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Golan-Globus films. This category contains films produced or distributed by the Golan-Globus team, released under various banners such as Cannon Films. Most of the library of Cannon is currently owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
In 2015, Globus sold "Globus Max" and returned to Hollywood to launch a new film production company, "Rebel Way Entertainment." The company seeks to reconnect young and web-crazy audiences with the traditional theatrical experience. [99] As of February 2023, their only film is Deported (2020), directed by Tyler Spindel.
Menahem Golan (Hebrew: מנחם גולן; May 31, 1929 – August 8, 2014, originally Menachem Globus) was an Israeli film producer, screenwriter, and director. He co-owned The Cannon Group with his cousin Yoram Globus.
YearTitleFunctioned As(director)Functioned As(writer)2009NoYes2008Marriage ArrangementYesYes2007Children of WaxNoYes2007A Dangerous DanceYesYes- 8 52 Pick-Up
- 7 Powaqqatsi
- 6 Street Smart
- 5 Shy People
- 4 Barfly
- 3 The Last American Virgin
- 2 Runaway Train
- 1 Evil Angels
The neo-noir 52 Pick-Up, based on a novel by Elmore Leonard, follows a wealthy man (Roy Scheider) and the efforts to blackmail him due to his illicit affair with a younger woman (Kelly Preston). Ebert praised it for creating “the best, most reprehensible villain of the year, and uses his vile charm as the starting point” of the film. Janet Maslin f...
Powaqqatsi is a non-narrative film that highlights life in Third World countries and the battle between traditional life and industrialization. This movie, which has no dialogue, “is an impression, an examination of how life is changing,” said director Godfrey Reggio. He added that it “emphasizes our unanimity as a global community.” Ebert and Time...
The critically-acclaimed thriller Street Smart earned Morgan Freeman his first Academy Award nomination(best supporting actor), making it his breakthrough film. The veteran thespian played the role of a pimp, Fast Black, who felt alluded to by the fictional write-up of a journalist (Christopher Reeve). Ebert said it was a “clever thriller with a lo...
The drama film Shy People is about a tragic family reunion. The movie, one of Merritt Butrick’s last projects before he died, is not shy about its class. Barbara Hershey, who also starred in Insidious, earned the best actress award from the prestigious Cannes Film Festival for her performance. Time Out said it was a “melodramatic hokum, pure and si...
Fans of the poet Charles Bukowski might love Barfly, the author’s semi-autobiography, in which he also worked on the screenplay. It follows the author’s drinking spree and is led by Mickey Rourke, who “literally” consumed his role. Ebert gave it four stars, enamored by the dialogue of Rourke and Faye Dunaway, which he deemed “poetry.” As it should ...
The sex comedy film The Last American Virgin, which still resonates 40 years later, is the American remake of the Israeli flick Lemon Popsicle (1978). Its ending scene (SPOILER ALERT), like in the original version, is often shared online (by hopeless romantics) and a hit on YouTube. Aside from its good soundtrack, the film was praised for its “fran...
Another Konchalovsky entry, Runaway Train is a thriller movie based on the screenplay of the legendary Akira Kurosawa. It's about two escaped convicts (Jon Voight and Eric Roberts) and a locomotive driver stuck on a runaway train. For his performance, Voight grabbed the Best Actor award for a motion picture drama from the Golden Globe Awards. Ebert...
Evil Angels (titled A Cry in the Dark outside of New Zealand and Australia) is considered one of the best courtroom drama movies. It was based on the death of the nine-week-old Azaria Chamberlain; the wrongful conviction endured by her mother (Meryl Streep), and the false implication of her father (Sam Neill). The Washington Post’s Rita Kempley pra...
1986 1h 50m R. 6.4 (7.2K) Rate. 55 Metascore. A secret extramarital fling between successful Los Angeles construction magnate Harry Mitchell and his stripper mistress Cini leads to three strangers blackmailing him for a six-figure sum, followed by burglary, theft, and Cini's murder.
Sep 20, 2013 · Producers Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, the two figureheads behind the studio, had just opened their expensive new offices in Los Angeles, and their growing fame was captured for posterity in a...
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Mar 17, 2023 · While a few of these movies predate the Golan and Globus run, and some were distributed by other companies, they are all Cannon Productions, showcasing the company’s surprising breadth. 10 ...
