Remember Rocky, the owl that caught national attention after hitching a ride in the Christmas tree bound for Rockefeller Center? The little guy now has his own book based on his journey and the true meaning of Christmas.
Sylvester Stallone became a star playing Rocky Balboa, but did you know that United Artists wanted to buy Stallone’s script for Rocky and cast another actor in the title role? Before they finally agreed to let Stallone have the part, they tried to cast actors like Robert Redford, Burt Reynolds, and James Caan. That’s just one of the facts crammed into the latest episode of You Think You Know Movies, which goes the distance on the original 1976 classic, Rocky.
It's almost impossible to stay on topic when interviewing 'Weird Al'. He's a walking encyclopedia of popular culture knowledge and every answer leaves multiple alleyways to explore. Ahead, the topics covered include 'Star Wars,' 'UHF,' Charlie Kaufman, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Springsteen, 'The LEGO' Movie, his is favorite movie of all-time, Joe Piscopo, 'The Naked Gun,' 'Rocky' and a host of other topics that don't have much to do with one another.
Phillymag analyzed Rocky's run in 'Rocky II' and deduced that the fighter would have covered 30.61 miles in real life Philadelphia during his training session.
Sylvester Stallone plans to launch his own clothing label called Sly Inc. The line is heavily inspired by his two defining roles, Rocky and Rambo, and will reportedly include jeans, T-shirts and dress shirts. Stallone has enlisted the help of veteran designer Michael Henry...