John Boorman
Birthday: 1933-01-18
Place of Birth: Shepperton, Middlesex, England, UK
Biography: John Boorman (born 18 January 1933) is an English filmmaker who is a long time resident of Ireland and is best known for his feature films such as Point Blank, Deliverance, Excalibur, The Emerald Forest, Hope and Glory, The General and The Tailor of Panama. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Boorman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Zardoz
In the far future, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals t...
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No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
The artistry, triumph and lifelong friendship of the great cinematographers Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos...
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Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
A very special encounter between legendary American cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond and young French...
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Me and Me Dad
An intimate portrait about the iconic filmmaker John Boorman directed by his daughter Katrine. The s...
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Dreamers
Dreamers is a film directed by Noelle Deschamps in 2012. Creation was always imagined as a mysteriou...
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A Sense of Carol Reed
The film director, Carol Reed, is the subject of this documentary short. The illegitimate son of the...
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The Rock
A promotional two-part short for John Boorman's "Point Blank" shot on and around Alcatraz. Lee Marv...
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The Sean Connery Paradox
Having become a world star thanks to James Bond, Sean Connery, who died in 2020, has never stopped t...
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A Look Through His Lens
Oscar-winning cinematographer Philippe Rousselot offers a master class in image making, with insight...
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What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
Pauline Kael (1919–2001) was undoubtedly one of the greatest names in film criticism. A Californian ...
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The Return of the Green Man
Since ancient times, the Green Man has been one of the most mysterious and menacing of mythical char...
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I Dreamt I Woke Up
John Boorman reflects on the personal influences shaping his life and films in this short work, blen...
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Hope and Glory
A middle-aged man recalls his childhood growing up in and around London during World War II....
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Long Shot
Against the backdrop of the 1977 Edinburgh Film Festival, two low-budget filmmakers attempt to talk...
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The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and 'Eyes Wide Shut'
A documentary chronicling the making of Kubrick's final film, 'Eyes Wide Shut', and his legacy....
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Filmmakers in Action
What is the state of cinema and what being a filmmaker means? What are the measures taken to protect...
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Postwar Poetry: Carol Reed and 'Odd Man Out'
Discussion about Carol Reed's 1947 film "Odd Man Out."...
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Ennio Morricone
From his quirky compositions for the spaghetti Westerns of Sergio Leone to his sublime musical contr...
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The Making of Ryan's Daughter
Feature-lenght documentary, divided in three episodes (Storm rising, Storm chaser and Eye of the sto...
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Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman
John Boorman met Lee Marvin in London when the latter was making The Dirty Dozen and immediately the...
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Sodankylä Forever
The Midnight Sun Film Festival is held every June in the Finnish village of Sodankylä beyond the arc...
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Excalibur: Behind the Movie
This retrospective documentary looks back on the making of director John Boorman's 1981 movie, Excal...
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Just a Song and Dance
Documentary about television company ATV and its founder Lew Grade....
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Boorman and the Devil
Featuring commentary from surviving participants, as well as other filmmakers and critics, this docu...
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In View: Six Days to Saturday
Directed by John Boorman for the In View series, this documentary follows Swindon Town F.C. through ...
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