The filmmaker John Boorman speaks candidly in a new documentary that aims to reassess the notorious failure. (For one, it wasn’t really scary.) By Robert Ito John Boorman, the celebrated director of ...
When John Boorman’s gonzo “Exorcist II: The Heretic” opened in 1977 as the sequel to William Friedkin’s original 1973 masterpiece, it was promptly pilloried by critics. (Gene Siskel, in his zero-star ...
It’s quite a thing to see one’s face 20 feet tall on a movie screen. Last year, at the Venice Film Festival, I attended a screening of a documentary called Boorman and the Devil, about the legendarily ...
Everyone loves it when critics are wrong. Well, maybe not the critics, but everyone else seems to get a kick out of it. When a movie gets terrible reviews and then, years later, finally finds an ...
Boorman and the Devil will be released in New York City on August 28 before expanding to other cities on September 4. “A dream to some… a nightmare to others!” That line, spoken by Merlin in director ...
The Getty Goes Tahitian, Premiering Its Splendid New Reynolds Portrait The Dangers of Misaligned Human Intelligence Concussions Aren’t Just a Football Problem The Moral Wilderness of the Cornell Seven ...
In the Chicago Tribune, Gene Siskel called it “the worst major motion picture I’ve seen in almost eight years on the job.” In New York magazine, John Simon said there was “a very strong probability” ...
A documentary looks back at what went wrong — and right — during the making of “Exorcist II: The Heretic,” the director John Boorman’s maligned 1977 sequel. By Ben Kenigsberg When you purchase a ...
John Boorman admits that his "Exorcist" sequel is one of the most infamous debacles of the '70s. But he still doesn't seem to know why. Talented people can make terrible movies, and the era of ...
Update: Charley Crockett has responded to Jack White’s “Rappin Duke”-inspired post by calling White “Mr. Suzy Cream Puff” and “big hoss.” He also wrote that when he accused the guitarist of never ...
PLOT: After a long and distinguished career, director John Boorman looks back at his one massive flop, Exorcist II: The Heretic. Usually, with flops, it’s easy to blame studio interference or an ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Twenty-two years ago today, Hurricane Charley slammed into Southwest Florida as a powerful Category 4 hurricane, leaving behind a path of catastrophic damage. Charley became a ...
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