From Audrey Hepburn to Zac Efron: a brief history of dubbed singing in Hollywood
Christopher Plummer’s singing voice included in rerelease of Sound of Music soundtrack
July 2023
Vince Hill obituary
Popular singer and songwriter best known for his 1967 hit version of Edelweiss from The Sound of Music
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
March 2020
From the Guardian archive
The Sound of Music reviewed: 'a slick job' - archive, 1965
Film blog
From Fight Club to Brief Encounter: how self-isolation would change classic films
February 2019
The nine greatest best picture winners at the Oscars
As the awards celebrate their ninth decade, we look back on the times the Academy got it right when it came to the biggest prize
November 2018
Laibach: The Sound of Music review – glorious silly covers are bright as a copper kettle
The industrial troupe’s kitschiest work yet is stirring, funny and thought-provoking
October 2018
'I was terrified!': you share stories of watching classic films on first release
After audio resurfaced of a terrified audience watching the original Halloween on release, we asked you to recall your experiences of seeing major movies at the time
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
December 2017
Heather Menzies obituary
Sound of Music actor Heather Menzies-Urich dies aged 68
November 2017
The world's most expensive film props and costumes – in pictures
Last week’s $5.3m sale of Forbidden Planet’s Robby the Robot has broken the record for the world’s most expensive film prop. He joins a list featuring costumes, cars and objects from The Wizard of Oz through to the Bond franchise
April 2017
The crush
Why I love… Julie Andrews
Her voice is the happiest sound you’ll ever hear, like the best of summer holidays