The Ambassador (1985)
Under the employ of Cannon Films, more specifically Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, Robert Mitchum reteams with director J. Lee Thompson for just the second time since their 1962 triumph, […]
The Cannon Film Guide Volume 1: 1980-1984
Author, Austin Trunick. If you’re an action film fan who just happened to grow up in the VHS era then surely this logo holds a special meaning to you. For […]
Death Wish II (1982)
Joining the world of sequels, Charles Bronson, returns to his most famous role of the 1970’s, a time when he was at the height of his box office powers. With […]
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype (1980)
“Mine is the face that spoils a sunny day.” By way of Cannon Films comes this distortion of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic that plays as if it’s an updated […]
Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972)
aka … Night of the Dark Full Moon … aka Deathouse … ( that’s the name on the print I located and not what I’d call perfect grammar) Years before […]
Steel Dawn (1987)
This Lance Hool directed feature takes the classic theme of Alan Ladd’s Shane and crosses it with the post apocalyptic world of Mel Gibson’s Mad Max. Taking the lead role […]
Firewalker (1986)
The long shadow of Indiana Jones was still in vogue by the time this J. Lee Thompson effort hit the big screen. Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus who fronted Cannon […]
Silent Rage (1982)
Columbia pictures backed this Chuck Norris flick that takes parts of various genres and balls them up together and believe it or not, makes it work. That’s mainly due to […]
Enter the Ninja (1981)
Though I wasn’t old enough to see this or any of the other Ninja films that were surfacing at the dawn of the 1980’s, I do recall the trailers that […]
