Here in the Flickering Myth multiverse, we look at how a Cannon-produced Avengers epic may have been cast… The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been doing pretty well since Robert Downey Jnr kicked off a major era in movies. Some might not like the all-powerful grip that the MCU has on multiplexes, and stalwarts of cinema […]
Lifeforce: A Film Only Cannon Could Have Made
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 made called Runaway Train. I suggested […]
Cannon Films and the Masters of the Universe
Tom Jolliffe looks back at one of Cannon Films’ most iconic movies, Masters of the Universe… 35 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 […]
Lifeforce is coming to 4K Ultra HD from Shout! Factory in May
Here’s some great news for fans of Tobe Hooper’s Lifeforce, as we’ll soon be able to enjoy the filmmaker’s 1985 Cannon Films cult classic – and the talents of French starlet Mathilda May – in full 4K glory, with Shout! Factory announcing the upcoming release of a 4K Ultra HD Collector’s Edition set this May. […]
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 […]
A Cannon Films Double from ’87: Masters of the Universe and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Tom Jolliffe ventures back to 1987 to look at two films which promised big things from Cannon Films, but would be the beginning of the end for the company… Oh to be six again. Life was much simpler. TV shows were better, films were better, music was better. I didn’t have to pay any bills […]
Nine Gems from Cannon Films
Marvelous Videos presents nine gems from Cannon Films… If you grew up in the 80s, chances are you became (intentionally or unintentionally) familiar with a production company called The Cannon Group, Inc. They were responsible for an influx of action pictures throughout the 1980s that featured to some of the most iconic action heroes we […]
Flagrant Misuse of a Bazooka, the Cannon Films Way
Tom Jolliffe looks back at two action films from Cannon which perfectly encapsulated the company… Those with a working knowledge of Cannon Films, the independent studio cranking out low budget genre fare through the 80’s, before over-extending themselves, will have a pretty good idea of their raison d’etre. After getting footing in the early part […]
Mark Hamill and Eric Roberts Hitch a Ride: A VHS-Era Double Bill
Tom Jolliffe looks back at a couple of video era films about nefarious hitchhikers, The Nature of The Beast and Midnight Ride… ‘My mother told me never to do this.’ Words of wisdom foolishly ignored by Jim Halsey (C. Thomas Howell) in the 1986 Rutger Hauer classic, The Hitcher. Halsey picked up a hitchhiker and […]
The Essential Ninja Movies of Sho Kosugi
Marvelous Videos presents the essential ninja movies of Sho Kosugi… Like samurai, ninja are a Japanese staple that have become amazing figures of their own. Impoverished mercenaries from the feudal era of Japan have grown into icons of espionage, sabotage, and sweet black robes. As such, it’s no surprise why ninja movies are very popular. […]