EXCALIBUR: BEHIND THE MOVIE Now Streaming in the UK!

Just in time for the holidays! You can now stream this documentary, behind-the-scenes look at the making of John Boorman’s iconic film, Excalibur, at Amazon UK. Sign up for a trial at PBS America On Demand to watch it. Cancel the trial before you must pay anything if you like. […]

Now Streaming! EXCALIBUR: Behind the Movie

It’s finally happened! Excalibur: Behind the Movie is streaming! With loads of background details, archival footage, scenes from the film itself, and new interviews with cast members, including Gabriel Byrne, Helen Mirren, Patrick Stewart, Liam Neeson, Nigel Terry, and of course, the director himself, John Boorman, this documentary gives you […]

The Byrne-ing News, November 2019

Well! Another Spirit of Ireland Gala has been celebrated. Another Halloween has been survived. Another Autumn is now officially underway. Even though our Mr. Byrne looks a bit solemn in the seasonal wallpaper below, it’s only because he has been dealing with an impending apocalypse in War of the Worlds. […]

Fan Review: EXCALIBUR–Behind the Movie

A note from Stella: Jeremy Wiley has been a big fan of John Boorman’s epic fantasy, Excalibur, since he was a youngster, hunting down VHS and laserdisc versions of the film and collecting posters and photos along the way. Fast forward to the present and you just know that we […]

EXCALIBUR: BEHIND THE MOVIE Airs in the UK!

I am so jealous! Those of you living in the UK are in for a real treat! This documentary about the making of John Boorman’s classic look at the Arthurian legend, written and directed by Mark Wright, will air on PBS America in the UK on December 1 at 9:00pm. PBS […]

The Byrne-ing News, November 2017 Edition

Autumn is seriously upon us now. Where I live, the air has finally turned brisk and cold and the leaves on the trees down in town (few trees up here on my mountain) just recently turned to fiery fall colors before covering the ground in a carpet of flame. Things […]