Podcast appearances and mentions of cannon pictures

From the director (Tobe Hooper) of The Texas Chainsaw Massacare and the writer (Dan O'Bannon) of Alien comes this crazy sci-fi horror thriller about a potential alien invasion which occurs around London after a race of space vampires (yes you read that right) come calling via Haley's Comet and an Earth-bound spaceship.  This ambitious Cannon Pictures release was a notable flop when it was first released in June of 1985 but has since garned a cult following due to several crazy setpieces, ample female nudity (from one alien in particular played by Matilda May), and.....some very inventive visual effects thanks to contributions from the same F/X wizard (John Dykstra) who had worked on the original Star Wars just eight years prior.  Starring alongside May (in her on-screen debut) are Steve Railsback, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay, and Patrick Stewart! Host & Editor: Geoff GershonProducer: Marlene GershonSend us a texthttps://livingforthecinema.com/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Living-for-the-Cinema-Podcast-101167838847578Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/livingforthecinema/Letterboxd:https://letterboxd.com/Living4Cinema/

A live watch-along treat! This Tuesday night, February, 25th, 2025, 8:00pm Eastern/7:00pm Central, Chris and Shawn will take on the INSANE 3D Heist film Treasure of the Four Crowns from 1983, a gem from the two crazy geniuses behind Cannon Pictures. Shawn has never seen it and we need to record his reactions -- and we want to hear yours too! Join us, won't you?To watch the movie for free on YouTube, use this link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV3re5wJvdITo chat with us while we watch, use this link to get into our Riverside studio:https://riverside.fm/studio/chris-coolings-studioYou'll need to download the app if you want to chat with us on your phone -- it's free and easy, no need to register or log-in. Otherwise, just click the link and watch on your computer.As always, to follow us:X (nee Twitter): @30SecondsPodInstagram: 30secondsflatpodChris' radio show, first and third Thursdays of the month, 1:00pm CST: https://www.twitch.tv/thelife983fm

It's Cannon Month! That means in addition to talking all about Cannon Pictures on the site, there will be two episodes all about Menahem Golan And Yoram Globus. And you know who else? David Mendenhall, that's who. Get ready to learn more about Over the Top, The Secret of the Ice Cave, Going Bananas and one non-Mendenhall movie, the absolutely baffling and mind breaking Too Much. Can you handle this much Cannon? Important links: Theme song: Strip Search by Neal Gardner. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠B&S About Movies⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and email me at bandsaboutmovies@gmail.com. Donate to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ko-fi page⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Aliens are here for our copper!  ...or to stop NASA!  ...or to kill us!  It's not really clear what they want.  But they live in a butthole cavern, and its up to an 11 year old boy and the school nurse to convince the army to destroy them, along with his mean teacher.  Listen as Tara J and Adam rip apart one of Tara's favorite movies as a child.

Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone team up in arguably the best/worst knockoff in film history and arguably Cannon Pictures most fun and most accessible project. Hashtag shenanigans to come. Campy, cheesy, corny, and whatever C words you can come up (no not that one) fit here. While clearly being an attempt to ride on the financial coattails of Indy, King Solomon's Mines departs greatly in tone. Its more of a Errol Flynn knockoff than anything with Harrison Ford in it. Sure, there is no swashbuckling, but there's an endless parade of "adventure shenanigans", overly ridiculous villains, and constant damsel in distress scenarios with Sharon Stone's Jesse Houston. Yet, it still maintains a high-level of Cannon ineptitude with bananas set-pieces, terrible rear-projection (think Megaforce), poorly thought-out plot and character motivations and one after the other one-liners. I mean if you wanted The Delta Force mashed up with Batman: The Movie with a cheesy layer on top of Robin Hood, you've found your movie. This is hall of fame level stuff here guys and highly rewatchable. Make sure to watch or revisit.

This episode Retro Experts Greg "The Movie Maniac" Reifsteck and Trista "The Video Vixen" Perez pay tribute to CANNON PICTURES, the studio Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus created back in the 80s and 90s. During their heyday they produced the films with the most What the Fuck moments in film history, whether they were schlocky strange films or prestige flicks that slipped through the cracks. Both show off their mad movie trivia skills as they link the actors, directors, producers or any other pop culture references between the films. The listener always wins as they learn more about the films they love, or find new retro films to love. The Last American Virgin, Lifeforce, Bloodsport, Breakin', Over The Top, Runaway Train, Going Bananas, Penitentary III, Ninja III:The Domination and Dr. Heckyl & Mr. Hype are featured.

This episode Retro Experts Greg "The Movie Maniac" Reifsteck and Trista "The Video Vixen" Perez pay tribute to CANNON PICTURES, the studio Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus created back in the 80s and 90s. During their heyday they produced the films with the most What the Fuck moments in film history, whether they were schlocky strange films or prestige flicks that slipped through the cracks. Both show off their mad movie trivia skills as they link the actors, directors, producers or any other pop culture references between the films. The listener always wins as they learn more about the films they love, or find new retro films to love. The Last American Virgin, Lifeforce, Bloodsport, Breakin', Over The Top, Runaway Train, Going Bananas, Penitentary III, Ninja III:The Domination and Dr. Heckyl & Mr. Hype are featured.

Chesher Cat began her creative adventures as a rock and roll photographer and journalist in Vancouver, B.C. shooting hundreds of concerts up and down the west coast, including groups such as Led Zeppelin, Elton John, the Eagles, George Harrison, and the Bee Gees, to name a few. She relocated to Los Angeles with the idea to do a book featuring art by musicians, believing that a person with one creative talent could also be equally talented in another. The result was the coffee-table book Starart, showcasing the fine art of Joni Mitchell, John Mayall, Cat Stevens, Klaus Voormann, Commander Cody, and Ron Wood of the Rolling Stones. Starart debuted in 1980 to rave reviews and was featured in publications across the country, including Rolling Stone, People and Playboy. Chesher produced art gallery shows of original works from Starart, with gala openings attended by the artists in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Laguna Beach. She then fulfilled her dream to work in film, freelancing as a still photographer, designer and reader before accepting a staff position at Cannon Pictures as the Creative Director in advertising and marketing. Her efforts were instrumental in garnering millions of dollars in foreign and domestic feature and video revenues. She left Cannon to start her own design company, and while retaining them as a client, she also provided creative advertising services to 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros. and many independent production and distribution companies. Chesher produced and starred in Final Placement at the Tiffany Theater in Los Angeles, raising thousands of dollars for the child abuse charity, Childhelp USA. She also produced and directed the filming of a Mick Fleetwood concert in Coachella, CA to be released worldwide on DVD. She wrote her first screenplay in 2002 and has since optioned two screenplays. In 2007, Chesher returned to her rock and roll roots with the release of her coffee table Everybody I Shot Is Dead, honoring 48 musicians she photographed who have since passed away. In 2012, Chesher made her directorial debut with a short film adapted from her feature script, End of the Innocents. She followed that with Chuck E.'s Too Big A Deal, an experimental/documentary/photo essay/music video on musician Chuck E. Weiss. Chesher spent the summer of 2016 shooting The Paris Project - resulting in a limited edition book. And in December 2016 she co-produced, shot, directed and edited Adrianna Mateo's music video Coney Island. Chesher continues with her photography exploits on a daily basis, while also working on producing her coming-of-age feature film, My First Kiss, inspired by her own experiences in the wild and wonderful world of rock and roll. Chesher's current project is Under New York City. In this episode, Chesher relays the story of her time in a Paris recording studio with the Rolling Stones back in 1979, and why she'd want a one way ticket there. Chesher also talks about her books "Starart" and "Everybody I Shot Is Dead", the world of rock & roll, and her latest project, "Under New York City". Chesher is just one of the extraordinary guests featured on The One Way Ticket Show, where Host Steven Shalowitz explores with his guests where they'd go if given a one way ticket, no coming back! Destinations may be in the past, present, future, real, imaginary or a state of mind. Steven's guests have included: Legendary Talk Show Host, Dick Cavett; Law Professor, Alan Dershowitz; Broadcast Legend, Charles Osgood; International Rescue Committee President & CEO, David Miliband; Grammar Girl, Mignon Fogarty; Journalist-Humorist-Actor Mo Rocca; Film Maker, Muffie Meyer; Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr.; Abercrombie & Kent Founder, Geoffrey Kent; Travel Expert, Pauline Frommer, as well as leading photographers, artists, writers and more.

Today Ken welcomes writer, producer, director, actor Rose McGowan to the show. Ken and Rose discuss "The Californians", the upcoming Apocalypse, growing up in the Adams Family, Italian Culture vs. American "culture", big families, vomit stories, the footwear of backwoods Oregon, being discovered while looking at butts, revival houses, Lawrence of Arabia, classic Hollywood cinema, having an Uncle who owns a video store, C.H.U.D., The Parent Trap, Hollywood child actors, never getting to be yourself, desensitization from horror, Conan the Barbarian, the relationship between comedy and horror, thinking about the effect your work has on the world, the stupidity of men in Hollywood, awful Bro-Frat Boys running things, hack lite, Hollywood not knowing what to do with you, fighting to be creative in a business, sincerity in art, Lonesome Dove, event Television, media based on books, Tiger attacks on Circus of the Stars, Idiocracy, Made for TV movies, turning things down, Charmed, "V", the long gone days of actual Liberal Hollywood, the killing of Cinema, Rose's movie "Dawn", BBC, The Lobster, the lack of rogues and renegades, why one should have a landline for 9-1-1, movie taglines, Planet Terror, opening lines of novels, Electric Boogaloo, Cannon Pictures, and why everyone should by Robert Evans' The Kid Stays in the Picture as an audio book.

The Total Tutor Neil haley will interview Horror star Bill Moseley of Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The jack-of-all-trades Renaissance man wrote, funded, and starred (as The Hitchhiker) in a wigged-out parody of one of his favorite films, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, called The Texas Chainsaw Manicure. An impressively imaginative, dead-on rip on the original, the film eventually ended up in the mitts of Massacre auteur Tobe Hooper, who was so impressed he promised Moseley a role in a proposed sequel to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre that he had in the works. Two years later, reps from Cannon Pictures had him on the horn and within days the deal was sealed. Moseley, metal plate fastened securely to his clean-shaved bald pate, stepped into the bloody boots of The Hitchhiker's severely unhealthy twin brother, ChopTop, and a new horror icon was born.   

In this episode we not only discuss the 1986 version of Invaders From Mars, but also go into Tobe Hooper's career and his involvement with Cannon Pictures. And we finally find a movie Seth doesn't care for. Spoilers: Invaders From Mars, Invasion of The Body Snatchers (1979), A Nightmare On Elm Street, Phantasm (1979), InceptionFeaturing: Everett Mobly, Kendall Mobly, Seth Gleason, Matt Daniels

Today Ken welcomes actress Musetta Vander to the show. Ken and Musetta discuss proper name pronunciation, beingfascinated by America, being a second generation professionaldancer, being ruled by fate, hosting a video show on South AfricanTV, Blade Runner, having no TV in South Africa until the mid-70s,the value of radio dramas, the intimacy of television, CarolBurnett, the shock of American happiness, Telemusic, being in a RodStewart video, Tina Turner, SABC, childhood discipline, Kojak,converting Beta Sp tapes to PAL to send to your parents, AndieParker, Hawaii, the audition process, being the wrong kind ofAfrican American, Apartheid, Red Scorpion, Cannon Pictures, Alienfrom LA, American Ninja 2, accents, the beauty of sci-fi, ChrisIsaak, Amy Grant, banned videos, Alice Cooper, Oblivion, whipskills, filming in Romania, replacing horses with Romanian grips,Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Star Trek, Sean Connery, VIP, Wild WildWest, Breaking Bad, House of Cards, Mr. Robot and loving the worldof marathoning TV.

Mike Vanderbilt and Katie Rife of Daily Grindhouse and The A.V. Club sit down with sushi from Evergreen Park's Sesame Inn to discuss The Cannon Ninja Trilogy. While enjoying Sapporo and Horin Sake, Mike and Katie reflect on three popular films from Cannon Pictures: 1981's Enter The Ninja, 1983's Revenge Of The Ninja, and 1984's Ninja III: The Domination. Along the way, the hosts discuss the origins of ninjitsu, Japanese culture, and the best flea markets to find ninja weapons.