January 20, 2008
The Observer - a short interview with Christopher Plummer for Man in the Chair

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus - There are some new photos of Heath Ledger at Photobucket.

January 18, 2008
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus - There are more set photos at Flickr from the recent filming in Clerkenwell, UK.

January 10, 2008
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
We finally have some cool pics of Chris on the set in London, and a better look at one of the stage sets, posted at Photobucket. Verne Troyer is also in the pics and Heath Ledger is in one of the pics. Are they wearing jackets over the costumes (?).

The Last Station - There is still no official announcement of the film, but the cast of Christopher Plummer, Helen Mirren, James McAvoy, Paul Giamatti is mentioned in the Daily Mail and at Zephyr Films, in addition to Productioncharts.com

January 9, 2008
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus - There are a number of recent pictures from the set in London with Heath Ledger, Lily Cole and Verne Troyer, though none of Christopher Plummer. These are from various photo sites. See the links section of the Dr. Parnassus page.

December 30, 2007
NBC Reel Talk this weekend is airing Jeffrey Lyons' interview with Christopher Plummer for Man in the Chair. The complete 10 minute interview is at Reeltalktv.com.

December 19, 2007
Backstage - 'Chair' Man of the Boards interview

December 17, 2007
London SE1 - Terry Gilliam filming on Blackfriars Bridge

December 15, 2007
Cinematical has a great review of Man in the Chair.

December 14, 2007
Variety - Gilliam mounts 'Parnassus' in London

Variety - Indie upstarts mail out DVDs

Man in the Chair - UK trailer - Transmedia, UK distributor, has a new trailer! It's also at YouTube which loads a little faster.

Closing the Ring - There is a lot of Irish news coverage of the premiere yesterday in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Christopher Plummer apparently did not attend, as The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus has just started filming in London. He did attend the Toronto Film Festival premiere in September, pics here.

Here is some coverage of the Belfast premiere. We are only linking to a few items. For more, see Mischa-b.com. You can also find more at various Irish news and TV sites.
? RTE has video of an interview with Richard Attenborough, with a film clip at 07:30.
? Irish News Dec. 14 story with photos, in pdf page 1 page 5

? Getty Images has pics
? Mischa Barton news clips at Youtube
? Return of the Ring: A Miracle on Cavehill, a documentary about the real events on which the film is based, airs today on UTV in Ireland.

December 13, 2007
Happy 78th Birthday to Captain Von Trapp!

December 11, 2007
The Last Station - According to The Idaho Statesman, this movie about Russian author Leo Tolstoy is "slated to begin filming in March." "The buzz now is that it will star Christopher Plummer, Helen Mirren, James MacAvoy and Paul Giamatti."
Productioncharts.com has a listing for the movie with this cast.

Hollywood Reporter - Methodfest honors its 10 best films and performances, including Christopher Plummer in Man in the Chair, for its 10th anniversary.

Belfast Telegraph - Don't mention the war (film) to Ring star Christopher

December 10, 2007
FilmStew has another great article on Man in the Chair. This is the latest in a series of articles and reviews by FilmStew in support of the movie.

December 8, 2007
NBC Reel Talk has a great review of Man in the Chair - video

December 6, 2007
WNYC radio - Christopher Plummer will be on the The Leonard Lopate Show tomorrow at 12 pm.

KRON TV - Jan Wahl's review video (See "Jan Wahl gives 3 movies lots of hats.") Or use this link.

SF Chronicle - Cranky old drunk steals the show in 'Man in the Chair'

NY Times - A Devotion to Film Binds Two Loners

Vancouver Sun - "Infinity seems to be around the globe these days. It starts production in a few days in London, England, on a film called The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, starring Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer as Dr. Parnassus, Verne Troyer, Tom Waits, Andrew Garfield and Lily Cole."

December 5, 2007
Hosokinema.com - a great interview with Christopher Plummer and Michael Schroeder from their NY press day for "Man in the Chair."

December 4, 2007
The Closing the Ring official site just went live - Closingtheringmovie.co.uk

December 2, 2007
Beyond Chron - Here is an excellent review from San Francisco where MITC opens Dec. 7. There's also a new early review by Harvey Karten. We have added links to the MITC page where you can find more reviews in the coming weeks.

Movingpicturesmagazine.com - "Man in the Chair" - A Story By Michael Schroeder

Hollywood Reporter - "Transmedia is on a roll at the moment, with Michael Schroeder's "Man in the Chair" generating buzz among BAFTA and Academy voters for Christopher Plummer's turn as an aging alcoholic movie electrician who ends up helping a high school kid make a movie."

Emotional Arithmetic - Recently added to YouTube is a short news story ("Red Carpet Diary") from the Toronto Film Festival. There are brief comments from Plummer and others and a short clip of one of his scenes with Susan Sarandon. There is still no official trailer.

November 30, 2007
Closing the Ring - Recently added to YouTube is a short news story ("Red Carpet Diary") from the Toronto Film Festival, with interesting background on filming the airplane scenes and Plummer comments.

San Francisco Chronicle, Plummer plays drunk with heart of gold in 'Man in the Chair' - interview

November 28, 2007
Awards Daily - Buzz for Plummer in The Man in the Chair
And a mention at Kris Tapley's Variety Red Carpet District blog

November 27, 2007
Hollywood Reporter - 'Man' could bring Plummer first Oscar nom - Here is an awesome, very long article by Martin Grove.

Man in the Chair - The new trailer has been added to the official site, with a great graphic showing "Cameron" and "Flash" watching the trailer in a theater.

From IMDB, here is a rave review by Rex Reed who writes for the New York Observer. Excerpts:
Before you get crushed in the avalanche of big, bloated, expensive and over-hyped year-end movies, here's one of the smaller accomplishments that deserves special attention. Man in the Chair, a modest but intelligent feel-good movie with a spectacular performance by Christopher Plummer. .... The actors are all splendid, but it is impossible to describe the full impact of Christopher Plummer's power, summoning decades of experience and craft to turn the role of a barnacled bum into a three-dimensional study of age fueled by despair, rage, and endearment. Working for only a pittance of his usual salary in a film with a $3 million budget raised by the director's sister, a mortgage broker in Idaho, Mr. Plummer gives one of the most colorful and mesmerizing performances of 2007. He is living proof that true artistry has no price tag when you honestly believe in something. Everyone involved should be saluted. At a time when most films wallow in mankind's basest instincts, Man in the Chair is a rare, once in a blue moon kind of movie that celebrates the best qualities in people and makes you applaud the human race.

November 25, 2007
Man in the Chair - Here is the new trailer which, as of this note, is not yet at the official site. Thanks to Larry for posting the link. Also, the two previous trailers can be seen at YouTube.

Closing the Ring - According to a post at IMDB, all of the cast will attend the premiere Dec. 13 in the Belfast, Ireland, and the title song will be performed by Amy Pearson. Tickets are on sale at Ticketmaster.

November 24, 2007
Belfast Telegraph - Film's ring of truth but it's not the full story - Shirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer and Pete Postlethwaite will attend the Closing the Ring premiere in Belfast Dec. 13. UTV is preparing a documentary on the B17 crash and the movie which will be screened early in December.

Here is the new UK poster for Man in the Chair. Thanks to UK distributor Transmedia for providing us with a hi res scan.

The NY Times book review of The Letters Of Noël Coward mentions Christopher Plummer in reference to "letters to Coward" included in the book.

University of Ottawa honorary degree - This is a few weeks old, but the The U. of Ottawa has an audio of Plummer' s speech from honorary degree convocation Oct. 21, 2007. The early part of the speech is in French, joking that in Ottawa he lost his virginity. The site also has an audio and text of the citation.

November 20, 2007
NPR audio "Christopher Plummer: A Veteran Plays a Veteran" - interview for Man in the Chair.

Closing the Ring - UK Trailer! - Thanks again to The Works for letting us know that the trailer has just been uploaded to YouTube. Closing the Ring will be released Dec. 28, 2007.

Thanks much to The Works Media Group for providing these production photos from Closing the Ring.
closingthering_irishnews121407_1_th.jpg

November 16, 2007
Connecticut Post - Plummer back in the lead in latest film

The Man in the Chair has posted these updates at IMDB: "MITC opens in NY & San Francisco on Dec 7, LA on Dec 14, Chicago & Montreal on Dec 21, then going wider each week after that. It opens in the UK on January 23rd. Over 6000 DVD screeners have been sent to the BAFTA members; 10,000 DVD screeners are going out next week to the Academy members, SAG Nominating Commitee and the Hollywood Foreign Press. There are two DGA Monthly Screenings - NY 12/8, LA 12/14 and a Academy Monthly screening on 12/9 with a SAG Film Society screening on 11/28. Outsider Pictures is our distributor."

Rex has new production photos from Closing the Ring. We will be posting higher res versions soon.

November 15, 2007
A follow up to the Nov. 8 TMZ stuff:
Christopher Plummer was interviewed on Whoopi Goldberg's syndicated morning radio show Nov. 8 according to Whoopi.com, but there is no audio online. The KLUV Dallas interview is the only complete interview we have found archived online. Most stations do not archive old shows. According to a comment at TMZ, Plummer also did an interview on an Austin, TX station. For some obnoxious morning radio that Plummer graciously put up with, check out mancow.com Nov. 8 audio at approx. 02:16:50 which seems to be edited.

November 13, 2007
There is a new official site for Man in the Chair, same url with updated content and a "trailer coming soon" message. Meanwhile, you can find the old trailers on YouTube.

November 8, 2007
Man in the Chair
According to a rep from Outsider Pictures, there will be a new official site and trailer in the next week.

KLUV radio (Dallas, TX) - Here is a radio interview with Christopher Plummer from this morning which runs about 4 minutes. (This is a real interview, not one of the hangups TMZ reported.)

From TMZ - Don't Mess with Christopher Plummer! He Will Cut You! "Christopher Plummer did a radio promo tour for his new flick, "Man in the Chair" this morning -- but left "The Walton & Johnson Show" in Houston with nothing but a dial tone. The nerve! `We're also told he did this to several other stations. Note to entertainment reporters worldwide -- if Plummer sends you a screener, you bettah watch it!"
... Check out the talk back comments - "way to go" and "He should have blown that little whistle and made them fall in line like the Von Trapps."

November 4, 2007
THR - The Weinstein Company picked up USA distributon rights to Closing the Ring. IMDB is showing a Dec. 28, 2007 release date for USA and UK.

November 1, 2007
• Gilliam’s ‘Imaginarium’ Teaser a Hit at AFM
• Variety and THR have official news that The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus will begin filming in December in London and then move to Vancouver.

According to a post at IMDB, Closing the Ring will have a premiere in Belfast Dec. 13.

October 29, 2007
Canadian Press - Plummer to read Jacob Two-two at Stratford (benefit Aug 23, 2008 "will fund a visit to the festival by underprivileged youth") - "Christopher Plummer recorded `Jacob Two-Two' in the 1980s but he has never before presented it to a live audience," Don Shipley, co-artistic director of the festival, said in the release. "Christopher has an exceptional repertoire of voices and accents that bring the characters to life and evoke the wonderful spirit of the story." ... "It's a rare event – as Jacob Two-Two would say: `not to be missed, not to be missed!"'

Man in the Chair
• Congratulations to Man in the Chair on winning the Audience Choice Award at the Heartland Film Festival. The MITC team wrote at IMDB today, "We feel very honored with this award, considering the competition. MAN IN THE CHAIR won 1st Prize, LARS AND THE REAL GIRL placed 2nd and BELLA took 3rd."
From the Heartland official press release: More than 21,000 ballots were cast by audiences to determine the winner in three categories – Dramatic Feature, Documentary Feature and Short Film. ... The Audience Choice Award is very important to filmmakers,” said Jeffrey L. Sparks, president and CEO of Heartland Truly Moving PicturesTM. “They will use this award in the marketing of their films. It sends a clear message that the Heartland embraces their work.”
• Independentcritics review ("An Award-Worthy Performance From Plummer?" - It's sure not "Cyborg 2") - This is an interesting review by an internet critic who attended the Heartland Film Festival. The review seems more positive than the B- grade given. He also talks about a push for an Oscar nomination mentioned again by Michael Schroeder at the recent Heartland Q&A.

October 28, 2007
CBC Radio (Oct. 22) has an excerpt from Christopher Plummer's speech at the University of Ottawa where he received an honorary degree Oct 21. Audio file (04:54).

October 27, 2007
Man in the Chair won the Audience Choice Award at the Heartland Film Festival according to this post at IMDB! Previously announced, it was one of five Crystal Heart Award-winning films in the Best Dramatic Feature category. The Grand Prize in that category went to Bella. ....... More news from IMDB, about a review by San Francisco film critic "Jan Wahl, KRON 4 TV: Man in the Chair is an incredibly strong, powerful, wonderfully acted movie. Chris Plummer should take the Oscar now for this wonderful performance. It's a heartbreaking yet extremely uplifting film. Just a beautiful film. Everyone should see it, it's just sensational. Quite a wonderful, unusual, superb and unique film. - 4 Stars."

No scenes with Christopher Plummer, but there are two scenes from Closing the Ring at Youtube from a Richard Attenborough interview on the Michael Parkinson Show that aired today. Apparently Attenborough only discussed this movie for a few minutes. For avi versions of the clips, see links at this Mischa Barton fan forum.

October 26, 2007
Film Stew has another glowing report on Man in the Chair, calling it a "must-see" movie. "Marketed properly, Plummer has a real shot this year at a Best Supporting Actor nomination."

Despite some negative and mixed early reviews of Closing the Ring, there are also some positive reviews - Cinemattraction; Time Out; Telegraph.co.uk.

October 21, 2007
Ottawa Citizen - 'You've escaped at last,' Plummer tells graduates
Le Droit - Christopher Plummer honoré par l'U d'O

The My Dog Tulip official site has been updated with video clips and drawings.

October 16, 2007
Congratulations to Christopher Plummer on receiving another honorary degree Oct. 21. U. of Ottawa Convocation page; University of Ottawa press release

Variety - "The Works has picked up U.K. and Irish rights to Richard Attenborough's "Closing the Ring," which will be released on Dec. 28."

To update our info. on My Dog Tulip, here is the url for the official site: Tulipthedog.com. We heard from some people involved with the production who inform us the site will be officially launched next week.

October 7, 2007
The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus (2009) (IMDB)
• A preview from Dreams: the Terry Gilliam fanzine

• Film Ick - "In a truly genius piece of casting, Terry Gilliam has made Christopher Plummer his Dr. Parnassus."
• Film Ick - script review
• Twitch - It’s Plummer Versus Waits in Gilliam’s The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus "... the titular Doctor is Christopher Plummer, who I think is a stellar fit for Gilliam’s off kilter worlds. "
• Wikipedia
• In August 2006, Terry Gilliam talked of filming his long in development Don Quixote starring Christopher Plummer and Johnny Depp. (Daily Express) Plummer had a role in the 1995 Gilliam film Twelve Monkeys.

October 2, 2007
The Summit - 2008 TV miniseries
• Toronto Star - "New Mini: Robert Cohen reports he's producing the new miniseries The Summit for CBC and Global. Shooting in town and Hamilton through October, the cast of the Shaftesbery Films production set before a G8 summit includes Christopher Plummer, James Purefoy, Bruce Greenwood and Mia Maestro."
• Power (one of the producers) description:
The Summit - 2 x 2hrs
"A corrupt government, a deadly secret and a race against time. From the acclaimed writer John Krizanc comes a controversial, uncompromising and unmissable event mini-series. Set on the eve of the next G8 Summit, this gripping, fast-paced action thriller follows a mother’s desperate struggle to bring justice to her murdered son, fallen victim to a massive corrupt pharmaceutical company. Approaching the G8 armed with a vial of infected blood, one woman is determined to get the attention of the world’s most powerful leaders with a biological weapon that threatens the entire future of the Western world."

October 1, 2007
Already Dead
DVD Review - The DVD will be released Jan. 15, 2008.

My Dog Tulip is an indie animated feature for 2008 release, based on the 1956 British novel by J.R. Ackerley, featuring voices of Christopher Plummer, Lynn Redgrave and Isabella Rossellini. There are three videoclips at Mytoons.com. See Wikipedia for more info. about the book and author.

September 27, 2007
Man in the Chair
• From The Malibu Times, on the Malibu Celebration of Film, where "Man in the Chair" is the opening film Sept 28: "Director Michael Schroeder and producer Randy Turrow will attend the screening with cast members Michael Angarano and Robert Wagner. They are expected to participate in a question and answer session following the movie."
• Methodfest - video from the awards - From April 2007, there is a video of Robert Wagner acccepting the Life Achievement award for Christopher Plummer, and a second interview clip with Wagner and Michael Schroeder. Unfortunately, the clip does not include Plummer's recorded acceptance speech. He was on Broadway in Inherit the Wind at the time.

September 24, 2007
Emotional Arithmetic
• There is a "trailer" which is just a few short clips and press conference with director Paolo Barzman at the San Sebastion Film Festival site.
• Variety review - "Barzman, who previously directed von Sydow in 1994's "Time Is Money," fares better with his actors, particularly Plummer, who brings a rich variety of shadings to what might have been a cookie-cutter gruff patriarch role. ... Pic also benefits from Barzman's strong visual imagination and rewarding collaboration with ace d.p. Luc Montpellier (who shot Sarah Polley's "Away From Her" and Guy Maddin's "The Saddest Music in the World"). Together, they conceive of the pic's flashback scenes as abstract, dreamlike affairs in which the action plays out against enlarged photographic backdrops, while contempo scenes are filmed in breathtaking, color-saturated widescreen."
• AFP - Holocaust in focus at San Sebastian film festival

Closing the Ring
• Variety - Early reviews are not looking good. E.A. is faring better.
• The movie will have its European premiere at the Ghent International Film Festival in Belgium as Opening Film Oct. 9, 2007.

September 21, 2007
Bravo Canada has two video interviews/profiles of Christopher Plummer from their Arts & Minds Series -
a 2007 video (04:22) and the 2002 video for King Lear (07:26).

September 19, 2007
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter - Tom Hanks will produce a Nazi thriller based on the story of Eddie Chapman. There's mention of a bidding war, after a "dazzling review in the New York Times" of "Agent Zigzag". "Ironically, Warners made a movie about Chapman back in 1966 titled "Triple Cross." The film, which starred Christopher Plummer as Chapman, was based on a book titled "The Eddie Chapman Story."

Man in the Chair - Two great articles with awards buzz:
• Film Entertainment Magazine
• Filmstew - "If enough Academy voters are in the audience for the opening night of the Malibu Celebration of Film, maybe Christopher Plummer can get an early groundswell jump on his first ever Oscar nomination."

View Weekly - The best of the Toronto Film Festival

The Record - on the Stratford Festival gala.

September 17, 2007
Closing the Ring
CTV's eTalk has a 22 minute interview with Stephen Amell and Allen Hawco, two of the young cast members, who talk about making the movie. Video here. There are no clips from the movie.

September 15, 2007
Emotional Arithmetic
• TIFF premiere pics: Yahoo; Corbis
• Ottawa Citizen - Plummer on the role of memory
• CBC.ca - Emotional Arithmetic to close Toronto International Film Festival

September 14, 2007
Closing the Ring
• TIFF premiere pics: Yahoo; Getty; Wire Image & more
• Belfast Telegraph - The cast of Closing the Ring are expected to attend the November premiere in Belfast, including Shirley MacLaine, Mischa Barton, Neve Campbell, Christopher Plummer, Brenda Fricker and Pete Postlethwaite.

Emotional Arithmetic
• Canadian Press - Christopher Plummer not a fan of 'the piranha fish' at film festivals
• CTV has a video interview with E.A. diector Paolo Barzman, with brief clips from the movie. The interview is listed under "Features" in the CTV news video window. CTV usually only keeps these clips online for a few days. Here is a wmv video file, thanks to the Roy Dupuis Online forum.
• LA Times - 'Emotional Arithmetic' hits close to home for director Paolo Barzman
• CTV - Susan Sarandon and Max von Sydow Oscar-worthy in 'Emotional Arithmetic'

It appears that Plummer taped an interview Sept. 14 for the CBC show The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos (source). It's not clear when this will air. Some of the show's interviews are online here and at their YouTube page.

September 13, 2007
Closing the Ring will be screened at the BFI London Film Festival Oct. 21 & 22. Early summary reviews are mixed at best. Reelfilm - "And while MacLaine and Plummer are admittedly quite good, there's just no denying that they've been saddled with some seriously melodramatic material." Negative review from Hollywood Reporter.

Emotional Arithmetic - Cineplex review - "A graceful, poetic picture that will most certainly be recognized by the Motion Picture Academy come Oscar time, the strength of 'Emotional Arithmetic' is in its poignant performances from the ensemble cast. As you watch Sarandon, Plummer, Byrne, Dupuis and von Sydow skilfully play off each other, you come to understand that like many classic motion pictures, 'Emotional Arithmetic' could never be replicated because it is a moment in time when the talent, the setting and the story came together perfectly."

Hamlet
Michael Caine in Toronto Star (Sleuth gang bonds over Bard, Jude Law set to star in Hamlet) - "Get a copy of Plummer's Hamlet and keep it close by you. When you get to a scene you don't know how to play, then give it a look. Always nick from the best, that's what I say."

"Hamlet (solo)" - Raoul Bhaneja's Bravo Canada documentary airs Thursday, September 13 10et/7pt. The documentary includes Bhaneja interviewing a number of Canadian actors, including Christopher Plummer, who have played the role of Hamlet. The documentary will also be screened as part of a fundraising evening Wednesday (September 19) for The Shakespeare Globe Centre of Canada, at which Plummer, and others who have played Hamlet will appear. (Now Toronto) (Toronto Star)

September 7, 2007
Christopher Plummer attended the Save the Children 75th anniversary benefit in NYC September 6, where former presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush were honored for their global humanitarian work. Plummer was also listed on the Honorary Committee.

September 6, 2007
Man in the Chair is one of five Crystal Heart Award-winning films that will compete for the $100,000 Grand Prize for Best Dramatic Feature, according to the Heartland Film Festival press release. Heartland Film Festival page.

Hollywood Reporter, Cream of fests to screen in Malibu fete

September 5, 2007
Man in the Chair will be screened at the Heartland Film Festival (Oct. 19-25) as one of five films up for Grand Prize of Best Dramatic Feature according to IndyStar.com. More great news for this film which is set to open in limited release Dec. 7, 2007.

August 26, 2007
Emotional Arithmetic will be screened in competition at the San Sebastian International Film Festival in Spain Sept. 20-29. Variety; Hollywoood Reporter.

August 22, 2007
The Toronto Film Festival today officially announced its film lineup, including a gala presentation for Closing the Ring (Sept. 14). TIFF news release. Previously announced, Emotional Arithmetic will be Closing Night Film at the Festival (Sept. 15). TIFF news release. Christopher Plummer is among the guests expected to attend the festival. TIFF news release.

August 21, 2007
Plummer To Star As Caesar At Stratford in 2008
From AP: George Bernard Shaw will join William Shakespeare next season at the Stratford Festival of Canada, with Christopher Plummer starring as Julius Caesar in a revival of Shaw's "Caesar and Cleopatra." Appearing opposite Plummer as a young queen of the Nile will be Anika Noni Rose, who appeared off- and on Broadway in the musical "Caroline, or Change" and in the film version of "Dreamgirls." Playbill; Variety; CBC; Broadway World; London FP.
More info. about the play:
Wikipedia - Caesar and Cleopatra;  Wikipedia - 1945 film
IMDB - 1945 film, trailer
You Tube - Laurence Olivier & Vivien Leigh 9 min. audio

August 20, 2007
Emotional Arithmetic - Added hi res pics and a poster from Sevillepictures.com.

2853: 'Christopher Plummer as Jack in Closing the Ring directed by Richard Attenborough.'

Closing the Ring - Thanks to Content Film for providing this production photo.
August 15, 2007
Closing the Ring - Content Film added a page listing screenings at the Toronto Film Festival. The Festival will announce the complete film lineup Aug. 22.

Fall of the Roman Empire - "Trailers from Hell" is an amusing and interesting look at the trailer with commentary of Director John Landis. Also related to this movie, there is an 11 min. "making of" documentary at Google Video titled "Rome in Madrid" narrated by James Mason.

Speaking of "When the Circus Came to Town," this hi-res photo was included in this August 14 Savannah Morning News article about movies and TV shows filmed in Savannah.

July 31, 2007
When the Circus Came to Town, the 1981 TV movie starring Christopher Plummer and Elizabeth Montgomery, will air on ION Television Friday Aug. 24 7:00 pm ET according to tv-now.com. This TV movie has never been released on commercial video and has not aired on TV in recent years.

July 30, 2007
Man in the Chair won the 2007 Audience Award - Best Feature at the Stony Brook Fim Festival.
Photo page for the July 23 Q&A at Stony Brook
July 30, Newsday- 'Man in the Chair' wins Stony Brook 'Audience Choice' award
July 25 - Newsday

An "Untitled Memoir" by Christopher Plummer, to be published by Knopf Canada May 6, 2008, is listed at Amazon. The Canadian listing has a preorder link.  Amazon - Canada   Amazon - USA.
An autobiography by Julie Andrews is also listed at Amazon.co.uk titled Home: A Memoir, for publication April 2008.

NY Daily News - "Acting legend Christopher Plummer with be at the 12th Annual Stony Brook Film Festival tomorrow for the East Coast premiere of his film "Man in the Chair." He plays a retired gaffer (lighting electrician) who resides in the real-life Motion Picture & Television Fund retirement home." ..... To correct the Daily News, this is the NY premiere. The movie was screened in Kent. CT in April.

Plummer added to board of The Palm Beach Theater Guild

Windsar Star - Gala for Stratford's retiring artistic director Sept. 17
July 18 - 19, 2007
Emotional Arithmetic has been chosen as closing film for the Toronto film festival.
TIFF press release; Hollywood Reporter; Canadian Press; Toronto Star; Globe and Mail

July 5, 2007
According to posts at IMDB, Closing the Ring and Emotional Arithmetic are expected to screen at the Toronto Film Festival. The complete official film list will be announced August 21.

Toronto Star - Look to Lear and Learn, Stratford - Thoughts on the
Ian McKellan/Trevor Nunn King Lear in the UK for the RSC.

Added 2 more NY Times Al Hirschfeld drawings from
The Good Doctor (1973) and Drinks Before Dinner (1978).

June 28, 2007
WABC NY News feature on Inherit the Wind - wmv

Toronto Star - William Hutt : 1920-2007 Canadian stage loses a king

June 27, 2007
Inherit the Wind
Broadway World - Christopher Plummer and Brian Dennehy will be featured on WABC’s “Eyewitness News” tomorrow, Thursday June 28th at 6:15am. The show airs locally on ABC, Channel 7 in New York from 6:00am – 7:00am.

June 18, 2007
Academy Invites 115 to Become Members
Christopher Plummer has been invited to become an AMPAS member.

June 11, 2007
Inherit the Wind
Added photos and video clips from the Tony Awards.

June 9, 2007
Canada.com - "Christopher Plummer is considering a return to the Stratford Festival next year. Talks are underway to cast the 77-year-old Canadian as Julius Caesar in a new production of the George Bernard Shaw comedy, Caesar and Cleopatra."

Inherit the Wind
CBC News video about Christopher Plummer on Broadway and a tribute to Oscar Peterson in NY.

Man in the Chair
Newsday - Plummer is scheduled to attend the July 23 screening of Man in the Chair at the Stony Brook Film Festival.

June 3, 2007
Inherit the Wind
June 3, NY Times on the Best Actor Tony race
Photos from NY Times June 2 and June 3


May 31, 2007
Inherit the Wind
AP interview

May 29, 2007
Inherit the Wind
Christopher Plummer and Brian Dennehy have been added to the list of presenters at the Tony Awards, which air on CBS June 10 at 8pm ET. Broadway.com

May 20, 2007
Inherit the Wind
The Drama Desk Awards will be webcast live tonight on Theatermania.com at 9:00 pm ET. According to Playbill, the awards ceremony will be taped for subsequent broadcast on PBS stations nationwide. There willbe abroadcast on WNET/Thirteen, the PBS station for the NYC area (May 27 from 12:30 PM-2:30 PM ET) and on NYC TV 25 (May 24 at 8 PM and May 26 at 10 PM).

May16, 2007
Inherit the Wind
Globe and Mail- "Plummer lands seventh Tony Awards nod; Becomes the second most Tony-nominated actor, and is making plans to come to Stratford next year."

May 15, 2007
Inherit the Wind
Congratulations to Christopher Plummer and the Broadway production of Inherit the Wind on 4 Tony nominations:
Best Revival of a Play
Best Performance: Leading Actor - Christopher Plummer
Best Costume Design of a Play - Santo Loquasto
Best Lighting Design of a Play - Brian MacDevitt

April26, 2007
Inherit the Wind
•NY Mag, The Truth About Christopher Plummer- Answers to yesterday's trivia questions
•Playbill- 3 Drama Desk nominations:
Outstanding Actor in a Play - Christopher Plummer
Outstanding Director of a Play - Doug Hughes
Outstanding Music for a Play - David Van Tieghem
•Drama Desk press release
•Playbill, Those Theatre Awards
• Variety on the Tony Race

Man in the Chair
•THR - Plummer wins best performance in a feature film at Palm Beach Film Fest
•Palm Beach Film Festival News, An Oscar-Worthy Performance

April25, 2007
Inherit the Wind
•NY Mag, Christopher Plummer, Human-Skull Owner?
•Playbill, Drama League Awards Distinguished Revival of a Play nomination
•NY Post, Michael Riedel on the Tony Awards

April23, 2007
Inherit the Wind
• 2 Outer Critics Circle nominations: Outstanding Actor in a Play: Christopher Plummer;and Outstanding Revival of a Play.(Playbill)
• Tony race 2007: Goldderby; Fox News
•Brian Dennehy interview (Broadway.com)"I want Chris Plummer to win it this year."
•Brian Dennehy will be on Theater Talk on PBS Channel 13 Friday April 27.

April 13, 2007

Fox NewsPlummer likely to win 3rd Tony Photos: Broadway World Many pics - scroll Broadway.com Wire Image more Wire Image Theatermania Playbill Playbill Playbill Reuters Yahoo

Inherit the Wind reviews:
NY1 News video
NY Times
Variety
USA Today
AP
Bloomberg
NY Daily News
NY Post
Toronto Star
CBC.ca
Theatermania
Journal News
Hartford Courant
NJ.com
Newsday
New York Magazine
The Envelope

April 10, 2007
• CBC.ca - Canada's 'poet with a camera' Harry Rasky dies at 78
• Toronto Star - Harry Rasky, 78: Documentary filmmaker

Inherit the Wind
• NPR radio - 'Inherit the Wind' Returns to Broadway
• April 10, Toronto Star, On his second wind
April 6, 2007
Inherit the Wind
New York Magazine interviews Plummer and Dennehy

Man in the Chair updated awards list:
Santa Barbara International Film Festival American Spirit Award
MethodFest Life Achievement Award: Christopher Plummer; Best Ensemble Cast Award; Director's Award for Excellence (Michael Schroeder); Nominations for Best Picture, Actor (Christopher Plummer), Supporting Actor (M . Emmet Walsh), Director (Michael Schroeder), Screenplay (Michael Schroeder).
Kent Film Festival Best Feature Film

April 1, 2007
Man in the Chair
MethodFest - In a Festival Celebrating Acting, Plummer's Performance, 'Man in the Chair' Hit Home
"This was one of the best roles of my life," Plummer, acting in the play "Inherit the Wind" in New York, said in his taped acceptance speech. "I was touched by the award, coming from actors. This was a lovely film to do and this (the Festival's Lifetime Achievement Award) was a lovely way to end this. I wish I could be there."

Silent Partner will be released on DVD April 3 (Amazon).

March 31, 2007
Man in the Chair is screening at more film festivals, including an East Coast premiere in Kent, Connecticut on April 1. Thanks to Larry of the IMDB message boards for posting details. See the IMDB message board , official site and its blog for more info. Undoubtedly, more film festivals screenings will be added, so check the links for the latest info.
Italy (April 17 - 22),
Seoul (July 19 - 24),
Melbourne (July 25-Aug 12),
Palm Beach (April 20, 23),
Sarasota (April 15, 16), and
Nantucket, RI (June 13 - 17)
Kent, Connecticut (April 1).

Mar 30, Kent Dispatch, Hollywood comes to Kent in three films

March 30, 2007
Inherit the Wind
Mar 30, NY Post/Cindy Adams, He loves theater - but 'it's no life'

March 28, 2007
Man in the Chair
Mar 28, 2007, LA Times, Christopher Plummer can't slow down

March 25, 2007
The 1960 movie Inherit the Wind starring Spencer Tracy and Fredric March airs on Turner Classic Movies Monday March 26 at 10:15 EST. YouTube clips; trailer

"To the Last Salute" (Amazon) is a newly published translation of an autobiography by the real Baron Georg von Trapp. The book was first published in German in 1935 as a World War I memoir and has long been out of print. The translation is by granddaughter Elizabeth M. Campbell.
Mar 25, Times Argus, In autobiography, real Capt. von Trapp nothing like reel one "Mr. Plummer thinks my father was boring," said Maria von Trapp, now 91, still rankling at that misconception. "He had no idea," she said. "Hollywood had no idea," Campbell added.
• In this 1994 video clip excerpt from "The Sound of Music: From Fact to Phenomenon" (02:35 min. into the clip), Plummer said, "I knew the Baroness. She could not have married a dull man."

March 23, 2007
Inherit the Wind
The official site has added content with a section for news and reviews. Official reviews will appear after the show opens April 12.
There are great early comments on theater message boards Broadway World Message Board and Talkin Broadway.

March 21, 2007
Man in the Chair
Methodfest - Christopher Plummer To Receive Method Fest Lifetime Achievement Award
March 21, Backstage, Method Fest Returns to Calabasas

March 19, 2007
Inherit the Wind
Mar. 19, Playbill, Monkey Business: Inherit the Wind Begins Broadway Previews
Mar. 16, Playbill, Glowing in the Wind
Playbill interviews Christopher Plummer. He talks about the revival of that "wonderful warhorse," Inherit the Wind and work on his autobiography. (Thanks to Gordon Shriver for the tip.)

Feb. 28, 2007
Inherit the Wind
• Broadway.com - Photo Op - Inherit the Wind's 34-Member Cast, Starring Dennehy & Plummer, Meet the Media
• Tony talk at The Envelope - Tom O'Neil

Feb. 27, 2007
Inherit the Wind
Feb 27, Playbill, Photo Call: Inherit the Wind Press Rehearsal

Closing the Ring - There is a small poster at Contentfilm.com

Feb. 25, 2007
Inherit the Wind - From the NY Times Feb 25:
A Gloves-Off Season, as Theatrical Giants Prepare to Do Battle
For a Rare Moment, the Play’s the Thing

New films recently added to IMDB:
"9" - This is a computer animated feature film adapted from a 2005 Academy Award-nominated short film. (Here's the short on YouTube.) It will be produced in part by Tim Burton, Timur Bekmambetov, and Jim Lemley and is scheduled for release in December 26, 2008 by Focus Features. Shane Acker will direct the film and, with Pamela Pettler, will write the script. The lead voice actors are Elijah Wood, Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau and John C. Reilly. Elijah Wood has said that he has already recorded a voice for it. (More info. Wikipedia)

"Already Dead" (a vampire story); Feb 21 IGN; Feb. 20 Variety

Hamlet (solo) is a Bravo Canada documentary about actor Raoul Bhaneja's one-man version of Shakespeare's Hamlet. The documentary includes interviews with a number of Canadian actors who have played Hamlet.

Feb. 23, 2007
Feb. 23, 2007, Playbill, Marquee Value:
Inherit the Wind at the Lyceum

Film Threat's Top 10 Lost Casting Opportunities of All Times Christopher Plummer not in “Doctor Dolittle” (1967)

Feb. 7, 2007
Man in the Chair - More great news:
Shoreline Entertainment acquired worldwide rights and has a new trailer and poster.

Feb. 6, 2006, Variety review excerpts:
Old and new Hollywood meet in writer-director Michael Schroeder's "Man in the Chair," a touching if by-the-numbers tale of an aspiring young filmmaker's encounter with a grumpy fount of movie lore. As a showcase for rising young star Michael Angarano and Christopher Plummer, pic offers the pleasures of connecting Hollywood traditions and generations in the spirit of Peter Bogdanovich's films about and inspired by the movies. Top indie prize at Santa Barbara fest nicely sets up pic for its Berlinale unveiling, with North American and Euro distrib looking assured for this age-crossing drama.

Despite the corniness, Plummer and Angarano are exceptionally well-matched, both drawing upon deep reservoirs of emotion and authentic feeling. With "Snow Angels," "Black Irish" and this one with Plummer, Angarano is on a roll, building yet another memorable portrait of a young American lad in search of himself. Pic marks Plummer's biggest perf since "The Insider," with a portrayal that is never a mere honorific tribute to Hollywood's below-the-line craftsmen, but also a study in loneliness.

Feb. 6, 2006, Hollywood Reporter, The A-list, Ten titles likely to heat up chilly Berlin "Schroeder's "Man," which screens in Berlin's Generation 14plus section, has all the makings of an indie sleeper hit. Christopher Plummer is already generating strong Internet buzz for his performance as a geriatric Hollywood gaffer who gets one last chance to work on a movie set when a teenage film buff asks him for help."

Feb. 4, 2007
Nationaldoodleday.org.uk asked us to link to their site promoting Feb. 23 eBay auctions of celebrity doodles for charity. Christopher Plummer's is "My 'King Lear' on a bad hair day."
Man in the Chair
Feb 5, 2007, Hollywood Reporter,'Chair' sits well with Santa Barbara fest "Man in the Chair," directed by Michael Schroeder and starring Christopher Plummer and Michael Angarano, was the recipient of the American Spirit Award, given to a unique indie feature made outside mainstream Hollywood, at the 22nd annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which concluded Sunday.
Feb. 4, Variety, Premieres dominate Santa Barbara fest,
'Chair' takes American Spirit award
Feb 2, 2007, Santa Barbara Independent review

Feb. 2, 2007
Inherit the Wind NY Times ad
Sunday Jan. 28

Jan. 19, 2007
Man in the Chair - Check out the official site and trailer (visual montage) at Maninthechair-themovie.com.

Jan. 11, 2007
Screencaps - More were added in recent weeks:
Dracula 2000;   Harrison Bergeron (Showtime TV Movie 1995);  
Star Trek VI (1991);   Nosferatu in Venice (1988)  
Somewhere in Time (1980);   The Day That Shook the World (1975);   The Spiral Staircase (1975);  The Pyx (1973).
This is sort of an ongoing project. It's going slowly due to time constraints, but we are gradually getting more online.

Jan. 10, 2007
Spiegel Online article about British double agent Eddie Chapman. "His exploits are depicted in the 1966 film Triple Cross starring Christopher Plummer."

Jan. 8, 2007
There will be a Directors Guild of America screening of Man in the Chair Jan. 14 in LA. Digitalvision

Dec. 23, 2006
The Sound of Music airs on ABC Saturday, December 23 at 7/6c

'Man In The Chair' feature film to screen in Santa Barbara and Berlin festivals

Amanda Plummer will be performing in the upcoming production of Summer and Smoke at Papermill Playhouse, which could be Broadway bound. The Montreal production of Shakespeare for My Father will be performed by Domini Blythe, replacing Amanda Plummer. Montreal Gazette Dec. 23 - "Plummer has sent her best regards from Millburn, N.J. where’s she’s performing in a Tennessee Williams play that could be bound for Broadway. Segal artistic director Bryna Wasserman said this week that she allowed Plummer to cancel because she wanted to give her, and the Tennessee Williams production, a chance for a Broadway run."

"Nuremberg: The Nazis Facing Their Crimes" documentary premiere
"Director Christian Delage’s documentary, Nuremberg: The Nazis Facing Their Crimes, receiving its United States premiere, reconstructs the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, Germany, using rare footage from the National Archives. The film, narrated by Christopher Plummer, also includes contemporary interviews with survivors and former prosecutors."

Dec. 16, 2006
OSM.ca - Colm Feore to replace Christopher Plummer for the concert “The General”

Alexander - a four hour release
Davis DVD "Warner Home Video will release Alexander Revisited: The Unrated Final Cut on February 27th, 2007. Director Oliver Stone's epic arrives in its third incarnation featuring more than forty-five minutes of never-before-seen footage restored into the tale of the Macedonian conqueror. The film, now clocking in at nearly four hours, will arrive with a 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer and Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track. Aside from a free movie ticket to "300," no extras seem to be included in this edition."
Hollywood Elsewhere Dec. 16, 2006 mention

Dec. 10, 2006
Inside Man on AFI's top 10 list

Nov. 28, 2006
Man in the Chair has been officially selected for the 22nd Santa Barbara International Film Festival (in competition for Best Independent Film) to take place January 25 – February 4, 2007; and has been selected to appear in the Generation Section (out of competition) of the 57th Berlin International Film Festival, which will take place from February 8 – 18, 2007." IMDB post

Nov. 26, 2006
Christopher Plummer: A Man for All Stages has been airing on The Canadian Documentary Channel (DOC), a satellite channel. Glenn posted to a Yahoo Group today that "This version has a little added material from the early versions I have seen, runs almost exactly 1 hour." This version is apparently longer than versions aired on CBC which ran the program with commercials. Several sites mentioning this documentary list different running times. The documentary can be purchased through GAPC or FilmWest. Filmstransit; GAPC; Filmwest; CBC

The UK Biography Channel documentary airs again Dec. 8.

Speaking of International Velvet, there's mention in a TCM Forum of "Meeting the Challenge: International Velvet 1978-10m-doc", a 10 minute doc. which aired on Turner Classic Movies Nov. 6, 2006. There's also a mention at TCM and a Trailer at TCM.

Variety Nov. 20 - "Amanda Plummer will repeat her role as Alma Winemiller in Tennessee Williams' "Summer and Smoke" for New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse. Plummer, who received positive notices in the Hartford Stage production this fall, was not expected to star once the co-production transferred to the Garden State in January because of a prior acting gig in Montreal. That job has now been postponed." Summer and Smoke dates are Jan 10-Feb 11.
Papermill.org; Theatermania; Playbill; Broadway World;
Segal Theatre Shakespeare for My Father page has a TV commercial mentioning a sponsorship by CBC television.

Nov. 24, 2006
Man in the Chair has been selected for the
57th Berlin International Film Festival which will take place
8 - 18 February 2007 according to a post at IMDB.

Added hi res screencaps from International Velvet.
An excellent quality video download is listed at Amazon, but there is still no DVD release. Also added screencaps from Silent Partner, which also remains unavailable on DVD, and Waterloo.

"Stars and Treasures" Exhibit at NYPL for the Performing Arts

TSOM airs Dec. 23 in U.S. on ABC in HD, edited of course

Nov. 13, 2006
Closing the Ring - From an article on Richard Attenborough in the Daily Express Weekend (UK) Nov. 12: "Indeed, it is just three days since Attenborough finished post-production on his latest project, the £11 million romantic epic Closing The Ring, his first movie as director in seven years. It boasts a crackerjack cast, including Shirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer, Pete Postlethwaite and Brenda Fricker." There is only passing mention of Plummer (no pics). Too much hastle to download, but it's at Pressdisplay (subscription site).

Man in the Chair has been selected for the 57th Berlin International Film Festival which will take place from 8 - 18 February 2007 according to a post at IMDB.

King Lear - The King Lear main page has been reorganized with updated scans.

Nov. 10, 2006
Man in the Chair apparently will not be screening at Santa Fe Film Festival according to a post at IMDB. More info. when it becomes available.

The Insider page has been updated with screencaps and photos.

Nov. 3, 2006
Man in the Chair will have its world premiere at the Santa Fe Film Festival which runs Dec. 6-10, 2006.
Albuquerque Tribune - "[Festival director Jon Bowman] raved about "Man in the Chair," and he was hoping to persuade one of its stars, veteran character actor Christopher Plummer, to attend the festival." ... The Insider will also be screened "as part of the tribute to Plummer."

October 21, 2006
Al Pacino to receive 35th AFI Life Achievement Award "...In late 1999, Pacino was seen in THE INSIDER for Touchstone Pictures. In the film, he played 60 MINUTES reporter Lowell Bergman and starred opposite Russell Crowe and Christopher Plummer. Michael Mann directed this film, which received seven Academy Award nominations."

The Books page has been updated again, with photos.
More updates on the way, as time permits.

October 20, 2006
The 2006 Gielgud Award aka The Golden Quill
Photo from the National Arts Club site

October 13, 2006
Man in the Chair
Fox 12 News has video clips in a story about Idaho movie makers.
Click "Movie Making".

October 8, 2006
TSOM related video remixes - There are many others on Youtube.com, but these are some of the best.
• The Sound of Music: Trailer Remix The Sound of Terror
• Julie Andrews & Christopher Plummer - Today Like Yesterday
• Julie and Chris

Books - The Book list has been updated.
Thanks much to Tammy for help compiling this information.

October 4, 2006
Inherit the Wind on Broadway March 2007
"Christopher Plummer and Brian Dennehy will star in a Broadway revival of 'Inherit the Wind,' a fictionalized retelling by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee about the 1920s Scopes monkey trial. The production, directed by Doug Hughes, will begin preview performances in March at the Lyceum Theatre ..."
(Playbill) (Broadway World)(Broadway.com) (AP)

September 29, 2006
Photos from the AMPAS/DGA Tribute Honoring Robert Wise
Dec. 8, 2005

September 26, 2006
Julie Andrews Honored With 2006 Screen Actors Guild
Life Achievement Award

September 16, 2006
Julie Andrews site news
The Julie Andrews discussion forums have moved to JulieAndrewsOnline.com/forum. There is a Christopher Plummer thread listed under "Friends of Julie," as with the old forums. The old forum, JulieAndrews.org/forum was very active, and the site contained a nice collection of rare vintage video clips. Unfortunately, the site owner disappeared from e-mail contact. The forum moderators decided it best to relocate the forums to a new site. There was concern that the old site would not be renewed and go offline.

Our site, www.Christopher-Plummer.com does not own or moderate any of those sites. We are merely informing readers about the change. Our site sometimes receives requests for a site message board. The reason we do not host one is merely a matter of time constraints of the site owner and webmaster. It takes time to set up boards and moderate them, or even to deal with appointed moderators. Also, this site remains somewhat under construction, with plans in particular to screencap more movies. We'd rather give priority to that project. We don't rule it out for the future, but a message board is not something we have time to implement now. If someone would like to create and host a php style message board, we would be glad to link to it. Otherwise, there are a number of discussion forums already listed on the Links page and we certainly encourage using them.

September 13, 2006
Emotional Arithmetic
ComingSoon.net, Five in Emotional Arithmetic Adaptation
Movieweb, Gabriel Byrne, Christopher Plummer and Susan Sarandon to Star in Emotional Arithmetic

Herbert Whittaker, Canada's most influential theatre critic, died Saturday at age 95.
Montreal Gazette
National Post

September 6, 2006
Toronto Star, Quick takes on our film greats

Globe and Mail, Plummer's prescription
with mention of Emotional Arithmetic, which he will begin shooting in October and features Susan Sarandon and Gabriel Byrne. "It's a very interesting film. Don't ask me to explain it to you. It's got a lot of humanity and edge."

Playbill, Andrew Lloyd Webber to Receive Kennedy Center Honors Each year, Christopher Plummer is listed among the national artists committee recommending the honorees.

August 24, 2006
Don Quixote
Daily Express, A Plummer role for Christopher
Christopher Plummer, 76, best known as Captain Von Trapp in The Sound Of Music, is being lined up to play Don Quixote by maverick director Terry Gilliam in a new big-screen version of the literary classic.

Gilliam, 65, whose attempt to film the 17th-century Spanish novel six years ago was cut short by financial restraints, flooding and illness of his previous star Jean Rochefort, is expected to begin shooting in 2008. It will also feature Pirates Of The Caribbean star Johnny Depp.

"Terry told fans at a screening of his new film Tideland that Plummer was the man he wanted for Quixote, " says an insider. "It's felt that Christopher has the necessary charisma." The news will no doubt disappoint Christopher Lee, who has said it was his ultimate ambition to play Don Quixote.
Filmick.blogspot.com

Wind Across the Everglades
Marco Island Sun-Times,
'Wind Across The Everglades,' the movie and the man behind it

August 14, 2006
Plummer, Redgrave, Rossellini For My Dog Tulip

August 13, 2006
Added to the site:
• A Book list. Thanks much to Tammy for her contributions.
• Screencaps from Inside Man and Syriana.
   There are videoclips on the video page.

August 12, 2006
Aug. 12, Toronto Star, Plummer — and French — back at Stratford - about Don Juan, includes interview comments from Plummer about Man in the Chair, Closing the Ring and stage roles.

August 11, 2006
CBC.ca, Plummer returns to Stratford for ghostly Don Juan role

August 9, 2006
Inherit the Wind
Playbill, Aug 9, Is Christopher Plummer Headed Back to Broadway? "The New York Post reports that Plummer has inked a deal to play lawyer Matthew Harrison Brady — the role created on Broadway by Ed Begley — in an upcoming revival of the 1955 play. Scott Ellis, who helmed another courtroom saga — the acclaimed 2004 revival of Twelve Angry Men — will direct. Although the production has yet to find a theatre, production sources told the New York daily the show is aiming for a fall opening."
NY Post; Broadway World

On Golden Pond airs on Lifetime Movie Network Tuesday Aug 15 at 3:45 am ET. The program originally aired live on CBS in 2001. It has not been released on video. Lifetime Movie Network is a different channel than Lifetime Television. See http://www.lifetimetv.com for more details. OGP has aired on "Lifetime Movie Network" in the past, though infrequently.

August 1, 2006
Added video clips:
• A few clips from the Counterstrike TV series.
• Brief clip from the CBC William Hutt doc. 300k

July 22, 2006
William Hutt CBC Life and Times doc.
Here's an update on the program. Someone associated with the program wrote to say, "We're making DVD's in the next month or so." He added, "Mr. Plummer was very generous with his time and he offered some great insights for our show." This presumably means an official commercial DVD release. We also heard from some people in Canada who recorded the program, in any event. More info. will be posted on the DVD release when it becomes available.

July 9, 2006
William Hutt will be featured in a CBC Life and Times special airing in Canada Monday July 10 at 8 p.m. Repeats July 16 and Sept. 10. The documentary includes an interview with Christopher Plummer. Could someone in Canada please record this? If so, please contact me or Glenn or post a note to one of the message boards. Thanks.

June 28, 2006
Man in the Chair
Great review from Monsters and Critics:
"This film will be the dark horse of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and with any luck, will be in theaters prior to the 2006 holiday season. ... The performances delivered by Angarano, Plummer and Walsh are deserving of Academy Award nominations. Michael Shroeder is deserving of an Oscar nomination for original screenplay for penning such a funny, beautifully poignant story that will surprise many Hollywood insiders."

The Lake House - Excellent review by Andrew Sarris in
The New York Observer

Heidi - The animated film was released on Region 2 DVD in the UK in September 2005. Christopher Plummer voices "Heidi's cantankerous Grandfather." The movie is not listed at IMDB. It is being distributed internationally for TV. Thanks to a reader for providing some links. DVD-Amazon.co.UK 
Toonhound  TV-Loonland   Telemagination

June 23, 2006
Four Minutes - THR on the Emmy contenders:
Other notables include Plummer as Roger Bannister's magnetic coach in the superb ESPN picture "Four Minutes"

June 16, 2006
Closing the Ring
Richard Attenborough puts Lancaster bomber in the movie;
filming wraps at Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum.
Canadian press   Hamilton Spectator

June 15, 2006
The Scent of Books
Woody Allen, Christopher Plummer, Jason Biggs and Cilian Murphy are mentioned as in talks to star in a movie written and directed by Alejandro Agresti, director of The Lake House.
Tmz.com - Agresti interview   Canada.com

June 14, 2006
Closing the Ring
Paris Star article about a film site in Canada
("The movie is expected to be released by Christmas 2006.")

The Koi Keeper
IMDB lists several cast members as in negotiations. (Plot summary)

Weston Historical Society fetes Founders Circle Donors
More photos here.

June 11, 2006
2006 Gielgud Award
The National Arts Club added a bio for Christopher Plummer
for the award to be presented to him June 12. The bio is "from the Canadian website for The Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards, of which Mr. Plummer was the 2001 recipient."
(Thanks to NAC for including a link to our site.)

June 10, 2006
The Lake House
Ebert & Roeper (video) give the movie two thumbs up, with Roeper saying it's one his favorite movies so far this year.

The Sound of Christopher Plummer
Thanks to our source of this audio (see May 24) (mp3 - 22.6 MB (24:43 min.)) for this background information:
"It appears to be part of the audio portion of a CBC documentary entitled The Sound of Christopher Plummer directed by Canadian documentary filmmaker Allan King. It was the first of the Telescope series of documentaries produced by the CBC. The Sound of Christopher Plummer was made in 1964 during the filming of The Sound of Music. It was a two part documentary – an hour total – so the audio portion I sent you is probably not the whole interview."
Links at Queens University mentioning the TV documentary:
Allan King's Traditional Documentaries
CBC Television Series 1952 to 1982
Allan King

June 2, 2006
June 2, 2006, Montreal Gazette interview

June 1, 2006
McGill University honorary doctorate - McGill has a webcast of the ceremonies, including Christopher Plummer's speech in the June 1, 2006 (Part 1) Convocation starting about 25 minutes into the video.

May 29, 2006
The 2006 Gielgud Award will be presented to Christopher Plummer at the National Arts Club in NYC June 12.

McGill University honorary doctorate
Christopher Plummer will receive another honorary degree in Montreal June 1. McGill press release; Plummer's McGill ties run deep.

May 24, 2006
The Sound of Music audio interview
Thanks to a reader for providing this audio interview, "Closeup on Christopher Plummer: an Eminent Actor Discusses the Pitfalls of a Film Career." The interview was apparently recorded in Austria during the filming of The Sound of Music. mp3 - 22.6 MB (24:43 min.)

May 23, 2006
Closing the Ring

May 23, Durham Region News, Stars draw a crowd in Port Perry

May 23, Toronto Star

From Mischa-b.com

May 17, 2006
The Wit and World of George Bernard Shaw
DVD at Amazon - Harry Rasky's 1972 documentary narrated by Christopher Plummer has been released on DVD as part of a new BBC boxed set "The Shaw Collection."
May 16, Metro Toronto, BBC Home Video DVD set showcases Shaw "The Wit And World Of George Bernard Shaw was made by Harry Rasky in 1972, a Canadian co-production with the BBC that featured narrator Christopher Plummer wandering through Shaw’s British home and Dublin birthplace while actors like John Colicos and Genevieve Bujold acted out choice passages from his work in modern settings."
May 17, The Toronto Star, Rasky gems pop up on DVD sets
"apparently they've shortened it by some 12 minutes."

Closing the Ring
May 16, Port Perry Star, Film crews return to Port Perry on Friday

May 12, 2006
Closing the Ring
• May 12, Dunda Star News article about filming in Canada
• Thanks to a reader for providing this photo of Christopher Plummer and director Richard Attenborough on the set in Belfast.

May 8, 2006
Added screencaps from:
Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) ; Oedipus the King (1967);
Lock Up Your Daughters (1969); Battle of Britain (1969); Ordeal by Innocence (1984); Young Catherine (TV miniseries 1991) ; Eugene O'Neill (TV 2006) ;

Added these photos from the 1950's:
(1) L'Histoire du Soldat (Theatre Arts Jan. 1957, from an article about the City Center); (2) Little Moon of Alban (Theatre Arts May 1958, from an article by George Shaefer about directing theater vs. TV); (3) Wind Across the Everglades (Life Magazine Sept. 22, 1958, a large 2 page photo of the cast).

Also photos from The Lark (1955) program.

April 26, 2006
Amanda Plummer will perform Shakespeare For My
Father by Lynn Redgrave in Montreal in February 2007.
Segal Theatre press release; April 26 Montreal Gazette

April 23, 2006
The Lake House - The official site with trailer is online. The trailer aired on ET on Friday. Christopher Plummer is not in the trailer, but here is a new photo from Outnow.ch.

Closing the Ring - There were many articles in the Irish and UK press about the filming in Northern Ireland over the last few weeks. (You can find more on Google News.) The movie will next be filming in Toronto from early May to the first week of June. According to a thread on IMDB for Closing the Ring, there is a possibility of this movie having a 2006 release. There are photos from the Belfast filming at Isifa and Wire Image.
Stage Struck (1958) - Added a page of screencaps.

March 30, 2006
Madeline, the Emmy winning animated children's series narrated in rhyme by Christopher Plummer, will air on CBS Saturday mornings next fall (press release).

March 26, 2006

Yahoo News: "Actors Paul Newman and Christopher Plummer sit before the State's legislature's Judiciary Committee to urge Connecticut lawmakers to help protect their images in Hartford, Conn., Friday, March 24, 2006. Newman and Plummer, along with actor Charles Grodin, support a bill that would would forbid someone from using another person's so-called 'right of publicity,' such as their name, voice, signature, photograph, image, likeness, distinctive appearance, gestures or mannerisms for commercial purposes without proper consent. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)"

• Video clips: CT Channel 8   CT Channel 30

March 24, 2006
• A couple of recent comments in the Guestbook were inadvertently deleted while deleting some spam posts. Sorry about that!
• Inside Man has been receving excellent reviews. You can find reviews at the Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes links on the Inside Man page as well as on Google and Yahoo news.
• Two biodocumentaries about Christopher Plummer, both made in 2002, will air in the UK soon. A Man for All Stages airs on BBC2 Wed. March 29 (UK mydiguide). The UK Biography Channel program airs Friday April 28.
• Great review of the O'Neill documentary in the Hollywood Reporter.

March 18, 2006
Inside Man
• More excellent early reviews: Hollywood Reporter; Variety.
• The official site has added movie clips and TV spots.
  Clip #6 has Christopher Plummer and Jodie Foster.
 

March 14, 2006
Inside Man
• Added more photos
• Great review by Emanuel Levy
• Press release for the March 20 premiere

March 8, 2006
Eugene O'Neill doc. - MoMA screening in NYC
Not Page Six, but Six Degrees of The Sound of Music

February 27, 2006
The New World DVD
• New Line press release; Dvdactive.com
• Hollywood Elsewhere Feb 27, 2006: "Warner Home Video's DVD of The New World (due 5.9.06) will offer the shorter 132-minute version that was put into theatres in mid January, which I imagine will disappoint Manohla Dargis and other fans of the 149-minute version that critics and NY/LA audiences saw in November-December. The only extras, I'm told, will be a 60-minute "making of" documentary plus the theatrical trailer."
• New Line had previously stated (see Hollywood Elsewhere Wired section 01.06.06) that "there would be an an extra-long version of Terrence Malick's The New World on the DVD."

February 24, 2006
Man in the Chair Added scans of the Below the Line article, an excellent long article about the movie.

February 18, 2006
Man in the Chair - Below the Line (Los Angeles)
Jan. 4, 2006, issue 42 has an article and photo. The image is from a front page scan of the issue posted on Below the Line's site.

Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Christopher Plummer will narrate "The General" Jan. 16 & 17, 2007. Press Release for the 2006-07 season

February 11, 2006
Miracle Planet on The Science Channel
The documentary series narrated by Christopher Plummer airs Feb. 20 and 21. There are six episodes listed. From a Google search there are some DVD set listings with 5 episodes.
Science Channel schedule
Yahoo TV schedule
Cinemclock DVD
Amazon Canada
National Film Board of Canada
Answers.com - Miracle Planet

February 9, 2006
Eugene O'Neill doc. (PBS/WGBH)
• Museum of Modern Art premiere: "On March 6, Burns, Plummer, Arthur and Barbara Gelb, and others will participate in a panel discussion following the film’s U.S. premiere."
• The official site is online with video clips, including a brilliant clip of Christopher Plummer as James Tyrone from the play Long Day's Journey Into Night. He is also in another clip featuring comments from the actors. He is also the narrator of the 2 hour film.

Site updates - Added movie clips from
Wind Across the Everglades; Agent of Influence; and more clips from Night Flight; and photos from the J.B. RCA album book.

February 2, 2006
Closing the Ring (IMDB)(Contentfilm Intl.)
Variety Jan. 29 lists the following cast of this movie to be directed by Richard Attenborough (who is also listed in the cast at IMDB): Shirley MacLaine, Mischa Barton, Christopher Plummer, Chris Evans, Pete Postlethwaite. The movie is described as a "Romantic epic set in present day and WWII about an American woman who honored a wartime promise with a lifetime of denial and how the discovery of a gold ring on a distant Irish hillside brings her back to life." Variety listed the status as in "pre-production." Plummer is also mentioned in this column by Army Archerd Jan. 18. There's more info. about the movie in Variety Nov. 5, 2005.

January 30, 2006
Movie clips - More movie clips were recently
added to the Video page (Triple Cross, Oedipus the King, Fall of the Roman Empire, Battle of Britain, Night of the Generals, Stranger in the Mirror, Nabokov on Kafka, Crossings, and The Boss' Wife). All of the old movie clips that were widescreen format were reincoded to fix technical issues with some of the clips.

E! - The Baldwin Brothers - IMDB credits list Christopher Plummer in the E! True Hollywood Story - The Baldwin Brothers which has been airing on E!. It next airs Feb 3 & 4.

Hamlet at Elsinore
1963 UK photos from uppa.co.uk:

A Tribute to John F. Kennedy from the Arts
A rare audio recording from the 1963 TV special was added to the Discography page. Two audio clips of Christopher Plummer were added, in which he and Albert Finney enact a scene from Hamlet;
and another reading a poem by Stephen Spender. Some music clips of the other artists were also added, since there was some wonderful music, though this was obviously a somber occasion. Here is Variety's review of the program.

January 13, 2006
The New World
TV commercial with a voiceover by Christopher Plummer 500k

January 11, 2006
Man in the Chair
Jan. 9, 2006, Variety, That's a wrap for 'Chair'

January 8, 2006
The New World
• Another TV commercial 01.05.06: 500k. There are several versions airing. The music is Sinead O'Connor singing "Hold Back the Night".
• Reel Talk review 01.07.06 300k
• Hollywood Elsewhere (Wired section 01.06.06): According to New Line, "there will be an extra-long version of Terrence Malick's The New World on the DVD. That means longer than the 155-minute New York-and-LA version that closed last