John Boorman’s harrowing adaptation of James Dickey’s novel is as bracing and haunting now as it was when it first shook up audiences in 1975
Tag: John Boorman
‘Point Blank’ – Lee Marvin’s neo-noir quest on HBO Max
John Boorman had only one feature to his credit, the rock and roll lark Catch Us If You Can with the Dave Clark Five, when he came to Hollywood to direct the one-of-kind thriller Point Blank (1967). Boorman’s film, based on Richard Stark’s novel “The Hunter,” shuffles the story of a gunman named Walker (Lee […]
‘Excalibur’ on VOD and Blu-ray/DVD
The myth and legend of King Arthur has long been a favorite fascination of popular culture, the source of countless novels and movies and the inspiration for an iconic Broadway musical that became the nickname for John F. Kennedy’s too-short inspirational time as American President: “Camelot.” Forget the real-life history, the very mention of King […]
‘Queen & Country’ on Amazon Prime
Queen & Country (2014), John Boorman’s first film in eight years, is a sequel to his autobiographical 1987 Hope and Glory, which was inspired by his experiences as a child sent to the country during the London Blitz in World War II. Queen & Country picks up the story of his fictional stand-in Bill Rohan […]