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Get your thinking hats on as Sherlock Holmes teaches you the tricks of the trade with the Flix First Premiere of ‘Holmes and Watson’ on &flix
MUMBAI: The greatest sleuth of all time, with a confidante like no other – Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson are back in business. Catch the eccentric yet ingenious detective and his partner-in-crime as they return in a comic yet gripping tale with 'Holmes and Watson'. Go beyond the ordinary and leap forth into the world of mysteries as &flix, the destination for the biggest Hollywood hits, is set to air this rib-tickling crime-thriller as part of 'Flix First Premiere', this Sunday, October 6, 2019, at 1:25 PM and 9PM. The film also airs as a part of Club Privé on this Sunday, October 6, 2019, at 3PM and 11PM on &PrivéHD. Written and directed by Etan Cohen, the film features a stellar cast comprising Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly with Rebecca Hall, Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan, and Ralph Fiennes in supporting roles.
Set against the backdrop of the picturesque London landscapes, the film opens with young Sherlock in a class full of bullies. This sharp-witted child is seen putting his genius brain to task as he conjures up various situations that detain the very bullies from his class. Cut to present, Sherlock and his childhood aide Dr. Watson join forces to investigate a puzzling murder case at London’s exquisite Buckingham Palace. With new twists and clues beginning to emerge, the two set out of a mission to catch the killer before he reaches the Queen.
Will the detective duo get to the bottom of the crime, this time around?
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Ellison takes his Paramount-Warner Bros case straight to theater owners
The Skydance chief goes to CinemaCon with promises and a skeptical crowd waiting
CALIFORNIA: David Ellison strode into a room packed with thousands of cinema owners and executives at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Thursday and did something rather bold: he looked them in the eye and asked them to trust him.
The chief executive of Paramount Skydance vowed that his company would release a minimum of 30 films a year if regulators greenlight its proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, a deal that has made theater owners deeply, and loudly, nervous.
“I wanted to look every single one of you in the eye and give you my word,” Ellison told the crowd. “Once we combine with Warner Bros, we are going to make a minimum of 30 films annually across both studios.”
It was a confident pitch. Whether it landed is another matter. Cinema operators have already called on regulators to block the deal, and scepticism in the room was hardly concealed.
Ellison pushed back by pointing to recent form. Paramount, born from the merger of Paramount Global and Skydance Media last August, plans to release 15 films this year, nearly double the eight it put out in 2025. Progress, he argued, was already underway.
He also threw theater owners a bone they have long been chasing: all films, he pledged, would run exclusively in cinemas for a minimum of 45 days, drawing applause from a crowd that has spent years fighting for exactly that commitment across the industry.
“People can speculate all they want,” Ellison said, “but I am standing here today telling you personally that you can count on our complete commitment. And we’ll show you we mean it.”
Fine words. The regulators, however, will have the last one.
