Cereal At Midnight

Austin Trunick is the world's leading expert on Cannon film history and the author of the three-volume CANNON FILM GUIDE. What movies have been lost? What movies where never made? What does the future look like for these crazy (and crazy good) movies? This is a celebration of Cannon! Buy THE CANNON FILM GUIDE VOL. 1 Here: Amazon (Hardcover) - https://amzn.to/3gw8pXi Amazon (Paperback) - https://amzn.to/3b2daqu Buy THE CANNON FILM GUIDE VOL. 2 Here:  Amazon (Hardcover) - https://amzn.to/3VtNpFi Amazon (Paperback) - https://amzn.to/3U8tcnC Stay up to date on the latest news from The Cannon Film Guide! CannonFilmGuide.com Facebook.com/CannonFilmGuide Twitter: @CannonFilmGuide CerealAtMidnight.com Twitter: CerealMidnight Instagram: CerealMidnight TikTok: OfficialCerealAtMidnight Letterboxd: CerealAtMidnite Shop: CerealAtMidnight.Threadless.com Ebay.com/usr/cerealatmidnight Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight Facebook.com/CerealMidnight Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight Intro Music: Juanitos - Octo...

Shining like the light that hits the knife at the stroke of midnight Quiet but so bright, my heartbeat swells, oh can't you tell I'm in a fever Tell me will it be sweet New Year's Eve or do I fear a New Year's Evil? It's New Year's Eve and Diane Sullivan (Roz Kelly, best remembered as Fonzie's girlfriend Pinky Tuscadero on Happy Days ) is a popular rock DJ who is hosting a televised countdown party to ring in midnight for each of the country's four time zones. When a mysterious caller phones into the event and tells her that he's going to kill someone she knows every time the clock strikes twelve, she's shaken, but not yet convinced. Then the murders begin, and as midnight approaches in Los Angeles, she discovers that she's this hunter's ultimate prey.  In the wake of 1978's  Halloween , a spate of similar holiday-themed horror movies hit screens in an attempt to capitalize on John Carpenter's creation. Golan and Globus--two enter...

Heath is joined by Austin Trunick, author of THE CANNON FILM GUIDE for a discussion about all things Cannon Films! This video is packed with everything we love about Cannon: Chuck Norris, Van Dammage, break dancing, ninjas, muscle-bound heroes and villains, gladiators, and cartoons come to life!  Austin tells us some of his favorite stories from behind the scenes of the (in)famous film studio, and even shares a few secrets! This interview is not to be missed for exploitation, cult, and B-movie fans. The video store is open! Buy THE CANNON FILM GUIDE VOL. 1: 1980-1984 (over 500 pages!) using these links and support both the author and Cereal At Midnight: Amazon (Hardcover) - https://amzn.to/3gw8pXi Amazon (paperback) - https://amzn.to/3b2daqu Stay up to date on the latest news from The Cannon Film Guide! CannonFilmGuide.com Facebook.com/CannonFilmGuide Twitter: @CannonFilmGuide

In our latest Kino spotlight, we're covering our final order from the summer sale and talking about obscure musicals, Mario Bava horror, a war movie starring John Lennon, and a couple of deep cuts from the While Supplies Last sale that are about to go out of print! All this, plus loads of impressions and general silliness. Plus, we introduce a new lighting rig only to almost immediately say goodbye! 

In this video, we take a deep dive into the documentaries of Australian filmmaker Mark Hartley, the man behind the massively-popular films Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation, Machete Madiens Unleashed, and Electric Boogaloo: the Wild Untold Story of Cannon Films! These three documentaries combine to offer an education in the history of exploitation cinema, charting entire decades of grindhouse, drive-in, and VHS-era movies from all over the world. All three films are available on hugely-expanded Blu-ray editions from Umbrella Entertainment, and feature hours and hours of special features! Join us as we explore the wild Outback of Australia, the humid jungles of the Philippines, and the bizarre world of low-budget Hollywood!

In our second trip to the Star Wars Bookshelf, we explore importance of Timothy Zahn's "Thrawn Trilogy" and discuss how Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising, and The Last Command changed everything!

For our second foray into the icons of horror, we're talking about a man whose career has become practically synonymous with horror. Of course, it's Vincent Price, a man with a style all his own and a resume that consists of some of the most classic genre films ever. With a career that spans both legitimate studio classics as well as low budget B-movie fare, Vincent Price (Vinnie P. to us) was a master who is most definitely deserving of "icon" status. Be a part of the community! Like, subscribe, and comment so that your voice is heard. Cereal At Midnight would not exist without YOU! Website: CerealAtMidnight.com E-Mail: CerealMidnight@gmail.com Twitter: @CerealMidnight Instagram: CerealMidnight

A conversational video about movie collecting complete with an update on new pick ups. Talk includes Scream and Shout Factory movies, Charles Band's Empire Pictures, The Cannon Group, Vestron, and a talk about collecting in a market where boutique label prices are rising. I even talk about how Kevin Costner's movies are usually too long.

Sometimes revisiting something you loved when you were younger can be a double-edged sword, and eagerness to recapture a past thrill can leave us shaking our head when we discover that the object of our affection isn't actually very good through modern eyes. I'm happy to say that revisiting Highlander --specifically the 1986 feature film, has been a very rewarding experience. It's even better than I remembered.

Adam West is gone. It happened Friday, June 9th, and it's somehow comforting to me that there's a good chance I was watching his work when it happened. It's become a habit for me and my daughter to watch a few episodes of the 1966 Batman  series at night, with the troubles of the day behind us. In those late hours, we can give ourselves over to the Technicolor world of Gotham City and its larger-than-life inhabitants without cynicism. We love seeing how Batman and Robin get out of each perilous cliffhanger, each deus ex machina ending more ridiculous than the last. Yes, Adam West was known for other work, but it was his turn as the Caped Crusader that made him an icon to me, and to millions of others. This is my tribute.

If adventure has a cousin, it must be Allan Quatermain. King Solomon's Mines has had quite the lifespan. The story began life in 1885 as an adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard. Some call Haggard the father of the "Lost World" sub-genre, and still others consider him to be the ancestor of the kind of pulp fiction that dominated comic and newsstand shelves from the '30s to the '60s. There have been six feature films based on his book, with the most notable movie versions being made in 1937 and 1950. This 1985 version is the first one that seems to be made with laughs in mind. Honestly, I don't think much of what was in that original novel has survived for the screen in this particular adaptation. Now, thanks to Olive Films, I've recently had a chance to revisit Cannon's 1985's pulp adventure film   King Solomon's Mines. I hadn't watched the movie in years, probably since the '90s, and I was excited to see how it held up. Thankful...