Menahem Golan

Menahem Golan

Date of Birth

1929-05-31

Date of Death

2014-08-08

Place of Birth

Tiberias, Palestine [now Israel]

Known for

King Lear, Armstrong, Cannes Man, El Dorado

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American Ninja 2: The Confrontation: How Cannon Made a Cult Action Classic

Posted 2 weeks ago

Discover how American Ninja 2: The Confrontation became one of Cannon Films' most beloved action movies despite a tiny budget, mutant ninjas, and a troubled production history.

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Awesome Artists We’ve Found Around The Net: Robert Sammelin

Posted 6 years ago

Alex For years, Awesome Art We've Found Around The Net has been about two things only – awesome art and the artists that create it. With that in mind, we thought why not take the first week of the month to showcase...

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net:The Exorcist, Jungle Book, Lighthouse

Posted 7 years ago

Alex Some cliche somewhere said that 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...

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VHS Retro Art Round-up: Over the Top, Freddy’s Dead, Return to Oz, and more

Posted 11 years ago

Alex Every child of the 80s will remember going to the video store and trying to find a movie to rent. Back before the days of Blu-ray and On Demand, selecting a movie usually meant finding the flick with the...

Review: Electric Boogaloo: The Wild Untold Story of Cannon Films (TIFF 2014)

Posted 12 years ago

PLOT: The story of Menahem Golan, and Yoram Globus, two Israeli cousins who, in the eighties, ran the exploitation film studio Cannon Pictures. REVIEW: I grew up watching Cannon Films. Chuck Norris, Charles Bronson, Sly, Dolph, I loved ’em all....

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Supergirl, first reactions

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Supergirl first reactions praise Milly Alcock and Jason Momoa with the film having some major Mad Max vibes

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The first reactions to Supergirl have arrived, and many were surprised at how much they liked it, but it wasn't all positive.

Artificial, Andrew Garfield, Luca Guadagnino

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Artificial: Luca Guadagnino’s already finished OpenAI film dropped by Amazon/MGM

Posted 23 hours ago

In a concerning move, Amazon/MGM has decided not to release Artificial, a film examining the life of OpenAI founder Sam Altman.

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Bob Odenkirk recreates Tommy Wiseau’s awfully good disasterpiece in a trailer for The Room Returns

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Bob Odenkirk stars as Johnny in the trailer for The Room Returns, a remake of Tommy Wiseau's notorious 2003 crime comedy.

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Top 10 One on One Movie Fights of All Time

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Our top 10 ranking of movies tackles the best fight scenes between two combatants including The Matrix, Bloodsport, They Live and more.

Police Academy reboot, Key & Peele

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Key & Peele’s Police Academy reboot was shelved after real-world events

Posted 1 day ago

Once upon a time, Key & Peele were developing a Police Academy reboot. Ike Barinholtz explains why it was scrapped.

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The Top 5 Action Movie Match-Ups of the 90s

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It's star vs star. We rank those movies that pit name actors against each other in devilishly fun, heated rivalries.

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The Best Sword-and-Sorcery Movies of the ’80s

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The ’80s were a wonderful time for sword-and-sorcery movies, with flicks featuring evil sorcerers, enchanted blades, and oiled-up barbarians.

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Movie Theater Pre-Shows Are Getting Out of Hand

Posted 7 days ago

Theaters want us to show up. So why make us sit through 30 minutes of ads first?

From Rocky to Rambo, discover the 10 best Sylvester Stallone movies and the performances that made him a Hollywood icon

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Top 10 Best Sylvester Stallone Movies Ranked

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From Rocky to Rambo, discover the 10 best Sylvester Stallone movies and the performances that made him a Hollywood icon

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The 10 Best Steven Spielberg Movies Ranked

Posted 7 days ago

We pick the 10 best movies directed by the legendary Steven Spielberg!

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Top 10 Greatest Science Fiction Masterpieces of All Time

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Explore our picks for the 10 greatest science fiction masterpieces ever made, from Blade Runner and 2001 to Children of Men and Moon