Movies for the Day, Saturday, January 6, 2018

Today's movies mark the birthday of Sherlock Holmes, the entry of New Mexico into the Union, and an anniversary of a Boston Globe investigation into the Catholic Church.

The Scarlet Claw (1944) is one of the
better entries in the many Sherlock Holmes
movies.  Holmes' birthday is often deduced
as January 6, 1854.  Holmes' creator, Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle, was born May 22, 1859.





The Scarlet Claw









The Milagro Beanfield War (1988) is
about a poor farmer in New Mexico
pitted against a developer.  New Mexico
joined the Union on January 6, 1912.
This movie won an Oscar for Original
Score.





The Milagro Beanfield War













Spotlight (2015) is about the Boston
Globe's groundbreaking investigation
of the child sex abuse scandal in the
Catholic Church.  The first article
appeared January 6, 2002.




Spotlight