Empathy for the Devil

Discourse on Evil

"...The missing link seems to be the absence of Sylvester Stallone, whose summer release of the film based on..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Books Feature

Markets, Matheson, and More Recommended Events

Fill your weekend with arts, culture, and a bit of capitalism

"...filled with product placement, baffling humor, and a lumpen Sylvester Stallone completely oblivious to Wesley Snipes vamping like a..."

Nov. 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Thelma, Louise, Musketeers, and More Queer Films Headline Our Week in Events

Get your weekdays squared away

"...Oscar noms and the biggest box office of 1976.) Sylvester Stallone wrote the script and cut his fee for..."

Aug. 16, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Luv Doc: Slower and Stupider

Literally no one would live in Russia without vodka

"...at my liver. It bears a striking resemblance to Sylvester Stallone's face at the end of Rocky – the..."

Nov. 20, 2020 Column by The Luv Doc

SXSW Comedy: Your 2020 Lineup

Get ready for Buress, Davidson, National Lampoon, and more

"...pairings of celebrities and historical figures in coversation (e.g., Sylvester Stallone with Sir Ian McKellen, Michael Bloomberg and Fiorello..."

March 4, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Bringing Real-World Trauma to Action Blockbuster Angel Has Fallen

Ric Roman Waugh flies on broken wings

"...reliance on military contractors and mercenaries. It's as if Sylvester Stallone had made Rambo II and III, and then..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Antisocial

Wherein the Luv Doc ponders the social lives of porn stars

"...Here's what you should tell your husband: Your relationship..."

July 26, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Rodriguez Brings Back Frazetta Gallery

Show highlighting legendary fantasy artist returns to Austin

"...of blockbuster poster art, and his original designs for Sylvester Stallone's First Blood and John Carpenter's The Thing will..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Marjorie Baumgarten's Top 10 Films of 2015

"...(Room), Tom Hardy (The Revenant), Matt Damon (The Martian), Sylvester Stallone (Creed)..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Marc Savlov's Top 10 Films of 2015

"...Jacob Tremblay (Room), Elias and Lukas Schwarz (Goodnight Mommy), Sylvester Stallone (Creed), Jacir Eid Al-Hiewtat (Theeb), Paul Rudd (Ant-Man)..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Austin Critics Announce Award Nominees

Carol leads nominations with seven nods

"...Nation Oscar Isaac, Ex Machina Michael Shannon, 99 Homes Sylvester Stallone, Creed Best Supporting Actress Elizabeth Banks, Love &..."

Dec. 16, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Andrew Bujalski Pumps Up With Results

Microbudget auteur increases marketability with fitness fable

"...He also speaks of a "secret subdermal influence" of Sylvester Stallone's Rocky franchise – Rocky II in particular –..."

May 29, 2015 Screens Feature by Michael Agresta

Them There Eyes

In Eyes Without a Face exhibit, artist Jason Edmiston eyeballs pop-culture figures

"...about their physicality, like a Steve Buscemi or a Sylvester Stallone. They've got very distinctive eyes."..."

March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fast, Cheap, and in Control

Roger Corman: An AFS tribute to a wild angel

"...Bogdanovich, and Ron Howard. Actors include Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Ellen Burstyn, Robert De Niro, and..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Brian Bosworth is Not Stone-Hearted

The Boz on football, drama and Stone Cold

"...the sequences with his character's family. Malmuth had helped Sylvester Stallone prove his acting chops on the criminally underrated..."

May 4, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Get Your Arms Around CLAW

How one quirky hobby became an over-the-top phenomenon

"...CLAW the movie isn't going to be confused with Sylvester Stallone's famous depiction of a trucker/devoted father/arm wrestler in..."

Jan. 31, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

'Eggheads'

Novelist Joseph Skibell reflects on his adventures in the screen trade that produced this screwball comedy

"...took an interest in it, although it was a Sylvester Stallone film compared to my next script, which involved..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Butt-Numb-a-Thon 14 Lineup

Harry Knowles' annual film fest sneaks 'The Hobbit,' 'Mama'

"...many if you check out other BNAT 14 blogs. Sylvester Stallone is a murderer for hire that gets mixed..."

Dec. 10, 2012 Screens Post by Louis Black

FF2012: Tim League Speaks!

What not to miss, why not to miss it

"...swept the Spanish Goya Awards this year. I love Sylvester Stallone, but he can never fill Coronado's shoes in..."

Sept. 20, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Breaks the First Wave

'Dredd 3D' and 'The Shining' headline 2012 festival

"...comic Judge Dredd wipes away the bad taste from Sylvester Stallone's mockery. Star Karl Urban is no stranger to..."

July 30, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Saturday Interview

Neal Brennan's glad you didn't ask about Dave Chappelle

"..."Like, I met Sylvester Stallone, and he talked about Rocky."..."

Nov. 4, 2011 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The 'Mack' Story

Latest sequel in the Mack Brown saga promises intrigue, uncertainty

"...Try on for size Sylvester Stallone’s 1998 Oscar-winning film Mack, in which a coach..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Fantastic Fest: 'Red'

Karl Urban talks Bruce Willis and his Dreddful future

"...After the well-intentioned but fatally flawed 1995 version starring Sylvester Stallone, fans of the comic might be a little..."

Sept. 30, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Guess Who's Corman To Dinner?

Husband and wife duo Roger and Julie to get lifetime achievement award

"...Scorsese, Jack Nicholson, Charles Bronson, Robert De Niro, and Sylvester Stallone. Seriously. Now you see why they're getting this..."

Sept. 7, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The World <3 Scott Pilgrim

Cast of the nerdcore adventure hit the Highball

"...Evil Exes, or their big adversary from this weekend, Sylvester Stallone's gang of mercenaries from The Expendables?..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Come On, Lighten Up, 'Rambo' Is Great Fun

"...is one of its primary industries. I don’t think Sylvester Stallone employed that subplot strategically, but rather as a..."

Feb. 2, 2008 Postmarks

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

The LAPD goes 007

"...Sylvester Stallone was once a dorm bouncer at a girl's..."

Jan. 19, 2007 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...it stars Sylvester Stallone, Steven Seagal, Arnold Schwarzenegger, or Vin Diesel –..."

June 24, 2005 Column

This Is So Funny We're All Turning Blue

"...a foreign country – add one star. it stars Sylvester Stallone, Steven Seagal, Arnold Schwarzenegger, or Vin Diesel –..."

June 15, 2005 Postmarks

Rock & Roll Books

Gift guide

"...his dealer dad, Blackie. Not the child actor in Sylvester Stallone's "F.I.S.T." who snorted his first line of heroin..."

Dec. 3, 2004 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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