John Boorman's Queen and Country

This is the sequel to Hope and Glory, which I enjoyed immensely. The trailer for this one looks OK, but not great. Has anyone seen it?

http://www.queenandcountrythefilm.com/?gclid=COv9ybDmxMQCFUk2gQodlIYAgg

 

It is hardly getting any distribution at all. It is not playing anywhere in Chicago, but is at the Tivoli in Kansas City. I'm going to catch it this afternoon. Boorman is 82 and says this is his last film.

"Pink! Pink! Pink! What are all the PINK bits?"
"The British Empire, Miss."
"Right now there are men fighting and dying to save all the PINK bits for you ungrateful little twerps!"

 

Please write back, Chris. I'm sad that this is being left to die on the vine by the studio. After Boorman's long career, that's pretty brutal.

 

Fantastic director. What a shame his career appears to be ending like this

 

Well, that is just silly. They are pretending that they are shipping a handful of prints around the country, when in fact they are files sitting on a server. I could see it if they were sending the director around to open it in different cities, but at 83 I doubt John Boorman is up for that.

I realize that it is hard to catch the publics attention in these "opening weekend" obsessed days, but their rollout is also about as relevant as zeppelin races.

 

OK, I did manage to see it, by the way, and loved it. I caught it in Kansas City at the Tivoli, with half a dozen other people at the 4:30 PM matinee. I do with he had the energy to make one last film about his entry into the film business, but if this is his swan song, it is a beautiful one.

 

One heck of a director..

 

Here's a new piece on Boorman in time for the UK release of Queen and Country, though it briefly considers his career as a whole. Just wish the interview was longer:

http://fridaynightboys300.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/john-boorman-queen-and-country.html

 

I'm a big fan of his and look forward to seeing this film. Another recent one that went under the radar is The Tiger's Tail with Brendan Gleeson, it recently aired on one of the HBO channels. Lukewarm reviews but I really liked it, def worth seeing.

 

A great film-maker, more in line with the likes of Herzog, Scorcese, Bresson, and Kurasawa than most of his compatriots, many of whom essentially produce television for the big screen rather than films.

 

Can we now have "Hope & Glory" on Blu-ray as a result of this!