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"...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

Expend4bles

Pointless action sequel should have gone straight to video

"...Directed by: Scott Waugh. Starring: Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Curtis Jackson, Megan Fox, Iko Kuwais, Andy Garcia,..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Creed III

Jordan and Majors hit hard in this first post-Stallone Rocky flick

"...the first film in the franchise to not star Sylvester Stallone) to home in even deeper on Adonis Creed..."

March 3, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

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

Be Filled With Dredd For Other Worlds

Judge Dredd retrospective plus new hits for SF fest

"...inherent political satire of the printed version, but the Sylvester Stallone version has achieved cult status as a '90s..."

Nov. 11, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

Rambo: Last Blood

Last blood? We can only hope, as Rambo goes full MAGA

"...Directed by: Adrian Grunberg. Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Paz Vega, Yvette Monreal, Sheila Shah, Oscar Jaenada,..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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

Creed II

Predictable but still pleasurable new chapter and verse in the Book of Rocky

"...Directed by: Steven Caple Jr.. Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Dolph Lundgren, Florian Munteanu,..."

Nov. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Chuck

The rise and fall of the real-life Rocky

"...further amplified the following year when a nobody named Sylvester Stallone wrote and starred in the Oscar-winning film Rocky,..."

May 19, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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

Mad Max: Fury Road Tops Austin Film Critics Association Awards

Full list of winners, plus who made the best Austin film?

"...supporting actress prize for sci-fi thriller Ex Machina, while Sylvester Stallone's return to ringside for Creed scored him a..."

Dec. 29, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

Creed

Stallone's Rocky trains Apollo Creed's son in worthy franchise reboot

"...Directed by: Ryan Coogler. Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Andre Ward, Anthony Bellew,..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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

The Expendables 3

As action stars of yesteryear and tomorrow pop in and out, they demonstrate what expendable really means.

"...Directed by: Patrick Hughes. Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Harrison Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mel Gibson,..."

Aug. 15, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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

Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon

This film is a loving valentine to an unsung hero of the entertainment industry who's had an astonishing career.

"...list of celebrities that includes Michael Douglas, Tom Arnold, Sylvester Stallone, and Mike Myers, among others. He may be..."

June 20, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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

Rage in the Cage

Alamo celebrates the inimitable genius of Nicolas Cage

"...traditionally they've been for recognized action figure icons like Sylvester Stallone, Michael Bay, and Kurt Russell. How does Cage..."

Jan. 4, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Grudge Match

This boxing riff stars Stallone and De Niro, but it's hardly the stuff of Rocky vs. the Raging Bull.

"...Directed by: Peter Segal. Starring: Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone, Kim Basinger, Kevin Hart, Alan Arkin and Jon..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Homefront

This Jason Statham actioner is mostly predictable, but throws a few curveballs and ends up being surprisingly entertaining.

"...an older style of action thriller, Homefront’s script by Sylvester Stallone (which he originally intended as a vehicle for..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Escape Plan

Stallone and Schwarzenegger team up for double the fun.

"...Directed by: Mikael Håfström. Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Caviezel, Amy Ryan, Sam Neill,..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

'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

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