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Robot finds Nessie film prop at the bottom of Loch Ness
An underwater robot has discovered a long-forgotten film prop at the bottom of Loch Ness. Back in 1969, director Billy Wilder was shooting The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, with Robert Stephens playing the iconic detective and Colin Blackely as his loyal sidekick Watson. Part of the film takes place in Scotland, with Watson sighting the mythical Loch Ness Monster. A model was built with a neck and two humps, but Wilder later requested that the humps be removed. The reduced buoyancy meant it sank to the bottom of the lake, where it's been resting ever since.
Screen Grabs: Elementary pilot has Sherlock Holmes using murder victim's Lumia 800
Screen Grabs chronicles the uses (and misuses) of real-world gadgets in today's movies and TV. Send in your sightings (with screen grab!) to screengrabs at engadget dot com. Whether you're a fan of CBS's Elementary spin on Sherlock Holmes or not, it sure gave a nice amount screen-time to cellphones in its pilot. While there was prominent use of iPhones in the episode, we're highlighting a seemingly forced Nokia Lumia 800 cameo -- you'd think it would at least be the 900 being an American series. The camera takes a tight shot of Sherlock swiping through photos on a murder victim's black Lumia twice, highlighting the Nokia logo and Windows Phone 7.5 gallery interface. Here's your clue to see it for yourself: check around the 8-minute mark at the source link below.
Blu-ray releases for March 30th 2010
The thirty day delay for Netflix and Redbox owners continues with Sherlock Holmes from Warner being the latest victim. There are also a number of mentionable documentaries this week that are of interest like What Darwin Never Knew, Under the Sea and Big Sur - Wild California. Of course none are as big of a deal as next week's Lord of The Rings trilogy, even if it isn't the extended cut versions. Sherlock Holmes (Warner) Under the Sea (Warner) Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (Fox) The Baader Meinhof Complex (MPI) Collateral (DreamWorks) The Diary of Anne Frank (2009) (Well Go USA) An Education (Sony) Housebroken (Image) I Sell the Dead (MPI) The Killer (Dragon Dynasty) Big Sur - Wild California (National Geographic) Vampyres (Blue Underground) What Darwin Never Knew (PBS)
