Movies
John Boorman has made a lot of tough-nosed, violent and demanding films, including the 1967 film noir “Point Blank” with Lee Marvin, the Oscar-nominated 1972 thriller “Deliverance,” starring Burt Reynolds and Jon Voight, and “Excalibur,” the visceral 1981 dramatic fantasy based on King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
Feb. 28, 2015
Making ‘In My Country’ was draining, yet cathartic, John Boorman says.
March 11, 2005
With a cheesy title such as “Zardoz” and an opening monologue by a floating, disembodied head sporting an Egyptian headdress and a penciled-on mustache, it is easy to understand why John Boorman’s 1974 fantasy film might grow dusty on video store shelves.
Oct. 22, 1992
Entertainment & Arts
According to many film critics, John Boorman’s “The Emerald Forest” was one of 1985’s best movies.
Jan. 8, 1986
Few film makers alive have an eye like John Boorman’s.
Feb. 23, 1990
Filmmaker John Boorman adds charm to the real-life Irish gangster Martin Cahill.
Dec. 23, 1998
In adapting his novel ‘The Tailor of Panama’ for the screen, author John le Carre takes a hands-on approach, with director John Boorman, in helping create an ‘anti-Bond.’
April 3, 2001
John Boorman’s 1990 Where the Heart Is (KTLA Sunday at 7 p.m.) is a fairy tale about riches, poverty, art and the power of family that is to some extent split against itself.
Dec. 4, 1994
“The problem today,” said John Boorman, “is that the film-marketing people want stories that can be sold in a 30-second TV spot.
June 30, 1985
John Boorman’s “Hope and Glory” was named best picture of 1987 on Tuesday by the movie arm of Britain’s Critics’ Circle.
Dec. 2, 1987