According to our current combined predictions, Jodie Comer (“Prima Facie”) is the frontrunner to win Best Actress in a Play at this year’s Tony Awards with 12/5 odds. She already won an Olivier a couple of months ago for her work in the West End production. She would be the fifth Tony winner in this category for a one-woman performance.
In Suzie Miller‘s one-woman show, Comer plays Tessa, a barrister from working-class origins who must deal with an unexpected event that forces her to confront the patriarchal power and morality of the law.
When it comes to solo performances at the Tonys, four have prevailed in this category before. In 1977 Julie Harris won her fifth and final competitive accolade for her portrayal of Emily Dickinson in William Luce‘s “The Belle of Amherst.” In 1986 Lily Tomlin won for playing multiple characters in Jane Wagner‘s “The Search for Signs...
In Suzie Miller‘s one-woman show, Comer plays Tessa, a barrister from working-class origins who must deal with an unexpected event that forces her to confront the patriarchal power and morality of the law.
When it comes to solo performances at the Tonys, four have prevailed in this category before. In 1977 Julie Harris won her fifth and final competitive accolade for her portrayal of Emily Dickinson in William Luce‘s “The Belle of Amherst.” In 1986 Lily Tomlin won for playing multiple characters in Jane Wagner‘s “The Search for Signs...
- 5/29/2023
- by Jeffrey Kare
- Gold Derby
William Luce, who wrote the 1976 Broadway play The Belle of Amherst for Julie Harris and the 1997 drama Barrymore that starred Christopher Plummer, died Monday. He was 88.
Luce died in a senior care facility in Green Valley, Arizona, after a battle with Alzheimer's disease, his godson, Grant Hayter-Menzies, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Over a 40-year career, Luce also worked with the likes of Zoe Caldwell, George C. Scott and Claire Bloom as he wrote about the private lives of Charlotte Brontë, Lillian Hellman, Isak Dinesen, Zelda Fitzgerald and others.
The Belle of Amherst, his portrait of the reclusive ...
Luce died in a senior care facility in Green Valley, Arizona, after a battle with Alzheimer's disease, his godson, Grant Hayter-Menzies, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Over a 40-year career, Luce also worked with the likes of Zoe Caldwell, George C. Scott and Claire Bloom as he wrote about the private lives of Charlotte Brontë, Lillian Hellman, Isak Dinesen, Zelda Fitzgerald and others.
The Belle of Amherst, his portrait of the reclusive ...
- 12/10/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Gene Saks has passed away, aged 93.
The actor and director, who starred in such films as A Thousands Clowns, died of pneumonia in his Long Island home yesterday (March 29).
A Tony Award-winning director, he famously staged Neil Simon's 'double-b' trilogy, which consisted of Brighton Beach Memoirs, Biloxi Blues, and Broadway Bound, and also a revival of The Odd Couple in 1985.
He starred in 1994's Fool alongside Paul Newman, Bruce Willis and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
The last Broadway play Saks directed was William Luce's Barrymore in 1997.
Saks is survived by his wife Keren.
The actor and director, who starred in such films as A Thousands Clowns, died of pneumonia in his Long Island home yesterday (March 29).
A Tony Award-winning director, he famously staged Neil Simon's 'double-b' trilogy, which consisted of Brighton Beach Memoirs, Biloxi Blues, and Broadway Bound, and also a revival of The Odd Couple in 1985.
He starred in 1994's Fool alongside Paul Newman, Bruce Willis and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
The last Broadway play Saks directed was William Luce's Barrymore in 1997.
Saks is survived by his wife Keren.
- 3/30/2015
- Digital Spy
An all-new Theater Talk features actor Joely Richardson, currently giving a luminous performance as Emily Dickinson in a revival of William Luce's The Belle of Amherst at The Westside Theatre, and the production's director, Steve Cosson, in a discussion about the reclusive 19th-century poet, and the legacy of actor Julie Harris who opened and toured the play for many years.
- 11/12/2014
- by TV News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Belle of Amherst, William Luce's acclaimed one-woman play of the private yet prolific poet Emily Dickinson, opened last night, October 19 in a new production starring Golden Globe Award nominee Joely Richardson 'NipTuck,' Side Effects and directed by Steve Cosson The Civilians, Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play. BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was there to chat with the company after the curtain went down and you can check out interviews with the whole gang below...
- 10/20/2014
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Belle of Amherst, William Luce's acclaimed one-woman play of the private yet prolific poet Emily Dickinson, opened last night, October 19 in a new production starring Golden Globe Award nominee Joely Richardson 'NipTuck,' Side Effects and directed by Steve Cosson The Civilians, Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the opening night after party below...
- 10/20/2014
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Belle of Amherst, William Luce's acclaimed one-woman play of the private yet prolific poet Emily Dickinson, opened last night, October 19 in a new production starring Golden Globe Award nominee Joely Richardson 'NipTuck,' Side Effects and directed by Steve Cosson The Civilians, Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the opening night curtain call below...
- 10/20/2014
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
"Words are my life," declares Emily Dickinson, portrayed by Joely Richardson in The Belle of Amherst. And indeed, words are what you get in this Off-Broadway revival of William Luce's 1976 one-woman play, immortalized by actress Julie Harris in a Tony Award-winning turn that she later reprised for a PBS television production. Conveying the essence of the reclusive poet's life via an interweaving of her poems, letters, diaries and pure imagination, it's an incisive portrait that provides a marvelous vehicle for talented actresses. Richardson is accustomed to having big shoes to fill thanks to her lineage:
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- 10/20/2014
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Belle Of Amherst, William Luce's acclaimed one-woman play of the private yet prolific poet Emily Dickinson, will launch a new production starring Golden Globe Award nominee Joely Richardson 'NipTuck,' Side Effects and directed by Steve Cosson The Civilians, Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play. Beginning Tuesday, October 7th, The Belle of Amherst will play a limited engagement at off-Broadway's Westside Theatre 407 West 43rd Street. The production officially opens on Sunday, October 19th. The company just met the press and BroadwayWorld's was there to capture the moment - scroll down for photos...
- 9/13/2014
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Belle Of Amherst, William Luce's acclaimed one-woman play of the private yet prolific poet Emily Dickinson, will launch a new production starring Golden Globe Award nominee Joely Richardson 'NipTuck,' Side Effects and directed by Steve Cosson The Civilians, Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play. Beginning Tuesday, October 7th, The Belle of Amherst will play a limited engagement at off-Broadway's Westside Theatre 407 West 43rd Street. The production officially opens on Sunday, October 19th. Tickets are now on sale through Telecharge atwww.telecharge.com or by calling 212-239-6200.THe company just met the press and BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was on hand to chat with the full gang about the play. Check out what they had to say below...
- 9/12/2014
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
New York — Joely Richardson will play Emily Dickinson in The Belle of Amherst in the fall, taking on the vehicle that in 1977 won legendary theater actress Julie Harris her fifth Tony Award. Set in mid-19th century Massachusetts, William Luce's one-woman drama weaves together Dickinson's poems, letters and diaries to illuminate a prolific American literary figure who sought comfort in solitude. Richardson will portray fifteen different characters in the play, which explores the poet's life and work via private moments as well as significant encounters with family, friends and acquaintances. In addition to her film and theater
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- 7/15/2014
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Press Release: PBS announced today its slate of Winter/Spring 2014 programs, including the long-awaited return of Masterpiece “Sherlock, Season 3” starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the legendary British sleuth, on Sunday, January 19 at 10 p.m. Et. The highly acclaimed “Sherlock” follows Season 4 of “Downton Abbey,” which debuts with eight new episodes January 5 on Masterpiece. The two shows bolster Sunday night as a hallmark of British drama on PBS, whose ratings that night have grown 26 percent (8-11 pm, 2011-12 season: 9/19/2011-9/23/2012 to 2012-13 season: 9/24/2012-9/22/2013) season over season. The schedule also reinforces PBS’ move into 10 p.m. programming on several key nights.
PBS also announced a number of new programs, including the real-life adventure series Chasing Shackleton, the broadcast premieres of biopics “Salinger” on American Masters (about the reclusive Catcher in the Rye author) and Hawking, an intimate portrait of physicist Stephen Hawking’s extraordinary life and career, along with a roster of...
PBS also announced a number of new programs, including the real-life adventure series Chasing Shackleton, the broadcast premieres of biopics “Salinger” on American Masters (about the reclusive Catcher in the Rye author) and Hawking, an intimate portrait of physicist Stephen Hawking’s extraordinary life and career, along with a roster of...
- 10/23/2013
- by theTVaddict
- The TV Addict
New York (Associated Press) — Julie Harris, one of Broadway's most honored performers, whose roles ranged from the flamboyant Sally Bowles in "I Am a Camera" to the reclusive Emily Dickinson in "The Belle of Amherst," died Saturday. She was 87.
Harris died at her West Chatham, Mass., home of congestive heart failure, actress and family friend Francesca James said.
Harris won five Tony Awards for best actress in a play, displaying a virtuosity that enabled her to portray an astonishing gallery of women during a theater career that spanned almost 60 years and included such plays as "The Member of the Wedding" (1950), "The Lark" (1955), "Forty Carats" (1968) and "The Last of Mrs. Lincoln" (1972).
She was honored again with a sixth Tony, a special lifetime achievement award in 2002. Her record is up against Audra McDonald, with five competitive Tonys, and Angela Lansbury with four Tonys in the best actress-musical category and one for best supporting actress in a play.
Harris died at her West Chatham, Mass., home of congestive heart failure, actress and family friend Francesca James said.
Harris won five Tony Awards for best actress in a play, displaying a virtuosity that enabled her to portray an astonishing gallery of women during a theater career that spanned almost 60 years and included such plays as "The Member of the Wedding" (1950), "The Lark" (1955), "Forty Carats" (1968) and "The Last of Mrs. Lincoln" (1972).
She was honored again with a sixth Tony, a special lifetime achievement award in 2002. Her record is up against Audra McDonald, with five competitive Tonys, and Angela Lansbury with four Tonys in the best actress-musical category and one for best supporting actress in a play.
- 8/25/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Veteran film and theatre actor won greatest accolades for her work on Broadway
Julie Harris, one of Broadway's most honoured performers, whose roles ranged from the flamboyant Sally Bowles in I Am a Camera to the reclusive Emily Dickinson in The Belle of Amherst, died on Saturday. She was 87.
Harris died at her home in West Chatham, Massachusetts, of congestive heart failure, the actor and family friend Francesca James said.
Harris won a record five Tony awards for best actress in a play, displaying a virtuosity that enabled her to portray an astonishing gallery of women during a theatre career that spanned almost 60 years and included such plays as The Member of the Wedding (1950), The Lark (1955), Forty Carats (1968) and The Last of Mrs Lincoln (1972).
She received a sixth Tony, a special lifetime achievement award, in 2002.
Harris had suffered a stroke in 2001 while she was in Chicago appearing in a production of Claudia Allen's Fossils.
Julie Harris, one of Broadway's most honoured performers, whose roles ranged from the flamboyant Sally Bowles in I Am a Camera to the reclusive Emily Dickinson in The Belle of Amherst, died on Saturday. She was 87.
Harris died at her home in West Chatham, Massachusetts, of congestive heart failure, the actor and family friend Francesca James said.
Harris won a record five Tony awards for best actress in a play, displaying a virtuosity that enabled her to portray an astonishing gallery of women during a theatre career that spanned almost 60 years and included such plays as The Member of the Wedding (1950), The Lark (1955), Forty Carats (1968) and The Last of Mrs Lincoln (1972).
She received a sixth Tony, a special lifetime achievement award, in 2002.
Harris had suffered a stroke in 2001 while she was in Chicago appearing in a production of Claudia Allen's Fossils.
- 8/25/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
John Barrymore had a career filled with ups and downs after reaching his greatest heights as a Shakespearean film actor with few rivals. His turn to classical acting was an abrupt departure from a lucrative run in comedies and drama, and it also marked the beginning of the end as his struggle with alcoholism ultimately dragged him down to such depths that he'd be in the need of a comeback performance. The two-man play Barrymore, by William Luce, took us to that moment at the end of Barrymore's life in 1942, when he was preparing for an audition that could potentially catapult him back into the spotlight had his death not intervened. That play originally starred Christopher Plummer in the 90s and he's reprised that role here for a screen adaptation that manages to capture the fevered stream of consciousness of a man lost in reverie and nostalgia. Even if...
- 6/9/2013
- by Lex Walker
- JustPressPlay.net
Hot on the heels of Plummer’s Best Supporting Actor Oscar™ for Beginners last year, the octogenarian star of stage and screen delivers his most affecting performance yet. Barrymore was released theatrically by By Experience and Image Entertainment in New York and Los Angeles in November of 2012. The Los Angeles Times then enthused, “Christopher Plummer is a mischievous delight as the great John Barrymore, intent on a stage comeback.” Barrymore was also recently nominated for two Prism Awards including Performance in a Feature Film. The screen version of the William Luce play by the same name, Barrymore had its world premiere at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. It was adapted by writer-director Érik Canuel from the 1996 Broadway production for which Plummer won a Tony™ Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in 1997. Plummer, 82, has long had a fascination with the title character, and it shows. The Village Voice exclaimed,...
- 3/19/2013
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
John Barrymore is not just Drew Barrymore’s grandfather. He was a popular actor who appeared in a dozen of films and theatre plays before he died in 1942. In William Luce’s Barrymore stage play, Christopher Plummer plays John Barrymore as an actor struggling to make a comeback and regain his lost fame. Director Érik Canuel combined theatre and cinema in his adaptation, which was presented last year at the Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) and premieres at select theatres May 23rd.
Cineplex spoke with Érik Canuel, the director behind La loi du cochon, Le dernier tunnel and the highly successful English and French-language cross-over Bon Cop, Bad Cop.
Discover what it takes to bring Barrymore to the big screen. Hit the jump to read the interview!
Cineplex spoke with Érik Canuel, the director behind La loi du cochon, Le dernier tunnel and the highly successful English and French-language cross-over Bon Cop, Bad Cop.
Discover what it takes to bring Barrymore to the big screen. Hit the jump to read the interview!
- 5/23/2012
- by Martin Gignac
- Cineplex
John Barrymore is not just Drew Barrymore’s grandfather. He was a popular actor who appeared in a dozen of films and theatre plays before he died in 1942. In William Luce’s Barrymore stage play, Christopher Plummer plays John Barrymore as an actor struggling to make a comeback and regain his lost fame. Director Érik Canuel combined theatre and cinema in his adaptation, which was presented last year at the Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) and premieres at select theatres May 23rd.
Cineplex spoke with Érik Canuel, the director behind La loi du cochon, Le dernier tunnel and the highly successful English and French-language cross-over Bon Cop, Bad Cop.
Discover what it takes to bring Barrymore to the big screen. Hit the jump to read the interview!
Cineplex spoke with Érik Canuel, the director behind La loi du cochon, Le dernier tunnel and the highly successful English and French-language cross-over Bon Cop, Bad Cop.
Discover what it takes to bring Barrymore to the big screen. Hit the jump to read the interview!
- 5/23/2012
- by Martin Gignac
- Cineplex
John Barrymore is not just Drew Barrymore’s grandfather. He was a popular actor who appeared in a dozen of films and theatre plays before he died in 1942. In William Luce’s Barrymore stage play, Christopher Plummer plays John Barrymore as an actor struggling to make a comeback and regain his lost fame. Director Érik Canuel combined theatre and cinema in his adaptation, which was presented last year at the Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) and premieres at select theatres May 23rd.
Cineplex spoke with Érik Canuel, the director behind La loi du cochon, Le dernier tunnel and the highly successful English and French-language cross-over Bon Cop, Bad Cop.
Discover what it takes to bring Barrymore to the big screen. Hit the jump to read the interview!
Cineplex spoke with Érik Canuel, the director behind La loi du cochon, Le dernier tunnel and the highly successful English and French-language cross-over Bon Cop, Bad Cop.
Discover what it takes to bring Barrymore to the big screen. Hit the jump to read the interview!
- 5/23/2012
- by Martin Gignac
- Cineplex
Christopher Plummer's haunting portrayal of John Barrymore is being given a new audience.
Producers said Tuesday that the film Barrymore will be shown at cinemas in Canada beginning in May and throughout the United States, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and other countries in October.
Barrymore - a two-person play exploring the life of famed actor John Barrymore - earned Plummer a Tony in 1997. Last year, the actor recreated his performance for multiple high-definition cameras.
It was filmed over seven days on location and on the stage at the Elgin Theater in Toronto. Based on the play by William Luce, the film is directed and adapted for the screen by Erik Canuel.
Find out more about the production in the video after the cut Then be sure to buy your tickets!
Producers said Tuesday that the film Barrymore will be shown at cinemas in Canada beginning in May and throughout the United States, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and other countries in October.
Barrymore - a two-person play exploring the life of famed actor John Barrymore - earned Plummer a Tony in 1997. Last year, the actor recreated his performance for multiple high-definition cameras.
It was filmed over seven days on location and on the stage at the Elgin Theater in Toronto. Based on the play by William Luce, the film is directed and adapted for the screen by Erik Canuel.
Find out more about the production in the video after the cut Then be sure to buy your tickets!
- 3/28/2012
- by Cineplex.com and contributors
- Cineplex
The play Barrymore, which in 1997 earned Christopher Plummer a Tony Award for his portrayal of legendary stage and screen star John Barrymore, will be shown at movie houses in Canada in May. Screenings in the United States and elsewhere will follow in October. Could that possibly mean a third Oscar nomination for Plummer, this year's Best Supporting Actor winner for Mike Mills' Beginners? Unless Academy rules have changed in that regard — and Barrymore gets shown for a week in the Los Angeles area — that's certainly a possibility. Filmed plays — Barrymore was filmed with multiple high-definition cameras last year — have earned Academy recognition in the past. For instance, a 1965 filmed version of Britain's National Theatre presentation of Othello earned acting nods for Laurence Olivier, Frank Finlay, Maggie Smith, and Joyce Redman. In 1975, James Whitmore was shortlisted in the Best Actor category for the Theatrovision production of his one-man show Give 'em Hell,...
- 3/14/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: The legendary Christopher Plummer, who has been earning raves for his performance in Mike Mills’ “Beginners” as a widower embracing his homosexuality, will receive the “Hollywood Supporting Actor Award” at this year’s 15th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Film Awards, presented by Starz Entertainment. The event is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 24, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.
Plummer, an Academy Award nominee for his recent performance in “The Last Station,” has been enjoying even more awards chatter as of late for his turn as Hal, a closeted gay man who didn’t choose to come out until his wife passed away … much to the surprise of his son (Ewan McGregor).
Plummer, who can be seen in “Barrymore” and “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” later this year, will be on hand to accept the award.
His bio is below:
Christopher Plummer...
Hollywoodnews.com: The legendary Christopher Plummer, who has been earning raves for his performance in Mike Mills’ “Beginners” as a widower embracing his homosexuality, will receive the “Hollywood Supporting Actor Award” at this year’s 15th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Film Awards, presented by Starz Entertainment. The event is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 24, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.
Plummer, an Academy Award nominee for his recent performance in “The Last Station,” has been enjoying even more awards chatter as of late for his turn as Hal, a closeted gay man who didn’t choose to come out until his wife passed away … much to the surprise of his son (Ewan McGregor).
Plummer, who can be seen in “Barrymore” and “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” later this year, will be on hand to accept the award.
His bio is below:
Christopher Plummer...
- 9/26/2011
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
With the Toronto International Film Festival wrapping up, we've officially entered Awards Season. For the rest of 2011, a good chunk of new releases will be vying for Oscar gold, be it for their direction, writing, performances, or all of the above. One film most definitely aiming for Best Actor is the Erik Canuel-directed Barrymore, starring Christopher Plummer. Earlier this week we saw the first clip from the film and today Tiff has released a full trailer. Check it out below: Based on the play by William Luce, Plummer stars as John Barrymore as he is rehearsing for a revival of his greatest work: Richard III. The movie is largely a one-man show, with Barrymore struggling to remember his part. When Luce's play was being performed on Broadway, Plummer won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. The film premiered this week at Tiff, but doesn't yet have...
- 9/16/2011
- cinemablend.com
The one-man show is not something that we get all too often in the cinematic medium, which is unfortunate; they can be an absolute thrill to watch. Actors are not only forced to give it their all, but great dialogue is allowed to take center stage. The best example of a one-man film that I can think of is Secret Honor, Robert Altman‘s fascinating stage adaptation that stars Philip Baker Hall as a shamed Nixon recording his memoirs. (It’s a Criterion title, too.)
Another one should be hitting theaters this year, Barrymore. Starring Christopher Plummer as the late John Barrymore, it focuses on the actor as he attempted to bring back his portrayal of Richard III, which he earned much acclaim for when he starred in the play in 1920. This never actually happened — it’s only used as a way of exploring the man. This may not actually a true one-man show,...
Another one should be hitting theaters this year, Barrymore. Starring Christopher Plummer as the late John Barrymore, it focuses on the actor as he attempted to bring back his portrayal of Richard III, which he earned much acclaim for when he starred in the play in 1920. This never actually happened — it’s only used as a way of exploring the man. This may not actually a true one-man show,...
- 9/16/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Eighty-three minutes of a one-man stage production adapted into a feature film doesn't exactly sound like exciting stuff, but when it's Christopher Plummer playing the late, great John Barrymore in a Tony-winning role? Count us in. Plummer first played Barrymore 15 years ago at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival with the actor scoring one of his six Tony Awards a year later in the William Luce play. It depicts John Barrymore a few months before his death in 1942 rehearsing a revival of his 1920 Broadway triumph as Richard III--a production and plotline that is entirely fictional. The Erik Canuel-scripted and…...
- 9/15/2011
- The Playlist
Getty Actors Juno Temple and Emile Hirsch of ‘Killer Joe’ poses during the 2011 Toronto Film Festival at Guess Portrait Studio on September 12, 2011 in Toronto, Canada.
The Toronto International Film Festival is packed with play adaptations this year, with stage-to-screen versions of Beau Willimon’s “Farragut North” (now “The Ides of March”), Terence Rattigan’s “The Deep Blue Sea,” William Luce’s “Barrymore, Christopher Hampton’s “The Talking Cure” (now “A Dangerous Method”) and even Shakespeare’s “Coriolanus.”
Also included in...
The Toronto International Film Festival is packed with play adaptations this year, with stage-to-screen versions of Beau Willimon’s “Farragut North” (now “The Ides of March”), Terence Rattigan’s “The Deep Blue Sea,” William Luce’s “Barrymore, Christopher Hampton’s “The Talking Cure” (now “A Dangerous Method”) and even Shakespeare’s “Coriolanus.”
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- 9/13/2011
- by Michelle Kung
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
With the release of Steven Soderbergh's Contagion this week, earlier today we wrote a feature entitled "Strength In Numbers: The 7 Best Uses Of An Ensemble Cast In Film." In the article, each one of us took one of our favorite ensemble films and explained why they worked so well. Now we're posting a clip from a movie that is the exact opposite of an ensemble film: a one-man show. Based on the play by William Luce, Barrymore stars Christopher Plummer as actor John Barrymore rehearsing for a revival of his Richard III Broadway production. Plummer actually played the role on Broadway and at the Stratford Festival of Canada back in the mid-1990s and in 1997 won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. Check out the clip below, courtesy of THR. The film was written and directed by Erik Canuel and according to the trade it could...
- 9/9/2011
- cinemablend.com
There are a couple of reasons for revisiting the Toronto International Film Festival's lineup for its documentary program, Real to Reel. One of them is Aj Schnack's interview with Thom Powers, Tiff's Documentary and Mavericks Programmer, posted just hours after the Mavericks lineup was announced on Tuesday. Discussing the highlights of both programs, they touch on another reason: Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory is making all sorts of headlines. Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky's third film chronicling the odyssey of Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley Jr, aka the West Memphis Three, through the labyrinth of the Us legal system, follows Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996) and Paradise Lost 2: Revelations (2000). All three films deal with what Powers calls in his Programmer's Note "an 18-year-old murder case that has become an iconic example of a legal witch hunt." In 1993, when all three men were still teens,...
- 8/25/2011
- MUBI
Tilda Swinton, Neil Young, Deepa Mehta, Salman Rushdie,
Christopher Plummer, Jonathan Demme, President Mohamed Nasheed
and Francis Ford Coppola Take the Stage
Toronto - The Toronto International Film Festival® announces the complete line-up for Mavericks, a programme which gives audiences a rare opportunity to hear from notable newsmakers from around the world as they share anecdotes and engage in unforgettable conversations about their latest projects. This year, Mavericks include World Premieres of Barrymore, The Love We Make, Neil Young Life and The Island President, as well as the North American Premiere of Tahrir 2011: The good, the bad, and the politician.
In attendance this year are: filmmakers Francis Ford Coppola, Deepa Mehta, Albert Maysles, Bradley Kaplan, Jonathan Demme, Tamer Ezzat and Ayten Amin; actors Christopher Plummer and Tilda Swinton; author Salman Rushdie; President of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed; musician Neil Young; and Sony Pictures Classics founders Michael Barker and Tom Bernard.
Christopher Plummer, Jonathan Demme, President Mohamed Nasheed
and Francis Ford Coppola Take the Stage
Toronto - The Toronto International Film Festival® announces the complete line-up for Mavericks, a programme which gives audiences a rare opportunity to hear from notable newsmakers from around the world as they share anecdotes and engage in unforgettable conversations about their latest projects. This year, Mavericks include World Premieres of Barrymore, The Love We Make, Neil Young Life and The Island President, as well as the North American Premiere of Tahrir 2011: The good, the bad, and the politician.
In attendance this year are: filmmakers Francis Ford Coppola, Deepa Mehta, Albert Maysles, Bradley Kaplan, Jonathan Demme, Tamer Ezzat and Ayten Amin; actors Christopher Plummer and Tilda Swinton; author Salman Rushdie; President of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed; musician Neil Young; and Sony Pictures Classics founders Michael Barker and Tom Bernard.
- 8/23/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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