Christopher Plummer
Author
Series
Madeline volume 9
Language
English
Description
After being evicted from the opera for barking along with her favorite arias, Genevieve is dog napped by an impresario who sets her up at a dinner theatre. When Madeline finally catches up with her talented canine, Genevieve, now a star is reluctant to go home because she is still embarrassed about the incident at the opera. It is up to Madeline to convince Genevieve how much she is missed at the Old House.
Author
Series
Madeline volume 13
Language
English
Description
It is Madeline's birthday, and Pepito and his father take her to the zoo while Miss Clavel and the girls get the house ready for a surprise birthday party. But when a mischievous monkey lets all the animals out of their cages, Madeline feels responsible and fails to make it home in time for the party. In the end, Miss Clavel relocates the festivities and Madeline gets to celebrate with her animal pals.
Author
Series
Madeline volume 4
Language
English
Description
The Old House, sorely in need of repair, is condemned and the girls are forced to move to a small apartment where their snooty neighbors hate kids and dogs. But just before the wrecking ball destroys their beloved abode, Madeline enlists the aid of the ladies of the Historical Society, who help get the Old House renovated to perfection.
Author
Series
Madeline volume 6
Language
English
Description
When Madeline and the girls visit a toy factory, Madeline is accidentally boxed as a "doll" and sold to a handicapped girl. The ailing child considers Madeline her only friend and is devastated when Madeline reveals her true identity and has to go home. But things turn around the next day when the little girl discovers she now has twelve real live friends.
Author
Series
Madeline volume 3
Language
English
Description
Just in time for Easter, Madeline updates the old hat belonging to Bon Bon, the milk horse. But then an enormous gust of wind sends the hat flying across town, into the shop of a struggling designer, who attempts to market it in time for Easter.
Author
Series
Madeline volume 10
Language
English
Description
Madeline, Pepito and the girls visit Miss Clavel's aunt and nephew in their Alpine chalet. The trip is laden with adventure - from skiing and skating to an abominable snowman sighting. Later, when the group is trapped in the chalet by a terrifying avalanche, it is Madeline's spirit and ingenuity that saves the day.
Author
Series
Madeline volume 20
Language
English
Description
While on holiday in New York, the girls and Pepito attend a Yankee game, and Madeline catches the first home run ball of the season. A millionaire "rewards" Madeline by giving her the Brooklyn Bridge. Madeline is thrilled until a truck spills peanuts, popcorn and other snacks all over the roadway, causing the detained motorists to become irate. Madeline is given hero status when she donates the bridge to the city, and the girls are equally revered...
Author
Series
Madeline volume 14
Language
English
Description
Madeline paints a magnificent picture and accidentally leaves it at the Louvre, where it is mistaken for a masterpiece and hung next to the Mona Lisa, upstaging DaVinci's creation. Madeline tries to get the painting back, but one believes that she is the anonymous artist. In the end she finds she must use her feisty individuality to prove herself to the authorities.
Author
Series
Madeline volume 19
Language
English
Description
The girls find a homesick parrot who repeats the same street names over and over. But when Madeline takes "Monsieur Parrot" to those streets, she has no success in locating his home. Finally she figures out that the streets in question all have Metro stops, and M. Parrot is returned to his owner and best friend - a conductor on the Pont de Neuilly line.
Author
Series
Madeline volume 12
Language
English
Description
Lord Cucuface takes the girls and Pepito on a yacht trip, and excludes the girls when he teaches Pepito sailing techniques. But it is Madeline's skill that saves the day when she and Pepito capsize on an island populated by "pirates" (who turn out to be harmless actors, but terrifying nonetheless).
Author
Series
Madeline volume 7
Language
English
Description
Madeline, the girls, and Pepito prepare a disastrous meal for Lord Cucuface, who immediately enrolls them for cooking lessons at the famed Cordon Bleu. After various mishaps, the children finally get the hang of French cuisine, but Madeline fails to receive her diploma because she has given her creation to the hungry. In the end, Miss Clavel helps Madeline realize that the satisfaction of helping someone is more rewarding than any blue ribbon could...
Author
Series
Madeline volume 11
Language
English
Description
Madeline is "discovered" by a Hollywood director and is transported to California for her motion picture debut with her idol, Sugar Dimples. But Sugar turns out to be a spoiled brat and it is up to Madeline to teach her that true friendship is more valuable than fame and stardom.
Author
Series
Madeline volume 8
Language
English
Description
The girls get a chance to perform with a famed ballet master who thinks Madeline is too small to succeed. Madeline's insecurity (and Pepito's teasing) keeps getting in the way of her performance until she is given a pep talk - and a pair of toe shoes - by an accomplished prima ballerina, who convinces Madeline that hard work and courage will help her excel.
Author
Language
English
Description
When a long-lost uncle form Vienna pays a surprise visit, Madeline's dreams of family life seem wonderfully fulfilled – until she finds herself in the middle of an unscrupulous scheme. Madeline must call upon all of her courage and cleverness in order to foil an evil plot to take her from the only family she's ever known. Join Madeline, Miss Clavel, Pepito, her eleven school friends and ever-so-smart dog Genevieve in a thrilling Paris adventure...
Language
English
Formats
Description
This is the story of the magical journey that led to the creation of Ebenezer Scrooge (Christopher Plummer), Tiny Tim and other classic characters from *A Christmas Carol*. Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) mixed real life inspirations with his vivid imagination to conjure up unforgettable characters and a timeless tale, forever changing the holiday season into the celebration we know today. Nominated for Achievement in Visual Effects, Best Adapted Screenplay...
36) Knives out
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020].
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A tribute to mystery mastermind Agatha Christie and a fun, modern-day murder mystery where everyone is a suspect. When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth...
37) The exception
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nothing is as it seems in this riveting World War II thriller as a wary soldier (Jai Courtney) goes to investigate a mysterious German monarch (Christopher Plummer) at his secluded mansion, leading him into a web of deceit and a dangerous love affair with a local Jewish woman (Lily James). Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival**. "*The superb English stage director David Leveaux keeps the pacing taut while creating space...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
647 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this rollicking self-portrait from one of today's great actors, Plummer tells of his privileged Canadian upbringing, rich in Victorian gentility, and how he tore himself away from the ski slopes to break into the big, bad world of theater.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2018
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (ca. 133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The kidnapping of sixteen-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother Gail to convince his billionaire grandfather to pay the ransom.
40) Elsa & Fred
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (98 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
After losing his wife, Fred (Academy Award-winner Christopher Plummer) meets Elsa (Academy Award-winner Shirley MacLaine) and learns how to live.