The Cannon Film Guide
@cannonfilmguide.bsky.social
A trilogy of books about the legendary 1980s b-movie studio, The Cannon Group. Tweets actual Chuck Norris facts.
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*** CANNON STREAMING GUIDE, JULY '25 ***
There's no better time to beat the summer heat, because Tubi currently has nearly 90 (!) Golan-Globus era Cannon films to stream, for free, in the U.S. This is by far the most I've seen available at once in all the years I've been compiling these lists.
There's no better time to beat the summer heat, because Tubi currently has nearly 90 (!) Golan-Globus era Cannon films to stream, for free, in the U.S. This is by far the most I've seen available at once in all the years I've been compiling these lists.
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November 23, 2025 at 12:44 AM
hey hey hey
bim’s on the way
bim’s on the way
New Nathan Rabin book (that’s about movies that are about movies), just in time for the holidays. I’ve been looking forward to this one!
November 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
New Nathan Rabin book (that’s about movies that are about movies), just in time for the holidays. I’ve been looking forward to this one!
I dislike all push notifications, except when they’re from Tubi.
November 16, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I dislike all push notifications, except when they’re from Tubi.
Greenberg shot more than a dozen Golan-Globus movies, from early Hebrew-language films to Cannon staples like Last American Virgin and 10 to Midnight. One of their most regular collaborators.
Adam Greenberg, the Oscar-nominated cinematographer known for his work on 'The Terminator' and many other films, has died. He was 88.
Adam Greenberg Dies: Oscar-Nominated ‘The Terminator’ Cinematographer Was 88
Adam Greenberg, the Oscar-nominated cinematographer known for his work on 'The Terminator' and many other films, has died. He was 88.
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November 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Greenberg shot more than a dozen Golan-Globus movies, from early Hebrew-language films to Cannon staples like Last American Virgin and 10 to Midnight. One of their most regular collaborators.
I’m very grateful to have had the opportunity to dive deep into the careers of the performers inside the Garbage Pail Kid suits for the booklet in this release. Many of their resumes also include some of the best sci-fi and fantasy films of the era!
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November 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I’m very grateful to have had the opportunity to dive deep into the careers of the performers inside the Garbage Pail Kid suits for the booklet in this release. Many of their resumes also include some of the best sci-fi and fantasy films of the era!
If you see this, post a vampire that isn’t Dracula.
October 30, 2025 at 11:47 AM
If you see this, post a vampire that isn’t Dracula.
Narrator’s Voice: “Their cannon was, in fact, not booming.”
October 26, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Narrator’s Voice: “Their cannon was, in fact, not booming.”
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A Curtis Sliwa biopic in 1987. And MST3K started in 1988. Oh, when I think of what could have been!
I missed the debates. Has anyone brought up the unproduced Curtis Sliwa biopic that Cannon tried to make in 1987?
October 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
A Curtis Sliwa biopic in 1987. And MST3K started in 1988. Oh, when I think of what could have been!
I missed the debates. Has anyone brought up the unproduced Curtis Sliwa biopic that Cannon tried to make in 1987?
October 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I missed the debates. Has anyone brought up the unproduced Curtis Sliwa biopic that Cannon tried to make in 1987?
Rest in peace to Drew Struzan, one of the greatest to have ever done it.
October 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Rest in peace to Drew Struzan, one of the greatest to have ever done it.
Criminally underseen star turn from Steve James, directed by Sam Firstenberg off his run of Cannon classics (Revenge of the Ninja, Ninja 3, Breakin' 2, Avenging Force, American Ninja 1 & 2...) and lovingly restored after decades of only being available on a hard-to-find VHS. Mark your calendars!
***RELEASE DETAILS***
Coming in June of 2026 on Blu-ray in the US from @reelblack.bsky.social: #Riverbend (1989)!
In the heat of the Civil Rights era, three decorated Black soldiers return home from Vietnam only to find themselves in another war — this time against racism, corruption, & brutality
Coming in June of 2026 on Blu-ray in the US from @reelblack.bsky.social: #Riverbend (1989)!
In the heat of the Civil Rights era, three decorated Black soldiers return home from Vietnam only to find themselves in another war — this time against racism, corruption, & brutality
October 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Criminally underseen star turn from Steve James, directed by Sam Firstenberg off his run of Cannon classics (Revenge of the Ninja, Ninja 3, Breakin' 2, Avenging Force, American Ninja 1 & 2...) and lovingly restored after decades of only being available on a hard-to-find VHS. Mark your calendars!
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October 6, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Surprisingly he didn’t work for Cannon nearly as much as his father did, but managed to squeeze in an appearance in Mercenary Fighters. RIP
Jim Mitchum, son of Robert, has left for his one-way trip to the great beyond.
A few of his ’70s movies: The Last Movie (1971), Trackdown (1976), and the one I know him from, Blackout (1978).
He was 84.
#jimmitchum #jimmitchumrip #ripjimmitchum #thelastmovie #trackdown #blackout78 #filmsky
A few of his ’70s movies: The Last Movie (1971), Trackdown (1976), and the one I know him from, Blackout (1978).
He was 84.
#jimmitchum #jimmitchumrip #ripjimmitchum #thelastmovie #trackdown #blackout78 #filmsky
October 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Surprisingly he didn’t work for Cannon nearly as much as his father did, but managed to squeeze in an appearance in Mercenary Fighters. RIP
September 30th/October 1st
October 1, 2025 at 3:54 AM
September 30th/October 1st
Happy 40th anniversary to the Cannon classic Invasion USA, released on September 27, 1985.
September 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Happy 40th anniversary to the Cannon classic Invasion USA, released on September 27, 1985.
Bryan has a new book out on low-budget, DVD-era action flicks, and I cannot wait to read it:
September 24, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Bryan has a new book out on low-budget, DVD-era action flicks, and I cannot wait to read it:
Farewell, Robert Redford. I had the chance to sit with him at a roundtable for The Company You Keep in 2012, and he showed such incredible grace while kindly answering some of the worst questions I’ve ever heard fielded to a screen legend.
September 17, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Farewell, Robert Redford. I had the chance to sit with him at a roundtable for The Company You Keep in 2012, and he showed such incredible grace while kindly answering some of the worst questions I’ve ever heard fielded to a screen legend.
September 9, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Local haunted hayride discarded some of their old dummies, and you’d better believe I wasn’t about to drive out of the town dump without one.
September 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Local haunted hayride discarded some of their old dummies, and you’d better believe I wasn’t about to drive out of the town dump without one.
American Ninja was released 40 years ago today.
August 30, 2025 at 11:35 AM
American Ninja was released 40 years ago today.
This was one hell of a lineup. Dudikoff, Tadashi Yamashita, Judie Aronson, Phil Brock, Larry Poindexter, Jeff Celentano... Wish I could have been there!
August 25th, 2025….or “The Night I hugged an American Ninja”
It doesn’t get much more EPIC than last night’s special AMERICAN NINJA Grindhouse Double Feature at @newbeverly.bsky.social with many of the cast from both films showing up.
It doesn’t get much more EPIC than last night’s special AMERICAN NINJA Grindhouse Double Feature at @newbeverly.bsky.social with many of the cast from both films showing up.
August 27, 2025 at 4:06 AM
This was one hell of a lineup. Dudikoff, Tadashi Yamashita, Judie Aronson, Phil Brock, Larry Poindexter, Jeff Celentano... Wish I could have been there!
Can. Not. Wait!
Thrilled to be writing my first-ever horror novel for Ed Schlesinger and Gallery Books! THE MOONLIGHT CHILDREN blends elements from some of my favorite horror novels - from Dracula to Salem's Lot to Certain Dark Things and Devil House. It's about coming home and not liking what you find. Stay tuned!
August 26, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Can. Not. Wait!
Happy 35th birthday to Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection! (Or Delta Force 2: Operation Stranglehold, depending on how you saw it.)
August 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Happy 35th birthday to Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection! (Or Delta Force 2: Operation Stranglehold, depending on how you saw it.)
Not a fan of the whole world domination thing, but I can’t deny that the song is catchy.
August 24, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Not a fan of the whole world domination thing, but I can’t deny that the song is catchy.