On August 8th, the world lost one of cinema's greats, Manahem Golan. Golan, along with his cousin, Yoram Globus were the men behind Cannon Films. Without them, we wouldn't know what a kumite was (
Bloodsport), there would be no films that paired up Lee Marvin and Chuck Norris (
Delta Force), there would probably never have been a film made about competitive arm wrestling (
Over the Top), and the Village People most definitely would never have made a film musical starring Steve Gutenberg (
The Apple).
Though Manahem Golan is no longer with us, his work left an indelible mark on generations of genre film fans, and we owe him a great debt of gratitude. I can't wait to see dozens (if not hundreds) of my favourite film moments up on the big screen in Mark Hartley's
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films.
The New York Times wrote this
very nice article about Manahem Golan's career after his passing.
ELECTRIC BOOGALOO screening times:
Mon., Sept. 8th, 11:59 PM, RYERSON
Wed., Sept. 10th, 9:00 AM, BLOOR HOT DOCS CINEMA
Sun., Sept. 14th, 12:45 PM, SCOTIABANK 11
