Christopher Plummer’s singing voice included in rerelease of Sound of Music soundtrack
Cultural prescription
New horizons: music, art, books and more to get out of a rut
July 2022
The best theatre to stream this month
The best theatre to stream this month: Dancing at Dusk, Maryland and more
Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes international festivals, Gemma Arterton in The Duchess of Malfi and Christopher Plummer in The Tempest
February 2021
Christopher Plummer remembered: 'It was a privilege to stand so close to greatness'
Michael Hoffman, who directed Plummer and Helen Mirren in Tolstoy biopic The Last Station, recalls the actors’ joyful connection and how Plummer turned the script into gold
Christopher Plummer obituary
Star of stage and screen from the success of The Sound of Music to the powerful performances and Oscar recognition of his later years
Christopher Plummer – a life in pictures
Christopher Plummer: a fierce yet tender talent who flourished when he was let off the leash
Christopher Plummer, Sound of Music star and oldest actor to win an Oscar, dies aged 91
May 2020
The Last Full Measure review – half-hearted salute to an American hero
Samuel L Jackson and Peter Fonda add heft to this by-the-numbers story of a Vietnam medic’s posthumous appreciation
April 2020
My streaming gem
My streaming gem: why you should watch Starcrash
The latest in a series of writers recommending under-appreciated films available to stream highlights a schlocky late 70s Star Wars rip-off
March 2020
From the Guardian archive
The Sound of Music reviewed: 'a slick job' - archive, 1965
26 March 1965 Will Guardian readers appreciate a sentimental film about singing nuns and children, wonders the paper’s film critic
November 2019
Rian Johnson: ‘Trolling? I’ve had slightly more than most people’
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Knives Out review – Daniel Craig goes Columbo in Cluedo whodunnit
September 2018
Peter O'Toole's Petruchio to Diana Rigg's Cordelia: Shakespeare by Angus McBean – in pictures
Featuring Christopher Plummer as Richard III, Vivien Leigh as Viola and Charles Laughton as Bottom, Shakespeare by McBean is a volume of the photographer’s shots at the RSC between 1945 and 1962
June 2018
Christopher Plummer: 'Why not bring me in to play Roseanne for the next season?'
The Oscar-winning actor talks about replacing Kevin Spacey, why he finds marijuana boring and how he’s grown to stop hating The Sound of Music
May 2018
The Sound of Music review – the hills are still alive with joyous energy
How The Sound of Music led the way for the critic-proof hit musical
March 2018
Money talks: Hollywood's new obsession with the Getty empire
Oscars 2018: The Shape of Water and Frances McDormand steal the night – as it happened
January 2018
Culture highlights of the week
Culture highlights: what to see this week in the UK
From the Starcrawler to William Blake, here is our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance in the next seven days