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 cottage there since early in their marriage. This summer their daughter Chelsea — whom they haven’t seen for
Jerzy Kosiński presenting Ernest Thompson with the Oscar® for Best Adapted Screenplay for “On Golden Pond” at the 54th Academy Awards in 1982.
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 Tony Award winner Bob Fosse (“Cabaret,” “All That Jazz”), this is the gripping true story of Dorothy Stratten, a rising young star and Playboy Playmate of
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 Sandra and the father of three children, feels smothered after fifteen years of the same routine and is facing a midlife crisis. His
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 dissatisfaction with the Vietnam war. While Scott’s brother enlists, he and Ralph are outspoken in their opposition to the war.
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 go peacefully, Ed has very different ideas about how to spend his
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 company just for making music since Cara plays the violin accompanying Margaret at the piano. Because of her arthritis she accepts
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 story about a man and a woman who seem destined to be together…and the hilarious chain of accidents that seem determined to keep
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 the Academy Award-winning writer Ernest Thompson and filmed on a sound stage in Los Angeles, CA, Julie Andrews and
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 Thaylor”), Linda Powell (“Chelsea Thaylor Wayne”), Peter Francis James (“Bill Ray”), playwright Ernest Thompson and director Leonard Foglia.
ERNEST THOMPSON: BACK WHERE IT ALL BEGAN by Liberty Independent Media Project ~ Playwright Ernest Thompson talks about the latest production of his play “On Golden Pond,” being performed on stage in Laconia, NH — and he takes on the role of Charlie the Mailman. A personal invitation to see
ERNEST THOMPSON DISCUSSES “ON GOLDEN POND” by Doug “VB” Goudie ~ Ernest Thompson stopped by the Beacon Hill Studio to discuss his play “On Golden Pond.” Boston News, Weather, Sports | FOX 25 | MyFoxBoston
NH PRIMARY: ERNEST THOMPSON, AUTHOR OF ‘ON GOLDEN POND’ by Doug “VB” Goudie ~ VB talks to Academy Award winner Ernest Thompson, author of “On Golden Pond,” about the New Hampshire primary and his latest play, “Political Suicide.” Boston News, Weather, Sports | FOX 25 | MyFoxBoston
ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING WRITER ERNEST THOMPSON Interview with Rob Caldwell ~ Anchor Rob Caldwell talks Academy Award winner Ernest Thompson, author of “On Golden Pond,” about his latest movie TIME AND CHARGES, premiering at the Maine International Film Festival on July 16. Thompson will also offer a workshop on adapting life into
I COULD BE YOUR ANGEL After a riotous premiere at the Woods Hole Film Festival, HEAVENLY ANGLE played to nonstop laughter at the Maine International Film Festival (MIFF) and to more laughs at MIFF By-the-Sea in Bar Harbor. We had a gratifying homecoming at Plymouth’s fabulous Flying Monkey Theatre and other screenings are in
INTEGRITY HAS A PRICE After receiving a standing ovation at the Maine International Film Festival (MIFF) and a very warm welcome at MIFF By-the-Sea, featuring “the best of MIFF,” TIME AND CHARGES screened at the Big Apple Film Festival in New York City, receiving an equally exultant response. Encompassing nearly
‘YOU ARE LOVED’ MUSIC VIDEO New Media Film Festival, Los Angeles Thursday, June 9 | 9:00 PM If you’re going to be on the West Coast this summer and haven’t watched the video Ernest directed for his new song “You Are Loved,” written with and performed by New England’s rock and blues legend Justin Jaymes, don’t miss
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