Missing in Action

The Essentials: 1984 Action

Our New Year’s Day tradition continues, with a look back at twelve action movies that will celebrate a milestone anniversary in the New Year. This year we are turning the clock back to 1984 and spotlighting...

Bullet Points: Missing in Action

When Menahem Golan first signed up Chuck Norris to a multi-picture deal with Cannon, I can’t imagine either man knew how monumental that would be. Chuck Norris became a cornerstone and huge draw for The Cannon...

The Ultimate Cannon Countdown

I honestly do not believe there would be a Bulletproof Action if there was never a Cannon Films. Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus changed the movie game and created a generation of action junkies in the process....

My Favorite John Rambo Knockoffs

One of the most popular and most often replicated action star gimmicks is the war-veteran turned unlikely hero bit made famous by John Rambo. It was the role, way back in 1982, that solidified Sylvester Stallone as more...

Hall of Fame: Col. James Braddock

Chuck Norris is an action movie icon. From his first credited role as Colt in The Way of the Dragon battling Bruce Lee inside the Roman Colosseum to his most recent movie appearance in 2012’s The...