CANNON MONTH 2: The Company of Wolves (1984)
EDITOR’S NOTE: This was originally on the site on August 28, 2020. The Company of Wolves was not produced by Cannon but was theatrically distributed by Cannon Releasing Corporation. Back before Neil Jordan made The Crying Game, he made an adaption of one of the stories in Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber. The author had already made a […]
CANNON MONTH 2: The Quiet Earth (1985)
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Quiet Earth was not produced by Cannon but was theatrically distributed by them. For another take on this movie, read this. Loosely based on the novel by Craig Harrison and kind of, sort of a remake of The World, the Flesh and the Devil, this movie has the world end on 6:12 a.m. on July […]
CANNON MONTH 2: Emmanuelle IV (1984)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Emmanuelle IV was not produced by Cannon — shh, Roger Corman was the uncredited producer — but was theatrically distributed by Cannon Releasing Corporation. Director and written by Francis Leroi (who would make a ton of Emmanuelle content, such as Emmanuelle Forever, Emmanuelle’s Revenge, Emmanuelle In Venice, Emmanuelle’s Love, Emmanuelle’s Magic, Emmanuelle’s Perfum, Emmanuelle […]
CANNON MONTH 2: Thor the Conqueror (1983)
EDITOR’S NOTE: This was originally on the site on July 4, 2022. Thor the Conquerer was not produced by Cannon but was theatrically distributed by Cannon Releasing Corporation. The craze of making barbarian movies post-Conan the Barbarian had to feel like going back home for director Tonino Ricci, as he worked on the second unit on Thor and […]
CANNON MONTH 2: The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
EDITOR’S NOTE: This was first on the site on January 6, 2021. The Ballad of Narayama was not produced by Cannon but was theatrically distributed by Cannon Film Distributors (UK) Ltd. The Ballad of Narayama came late in the career of director Shôhei Imamura who claimed that a viewing of Kurosawa’s Rashomon inspired him to imagine that […]
CANNON MONTH 2: Last Rites (1980)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Last Rites was not produced by Cannon but was theatrically distributed by Cannon Releasing Corporation. You know, vampires think they’re so smart. They’ve been pulling that Alucard scam for decades and humans haven’t figured it out. Like in this small town, where a drag race leads to two injured teens. The girl is declared deceased […]
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