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Cannon Films and the Search for Critical Acclaim

August 27, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

A look back at Cannon Films and their search for critical acclaim which led to some memorable successes and failures… When aficionados think back to the glory days of Cannon Films, most notably in the peak years under Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, they invariably cast their minds to unashamedly schlocky and low-budget genre fare […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Andrei Konchalovskiy, Barbet Schroeder, Barfly, Bolero, cannon films, Duet For Love, Faye Dunaway, Hanna's War, Jean-Luc Godard, John Cassavetes, King Lear, Love Streams, Menahem Golan, Mickey Rourke, Runaway Train, Sahara, Shy People, The Assisi Underground, Yoram Globus

When Mickey Rourke Almost Ruled Cinema

March 1, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks back at the early career of Mickey Rourke… When you think back through cinema you can easily think of an array of icons. Brando, Stewart, De Niro, Pacino… I could go on. The role of Acting Deity includes being a point of comparison. When De Niro first broke through he was quickly […]

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