The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story Of Cannon Films is a documentary about two Israeli-born cousins, Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, who in pursuit of the American Dream, turned the Hollywood power structure upside down, producing over 300 films and becoming the most powerful independent film company in the world. Directed by Sundance Grand Jury Prize nominee Hilla Medalia (After the Storm), The Go-Go Boys is an up-close and personal documentary that examines the complex relationship between two contradictory personalities whose combined force fueled their success and eventual collapse. Featuring interviews with Jean-Claude Van Damme, Michael Dudikoff, Eli Roth, Boaz Davidson along with Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus themselves, as well as archive footage of Sylvester Stallone, Charles Bronson and Chuck Norris in the definitive documentary about Cannon Films.
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Star Clint Eastwood and director Don Siegel (Two Mules for Sister Sara, The Beguiled, Dirty Harry, Escape from Alcatraz) began their legendary collaboration with the crackerjack crime thriller Coogan’s Bluff. Eastwood commands the screen as Walt Coogan, an Arizona deputy sheriff who is sent to New York City to extradite captured murderer James Ringerman (Don Stroud, Joe Kidd). Coogan slips up, Ringerman escapes again, and the hunt is on! Coogan’s unorthodox law enforcement techniques don’t go over too well with frustrated NYC Police Lieutenant McElroy.
It’s time for a new generation of justice! Get ready for nonstop action with the release of DC’s Stargirl: The Complete First Season on Blu-ray and DVD on September 29, 2020, from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Strap yourself in for an exhilarating ride with all 13 episodes from the first season of the original series on DC UNIVERSE & The CW.
Our only hope to save the world is a bunch of supervillains -- what could go wrong? Check out the new trailer for James Gunn’s #TheSuicideSquad, in theaters and streaming exclusively on HBO Max* August 6.
Lately, I've been in an Edgar Allan Poe mood. The Raven is perhaps the best-known piece from the gothic author. Roger Corman's cinematic adaption with scare meisters Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, and Peter Lorre brings out the best of the seasoned actors. This an excellent Blu-ray edition for any collection from KL Studio Classics. The best time to view The Raven is around Halloween.
Summer Movies is your guide to 30 sun-drenched classics that—through beach parties, road trips, outdoor sports, summer camp, or some intangible mood that brings the heat—manage to keep summer alive year-round. Packed with production details, stories from the set, and more than 150 photos, the book takes an in-depth look at films from the silent era to the present that reflect the full range of how summer has been depicted on screen, both by Hollywood and by international filmmakers.
May 4th has become Black Friday for Star Wars fans. You can buy any under the two suns of Tatooine from grills to the latest gadgets. May the Fourth be with you!
Long Live Rock…Celebrate The Chaos is a deep dive into the culture of hard rock music. This genre, beloved by its millions of fans, is often misunderstood and maligned by the media and the music industry. In intimate interviews, the leading titans of rock discuss the genre and the special relationship they have with their audience.
Soylent Green: The "miracle food" of high-energy plankton, gathered from the oceans of the world. Due to its enormous popularity, Soylent Green is in short supply, so remember—Tuesday is Soylent Green day.
50 years ago, deep in the Welsh countryside, two brothers were milking cows and preparing to take over the family farm - but dreamed of making music. They had the audacious idea to build a studio in their farmhouse attic and record their own tunes.
The story of Cinderella is eternal. There are so many versions in both film and animation. The end result is good always triumphs over evil. Every new generation has a new spin on the traditional story. A Cinderella Story: Starstruck is yet another twist on the classic tale. Believe it or not, this is the sixth in a film series of Cinderella by Warner Bros. Entertainment.
Has Dave Grohl become the official ambassador of Rock 'N Roll? Seems so, his latest offering WHAT DRIVES US is about the humble beginnings of rock bands. The van seems to the building block to every band wishing to make it big. Some were lucky to graduate from a van to a private plane.
I am a big film noir buff. The Criterion Collection is releasing Pickup on South Street (1953) this June 29, 2021.
I love these two prints from Phantom City Creative to celebrate the world release of Godzilla vs. Kong on HBO Max and select theaters on March 31. Finally, the greatest clash of titans is upon us. I am really hyped for this movie.
Something fishy is going on with our fish. My betta fish just died this week, I hope he does not become a zombie and terrorize my neighborhood. Aquarium of the Dead will never make it safe to buy an aquarium from your pet shop. Where is Captain High Liner when you need him?
James Gunn’s supervillain team-up movie The Suicide Squad is a complete reboot from the 2016 version. The R-rated Gunn movie is set to hit theaters and HBO Max on Aug. 6. Most of the characters are completely new to this version of the film, though Margot Robbie will return as Harley Quinn, as well as Jai Courtney as Boomerang from the 2016 version of the film. DC fans will rejoice at the first film introduction of kaiju. (Starro!) This is a full Gunn blazing adventure like you never seen before.
This nostalgic documentary reveals the real story of Blockbuster's demise, and how one last location in Oregon keeps the spirit of a bygone era alive.
Eiji Tsuburaya the creator of Godzilla got his feet wet five years earlier in 1949 when he lent his special effects talents to perhaps Japan's first science-fiction movie, The Invisible Man Appears. Unlike the early Universal incarnation, the invisible man is not a lunatic madman.
Batman: Dying is Easy is a fan film catching the attention of the world. The Schoenke brothers raised more than $75,000 through the crowdfunding site Indiegogo for the project. The 30-minute production features the likes of Michael Madsen, Doug Jones, Casper Van Dien and musician Chris Daughtry.
Legends collide in “Godzilla vs. Kong” as these mythic adversaries meet in a spectacular battle for the ages, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.
The killer is silent and invisible. Film noir movies' main antagonist usually is a femme fatale or a jealous lover where circumstances went awry and killing was the only way out. The killer is never deadly smallpox virus.
Eartha Kitt and Sammy Davis, Jr. star in a much over-looked 1958 film, Anna Lucasta. The film is based on a stage play written in the early 1940s by screenwriter and producer Phillip Yordan.
A biker gang visits a monastery where they encounter black-robed monks engaged in worshipping Satan. When the monks try to persuade one of the female bikers, Helen, to become a satanic sacrifice the bikers smash up the monastery and leave.
I am saddened to hear that Ron Campbell, the animator of the Beatles' Yellow Submarine has passed away at the age of 81. Animation Magazine did a great tribute to him.