Ian McKellen tackles a cold case in the trailer for 'Mr. Holmes'

Posted by · 10:35 am · May 5th, 2015

Roadside Attractions has released the trailer for Bill Condon’s “Mr. Holmes,” starring Ian McKellen and Laura Linney.

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First Look: Ian McKellen is Sherlock in new clip of 'Mr. Holmes'

Posted by · 3:24 pm · February 4th, 2015

Bill Condon may have just given his old “Gods and Monsters” friend Ian McKellen his best shot at an Oscar nod with the new drama “Mr. Holmes” which premieres at Berlin on Sunday.

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10 times the Critics' Choice was right and Oscar was wrong

Posted by · 1:05 pm · January 13th, 2015

From “The Master’s” Philip Seymour Hoffman to “Gods and Monsters'” Ian McKellen, we note 10 instances where the BFCA picked the right winner at the Critics’ Choice Awards and Oscar didn’t.

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Andy Serkis and Martin Freeman talk forging a new path for 'The Hobbit' at New York premiere

Posted by · 9:34 pm · December 6th, 2012

Warner Bros. spared no expense tonight ringing in the arrival of Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” with a New York premiere and an ornate after-party at Guastavino’s on the east side. Stars Martin Freeman, Andy Serkis and Ian McKellen, director Ben Affleck, actor Patrick Stewart and many more filled the room to capacity.

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Off the Carpet: Four score, er, more to go

Posted by · 7:40 am · November 19th, 2012

Four big entries remain — “Django Unchained,” “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” “Les Misérables” and “Zero Dark Thirty” — each of them having been watched like a hawk as they race toward completion.

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