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'It was always about cultural appropriation': 'Bring It On' creators look back as cheerleading favorite turns 20
Director Peyton Reed and screenwriter Jessica Bendinger talk about how the Kirsten Dunst and Gabrielle Union movie has gotten even more relevant in the 20 years since its release.
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Sylvester Stallone Celebrated At Cannes: Promises ‘Serious Vengeance’ In ‘Rambo V’, Rebooting ‘Cobra’ & Plans For New ‘Rocky’
All day today in Cannes is dedicated to Sylvester Stallone whose 43-year plus storied career is being lauded by the fest. The three-time Oscar nominated filmmaker/actor was at the Hotel du Cap for a junket about Rambo V, sat down for a Masterclass at the Salle Debussy, and will be feted tonight with an early […]
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‘John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs’ Reveals Story Behind ‘Rocky’ Ice Skate Scene (Exclusive Clip)
The script originally had a date in a diner. In an exclusive clip from a new documentary, the director of “Rocky” recalls how that changed.
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10 Best Fight Scenes Ever in American Movies: All Hail 'Atomic Blonde,' the New Champ
'Atomic Blonde' contains the most amazing fight scene we've ever seen in an American movie; here are Yahoo Movies' picks of nine more that pack a wallop
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John G. Avildsen, Director of 'Rocky,' 'Karate Kid' Films, Dies at 81
John G. Avildsen, who won an Oscar for directing the original Rocky (1976), starring Sylvester Stallone, and also directed all three of the original Karate Kid films, has died in Los Angeles. Avildsen also won the DGA Award for directing Rocky, which also won Oscars for best picture and film editing and was nominated in multiple other categories. In 2006 Variety interviewed Avildsen, who said that a film with a boxing story didn’t excite him at first, but he was “moved by the urban character s
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A Montage of 'Rocky' Montages for the 40th Anniversary of 'Rocky'
Montage! What movie franchise just came to your mind? The boxing movie series has inspired countless parodies and homages, from the original Rocky in 1976 to the latest spinoff, last year’s Creed. The guy was a montage master.
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What to Stream: 'The Real Rocky' Looks at Life of Sylvester Stallone's Inspiration–Turned–Foe Chuck Wepner
The 2011 documentary The Real Rocky (now on iTunes) is an excellent primer on the fighter and his battle with Rocky’s writer-star Sylvester Stallone. Directed by Jeff Feuerzeig (who’s also behind this year’s excellent doc Author: The JT LeRoy Story), the film looks at the life and career of Wepner, the Bayonne, New Jersey, boxer Stallone often referenced when talking about the creation of his most iconic character, Rocky Balboa. Stallone later said that the fight became a loose inspiration for
