During the MLK long weekend, Paul and I finished 5 seasons of Justified and started to explore a number of incredible new and classic movies by Christopher Plummer, most notably,
Danny Collins (2015) and
Murder by Decree (1979). In the former, the middle-aged Plummer played a upright and resourceful Sherlock Holmes, in partner with James Mason with a new interpretation of Jack the Ripper. In the latter, the aged Plummer served as a loyal manager to Danny Collins (Al Pacino). As a birthday present, he handed Collins a letter written to him by John Lennon in 1971, without Collins' prior knowledge. The letter changed the rock star's life for the better.
After the movies we were were not only touched by the stories told, but also amazed by the fluent performance by Plummer, and his quiet style with his co-megastars, whether he was Sherlock Holmes or Frank the manager.
In addition to Plummer's movies, we also watched
The judge (2014) by Robert Downer, Jr. and Robert Duvall. It is another story for another time for a small town life.
