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There are few franchises as enduring and roundly beloved as "Rocky." Sylvester Stallone was a nobody actor who managed to pick himself up by his bootstraps and turn this story of a nobody boxer into a critical darling and box office smash, as well as an enduring piece of Americana. More than that, the perceived quality of this franchise, nearly 50 years after its inception and nine films in, is pretty damn impressive. But before "Creed" came along to revitalize the series for a new generation, it was "Rocky Balboa" that revived it and made the spin-off possible in the first place.
The 2006 film is notable for an array of reasons, most notably that it featured Stallone getting back in the ring at...
There are few franchises as enduring and roundly beloved as "Rocky." Sylvester Stallone was a nobody actor who managed to pick himself up by his bootstraps and turn this story of a nobody boxer into a critical darling and box office smash, as well as an enduring piece of Americana. More than that, the perceived quality of this franchise, nearly 50 years after its inception and nine films in, is pretty damn impressive. But before "Creed" came along to revitalize the series for a new generation, it was "Rocky Balboa" that revived it and made the spin-off possible in the first place.
The 2006 film is notable for an array of reasons, most notably that it featured Stallone getting back in the ring at...
- 3/4/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) is unsurprisingly the key figure in the "Rocky" franchise, as its central protagonist, its driving force, and with the franchise starting directly from Stallone's own brain. When the franchise first spun off into Ryan Coogler's "Creed," Stallone's fingerprints were still all over it. New character Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) is, of course, the son of Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), Rocky's antagonist-turned-friend who tragically died fighting Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren) in "Rocky IV." The first "Creed" film sees Rocky mentor the up-and-coming young fighter, whose goal is to become the heavyweight champion of the world.
Stallone was also heavily involved in "Creed II," with Rocky training Adonis to fight Viktor Drago (Florian Munteanu), the son of the man who killed Apollo. There are high emotional stakes in a sequel that adds another great character to the expanding "Rocky" and now "Creed" universe. "Creed III" is now in theaters,...
Stallone was also heavily involved in "Creed II," with Rocky training Adonis to fight Viktor Drago (Florian Munteanu), the son of the man who killed Apollo. There are high emotional stakes in a sequel that adds another great character to the expanding "Rocky" and now "Creed" universe. "Creed III" is now in theaters,...
- 3/3/2023
- by Jeff Ewing
- Slash Film
Bob Dylan grew up with his parents and brother in Minnesota, but he once told a blatant lie about his upbringing. Some suspect that lying about his past is a pattern for the musician, but he got caught in a lie about his family life. A reporter made the relatively easy discovery, and Dylan was humiliated.
Bob Dylan | William Lovelace/Express/Getty Images The musician grew up in Minnesota
Dylan was born in Duluth, Minnesota, in 1941.
A Bob Dylan super-fan has purchased the ultimate rock collectible: the Hibbing, Minnesota house where Dylan lived from 1948 to 1959 https://t.co/1XxpDyMoTX pic.twitter.com/14y6dAGeW8
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) July 12, 2019
“Minnesota has its own Mason Dixon line,” Dylan said in an interview on his official website. “I come from the north and that’s different from southern Minnesota; if you’re there you could be in Iowa or Georgia. Up north the...
Bob Dylan | William Lovelace/Express/Getty Images The musician grew up in Minnesota
Dylan was born in Duluth, Minnesota, in 1941.
A Bob Dylan super-fan has purchased the ultimate rock collectible: the Hibbing, Minnesota house where Dylan lived from 1948 to 1959 https://t.co/1XxpDyMoTX pic.twitter.com/14y6dAGeW8
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) July 12, 2019
“Minnesota has its own Mason Dixon line,” Dylan said in an interview on his official website. “I come from the north and that’s different from southern Minnesota; if you’re there you could be in Iowa or Georgia. Up north the...
- 2/5/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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