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THE BUZZ | CALENDAR<br />
BEHIND<br />
THE<br />
SCENES<br />
SCREENSHOTS<br />
Sherlock Holmes<br />
Filmed on location in<br />
London, Manchester<br />
and Liverpool, this<br />
new version of<br />
Sherlock Holmes<br />
is a modern<br />
interpretation that<br />
goes beyond the<br />
dour deerstalkerwearing<br />
detective<br />
of yesteryear.<br />
Guy Ritchie takes<br />
the helm for the<br />
latest incarnation<br />
and for once the<br />
18 | TRAVELLER | DECEMBER 09<br />
ex-Mr Madonna<br />
hasn’t cast an<br />
array of Cockney<br />
wideboys in lead<br />
roles. In a defi ning<br />
move, the Snatch,<br />
Lock Stock and<br />
RocknRolla director<br />
cast US actor<br />
Robert Downey Jr<br />
as the British super<br />
sleuth. Out goes<br />
the straight-faced<br />
ageing intellectual,<br />
replaced by a<br />
bohemian Downey<br />
depiction that is<br />
fresh-faced yet edgy.<br />
An equally inspired<br />
choice is Jude Law<br />
playing Dr Watson.<br />
Instead of the<br />
bumbling sidekick,<br />
there’s a focus on<br />
his background as a<br />
soldier, womaniser<br />
and gambler.<br />
The adventure<br />
takes place in<br />
Victorian England<br />
circa 1891 and<br />
centres on Holmes’<br />
and Watson’s pursuit<br />
of an occultist.<br />
London was used<br />
extensively as a<br />
backdrop, with key<br />
locations including<br />
the Freemason’s<br />
Hall and St Paul’s<br />
Cathedral, one of the<br />
most visited tourist<br />
spots in the capital.<br />
The north of England<br />
also features, with<br />
ONE TO WATCH<br />
The Limits of Control<br />
This beautifully<br />
shot arthouse<br />
thriller from Jim<br />
Jarmusch (Broken<br />
Flowers, Ghost<br />
Dog) promises to<br />
leave audiences<br />
with as many<br />
questions as<br />
answers in this tale<br />
of an enigmatic<br />
loner on a criminal<br />
assignment.<br />
The Englishlanguage<br />
fi lm<br />
is set amid the<br />
contrasting<br />
landscapes of<br />
Spain, with key<br />
scenes shot in<br />
the captivating<br />
Andalusian cities of<br />
Seville and Almería<br />
and the Spanish<br />
capital, Madrid.<br />
Veteran actor<br />
Isaach De Bankolé<br />
takes the lead as<br />
the mysterious<br />
stranger, in his<br />
fourth collaboration<br />
with the director.<br />
Notable cameos<br />
Manchester’s<br />
colourful Northern<br />
Quarter being<br />
transformed into<br />
an urban Victorian<br />
setting. Liverpool<br />
also gets in on the<br />
action with the<br />
tobacco warehouses<br />
of Stanley Dock, an<br />
atmospheric Grade<br />
II-listed site built<br />
in 1848, providing<br />
plenty of authentic<br />
period scenery.<br />
from Bill Murray,<br />
John Hurt and<br />
Tilda Swinton<br />
maintain the onscreen<br />
intensity<br />
while audiences<br />
unravel a free-form<br />
narrative that relies<br />
more on tone and<br />
mood than on<br />
linear plotlines.
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