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Stallone.Schwarzenegger. Jcvd. Seagal. Snipes.Gibson.These were the legends of eighties and nineties action cinema, but let me tell you something, folks, back in the 80s, there was one guy who was just as big as any of them, and his name wasChuck Norris.Nowadays, the martial arts champion’s movies don’t get quite as much play as those of the other guys I mentioned, probably becauseNorrisnever really made an A-level studio film, with him mostly toiling in elevated B-movies throughout the decade. But, some of them were really a lot of fun, as we’re going to dig into one of the most over-the-top and explosive ones of them all –InvasionU.S.A.

Cut back to the year 1984. After years of making lower-budget action films, Norris’s career started to hit its stride. In 1983, Lone Wolf McQuade brought him to the attention ofMenahem Golan,...

Redboxand its parent company,Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment,filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a Delaware court June 29 and claimed nearly $1 billion in debt. It’s a reorganization, not a dissolution, so the red refrigerator-sized kiosks often found outside drug stores and in-grocery vestibules are not (yet) going the way of the VHS. However, it’s already bad news for physical media.

The obituary for physical movie rental has long been a work in progress, dating back toBlockbuster Videofiling for bankruptcy protection in 2010.Netflix,then primarily a DVD-by-mail service, destroyed the brick-and-mortar business. Within a few years, it was clear that streaming was Netflix’s future although it didn’t mail its last DVD until September 2023.

This year, we sawBest Buystop carrying DVDs and Blu-rays while Disney pulled the plug on its own physical home-entertainment business, outsourcing production toSony.Walmart,Target,andBarnes & Noble...

Stars:Derek Ting,Chuck Norris,Marc Singer,Yarett Harper,Jason Scott Jenkins,Nikki Leigh,Christopher Showerman| Written and Directed by Derek Ting

It wasn’t mentioned in any of the film’s publicity, butAgent Reconis the third film in a trilogy that began in 2017 withAgent Intelligenceand continued withAgent Revelationin 2021. That’s understandable, considering the first film was so unmemorable I forgot I’d seen it until I saw the second film’s flashback scenes. The second one did stick with me, but only because it was such a train wreck

A quick voiceover by Jim Yung, played by writer/director/star Derek Ting, gives anyone who hasn’t seen them a basic idea of their plot which involve evil aliens called Kinians, a super secret organization devoted to fighting them and the mysterious red dust that can either let the aliens control you, or...

WhileChuck Norrisstarted his career in action movies with 1977’s Good Guys Wear Black and Breaker, Breaker (a few years after playingBruce Lee’s opponent inWay of the Dragon), one could argue that he only truly hit his stride in the mid-eighties. In fact,Norris’s best run of movies coincided with him signing a long-term deal withThe Cannon Group,who produced many of his best-remembered films. Among his fans, one of the movies most often cited as one of his best is 1985’sInvasionU.S.A.

If you haven’t seen it – wow – you’re in for a demented treat. A classic example of Cold War paranoia, in it the Soviet Union invades America via Florida, pulling off brutal acts of terrorism to destabilize the government and strike fear into the hearts ofAmericanseverywhere. Only one problem – a retiredCIAagent namedMatt Hunter...

In 1985,Cannon Filmsbrought us aChuck Norrisaction movie calledInvasion USA,which involvedNorris’s character – formerCIAagentMatt Hunter– trying to stop an invasion of the United States that’s being carried out (in December) by a team of Soviet and Cuban guerrillas headed up by a villain played byRichard Lynch.It’s a violent, explosive shoot ’em up that makes for good Christmastime viewing alongside classics likeLethal Weapon,First Blood,On Her Majesty’s Secret Service,andDie Hard.It wasn’t a massive hit (it made $17.5 million on a budget of $12 million) and didn’t go over well with critics – but it has its fans, and apparently even helped overthrow the Communist government of Romania!

Directed byJoseph Zitofrom a screenplay that Chuck Norris and his brother Aaron crafted withJames Bruner,Invasion USAhas the following synopsis: Retired CIA agent Matt...

Phyllis Coates,the first actress to playLois Laneon television, has died. She was 96.

Coates portrayed the “Daily Planet” reporter and Clark Kent’s love interest for just one season on “Adventures of Superman.”

Coates, who also appeared inRepublic Picturesserial shows and in films like “I Was a Teenage Frankenstein,”died Wednesday of natural causes at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills.

Her daughterLaura Pressconfirmed the news toThe Hollywood Reporter.

Coates grew up in Wichita Falls, Texas. She first took on the role of Lois Lane alongsideGeorge Reevesas Superman in “Superman and the Mole Men”(1951), a dark science fiction film. The success of theLippert Picturesfilm — the first full-length theatrical feature starring theMan of Steel— brought about the production of a syndicated television show.

The first season of “Adventures of Superman”contained 26 episodes. “The Mole...

Phyllis Coates,the first actress to play Daily Planet reporterLois Laneon television, only to leave theAdventures of Supermanafter just one season, has died. She was 96.

Coates, who also appeared inRepublic Picturesserials and in such films asI Was a Teenage Frankenstein,died Wednesday of natural causes at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, her daughter Laura Press toldThe Hollywood Reporter.

A native of Wichita Falls, Texas, Coates first portrayed the headstrong Lois oppositeGeorge Reevesas the Man of Steel in the dark sci-fi movieSuperman and the Mole Men(1951).

The success of thatLippert Picturesfilm — the first full-length theatrical feature starring the comic-book hero — led to the quick decision to start production on a syndicated show for television.

Coates segued to the series and got into jams as Lois in all 26 episodes of the first season...

This episode of The Black Sheep was Written and Narrated byAndrew Hatfield,Edited byBrandon Nally,Produced byLance VlcekandJohn Fallon,and Executive Produced byBerge Garabedian.

The creature feature just isn’t explored enough anymore.Jawswas a monster of a success story and ended up having three sequels on its own and had a slew of imitators. 1980 would give us, in my humble opinion, one of the better ones withAlligatorstarringRobert Forster.It was successful too, making 6 and a half million on a 1.5-million-dollar budget. I know that’s not crazy money, but it was a hit and had a fun pedigree with it that remains very popular today. Its one of the movies that keeps selling well with new and old fans and so it recently got put on 4K. There weren’t as many creature flicks through the rest of the...

“The Cannon Film Guide is a treasure trove of info for Golan/Globusfans. Even diehardCannonscholars will learn from this tome.” –Paul Talbot,author of the Bronson’s Loose! books

The unbelievable story of the legendary 1980s B-movie studio continues in The Cannon Film Guide Volume II, which covers the company’s output from 1985 to 1987, their peak production years under maverick mogulsMenahem Golanand Yoram Globus. This highly-anticipated sequel to the original Cannon compendium takes an up-close look at sixty Cannon movies, from deep cuts to cult classics, includingAmerican Ninja,The Delta Force,Over the Top,Invasion USA,Masters of the Universe,Runaway Train,Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2,King Solomon’s Mines,Lifeforce,Superman IV: The Quest for Peace,and many more. Order the book Here

With hundreds of photos and more than forty interviews with Cannon directors, writers, and stars, this is an indispensable reference book for...

Martial arts expert and stuntman Bob Wall, best known for playing henchman O’Hara oppositeBruce Leein the 1973 martial arts classic “Enter the Dragon,”has died. Wall was 82.

Wall died on Sunday in Los Angeles, according to a statement issued by Wall’s family toThe Hollywood Reporter.The cause of death was not revealed.

“He was a pillar of strength and inspiration to all who encountered him, and his radiant spirit and legacy will never be forgotten,” the statement said. “He was a brilliant martial artist, a never-ending source of jokes, a gifted speaker and a passionate man whose unconditional love and support were unmatched.”

Along with “Enter the Dragon,”Hall starred in two other Bruce Lee Films, “The Way of the Dragon”(1972) and “Game of Death”(1978).

Wall was a ninth-degree Tang Soo Do black belt under fellow martial artist and actorChuck Norris.Wall and Norris would...

“Avenging Force”is an underrated, overlooked, action extravaganza starringMichael DudikoffandSteve James,which was produced between the first two “AmericanNinja”films. Released by the legendary, mini-studio, “TheCannonGroup,” many die hard action fans consider this to be Michael Dudikoff’s onscreen tour de force.Sam Firstenbergagrees, and even believes this is his own best movie out of the 25 films he’s directed.

On the surface “Avenging Force”is a typical slam-bang, exploitation action flick, but the social/political themes of white supremacy and systemic racism are sadly much more relevant today than they were in 1986. The villains of the film, “The Pentangle,” are an extremist militant group of powerful elites that will destroy anyone that opposes their vision of what America should be.

“Avenging Force”was originally conceived as a sequel to theChuck Norrisfilm, “Invasion USA,”and it is a very unique movie...

The filmmakers behind 80s beefcake throwbackCommando Ninjaare back, planning a new chapter in their humorous and ultra violent action adventures, Commando Ninja II: Invasion America. They look to be playing on good old Cold War era fear that enemy forces would invade 'Murica and the slew of films that came with it.Invasion USAandRed Dawncome to mind.Rambo IIIcomes to mind with the return to Vietnam. They have launched a crowdfunding campaign and its off to a roaring start. The production's aim is loftier this time around too, opting to shoot on location in Utah and Thailand, trying to eliminiate as much use of greenscreen as possible. They're also hoping to go 100% practical in camera effects...

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As August winds down, it’s time to look ahead to everything that’s hitting the major streaming services in September. As always, there’s an enormous haul of originals and newly licensed titles going up acrossNetflix,Disney Plus, HBO Max,Huluand Prime Video over the month, including content from every genre out there.

The first day of September brings the usual lengthy list of movies arriving on most of the sites. Just a few of the highlights include all threeBack to the Futurefilms returning to Netflix, every entry in theTwilightsaga arriving on Hulu and countless iconic movies going up on HBO Max, includingGrease,Miss Congenialityand V forVendetta.Also,Doctor Whofans will want to take note, as the most recent season of the show lands on HBO Max the same day.

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As one of the weirder “back to school” seasons in living memory rolls out,Huluis heading back to school in its own way for September 2020.

The biggest Hulu original arriving to the streaming services stream this month is season 2 of coming-of-age comedy Pen15…which of course stars two adults who have already come of age playing their middle school selves.

Speaking of middle school, perhaps the biggest non-original addition to the Hulu library this month is the arrival of all The Twilight Saga movies on September 1. That should prove to be a real nostalgia trip for interested parties. Other library titles of note include Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle,The Terminator,and 2019’sJudyon September 25.

Bookending Hulu’s originals this month is another intriguing comedy,Woke.This series will starLamorne Morrisas a Black cartoonist who gets an unexpected wakeup call.

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With the streaming wars really starting to heat up now thanks to all the new services that have sprung up over the past few months, it’s more important than ever for the major players to continue delivering truckloads of new content to keep subscribers happy. And thankfully,Huluintends on doing just that.

Earlier today, the platform announced their September line-up and it’s an exciting mix of films and TV shows covering iconic classics, underrated gems, overlooked projects and true fan favorites. In fact, it’s looking like a particularly strong month compared to what we’ve seen from the streaming site over the summer so far and below, you can check out the entire list of what’s headed to Hulu in the coming weeks.

Released September 1

Mike Tyson Mysteries: Complete Season 4 (Adult Swim)

Jeopardy!: Episode Refresh (ABC)

50 First Dates(2004)

Absolute Power(1997)

Aeon Flux(2005)

American Dragons...

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The Annihilators is a Spring 1985-lensed action film with lots of action and zero excitement. Coming on the heels ofTed Kotcheff’s masterful 1982 Vietnam-themed film version ofDavid Morrell’s 1972 novel,First Blood,which itself spawned several lifeless sequels including the latest and critically reviled Rambo: Last Blood a mere 37 years after the superior original.. The admittedly low-budget and bargain-basement Annihilators uses a familiar theme to string together several long-winded and ultimately soporific action set pieces that consist primarily of master shots with very little intercutting and close-ups, but not before we get a credit sequence which sets the appearance of onscreen names to the sound of machine gun fire. Clever! The 1980s were a time of teen sex comedies, Freddy Krueger nightmares, and action films. The superior examples of the latter, Mad Max 2/The Road Warrior (1981), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), andEscape From New York...

Billy Drago,who often played harming but chilling gangster roles and appeared inBrian De Palma’s “The Untouchables”andClint Eastwood’s “Pale Rider,”died Monday in Los Angeles of complications from a stroke. He was 73.

The character actor playedAl Capone’s henchmanFrank Nittiin 1987’s “The Untouchables.”

On TV series “Charmed,”he put his reptilian stare to good use as the demon Barbas in several episodes over five seasons.

Born William Eugene Burrows in Hugoton, Kan., his actor-director father was said to be of Native American origin. His mother’s family was of Romany extraction; he took their name Drago as his stage name. Starting out as a stuntman, he moved to New York and beginning his acting career.

Drago started acting in the late 1970s, appearing in films including “Cutter’s Way,” “No Other Love” and “Windwalker.”On television, he had guest roles in “Hill Street Blues,...

Barbara Stanwyck’s spiky strumpet literally sleeps her way to the top inBaby Face,the Sui Generis of gleefully prurient pre-code films that madeWarner Bros.ground zero for gloriously salacious entertainment before Will Hays and his fun-killing code spoiled the party. Though Stanwyck’s character engages in some situations that would raise eyebrows even in 2019, she naturally has a heart of gold and and poker-facedGeorge Brentis the lucky fella who benefits. Director Alfred Green (Invasion U.S.A.) specialized in fast-paced, low-budget exploitation fare but thanks to Stanwyck’s all-out performance, Baby Face remains his most memorable achievement.

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Hulu’s slate of new titles arriving on the platform in November is here.

“Wonder,”starringJulia Roberts,Owen WilsonandJacob Tremblay,will arrive on Hulu Nov. 2. The movie, based on the novel of the same name, tells the story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters the fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.

The complete series of “Married with Children”will arrive on the platform on Nov. 9, and the Season 1 premiere of “The Bisexual”will drop on Nov. 16. The “Oceans”trilogy will also become available, beginning Nov. 1.

Also Read: Hulu in Talks to Create a Smaller, More Affordable TV Bundle

Here’s the complete list of titles coming to and leaving Hulu below.

Available Nov. 1

K: Complete Season 2 (Dubbed) (Viz)

Sailor Moon: Complete Season 3 (Dubbed) (Viz)

Six: Complete Season 2 (History)

10 toMidnight(1983)

28 Days Later (2002)

2001 Maniacs (2005)

The Accused(1988)

The Adventures of Priscilla,...

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For anyone that loved Cannon Films in the 1980’s and their shlocky, grotesque but strangely enjoyable fare,Millennium Filmsare still flying the Golan-Globus flag some three decades later. Many of those who worked for the charismatic Israeli cousins during that manic few years through such “classics” asInvasion USA,Missing in Action,Lifeforce andOver The Top,are now part of Millennium and while a lot of their properties share much of its DNA, there’s an air of quality control with the new gang.

Their latest 21st-century Cannon-esque outing is The Hitman’s Bodyguard, another run-of-the-mill action-comedy that has all the hallmarks of being a little bit of a stinker from the off. But it’s with great joy that we can shake off those fears and proclaim the film one of the year’s most ridiculous but unabashedly delightful romps with two stars at the top of their powers.

We take a look at new Blu-rays of two ’80s classics.

Shout! Factory’s relatively young collectors label, Shout Select, is something of an odd duck. This is less of a criticism than an observation as their releases so far bear no real discernible through line. We’ve gotten well-deserved Blu-rays of eagerly awaited ’80s classics like To Live and Die in La,Road House,andMidnight Run,but the label has also released/announced titles likeDeath of a Salesman,The Chinese Connection,andSimon Pegg’s forgettable 2012 film,A Fantastic Fear of Everything.So yeah, there’s something of an odd inconsistency across the catalog.

For now though we’re here to discuss their latest releases, two ’80s films of varying acclaim and renown —John Milius’Red DawnandDennis Hopper’sColors.

Red Dawn(1984)

A small town in Colorado begins its day like any other until strangers drop from the sky. Soviet...

Stars:Kenny Johnson,Bill Goldberg,Mindy Robinson,Tyler Mane,William Forsythe,Kane Hodder,Krista Grotte,Michelle Lee,Fred Williamson,Olga Safari,Ricky Harris| Written byThomas J. Churchill,Aj Perez| Directed byThomas J. Churchill

Apparently “inspired by true events” (or so the opening title card says),Check Pointis the latest film fromThomas J. Churchillwho – until now – has worked extensively in the horror genre. Here he not only brings his experience to the action movie genre, but also some acting talent too – the film features Jason Vorhees actorKane Hodderand formerMichael Myers,Tyler Mane,too! But that pair are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes toCheck Point‘s cast: just look at the cast list above – it reads like a who’s who of genre talent. Old school performersWilliam ForsytheandFred Williamsonshare screen time with the likes of...

Comic readers who are fans of Blood & Gourd can now download the first two issues of the series on ComiXology. Also in today's Highlights: a Q&A withHavenhurstdirectorAndrew C. Erin,a clip and a trailer forBlind Sun,Mystery Science Theater 3000Volume 38 DVD release details,Arbor Demonacquisition info, and the trailer forPlaga Zombie: American Invasion.

Blood & Gourd Comixology Digital Download Details: The first two issues of Blood & Gourd are now available as digital downloads on ComiXology! If you prefer to collect your comics in physical form, you can limited print copies at bloodandgourd.

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Q&A withHavenhurstDirectorAndrew C. Erin:From the Press Release: "Brainstorm Mediaand Twisted Pictures have announced the February 10th limited theatrical and nationwide Cable VOD and Digital HD release ofAndrew C. Erin'sHavenhurst.Co-written by Erin (Sam's Lake,Simple Things) andDaniel Farrands(Amityville: The Awakening,...

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If you're in the mood to spice up your holiday eggnog with a real kick, we have 17 Christmas horror movies that are to die for...

Technicolor lights are illuminating every other home in the neighborhood; carolers are marching through the streets; even that old tree in Rockefeller is shining brightly.

For some folks, that’s enough to make you want to grab an axe. But don’t do that. Watch demented men dressed as Santa Claus or a demonKrampusgive your old Anti-Christmas sentiments a turn with maximum gore. Indeed, this list isn’t about the most charming, or heartwarming, or fancy-schmancy schmaltz that most Christmas articles, even on this site, heave into the world. Nay, this is about the 17 grossest, nastiest, and all around most fun Christmas horror movies. The kind where the greatest gift you’re going to...

Like many folk, I knew nothing of paranormal investigators Ed andLorraine WarrenuntilJames Wan’s theatrical releaseThe Conjuring(2013). So as I scoured the TV graveyard to unearth another relic from yesteryear, I came across 1991’sThe Haunted– an account of the terrifying (and long) haunting that beset the Smurl family from the mid 70s to the late 80s, and one in which the Warrens helped out. And while it doesn’t quite reach the heights of Wan’s modern classic, it is nevertheless a satisfying addition to theWarrenlegacy, and a great showcase forSally Kirklandas the besieged Smurl matriarch.

Originally broadcast on theFox networkon Monday, May the 6th, 1991,The Hauntedhad tough competition: ABC hadMacGyver/ABC Monday Night Movie, CBS airedEvening Shade/Major Dad/Murphy Brown/Designing Women,and NBC had Fresh Prince/Blossom/NBC Monday Night at the Movies.

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Vamp(1986)

Written by:Richard Wenk,Donald P. Borchers

Directed by:Richard Wenk

Cast:Chris Makepeace(Keith),Robert Rusler(A.J.),Dedee Pfeiffer(Allison),Sandy Baron(Vic),Gedde Watanabe(Duncan),Billy Drago(Snow),Grace Jones(Katrina).

Sometimes some pretty influential stuff by some pretty talented filmmakers has to season into its own. After being around long enough to see something make its debut, fall into obscurity for a couple of decades, be lovingly put on life support by loyal fans, and then rise like a phoenix to the accolades it deserved all along, I’ve got some perspective. That perspective is more than affirmed with “Vamp”.This 1986 horror comedy was well ahead of its time, and was influential in more ways than one.

Vamphad the pedigree of being a New World Picture. That may or may not seem obscure, but Cannon and New World...

For a creature that is not inherently scary, the common slug sure has menaced a lot of horror movies. FromNight of the Creepsto Slither toThe Puppet Masters,the slimy little mollusks have played the villain on screen again and again. But it is onlyJuan Piquer Simón’s 1988 filmSlugs(akaSlugs,muerte viscosa) that gives them top billing. Of all the slug horror movies, this one is the sluggiest.

Slugsis also trashy, gory nonsense, which is to be expected from the director ofPieces,one of the most insane slasher movies ever made. WhileSlugslacks the inspired lunacy ofPieces,it’s not for lack of trying. The film starsMichael GarfieldasMike Brady(that’s right), a worker with the health department who suspects that a recent rash of gruesome deaths are the result of a new strain of slug that has...

You can tell Halloween is right around the corner, as September 27th has over 20 different horror and sci-fi home entertainment releases looking to put a dent in your wallet. As far as new movies go,The Shallows,The Neon Demon,and Warcraft are all coming home on Tuesday, and for all you classic horror fans, there are new releases ofAn American Werewolf in London,Blood Diner,Chopping Mall,Lady in White,Slugs,and the 30th anniversaryBlu-ray forHighlander.

Other notable releases for September 27th includeStephen King’sCell,Count Dracula’s Great Love,The Mangler,Grimm:SeasonFive,andThe Shape of Things to Come.

An American Werewolf in London:Restored Edition (Universal Studios Home Entertainment,Blu-ray)

Re-discover one of the most gripping horror films of all time with the cult classicAn American Werewolf in LondonRestored Edition. Blending the macabre with a wicked sense of humor,...

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Our latest The Bottom Shelf DVD and Blu-ray round-up featuresJaws 2,Jaws 3-D,Jaws: The RevengeandChuck Norris...

WithShark Weekarguably America’s most beloved religious festival and the unprecedented worldwide cultural impact ofAnthony C. Ferrante’s acclaimedSharknadotrilogy showing no sign of letting up, who could deny the necessity of theJawssequels finally getting a Blu-ray release?

The immediate answer is obvious (well, anyone), though this belated look atJaws 2,Jaws 3-D,Jaws: The RevengeandJaws5: The Sharkening was, for this writer at least, a nostalgic journey through a world where morbidly obese fish bear grudges,Michael Cainefights a script far deadlier than any marine predator and where lines such as “Weld that sonuvabitch” are somehow deemed passable.

Generally considered the best of the sequels, perhapsJaws 2holds a special place in the heart of the reader who,...

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Was there ever a better 80s' tagline that 'Crime is a disease. Meet the cure'?Join usin celebrating the 30th birthday ofCobra...

This article contains spoilers forCobra.We suspect we're the only website to have written those words in recent times....

HadSylvester Stallonehad his way, the now cult classicBeverly Hills Copwould have been a much different film. BeforeEddie Murphywas cast in the role that would define his acting career, the part of Axel Foley was offered to Sly. Yet the Italian Stallion had other ideas in mind for what he wanted the film to be, so he took it upon himself to rewrite the script, moulding it to suit his strengths as a white-knuckled mortal terminator. As screenwriterDaniel PetrieJr told us last year, whilst it was "considered a coup to have written a script to attract...

Chuck Norrisis one of those figures who often tests my ability to separate the art from the artist. As much as I loved Chuck’s B-movie action antics of the Eighties and beyond, he has since become an irresponsible voice among the pack of celebrities who feel the need to offer an opinion on sociopolitical topics. I don’t begrudge the man for being religious, but it’s the way a celebrity used their platform, with which they should be judged. I realize that tensions run high, and especially during election years, but at one point Chuck took to his podium, and exclaimed that America as a whole either adapt Norris’ line of thinking, and support his specific candidate of choice, or suffer “1,000 years of Darkness.” Things like this are devoid of any and all value. But boy, do I love someInvasion U.S.A.andMissing in Action.

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In this special episode of Off The Shelf, Ryan and Brian take a look at the new DVD and Blu-ray releases for Tuesday, March 15th, 2016.

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Follow-Up Target:Star WarsThe Force Awakens exclusive supplements are download-only NewsKino Lorber:My Bodyguard,Sam Fuller’s Fixed Bayonets,Yellow Sky,The Legend of Hillbilly John, Daddy Long Legs Warner Archive: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf Milestone: Losing GroundVinegar Syndrome:Dolemite Misc LinksDan Trachtenberg’s post Delicious Library Links to Amazon Alvin and the Chipmunks:The RoadChipThe Big ShortBraddock: Missing in Action IIIBrooklynCarolThe Centurions: Part TwoBurden of DreamsGame of Thrones:Season 5Invasion U.S.A.Just VisitingLoveThe Manchurian CandidateMonster DogMy Boyfriend’s BackRage of HonorRocco and His BrothersSteve Jobs: The Man in the MachineSun, Sand and Sweat 4 Pack...

Stars:Carlton Williams,Tom Brittingham,Karen Maurise,Edward Terry,Joan Roth,Stacy Haiduk,Thomas Mils,Jerry Clarke| Written and Directed byCarlton J. Albright

“A movie with a fowl bite!”

When Luther (Carlton Williams,in his only role) was a young boy, he witnessed a group of rowdy locals egging on the local Geek (Tom Brittingham,also in his only role) to bite the head off a chicken. This combined with him getting his teeth accidentally knocked out by one of said locals in the ruckus leads young Luther to develop a taste for blood. Naturally, this turns him in to a bloodthirsty psycho and paves the way for a life of crime. After serving 20 years and thanks to prison board member Mrs. Butler (Karen Maurise,Dark Skies), a much older and balder Luther (Edward Terry,The Children) is set free. Armed with a set of homemade metal teeth, Luther...

It’s easy to imagineLondon Has Fallenas a lost entry in the Cannon Films’ canon, buried three decades ago and only recently unearthed, touched up with shoddy CG, and unleashed into cineplexes for our viewing pleasure. It’s gleefully violent, vociferously pro-American/anti-other, ridiculously plotted, and willfully ignorant of politically correct concerns — and if a smile crept up your ’80s action-loving face while reading that sentence then, like me, you’ll probably also find it to be pretty damn entertaining. It’sChuck Norris’Invasion U.S.A.updated and relocated to the U.K. with all of its aggressive patriotism and mass slaughter intact.Secret ServiceAgent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler), Stabby McHeadshot to his co-workers, was promoted after saving the lives of President Asher (Aaron Eckhat) and his son three years ago, but with a child of his own on the way he’s decided it’s time to sheath his knife and retire from...

Cannon Films,the iconic independent film studio of the 1970s and 1980s which essentially continued the careers of the likes ofCharles BronsonandChuck Norristhrough and after their prime, are back - more than twenty years after shutting their doors.

Responsible for the likes of "Masters of the Universe,""Cyborg,""Breakin',""Cobra,""Lifeforce,""Invasion U.S.A.,""American Ninja,""Death Wish II,"and"Bloodsport,"the studio is now back with a new slate of movies is on the horizon.

Formed under the new hand ofRichard Albiston,Cannon FilmsLtd. was established in 2014 and is moving forward with the ideals of former chairmanMenahem Golanabout putting the artist first. Today comes word of eight films which mark their inaugral slate - "America Ninja Apprentice," "Return ofThe Delta Force,""U.S. Sniper, "" Allan Quatermain and the Jewel of the East, "" Curse, ""Zombi: They Live,""Writer's Block"and" The Leopard Hunts at Midnight ".

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Electric Boogaloo was the name of the wacky 1985 sequel to the break dance epic Breakin’ – which I don’t know was worthy of a follow-up but if there was one studio up to the effort in the mid-‘80s, it was Cannon Films. Electric Boogaloo: The Wild Untold Story Of Cannon Films is the title of a new documentary that plays for one night only in St. Louis at Landmark’s The Tivoli Theater Thursday, September 17th at 7pm.

Israeli cousinsMenahem GolanandYoram Globus,prolific salesmen with little regard for quality, bought Cannon Films for half million dollars in 1979 (it was founded in ’67) and turned it into an efficient assembly line of high-concept, action, and exploitation. Lovers of low-brow cinema could always count on a good time when that Cannon Films logo appeared on-screen.The Texas Chainsaw MassacrePt 2, the Sly Stallone arm wrestling opusOver The Top,...

1985 was the year of Back ToThe Future,Rocky IVandRamboII. But what about these 20 movies, that also deserve a fair share of love?

Thirty years ago, Marty McFly was riding high with the smash hit Back ToThe Future,whileSylvester Stalloneenjoyed his most successful year yet with the one-two punch ofRambo: First Blood Part IIandRocky IV.It was an era of family sci-fi and teen comedies and bullet-spraying action, whereThe Breakfast Cluband Teen Wolf rubbed shoulders withDeath Wish 3and Commando. Then there were low-key dramas like Out Of Africa andThe Color Purple,which were both awards magnets at the Oscars.

Away from all those big hits, 1985 saw the release of a wealth of less successful movies, some of which found a second life on the then-huge home video circuit. Here's our pick of 20 underappreciated films from the year ofRambo,...

Pamela AndersonheadlinedBarb Wire,an 18-certificate comic book movie from the 1990s. How does it hold up?

I like to write silly articles about terrible films, but I prefer to write silly articles that go on about how much I’ve enjoyed a film that most people wouldn’t bother with. Den of Geek will often send me odd films with rotten reputations and it’s always my hope that I’m going to get something likeChuck Norris’Invasion U.S.A.,which is kind of out there but also kind of brilliant. More often, though, I’ll end up with aSanta With Musclesor a Nick Fury: Agent Of S.H.I.E.L.D.

When I read silly film look backs that other people have written around the internet, I’ll sometimes come away with the impression that the person has set out to trash an easy target.

In the 70sMenahem GolanandYoram Globus's reign at Cannon Films produced some of the shlockiest B-movies to (dis)grace the screen.Andrew Pulverremembers some old favourites (Enter the Ninja,Invasion USA,The Last American Virgin) and explains whyMark Hartley's documentary about the studio that gave early breaks toDolph Lundgren,Chuck NorrisandCharles Bronsonis worth your time this week. Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films is out in the UK now Continue reading...

Bansheecontinues an excellent run with another impressive episode that develops the characters behind its pulp action...

This review contains spoilers.

3.4RealLife Is The Nightmare

After the insane pyrotechnics of last week’s episode,Bansheeproved tonight that even in its slower episodes it can utterly excel.RealLife Is The Nightmare was a surprising hour of beautiful character moments and genuine pathos, a calm before the inevitable storm that would seem to have erupted in the closing minutes, setting the stage for more mayhem and carnage next week. The war is on and it’s looking to be savage.

I know thatBansheeis predominantly a pulp action show, but I really don’t think it gets enough credit for how well it can work in its quieter moments. This week’s episode almost entirely comprised those (while still finding room for an explosion, a fight and a...

Die Hard may always take all the action-movie attention around Christmas, but this year,Chuck Norrisis stepping in to challenge John McClane's holiday throne. Encore has announced a marathon of classicChuck Norrisfilms, beginning at 1 a.m. on Dec. 24 and lasting into early Christmas morning, when Hero and Terror airs at 1:35 a.m. on Dec. 25. The marathon will air on Encore Action and include four Norris films repeated three times each. So fear not—if you happen to flip into the last half-hour ofCode of Silence,Norris as cop Eddie Cusack will return later in your Christmas Eve festivities.

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Written and directed byMark Hartley

Australia/USA/Israel/UK, 2014

Australian documentarianMark Hartleycrafts his third vigorous valentine to exploitation cinema, alongside Not Quite Hollywood and Machete Maidens Unleashed!, with Electric Boogaloo, an explosive trawl through the snarling ferocity of Cannon Films before its inevitable bankruptcy in the early 1990s. Whilst the former documentary in the cycle celebrated the boom in Ozploitation cinema of the 1970s and 1980s, and Maidens! took a appreciative scan of the laxly monitored Philippine film factory, this time the viewfinder shifts to the excessive and action packed oeuvre of Israeli movie mogulsMenahem GolanandYoram Globus,whose 1979-founded company became an explosive production house in Hollywood during the Reagan-mandated 1980s. Much to the disgust of snooty critics and prestige-minded executives, Cannon (an apt name) forged repeated success due to their box office-incinerating brand of chaotic,...

Every year in Austin, Texas, the Alamo Drafthouse holds Fantastic Fest, a celebration of all things wild, weird, and wonderful in worldwide genre cinema. Most of these movies feature one or more of the following: animal cruelty, full-frontal nudity, fountains of blood and some kind of weird Japanese business. (If it's missing one or more of these elements, then it was probably admitted by mistake.)

Most film festivals are divided into the screenings and the parties; what Fantastic Fest does (brilliantly) is combine these two elements into a non-stop, week-long smorgasbord of good times. (This festival also included Mondo Con, a convention dedicated to pop culture artwork.) This was our first year at the festival and as such we tried to drink it all in.

Below are all the movies we saw at the festival -- from best to worst.Oneof the greatest things about Fantastic Fest is that...

Next week at Tfh features a trio of trippy films gathered together under the banner "Just Say No". They includeRequiem for a Dream,The Trip, and the subject of today's Saturday Matinee,Confessions of an Opium Eater.

ProducerAlbert Zugsmithwas a consummate exploitationist, launching his career in 1952 with the berserk red-scare screed,Invasion USAstarringGerald Mohrand Dan O’Herlihy. He would spend the next twenty years rattling off a memorably lurid series of titles stoked by the hottest of hot-button topics, including teenage sex (High School Confidential), collegiate sex (Sex Kittens go to College) and interracial sex (Night of the Quarter Moon). There’s a pattern here if you look real close.

An amiable self-made millionaire who seemed to thrive on the low-down pleasures found on the other side of the tracks, Zugsmith’s first directorial efforts (College Confidential,The Private Lives of Adam and Eve...

The filmmaker behind theDeath Wishsequels and such 1970s and ’80s Cannon Group actioners asThe Delta ForcetheLou Ferrigno-led Hercules died today in Jaffa, Israel, Haaretz reports.Menahem Golanwas 85. The big-personality Israeli producer, writer and director was behind dozens of films during a nearly half-century career, featuring stars includingCharles Bronson,Sylvester Stallone,Chuck NorrisandJean-Claude Van Damme.He also directed many of the films, including 1986’s Delta Force withLee Marvinand Norris, and Stallone’sOver The Topthe following year. Those and many others were produced by Cannon Entertainment, which Golan started with his cousinYoram Globus.Cannon’s output also included such decidedly non-action fare asBolero(1984), starringBo DerekandGeorge Kennedy;theMario Van Peeblesstarrer Rappin’ (1985);A Cry In The Dark(1988), starringMeryl Streepand Sam O’Neill; andJean-Luc Godard’sKing Lear(1987). But the action...

Imagine a twisted world in whichBack to the Future,a zany fable starringEric Stoltzas Marty McFly andJohn Lithgowas Doc Brown — a mad scientist with a pet chimpanzee — is released by Disney in May 1985. The film ends with Marty traveling to a nuclear test site in Nevada and escaping the past via time-traveling refrigerator.

Not to mix our references, but this would indeed be the darkest timeline.

Thankfully, script rewrites, casting changes, and the power ofSteven Spielberg’sAmblin Entertainmentcombined to transform that possibleBack to the Futureinto the one that was actually...

The idea of remakingJohn Milius’s nutzoid 1984 action pictureRed Dawnis a silly one, not because the original is some kind of sacrosanct masterpiece (oh, boy, is it not), but because it was such a perfect cinematic object for the neuroses of the Reagan era.Basically, it cross-breed the two essential genres of its time: the teen movie and the neo-militarist right-wing fantasy;The Breakfast ClubmeetsInvasion USA.The result was a masturbatory epic about an assortment of high schoolers fighting back Commie invaders. (The latter were represented not just by the Soviet military juggernaut, but also their Cuban and Nicaraguan allies, who presumably took a break from looking for food in their economically ravaged nations to help invade the most powerful empire in world history.) It was terrible, but it had a kind of meatheaded integrity — like a war movie made by cavemen who hadn’t...

Barbet Schroeder,Tobe Hooper,Michael WinnerandAndrei Konchalovskyare amongst the various filmmakers who'll give on camera interviews for the upcoming documentary "Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films" says Deadline.

The film comes from multiple award winningMark Hartley,the man behind the highly praised and endlessly enjoyable doco "Not Quite Hollywood" which explored the exploitation, trashy horror and B-grade action movies of the Australian film industry in the 1970's and 80's.

With 'Boogaloo'. Hartley has lined up interviews with around fifty people. The two key talks he is trying to score though are on screen chats with Israeli-born cousinsMenahem GolanandYoram Globus.The pair purchased Cannon in 1979 and used it to churn out dozens of high-end exploitation films including the likes of "Cobra,""King Solomon's Mines,""Masters of the Universe,""Over the Top,""Invasion U.S.A.,""Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 "along with franchises like"Death Wish,...

"The Amazing Spider-Man"has been taking the box office by storm. Since opening on July 3, the film has made $75.5 million domestically, and could eventually compete with theSam Raimitrilogy for top Spidey franchise. However, while theTobey Maguire-starring "Spider-Man"films are praised by both critics and audiences, they were not the first attempt to get the friendly neighborhood superhero onto the big screen. Over the last three decades, there have been several versions of"Spider-Man"that almost came to be: from a corny B-movie to an R-rated epic fromJames Cameron.Moviefone takes a look back at the "Spider-Man"moves that almost happened. A"Spider-Man"Monster Movie, directed byTobe Hooper( "TexasChainsaw Massacre ") The first studio to acquire the rights to"Spider-Man"was Cannon Films (the people behind '80s fare like"Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo,""Masters of the Universe"and"Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.

We are sad to report on the passing of actorRichard Lynchat the age of 72. Reports began surfacing late last night, but we were waiting for confirmation. It has now been confirmed by his management, although details on his passing have not been released.

Born in Brooklyn in 1940, Lynch started his acting career in the early 70′s and has worked consistently ever since in films such asScarecrow,The Sword and the Sorcerer,Invasion U.S.A.andBad Dreams.More recently, horror fans caught him inRob Zombie’sHalloween,as well as Laid to Rest.

While he has dozens of movie credits, he also did plenty of TV work, which included appearances onSix Feet Under,Highlander,MurderShe Wrote,Star Trek: The Next Generation,The A-Team,andBattlestar Galactica,among others. Lynch wrapped up filming The Lords of Salem withRob Zombieearlier this year, andRob Zombie...