40 years on from its release, Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at a defining moment in Cannon Films canon… What’s the craziest mo-fo of a film you’ve ever seen? There have been plenty of odd films. The beauty of cinema is in its variety. I’ve written about a slightly more critically acclaimed film Cannon […]
Sylvester Stallone’s Cobra coming to 4K Ultra HD courtesy of Arrow
Arrow Video has announced that the 1986 Sylvester Stallone-headlined action thriller Cobra is set for a 4K Ultra HD release this July; check out the cover artwork and details here… CRIME IS A DISEASE. MEET THE CURE. Fresh from the global success of Rambo: First Blood Part II, Sylvester Stallone and director George P. Cosmatos […]
Cannon’s Avengers: What If… Cannon Films Did the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Here in the Flickering Myth multiverse, we look at how a Cannon-produced Avengers epic may have been cast… The Marvel Cinematic Universe enjoyed an unprecedented run of success after Robert Downey Jr kicked off a major era in movies back with 2008’s Iron Man. Some might not have enjoyed the all-powerful grip that the MCU […]
Masters of the Universe Collector’s Edition set to release in the Spring
By the power of Greyskull, Umbrella Home Entertainment will release a Blu-ray collector’s edition of the cult-favourite Masters of the Universe starring Dolph Lundgren as He-Man this spring. The collector’s edition will include posters, cards, several special features and a 48 page book of behind the scenes material. Released in 1987, the film is an adaptation […]
Cannon Films and the Search for Critical Acclaim
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 […]
Cannon Films and the Masters of the Universe
Tom Jolliffe looks back at one of Cannon Films’ most iconic movies, Masters of the Universe… 36 years ago, Cannon Films unleashed upon the world a movie adaptation of a long-running kids cartoon and toy line with the release of Masters of the Universe. In the modern era, such a weighty IP and pop culture […]
Update: Cannon Films are coming back and producing American Ninja Apprentice and Return of The Delta Force
If you’re a fan of bad movies, then you’ll probably know The Cannon Group. Throughout the 1980s, they brought us cinema classics like Death Wish 3, Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo, The Apple, Masters of the Universe, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, American Ninja, Missing in Action, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 and Delta Force. They […]
Cyborg: When Jean-Claude Van Damme and Albert Pyun rode the Cannon Express
Tom Jolliffe looks back at the early Jean-Claude Van Damme starrer Cyborg… April 7th, 1989. Hot off the monster success of Masters of the Universe, which went off as initially budgeted and without hitches, a sequel was released… or so what could have happened in theory. As it was, the Dolph Lundgren-headlined Masters of the […]
The B to Z of Movies: The Independent Mavericks, and a Lasting Legacy
Continuing in our look at the B to Z of movies, Tom Jolliffe looks at the rogue film-makers who operated away from the studio systems, from the 50’s through to the prolific video era… What do Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Ron Howard, Jonathan Demme, James Cameron, Jack Nicholson, Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and host […]
Le Tigre: The Dolph Lundgren/Andrzej Zulawski Film That Never Was
Tom Jolliffe looks back at Le Tigre. A film that never was with the strange combination of Dolph Lundgren and director Andrzej Zulawski… Cinema is absolutely loaded with films that came tantalisingly close to seeing the light of day before falling at the final hurdle. Even this year will bring us a new Bond film, […]
