Carly Simon Dances On Golden Pond
When Ernest Thompson wrote The Father Daughter Dance for the first ever time that he directed his own play, On Golden Pond, he wanted the song to have a ‘Carly Simon sound.’ Whom better to ask, he...
View ArticleThis Too Will Pass
OSCAR WINNER ERNEST THOMPSON AND TWO DELEAULTS IN STEREO MAKE MUSIC FOR TIME AND CHARGES FILM This lyric was inspired by the plight of the character Ernest plays in Time And Charges, a man whose...
View ArticleNashville in New Hampshire
CINDY KAZA’S NOT SUPPOSED TO (BUT SHE DOES, WITH OSCAR WINNER ERNEST THOMPSON AND JOE DELEAULT) “I love writing love songs,” Ernest said. “And I love Cindy Kaza, nuff said.” This is the third one...
View ArticleSay Hello to Say Goodbye
AND A MEADOW FULL OF MUSICIANS SINGING FOR ‘TIME AND CHARGES’ TIME AND CHARGES is all about going home. There’s a lot of nostalgia in the movie, from the 64 cop car to the mysterious clues leading...
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DIRECTOR FINDS NEW HAMPSHIRE IS PERFECT SPOT FOR MAKING MOVIE, TEACHING AND FILMMAKING by George Pelletier ~ There are few erudite men who couldn’t be less intrigued by the Hollywood propaganda machine...
View ArticleThe Soul of Time and Charges
MIGHTY SAM McCLAIN RECORDS ‘FIND THE SUN’ FOR ERNEST THOMPSON’S NEW MOVIE Because many of the central characters in Time and Charges met and matriculated in the Age of Aquarius, Ernest wanted to create...
View ArticleJames Earl Jones and Leslie Uggams on ‘Golden Pond’
The 2005 Tony Awards will air Sunday. James Earl Jones has been nominated for best actor for his role in the Broadway play On Golden Pond. His leading lady is acting veteran Leslie Uggams. The two...
View ArticleAll-Black Broadway “On Golden Pond”
Broadway.com meets the cast and creators of the 2005 Broadway revival of “On Golden Pond” which played the Cort Theatre. Interviews with James Earl Jones (“Norman Thaylor, Jr.”), Leslie Uggams (“Ethel...
View ArticleOn Golden Pond CBS Early Show Interview
This 2001 television adaptation of the play ON GOLDEN POND, starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, originally aired on April 29, 2001 and was promoted as a live television event. Directed by...
View ArticleIn ‘Golden’ Times
COVER STORY by Susan King, Times staff writer ~ There is a genuine warmth, affection and playfulness between Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer as they relax in Plummer’s dressing room at CBS...
View ArticleAndrews and Plummer Together Again
by Barbara Vancheri, Post-Gazette Staff Writer ~ When someone proposed that Christopher Plummer reunite with Julie Andrews in a production of “On Golden Pond,” he was adamant: Thanks, but no thanks. He...
View ArticleA Live TV Event
JULIE ANDREWS AND CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER REUNITE FOR TV’S ‘ON GOLDEN POND,’ LIVE, APRIL 29 by Kenneth Jones ~ When the beloved play, On Golden Pond, gets a live CBS television presentation with “The Sound...
View Article“Next Stop Wonderland” Movie Trailer
Starring Hope Davis, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Holland Davis and Alan Gelfant. Directed by Brad Anderson. The critically acclaimed romantic comedy of the year, NEXT STOP WONDERLAND is a lighthearted...
View Article“The West Side Waltz” Movie Trailer
Starring Shirley MacLaine, Liza Minnelli, Kathy Bates, and Jennifer Grey. Directed by Ernest Thompson. Margaret keeps her neighbors at a distance and avoids contact except with Cara. She enjoys her...
View Article“The Lies Boys Tell” Movie Trailer
Starring Kirk Douglas and Craig T. Nelson. Directed by Tom McGloughlin. Ed Reece (Kirk Douglas) is an old man with only a short time left to live, but while his family thinks he should stay in bed and...
View Article“1969” Movie Trailer
Starring Robert Downey Jr., Winona Ryder, Kiefer Sutherland, and Bruce Dern. Directed by Ernest Thompson. Two friends, Ralph and Scott live in a small-minded town at the onset of wide public...
View Article“Sweet Hearts Dance” Movie Clip
Starring Susan Sarandon, Don Johnson, Jeff Daniels and Elizabeth Perkins. Directed by Robert Greenwald. It’s Halloween, and New England contractor Wiley Boon, married to his high school sweetheart...
View Article“Star 80” Movie Trailer
Starring Mariel Hemingway, Eric Roberts, and Cliff Robertson. Based on the 1981 Pulitzer Prize-winning Village Voice article “Death of a Playmate” by Teresa Carpenter and directed by Oscar, Emmy and...
View ArticleAnd the Oscar Goes To…
Jerzy Kosiński presenting Ernest Thompson with the Oscar® for Best Adapted Screenplay for “On Golden Pond” at the 54th Academy Awards in 1982.
View Article“On Golden Pond” Movie Trailer
Starring Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda and Jane Fonda. Directed by Mark Rydell. The loons are back again on Golden Pond and so are Norman Thayer, a retired professor, and Ethel who have had a summer...
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