The Best Movies About Filmmakers, and ‘Boorman and the Devil’
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The Best Movies About Filmmakers, and ‘Boorman and the Devil’

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 23, 20261 hr 45 min
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On today’s show, Sean is joined by Tracy Letts to cover a new documentary, ‘Boorman and the Devil,' which tells the fascinating tale of director John Boorman and his misbegotten ‘Exorcist’ sequel. They discuss the film at length as well as use it as a springboard to discuss what a director actually does on set, as well as share their favorite documentaries and scripted movies about filmmakers. (0:00) ‘Halloween’ double feature in San Francisco! (1:05) Intro (2:10) ‘Boorman and the Devil’, why ‘The Exorcist II’ doesn’t work, and John Boorman’s legacy (43:30) Demythologizin...

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Last week we shared the exciting news that we're coming to San Francisco next month for a live show on October 21st. And you were all just as excited as us because you sold that out. So we figured we'd make the most of our time in the Bay Area and screen some movies while

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we're there. You can join us at the Balboa Theatre on Tuesday, October 20th at 6pm for a double feature. We'll be screening the original Halloween and then one of my favorites, Halloween 3,

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Season of the Witch and discussing both movies in between. Tickets go on sale tomorrow, September 24th at noon Pacific at balboamovies.com. Again, we'll be screening and discussing

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