| The Original ‘Rocky’ Is 40 Years Old? Absolutely |
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Rocky, the 1976 film in which a down on his luck boxer gets an improbable shot at the World Championship, and made a superstar and eventual Hollywood legend into its star and writer Sylvester Stallone, celebrates its 40th anniversary today. Originally released in the United States on November 21, 1976, Rocky gave a jolting uppercut to the industry that was only just handling what a true blockbuster was thanks to the overwhelming success of JAWS, released about 15 months prior. Before that, films in Hollywood that weren’t Best Picture winners were gritty and tough with uneasy and uncensored narratives, awash with characters and plots that didn’t always end sunny and resolute. With Rocky, there was a re-ushering in the industry and the theaters of the type of story that hadn’t existed since the heyday of these types of films churned out in the 1940s, where boxers were Palooka Joe-style guys who had mob ties and odds that they always overcame by the last reel. Whereas the genre became a dried-up dime a dozen by the mid-20th century, Rocky was a fresh jolt in the arm of Hollywood. Only the most curmudgeonly critics couldn’t be swayed by their built-in cynicism to give it the free pass of the fresh air that it deserved for being the kind of necessarily for the times throwback film that it was.
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| Rumor: Elizabeth Debicki To Play Main Villain In ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2’ |
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The Marvel rumor mill can’t seem to stop spinning. Following the rumor that Thor: Ragnarok will incorporate the “Planet Hulk” story arc, comes rumors about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. The sequel is currently filming at Pinewood Studios in Atlanta, and we still know very little about it aside from the fact that Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Drax the Destroyer (Dave Bautista), Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper), and Groot (Vin Diesel) are probably protecting the galaxy while causing all sorts of trouble. As little as we know about the plot, we even know less about the new actors that will be joining the cast for the sequel. Aside from the fact that Pom Klementieff will play Mantis, Chris Sullivan is Taserface, Tommy Flanagan will be Tullk, we know that Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell will star in the film as well with one of them presumably playing Star-Lord’s long-lost father, but that is just speculation. This new rumor is centered on Elizabeth Debicki (The Night Manager) and the character she will be playing. More on the story below.
...continue reading » Tags: Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Chris Sullivan, Dave Bautista, Elizabeth Debicki, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, James Gunn, Karen Gillan, Kurt Russell, Marvel, Marvel Studios, Michael Rooker, Pom Klementieff, Sean Gunn, Sylvester Stallone, Vin Diesel, Zoe Saldana | |
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| 2016 Golden Globes Winners: The Revenant, The Martian, Mr. Robot
The 73rd Annual Golden Globes ceremony broadcast live tonight from Beverly Hills, CA, has come to a close, so it’s time to take a look at the winners of the evening. In film, The Revenant took home the most Globes, with wins for Best Director (Alejandro González Iñárritu), Best Actor Drama (Leonardo DiCaprio), and Best Picture Drama. Steve Jobs snagged two — — Best Actress Drama for Kate Winslet and Best Screenplay for Aaron Sorken, as did Ridley Scott’s The Martian, a fantastic film that won for Best Picture Comedy (even though it’s so not a comedy), with its lead star, Matt Damon, grabbing the Best Actor Comedy award. In television, Mr. Robot and Mozart in the Jungle took the lead with two Globes each. Check out the full list of 2016 Golden Globe winners here below.
...continue reading » Tags: Creed, Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globes, Jennifer Lawrence, Joy, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Mozart in the Jungle, Mr. Robot, Steve Jobs, Sylvester Stallone, The Martian, The Revenant | |
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| Movie Review: Creed |
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Creed
Director: Ryan Coogler
Screenwriter: Ryan Coogler, Aaron Covington
Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia RashÄd, Tony Bellew, Wood Harris, Gabriel Rosado, Andre Ward
MGM | Warner Bros.
Rated PG-13 |133 Minutes
Release Date: November 25, 2015 A great fighter once said, “It’s not about how hard you can hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.” Co-written and directed by Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station), Creed stars Michael B. Jordan (Fruitvale Station, Fantastic Four) as Adonis Johnson, the son of legendary boxer Apollo Creed – Carl Weathers’ fleet-footed fighter from the Rocky franchise. The product of an extramarital affair, Adonis never knew his famous father, who died in the ring during a bout with Ivan Drago in 1985’s Rocky IV. After losing his mother, Adonis grew up in foster homes before his penchant for fighting landed him in juvenile detention. Adonis gets a second chance in Creed’s widow, Mary Anne (Phylicia RashÄd), who takes the boy in.
...continue reading » Tags: Andre Ward, Apollo Creed, Creed, Gabriel Rosado, Michael B. Jordan, Phylicia Rashad, Rocky, Rocky Balboa, Ryan Coogler, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Tony Bellew, Wood Harris | |
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| New ‘Creed’ Featurette “Generations”
Warner Brothers has released a brand new featurette for Creed, a spinoff of the Rocky franchise starring Michael B. Jordan as the son of Apollo Creed, Adonis, and Sylvester Stallone reprising his role as Rocky. The featurette is titled “Generations,” and is a short behind the scenes peek at how the movie came to be and what it’s all about. If you missed the trailers that have been released for the movie, you can watch the first one and the second one here. You can check out the video below.
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