Menahem Golan Film Festival and screening of "The Go-Go Boys”

Menahem Golan Film Festival and screening of "The Go-Go Boys”

Commemorating late Menahem Golan, a film producer and director, founder of the legendary film company "Cannon Films" who passed away last year, the retrospective <Menahem Golan Film Festival> will be held simultaneously at Cinemart Shinjuku and Cine Nouveau (Osaka).

In addition, a documentary film "The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films," which follows the life of Menahem Golan and his cousin and longtime business partner, Yoram Globus, will also be released on the road show.

Cannon Films & Golan – Globus:

Menahem Golan, founder of Cannon Films, which took Hollywood by storm in the 1980s, was born in Israel in 1929 and entered filmmaking in earnest after working as an assistant director on Roger Corman's "The Young Racer". Menahem, a producer and filmmaker, teamed up with his real-life cousin Yoram Globus to make a series of low-budget genre movies. In particular, in the late 1970s, he acquired Cannon, an independent Hollywood production company, following the huge success of films such as "Operation Thunderbolt" (1977) and "Lemon Popsicle (Eskimo Limon)" (1978). The acquisition created the Cannon Film’s empire in Hollywood as a comprehensive film company that included production, distribution, and box office. Until Menahem's sad passing in 2014, they had worked on hundreds of films. From John Cassavetes to Tobe Hooper to Sho Kosugi and Jean-Claude Van Damme, Cannon Films has gone beyond genres in all directions of the film path. The retrospective will screen 13 films from the Israeli era to the heyday of Cannon Films, plus a new documentary, "The Go-Go Boys: The inside Story of Cannon Films".

Date and time: November 14 (Sat) - November 27 (Fri)

Location: Cinemat Shinjuku (Shinjuku Cultural Bldg, 3-13-3 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo), Cine Nouvo (1-20-24 Kujo, Nishi-ku, Osaka City)

Price: ¥1100 flat (with the exception of "The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films" at ¥1500)

Official site: http://cannonfilms2015.com/

1.  The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films - Golan / Globus

2014 / Israel / 89 minutes

Director: Hilla Medalia

Cast: Menahem Golan, Yoram Globus, Sylvester Stallone, Jean-Claude Van Damme, John Voight, Charles Bronson, Chuck Norris, Eli Roth, and others

The film will open at Cine Nouveau on November 14 (Sat) and Cinemart Shinjuku and Nagoya Piccadilly on November 21 (Sat)

Shinjuku: November 14 (Sat) 16:35←Director's talk after this screening / November 24 (Tue) 09:45 

Osaka: Every day during the festival (screening times vary each day, so please inquire at the venue) November 15 (Sun) 12:10←Director's talk after this screening

Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus are cousins from Israel. Menahem, a filmmaker, and Yoram, a highly qualified producer, have produced a series of low-budget genre movies, including the "Growing Up" series, "The Delta Force," "Runaway Train," and the "Death Wish" series. They made a huge fortune and established a new era. However, what started as a passion for film soon became  in the flow of big capital, and their relationship began to crack...

Hilla Medalia (coming to Japan)

Peabody Award-winning, three-time Emmy-nominated film director and producer. Her films have received critical acclaim and have aired in theaters nationally and internationally, as well as on HBO, MTV, BBC, ARTE, and other broadcast outlets. Her films include "To Die in Jerusalem" (HBO, 2007), "After the Storm" (MTV, 2009), "Numbered" (ARTE, 2012), "Dancing in Jaffa" (Tribeca Film Festival, 2013; IFC Sundance Selection screening), "Web Junkie" (2014/Sundance Film Festival screening/PBS, BBC telecast), and "The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films" (2014/Cannes International Film Festival screening). Her latest film, "Censored Voices" (2015), premiered at the Sundance and Berlin International Film Festivals and is scheduled for theatrical release this fall. She holds an MFA in Literature from Southern Illinois University.

2.  El Dorado

1963 / Israel / 88 minutes / 35 mm

Director / Screenplay: Menahem Golan / Production: Mordecai Navon

Cast: Chaim Topol, Gila Almagor, Yossi Yardin, Shaike Ophir, and others

Shinjuku: November 14 (Sat) 19:10 / November 16 (Mon) 14:40

Osaka: November 22 (Sun) 20: 50 / November 24 (Tuesday) 20:55

3. Ani Ohev Otach Rosa (I Love You Rosa)

1972 / Israel / 72 minutes / 35 mm

Director / Screenplay: Moshé Mizrahi

Cast: Michal Bat-Adam, Gabi Otterman, Yosef Shiloach, Levana Finkelstein, and others

Shinjuku: November 15 (Sun) 16:35 / November 17 (Tue) 19:25

Osaka: November 21 (Sat) 19:25 / November 23 (Mon/Holiday) 16:40

4. Esikmo Limon (Lemon Popsicle)

1978 / Israeli / 95 minutes / Digital

Director / Screenplay: Boaz Davisdson

Cast: Yiftach Katzur, Jonathan Sagall, Zachi Noy, Anat Atzmon, and others

Shinjuku: November 23 (Mon/Holiday) 19:00 / November 26 (Thu) 09:45

Osaka: November 18 (Wed) 14:40 / November 19 (Thu) 10:50

5. The Apple

1980 / USA West Germany / 90 minutes / Digital

Director / Screenplay: Menahem Golan

Cast: Catherine Mary Stewart, George Gilmour, and others

Shinjuku: November 21(Sat) 17:00 / November 25 (Wed) 19:00

Osaka: November 18 (Wed) 12:40 / November 20 (Fri) 10:50

6. Tough Guys Don't Dance

1987 / American / 110 minutes / Digital

Director / Screenplay: Norman Mailer

Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Isabella Rossellini, Debra Sandlund, Wings Hauser, Lawrence Tierney, Pen Jillette, John Betford Lloyd, Frances Fisher, and others

Shinjuku: November 19 (Thu) 14:40 / November 25 (Wed) 09:45

Osaka: November 15 (Sun) 10:00 / November 16 (Mon) 12:40

7. Ninja III: The Domination

1984 / USA / 92 minutes / Digital

Director: Sam Firstenberg / Screenplay: James R. Silke

Cast: Sho Kosugi, Lucinda Dickey, Jordan Bennett, David Chung, Dale Ishimoto, James Hong, Bob Craig, and others

Shinjuku: November 20 (Fri) 19:05 / November 23 (Mon / Holiday) 09:45

Osaka: November 14 (Sat) 12:40 / November 16 (Mon) 14:50

8. Barfly

1987 / American / 100 minutes / Digital

Director: Barbet Schroeder / Screenplay: Charles Bucous

Cast: Mickey Roke, Fay Danaway, Alice Creek, Frank Stallone, J. C · Cuin, others

Shinjuku: November 19 (Thu) 18: 55 / November 22 (Sun) 17:00

Osaka: November 15 (Sun) 14:40 / November 17 (Tuesday) 10:50

9.  Love Streams

1984 / American / 141 minutes / Digital

Director / Screenplay: John Casa Vete

Cast: Gina Laurans, John Casa Betes, Diane Abbot, Lisa Martha Bluuit, Seymore Cassel, others

Shinjuku: November 15 (Sun) 18:20 / November 17 (Tuesday) 14:40

Osaka: Saturday, November 21 (Sat) 16:40 / November 23 (Mon. / Congratulation) 18:15

10. Lifeforce

1985 / United Kingdom America / 116 minutes / Digital

Director: Toby Fumer / Screenplay: Dan Obanon, Don Jacoby

Cast: Steve Raisele Back, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay, Machilda Mei, Other

Shinjuku: November 21st (Sat) 19:00 / November 27 (Fri) 19:00

Osaka: November 25 (Wed) 20: 55 / November 26 (Thu) 18:25

11. Bloodsport

1988 / American / 92 minutes / Digital

Director: Nuto Arnold / Screenplay: Sheldon Lethic

Cast: Jean-Claude Van Dam, Donald Give, Rear Ears, Norman Burton, Boro Yan, Victor Won, Forest Witteca, Roy Chao, others

Shinjuku: November 22 (Sun) 19:00 / November 26 (Thu) 19:00

Osaka: November 19 (Thu) 14:40 / November 20 (Fri) 12:50

12. Haunted Summer

1988 / American / 106 minutes / Digital

Director: Ivan Basser / Screenplay: Lewis John Calino

Cast: Eric Struts, Laura Dahn, Alice Creek, Philip Anglim, Peter Burling, Don Hodson, Terry Richard, Alex Winter, etc.

Shinjuku: November 24 (Tuesday) 19:00 / November 27 (Fri) 09:45

Osaka: November 14 (Sat) 14:35 / November 17 (Tuesday) 12:45

13. Kazablan

1974 / Israel / 122 minutes / 35 mm

Director / Screenplay: Menahem Goran / Screenplay: Hym Hefel, Igal Mosenzone

Cast: Yehorum Gaon, Ephrat Lavi, Ariier, Eti Grotes, Yeeva Ephroni, others

Shinjuku: November 16th (Mon) 18: 35 / November 18 (Wed) 14:10

Osaka: November 22 (Sun) 18:30 / November 24 (Tuesday) 18:30

14. Mivtsa Yonatan (Operation Thunderbolt)

1977 / Israel / 124 minutes / 35 mm

Director: Menahem Goran / Screenplay: Clark Reynolds

Cast: Claus Kinsky, Jolam Geron, Civil Danning, Asaf Dayhan, Olie Levi, others

Shinjuku: November 18 (Wed) 18: 35 / November 20 (Fri) 14:40

Osaka: November 25 (Wed) 18:30 / November 26 (Thu) 16:00