Sherlock’s Home.
Written by Prof. Jenn
REMINDER: I am writing these as RETROSPECTIVE reviews, so I will be discussing reveals, revolutions of cliffhangers, ends of plots, etc. If you are reading these reviews without having seen the eps, a) what is wrong with you? Go watch them now! and b) these reviews are not for you till you’ve seen them.
The Great Game is great indeed, as there are not one, but three games (actually more than that even) intertwined into the plot, and thereby we learn finally just how nefarious Moriarty is.
This episode opens with Sherlock questioning a prisoner in Minsk, and it’s a delightful scene because it’s more about the games with words and correcting the young prisoner’s grammar than anything else. Then we move from grammar humor straight to a scene out of the original canon: Sherlock is bored, and shooting a design into the wall at 221B…
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