London photos: where would Sherlock catch a flick?

Fri, Jun 19, 2015

holmesbakerstreet

If I had to buy a ticket to see Mr. Holmes — which I did; I couldn’t wrangle an invite to a press screening — I figured I might as well see it on Baker Street.

Which is just around the corner from Sherlock Mews:

sherlockmews

For the tourists, I presume.

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bronxbee

Sat, Jun 20, 2015 12:49am

it would have been wrong to see it anywhere else.

Beowulf

Sun, Jun 21, 2015 8:00pm

Is this the Sir Ian movie?

MaryAnn Johanson

reply to Beowulf

Mon, Jun 22, 2015 8:45am

Yes it is. Review soon.

Beowulf

Mon, Jun 22, 2015 3:28pm

Is that a stand-alone, single-screen theater?
What’s it cost an adult in the evening? Believe it or not, a regular adult (I’m a Senior Citizen) ticket in State College PA is now $10.75! It goes up every April or May just before “blockbuster” season.

MaryAnn Johanson

reply to Beowulf

Mon, Jun 22, 2015 5:32pm

It has two screens. Quite small. Standard adults tickets are £14.50 (in the evening; £12 during the day). That’s about $23. And that’s about average for central London.

Beowulf

reply to MaryAnn Johanson

Wed, Jun 24, 2015 2:16pm

Wow…$23! At least they still provide the complementary mid-movie meal, drinks extra.

MaryAnn Johanson

reply to Beowulf

Thu, Jun 25, 2015 8:32am

Ha. That would be nice.

A small popcorn was £3 (almost $5). But it *was* freshly popped, not that factory crap you get in most places.

Ann

Fri, Jun 26, 2015 1:11pm

Wrangle an invite to a press screening? How do you get in to these advanced screenings in the first place — do you get to see many free movies?

LaSargenta

reply to Ann

Fri, Jun 26, 2015 2:05pm

She is part of the press. Check out her About page, the link is at the top. Sometimes, though, a distributor or film company limits who they want at their screenings to just reviewers they think will be guaranteed to write happy words. (See previous discussion on this site over the years about MAJ and Disney.)

MaryAnn Johanson

reply to Ann

Fri, Jun 26, 2015 9:49pm

I’m a professional film critic. I have relationships with the PR agencies that handle film. I see most films at press screenings or via online screening links. Sometimes, though, I have to buy a ticket, either because I couldn’t make a screening or simply wasn’t invited to a screening at all. It’s difficult to know why the PRs are sometimes pickier when it comes to letting press see (or not see) some films. I’m not sure what the issue with *Mr Holmes* was, beyond the fact that it was being handled by an agency that hasn’t always been very accommodating for me, for reasons that I have never gotten an adequate explanation for.