On the brink of his latest adventure, the upcoming TV-series ‘Tulsa King’, here’s a tribute to one of Hollywood’s greats. Adored and elevated, despised and rejected, Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone of the United States of America, has been, in his chequered career an actor, a writer and a director of no small repute. From being … Continue reading
Expert at prison break, Ray Breslin [Sylvester Stallone] gets deceived and confined to a maximum security prison situated at a mind-bogglingly unknown location. Trapped and beaten, Ray soon teams up with Emil Rottmayer [Arnold Schwarzenegger] and chalks out a daring escape. Having laughed all through most of the movie, I feel watching Escape Plan is … Continue reading
Sports make good cinema. Boxing makes epic cinema. And what better visual treat but to square off two legendary actors in an epic battle: Rocky vs Raging Bull! Warner Bros. upcoming movie Grudge Match seems to have all the ingredients for box-office success: stellar cast, action, and a sports story. Here’s further information about the … Continue reading
Great news! Sylvester Stallone‘s new movie is to be released in theaters, if this article is anything to go by: <http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2013/0906/472709-sylvester-stallone-reaches-kickstarter-goal/> Related articles Rocky Musical – Sylvester Stallone (hismastersreview.com) Sylvester Stallone Reaches Kickstarter Goal (contactmusic.com) Rambo returns? Sylvester Stallone TV deal in pipeline (theguardian.com)
Fast forward to Feb 2014, and what we get in the new musical, based on and inspired by, Rocky! The supposedly gripping Musical will probably wow the viewers, though unfortunately minus the awesome presence of Sylvester Stallone. That fortunate someone else who will deputise for the original Rocky Balboa will definitely convey Sylvester’s own message … Continue reading
Let’s get two facts straight: first, Bullet to the Head(BTTH) is solely meant to entertain; and second, entertain that specific audience who still like their old-school action movies, that escape the bullshit and shoot straight. BTTH is a classic example, and a very welcome revival, of the type of movie where there is no suspense, … Continue reading