Steve James

Date of Birth

1952-02-19

Date of Death

1993-12-18

Place of Birth

New York City, New York

Known for

The Player, Johnny Be Good, The Warriors, Weird Science, Vigilante

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

Posted 46 minutes 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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WTF Happened to American Ninja? The $1M Cannon Hit That Made Michael Dudikoff a Star

Posted 3 months ago

While largely forgotten now, American Ninja was actually one of the most successful independent movies of the eighties.

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The Delta Force (1986) Revisited: Action Movie Review

Posted 4 years ago

Jason When terrorism strikes and Americans abroad are in danger, the Delta Force comes to the rescue. Chuck Norris and Lee Marvin save an oddball cast of seventies character actors in this weird but slick disaster film/ action flick mashup...

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American Ninja (1985) – Awfully Good

Posted 5 years ago

Jason With Marvel releasing their first Asian superhero movie with SHANG CHI, we look back at another martial arts master that crossed cultural boundaries… American Ninja (1985) Director: Sam FirstenbergStars: Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Tadashi Yamashita IS THERE A PLOT?...

VHS Retro Art Round-up: McBain, Crackerjack, Equalizer 2000 and more

Posted 10 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: Roger Ebert- Life Itself (Sundance 2014)

Posted 12 years ago

PLOT: The life and times of famed film critic Roger Ebert, from his early days at the Chicago Sun-Times, to his fame on Siskel & Ebert, to his ultimate illness and passing. REVIEW: Roger Ebert is a person that a...

Roger Ebert’s memoir to be filmed courtesy of Steve James, Steve Zaillian, and Martin Scorsese

Posted 14 years ago

Film criticism is a dangerous job. You run the risk of alienating tons of people based on your opinion of movies. I know first hand from my Unpopular Opinion on THE AVENGERS that fans do not always agree with you...