Boorman’s first job was at a dry-cleaner before moving into journalism and then working in radio. He later joined the BBC, starting as an assistant & progressing to directing documentaries like The Newcomers (1964). A friendship with Lee Marvin opened doors in Hollywood, where he made Point Blank (1967) & Hell in the Pacific. Returning to the UK, he directed films including Leo the Last (1970), Zardoz (1974), Exorcist II (1977), Excalibur (1981) & Hope and Glory (1987).
In this special Film Ireland Podcast with Cork International Film Festival, we chat with Festival Director Aurélie Godet and filmmakers Brendan Canty (Gealtra) and David Kittredge (Boorman and the Devil).
In this podcast, Paul Farren talks to John Boorman, one of cinema's authentic visionaries.
It's been 30 years since Excalibur was shot in Ireland and County Wicklow...
In this review form the archives, filmmaker Paul Duane looks at gangster drama 'The General'.