CANNON MONTH 2: Don’t Go Near the Park (1979)
EDITOR’S NOTE: This was originally posted on October 26, 2019. Don’t Go Near the Park was not produced by Cannon but was theatrically distributed by Cannon Releasing Corporation. Cannibalism. Incest. Pedophilia. Yes, folks, Don’t Go Near the Park has it all. That’s why it made it to the category 2 video nasty list, a feat for a director […]
CANNON MONTH 2: The Sword of the Barbarians (1982)
EDITOR’S NOTE: This was on the site for the first time on December 3, 2020. Sword of the Barbarians was not produced by Cannon but was theatrically distributed by Cannon Releasing Corporation. Known in Italy as Sangraal, la spada di fuoco (Sangraal, the Sword of Fire), this is the first of two barbarian movies that Michele Massimo Tarantini […]
CANNON MONTH 2: Graduation Day (1981)
EDITOR’S NOTE: This was first on the site on July 5, 2018. Graduation Day was not produced by Cannon but was theatrically distributed by Cannon Releasing Corporation. By 1981, all manner of slasher had been slashed. From dates on the calendar to holidays to high school, college, probably every trade schools, if you could kill someone someplace […]
CANNON MONTH 2: Beyond Evil (1980)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Beyond Evil was not produced by Cannon but was theatrically distributed by Cannon Releasing Corporation. You can read another take on the movie here. Architect Larry Andrews and his new wife Barbara (horror movie super couple John Saxon and Linda Day George; if these two ever had a child it would either be a demon […]
CANNON MONTH 2: Alien Contamination (1980)
EDITOR’S NOTE: This originally was posted on August 27, 2018. Alien Contamination was not produced by Cannon but was theatrically distributed by Cannon Releasing Corporation. As a large ship drifts into New York City, you may wonder, “Am I watching Zombi?” No, you’re watching Contamination or Alien Contamination, but the similarities may be international. Both films shared the same […]
CANNON MONTH 2: The Magician of Lublin (1979)
Based on the Isaac Bashevis Singer book The Magician of Lublin, this Menahem Golan-directed movie was co-written by Golan, Irving S. White and Sheldon Patinkin, who was a major force in Chicago theater, serving as a chair of the Theater Department of Columbia College Chicago, artistic director of the Getz Theater of Columbia College, artistic […]
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