Zardoz (1974) has one of the greatest opening sequences of all time. A giant head flies down onto some grassy plains where all these guys are riding on horseback, including Sean Connery. Guns shoot ...

This week's film, Zardoz, has the dubious distinction of being the most commonly nominated movie in the Hunt so far. Yikes. Sucks to be you, Zardoz. It's also the oldest film we've talked about, made ...

You all know Amoeba Music’s What’s in My Bag? video series, where they send a notable musician into their store to buy a bunch of shit and then talk about the shit they bought, right? We’ve covered it ...

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If you’re even remotely interested in kitschy sci-fi imagery, you’ve likely seen Sean Connery wearing what can only be described as post-apocalyptic red diapers, matching boots, and bandoliers. This ...

“You have penetrated me. There is no escape. You are within me. Come into my center. Come into the center of the crystal!” ZARDOZ (1974) screens midnights this weekend (August 7th and 8th) at The ...

John Boorman’s psychosexual vanity project Zardoz was a spectacular failure for the director, but — in spite of (and because of) its nonsensical plot — this 1974 film is nowadays lauded as a cult ...

You have to hand it to John Boorman. When he’s brilliant, he’s brilliant (Point Blank, Deliverance) but when he’s terrible, he’s *really terrible. *A fascinating reminder of what cinematic science ...

It’s a movie memorable for Sean Connery’s stunning outfit, but now director John Boorman has revealed that ‘Zardoz’ might have become more memorable for an on-set strangling. The 1974 sci-fi movie ...

Critics are already panning Darren Aronofsky's new science fiction tripfest The Fountain, calling it silly, painfully bad, incoherent, and – worst of all – comparing it to John Boorman's infamous ...