Series 6 of the NoNaMe Storyteller Podcast premieres with a deep dive into John Boorman's Excalibur (1981), one of the most influential and debated fantasy films ever made.
Host Charlie Brown joins Ray, David A. Rodriguez, Mark Smylie, and Aki Liao to explore how Boorman's original ambition to adapt The Lord of the Rings led instead to his cinematic vision of Arthurian legend. The panel examines the film's memorable scenes, iconic cast, practical effects, cinematography, theatrical performances, and the dreamlike, fever-dream quality that defines Boorman's filmmaking style.
The discussion goes beyond the film itself, exploring the Arthurian sources behind Excalibur, including the blending of different legends, the relationship between Excalibur and the Sword in the Stone, the Fisher King mythology, and the search for the Holy Grail.
Joining the conversation are perspectives on medieval arms and armor, storytelling and narrative craft, filmmaking, and collecting rare film and television gems—bringing together different lenses on why Excalibur remains such a significant work for fantasy fans and creators.
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Keywords: Black Angel (1980), John Boorman, Carl Orff ("O Fortuna"), Point Blank, Deliverance, Zardoz, Excalibur, Conan the Barbarian, Tolkien, C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia, DnD, George RR Martin, Game of Thrones, Code Switch, Rankin/Bass Hobbit, Bakshi’s Lord of the Rings, British New Wave, Enemy Mine, Hell in the Pacific, Marcello Mastroianni, Leo the Last, Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey, Apcalypse Now, Francis Ford Coppola, Reagan Era, Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur, Gabriel Byrne, Liam Neeson, Ciarán Hinds, Nigel Terry, Spartacus, Covington Cross, Ione Skye, armourer Terry English, Monty Python, Disney’s Sword in the Stone (1963), Chrétien de Troyes’s Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart, Syd Field, John Boswell’s The Marriage of Likeness, Caligula, Nicol Williamson, Received Pronunciation, Graham Norton show, #MeToo, Albert Pyun’s The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982), The Empire Strikes Back, Roger Christian’s Black Angel, Roger Corman, LadyHawke (1985), Alan Parons, Beastmaster (1982), Tanya Roberts, Sheena (1984), Valhalla Rising (2009), Norseman (1978), Wizards and Warriors tv series (1983), A Knight’s Tale (2001), Parke Godwin’s Firelord, Scooby-Doo, Thundarr the Barbarian.
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