The Slipper and the Rose (1976)
Dec 24, 2002Cinderella Adaptation
A musical adaptation of Cinderella from the Sherman Brothers, behind the hit of Mary Poppins
Richard Chamberlain
The Swarm (1978)
Feb 18, 2004Killer Bees Amok
Irwin Allen had great success in the 1970s with his disaster movies but this killer bee saga with a cast of big name stars uttering ridiculous dialogue and shabby effects proved a bomb that spelt the death knell for the genre
Bells (1981)
Feb 7, 2000Exploding Telephone Calls
Rather silly thriller in which Richard Chamberlain tries to track a madman who has discovered a means of transmitting explosions by telephone
King Solomon’s Mines (1985)
Jun 8, 2003Adventure Film
Cannon Films' remake of the H. Rider Haggard adventure novel was made to exploit the success of Raiders of the Lost Ark but that does not excuse what an awful film it is where everything is played up for excruciating camp humour
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)
Feb 12, 2005Lost City Adventure
This is a sequel to Cannon Films' excruciating camp version of King Solomon's Mines. Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone are back. This is a marginal improvement but far from a good film
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
Jul 6, 2015Cannon Films Documentary
Absolutely fascinating documentary about Golan and Globus, the producers of a great deal of action, ninja, Chuck Norris and Charles Bronson films in the 1980s, plus many genre works, under the Cannon Films banner
Justice League: Gods and Monsters (2015)
Nov 18, 2016Animation/Alternate World Justice League
An alternate world take on DC Comics characters, who are much more morally ambiguous – Superman is General Zod's son and Batman's role is taken by Man-Bat and is an actual vampire
Nightmare Cinema (2018)
Sep 13, 2019Horror Anthology
A above average entry in the recent trend of horror anthologies featuring episodes from different directors, including Joe Dante and Mick Garris, featuring at least a couple of standout entries