Cobra Kai’s highly anticipated final season will have a different release date schedule this year as Netflix has planned to give it three separate dates. Yes, fans will have to wait a little longer for every batch of episodes.
Netflix’s Cobra Kai Season 6
Season 6 will consist of 15 epic chapters with Part 1 arriving on July 18, Part 2 on November 28, and Part 3 sometime in 2025. The studio’s strategy is reminiscent of what Amazon Prime did with Robert Kirkman’s Invincible.
Cobra Kai Creators’ Message On The Final Season Of The Show
Netflix’s Cobra Kai Season 6
Cobra Kai creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg felt very emotional sharing that they have decided to end the franchise but in a way that they know is right and fitting. In a statement released last January, as acquired by The Hollywood Reporter, they said:
“Reacquainting the world with the Karate Kid universe has been our humble honor.
Netflix’s Cobra Kai Season 6
Season 6 will consist of 15 epic chapters with Part 1 arriving on July 18, Part 2 on November 28, and Part 3 sometime in 2025. The studio’s strategy is reminiscent of what Amazon Prime did with Robert Kirkman’s Invincible.
Cobra Kai Creators’ Message On The Final Season Of The Show
Netflix’s Cobra Kai Season 6
Cobra Kai creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg felt very emotional sharing that they have decided to end the franchise but in a way that they know is right and fitting. In a statement released last January, as acquired by The Hollywood Reporter, they said:
“Reacquainting the world with the Karate Kid universe has been our humble honor.
- 5/2/2024
- by Ariane Cruz
- FandomWire
The final season of Cobra Kai will be less bingeable than usual. That’s because Netflix is splitting the supersized season six across three release dates.
On Thursday, the streamer released a teaser trailer (below), along with its release strategy for the popular family drama series.
The 15-episode final season will drop Part 1 on July 18, then hold Part 2 until Nov. 28. A third part, dubbed “The Finale Event,” won’t be released until sometime in 2025.
The official description: “Picking up with Cobra Kai eliminated from the Valley, our senseis and students must decide if and how they will compete in the Sekai Taikai — the world championships of karate.”
Creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg have previously called the decision to end the series “bittersweet” but one that lets them bring Cobra Kai to a close the way they want.
“Reacquainting the world with the Karate Kid universe has been our humble honor,...
On Thursday, the streamer released a teaser trailer (below), along with its release strategy for the popular family drama series.
The 15-episode final season will drop Part 1 on July 18, then hold Part 2 until Nov. 28. A third part, dubbed “The Finale Event,” won’t be released until sometime in 2025.
The official description: “Picking up with Cobra Kai eliminated from the Valley, our senseis and students must decide if and how they will compete in the Sekai Taikai — the world championships of karate.”
Creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg have previously called the decision to end the series “bittersweet” but one that lets them bring Cobra Kai to a close the way they want.
“Reacquainting the world with the Karate Kid universe has been our humble honor,...
- 5/2/2024
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix announced today that the sixth and final season of Cobra Kai will premiere in not one, not two, but three parts! Part 1 will debut on July 18, 2024, Part 2 will premiere on November 28, 2024, and Part 3 will be available in 2025.
The final season consists of 15 episodes and picks up with Cobra Kai having been eliminated from the Valley. Our senseis and students must decide whether and how they will compete in the Sekai Taikai, the world championships of karate.
Cobra Kai. (L to R) Ralph Macchio as Daniel Larusso, Yuji Okumoto as Chozen, Courtney Henggeler as Amanda Larusso in Cobra Kai. Cr. Curtis Bonds Baker/Netflix © 2024
Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg wrote and executive produced Cobra Kai through their production company, Counterbalance Entertainment.
Will Smith, James Lassiter, and Caleeb Pinkett executive produced for Westbrook Studios along with Susan Ekins in association with Sony Pictures Television. Ralph Macchio and William Zabka also serve as executive producers.
The final season consists of 15 episodes and picks up with Cobra Kai having been eliminated from the Valley. Our senseis and students must decide whether and how they will compete in the Sekai Taikai, the world championships of karate.
Cobra Kai. (L to R) Ralph Macchio as Daniel Larusso, Yuji Okumoto as Chozen, Courtney Henggeler as Amanda Larusso in Cobra Kai. Cr. Curtis Bonds Baker/Netflix © 2024
Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg wrote and executive produced Cobra Kai through their production company, Counterbalance Entertainment.
Will Smith, James Lassiter, and Caleeb Pinkett executive produced for Westbrook Studios along with Susan Ekins in association with Sony Pictures Television. Ralph Macchio and William Zabka also serve as executive producers.
- 5/2/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Renowned cult classics have undoubtedly provided us with several mentor-like figures, but among all, Pat Morita’s Mr. Miyagi from The Karate Kid remains the most beloved one. But what if we say that the actor was initially turned down for the role of karate guru by the film’s producer Jerry Weintraub?
Pat Morita as Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid
While Pat Morita being unwanted sounds totally shocking, here’s another bizarre titbit from Ralph Macchio’s The Karate Kid. According to director John G. Avildsen, Columbia Pictures initially demanded the drunken Mr. Miyagi scene to be excluded from the final cut of the film before it hit the theatres.
Producer Jerry Weintraub Wasn’t Keen to Cast Pat Morita
When it comes to the iconic Karate Kid movies, no one can compare to the beloved mentor Mr. Miyagi. Flawlessly depicted by Pat Morita, the character became a...
Pat Morita as Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid
While Pat Morita being unwanted sounds totally shocking, here’s another bizarre titbit from Ralph Macchio’s The Karate Kid. According to director John G. Avildsen, Columbia Pictures initially demanded the drunken Mr. Miyagi scene to be excluded from the final cut of the film before it hit the theatres.
Producer Jerry Weintraub Wasn’t Keen to Cast Pat Morita
When it comes to the iconic Karate Kid movies, no one can compare to the beloved mentor Mr. Miyagi. Flawlessly depicted by Pat Morita, the character became a...
- 4/3/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
The Karate Kid, a 1984 classic film, has remained a cornerstone of pop culture for nearly 40 years. The coming-of-age story follows Daniel Larusso, a young boy bullied by a vicious karate gang, who seeks guidance from an unlikely mentor – Mr. Miyagi, the gentle apartment maintenance man.
Pat Morita and Ralph Macchio in a still from The Karate Kid series
The story of Mr. Miyagi is deeply tragic. He was an immigrant who fought in World War II, and his wife and child died due to problems during childbirth in an American internment camp. However, the casting of Pat Morita, the actor who brought Mr. Miyagi to life, almost never happened due to a surprising reason.
Karate Kid‘s Pat Morita Casting Hanged in Balance Pat Morita as Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid
Even though Pat Morita’s portrayal of Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid is now legendary, there was...
Pat Morita and Ralph Macchio in a still from The Karate Kid series
The story of Mr. Miyagi is deeply tragic. He was an immigrant who fought in World War II, and his wife and child died due to problems during childbirth in an American internment camp. However, the casting of Pat Morita, the actor who brought Mr. Miyagi to life, almost never happened due to a surprising reason.
Karate Kid‘s Pat Morita Casting Hanged in Balance Pat Morita as Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid
Even though Pat Morita’s portrayal of Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid is now legendary, there was...
- 4/3/2024
- by Shreya Jha
- FandomWire
Synopsis
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the coming-of-age classic — from Academy Award®-winning director John G. Avildsen — that will leave you cheering! There is more to karate than fighting. This is the lesson that Daniel (Ralph Macchio), a San Fernando Valley teenager, is about to learn from a most unexpected teacher: Mr. Miyagi, an elderly handyman who also happens to be a master of the martial arts. His training and these vital lessons will be called into play when an outmatched Daniel faces Johnny (William Zabka), the skilled leader of the Cobra Kai — a vicious gang of karate school bullies — in a no-holds-barred karate tournament for the championship of the Valley.
Disc Details And Bonus Materials
4K Ultra HD Disc
• Restored from the original camera negative, presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision
• English Dolby Atmos + English 5.1 + English Stereo
• Special Features:
o All-new: Commentary with the Creators of Cobra Kai Josh Heald,...
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the coming-of-age classic — from Academy Award®-winning director John G. Avildsen — that will leave you cheering! There is more to karate than fighting. This is the lesson that Daniel (Ralph Macchio), a San Fernando Valley teenager, is about to learn from a most unexpected teacher: Mr. Miyagi, an elderly handyman who also happens to be a master of the martial arts. His training and these vital lessons will be called into play when an outmatched Daniel faces Johnny (William Zabka), the skilled leader of the Cobra Kai — a vicious gang of karate school bullies — in a no-holds-barred karate tournament for the championship of the Valley.
Disc Details And Bonus Materials
4K Ultra HD Disc
• Restored from the original camera negative, presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision
• English Dolby Atmos + English 5.1 + English Stereo
• Special Features:
o All-new: Commentary with the Creators of Cobra Kai Josh Heald,...
- 3/29/2024
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the coming-of-age classic — from Academy Award®-winning director John G. Avildsen — that will leave you cheering! There is more to karate than fighting. This is the lesson that Daniel (Ralph Macchio), a San Fernando Valley teenager, is about to learn from a most unexpected teacher: Mr. Miyagi, an elderly handyman who also happens to be a master of the martial arts. His training and these vital lessons will be called into play when an outmatched Daniel faces Johnny (William Zabka), ... Read more...
- 3/27/2024
- by Thomas Miller
- Seat42F
Be prepared to sand the floor, paint the fence, wax on-wax off and paint the house in glorious 4K. The Karate Kid is already a timeless classic, but Cobra Kai gave the property a surprisingly well-executed extension of Daniel Larusso and Johnny Lawrence’s world. The 1984 film that served as an introduction to the martial art for an entire generation will be celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. And Sony is shouting “Bansai!” with a new 4K restoration Blu-ray release of the Ralph Macchio-Pat Morita film.
The official synopsis of The Karate Kid 4K Blu-ray release from Sony reads,
“Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the coming-of-age classic — from Academy Award®-winning director John G. Avildsen — that will leave you cheering! There is more to karate than fighting. This is the lesson that Daniel (Ralph Macchio), a San Fernando Valley teenager, is about to learn from a most unexpected teacher: Mr.
The official synopsis of The Karate Kid 4K Blu-ray release from Sony reads,
“Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the coming-of-age classic — from Academy Award®-winning director John G. Avildsen — that will leave you cheering! There is more to karate than fighting. This is the lesson that Daniel (Ralph Macchio), a San Fernando Valley teenager, is about to learn from a most unexpected teacher: Mr.
- 3/27/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Michael Imperioli is reflecting on his first Hollywood gig, one that made him believe he was a “horrible” actor.
“The Sopranos” actor recalled during an interview with The New Yorker his movie debut in 1989 film “Lean on Me,” directed by John Avildsen. According to Imperioli, Avildsen left a less-than-ideal impression, and was “not very nice” to the child actors on set. Imperioli was one of the extras who had a line in a crowd sequence; his scene was ultimately cut from the final film.
“My first experience on a movie was ‘Lean on Me,’ which was directed by John Avildsen, who did ‘Rocky.’ And he was very impatient. He was not very nice, to be honest,” Imperioli said. “I think he was overwhelmed because there were, like, a thousand high-school kids in this. He made me audition in the cafeteria during the lunch break with, like, hundreds of kids. It was horrible.
“The Sopranos” actor recalled during an interview with The New Yorker his movie debut in 1989 film “Lean on Me,” directed by John Avildsen. According to Imperioli, Avildsen left a less-than-ideal impression, and was “not very nice” to the child actors on set. Imperioli was one of the extras who had a line in a crowd sequence; his scene was ultimately cut from the final film.
“My first experience on a movie was ‘Lean on Me,’ which was directed by John Avildsen, who did ‘Rocky.’ And he was very impatient. He was not very nice, to be honest,” Imperioli said. “I think he was overwhelmed because there were, like, a thousand high-school kids in this. He made me audition in the cafeteria during the lunch break with, like, hundreds of kids. It was horrible.
- 3/25/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For regular updates, sign up for our weekly email newsletter and follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSGoodbye, Dragon Inn.It’s getting harder to go to the movies. IndieWire surveys the state of cinemagoing in the US region by region as multiplexes continue to shutter. From downtown Detroit, the closest first-run theater is now in Canada.More than 500 pro-Palestinian demonstrators staged a sit-in at MoMA on Saturday, protesting the museum trustees’ alleged investments in weapons used by the Israeli military in Gaza. The museum closed its doors to the public and rescheduled planned programming.After confirming that three sitting representatives of the far-right AfD party had been invited to tomorrow night’s Berlinale opening ceremony, amid public outcry, the festival has now disinvited them.REMEMBERINGRocky II.The tributes to Carl Weathers continue to roll in after his death last week at the...
- 2/28/2024
- MUBI
With over $1.4 billion in box office receipts, the Rocky film franchise stands as one of the all-time greatest. Beginning with the 1976 flick (Rocky), its commercial and critical success not only kicked off Sylvester Stallone’s career but also became a cultural phenomenon.
The movie even led to several sequels and received three Academy Award wins out of ten nominations. Even though the majority of people have seen the inspirational story of Rocky Balboa on the big screen, very few are aware of how it was made. It may surprise many to learn that the 77-year-old actor wrote the first ninety pages of a 1976 sports drama film in just three days. Certainly, it is among the most motivational Hollywood tales ever told.
Sylvester Stallone in and as Rocky Sylvester Stallone Completed a 90-Page First Draft Of Rocky In Just Three Days?
In an interview with Michael Watson (via Forbes), to celebrate Rocky’s 25th anniversary,...
The movie even led to several sequels and received three Academy Award wins out of ten nominations. Even though the majority of people have seen the inspirational story of Rocky Balboa on the big screen, very few are aware of how it was made. It may surprise many to learn that the 77-year-old actor wrote the first ninety pages of a 1976 sports drama film in just three days. Certainly, it is among the most motivational Hollywood tales ever told.
Sylvester Stallone in and as Rocky Sylvester Stallone Completed a 90-Page First Draft Of Rocky In Just Three Days?
In an interview with Michael Watson (via Forbes), to celebrate Rocky’s 25th anniversary,...
- 2/19/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
Here are two words for those who believe Christopher Nolan can’t possibly lose the Best Director race at this year’s Academy Awards for “Oppenheimer”: Bob Fosse. And here are three more: Francis Ford Coppola.
When you think about how many consider Coppola’s 1972 masterpiece “The Godfather” to be perhaps the greatest American film ever made, it might shock them to learn that while the film won Oscars in ’73 for Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor for Marlon Brando, Coppola lost the director race to Fosse for “Cabaret.” Nothing against Fosse or his iconic musical, but his win over Coppola was shocking even if deserved. The lesson is that you simply never know what might happen on Oscar night. “Oppenheimer” could clean up, as is being widely predicted, and Nolan could still somehow miss out even though all indicators tell us it’s a done deal.
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When you think about how many consider Coppola’s 1972 masterpiece “The Godfather” to be perhaps the greatest American film ever made, it might shock them to learn that while the film won Oscars in ’73 for Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor for Marlon Brando, Coppola lost the director race to Fosse for “Cabaret.” Nothing against Fosse or his iconic musical, but his win over Coppola was shocking even if deserved. The lesson is that you simply never know what might happen on Oscar night. “Oppenheimer” could clean up, as is being widely predicted, and Nolan could still somehow miss out even though all indicators tell us it’s a done deal.
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- 2/8/2024
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
Howard Stern has been one of the most controversial – and revered – figures in the history of modern media. With a passion for the field as a child, Stern’s climb to the top of the radio world truly began in the ‘80s. And he did it off of his unique, button-pressing, FCC-clashing brand and humor: the boobs, the prank calls, the Wack Pack, all of it all made Howard Stern one of the most recognizable figures in all of media. And so as his markets grew and his written word topped the charts – but long before his first $500 million contract with Sirius – it was time for Stern to enter the movie business…with something a little more commercially viable than Butt Bongo Fiesta.
So how did the guy who mocked his wife’s miscarriage on the air and flipped the bird to nearly every boss he’s ever had...
So how did the guy who mocked his wife’s miscarriage on the air and flipped the bird to nearly every boss he’s ever had...
- 2/7/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Netflix will not be moving forward with a second season of “Obliterated,” Variety has confirmed.
Hailing from “Cobra Kai” creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald, the comedy followed a special forces team who — after believing they’d thwarted a deadly threat to Las Vegas —celebrates their victory accordingly with a party filled with booze, drugs and sex only to discover that a bomb they deactivated was a fake. The now intoxicated team has to fight through their impairments, overcome their personal issues, find the real bomb and save the world.
Shelley Hennig, Nick Zano, Alyson Gorske, C. Thomas Howell, Eugene Kim, Paola Lázaro and Amalia Yoo star.
Hurwitz, Schlossberg and Heald executive produced “Obliterated” with Dina Hillier from Counterbalance Entertainment. Sony Pictures Television is the studio.
The news comes as Hurwitz and Heald recently teased that he and the team were back at work on the sixth and final season of “Cobra Kai.
Hailing from “Cobra Kai” creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald, the comedy followed a special forces team who — after believing they’d thwarted a deadly threat to Las Vegas —celebrates their victory accordingly with a party filled with booze, drugs and sex only to discover that a bomb they deactivated was a fake. The now intoxicated team has to fight through their impairments, overcome their personal issues, find the real bomb and save the world.
Shelley Hennig, Nick Zano, Alyson Gorske, C. Thomas Howell, Eugene Kim, Paola Lázaro and Amalia Yoo star.
Hurwitz, Schlossberg and Heald executive produced “Obliterated” with Dina Hillier from Counterbalance Entertainment. Sony Pictures Television is the studio.
The news comes as Hurwitz and Heald recently teased that he and the team were back at work on the sixth and final season of “Cobra Kai.
- 2/1/2024
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Sandra Reaves-Phillips, the actress and singer who appeared in the films ’Round Midnight and Lean on Me and portrayed six legendary divas in a one-woman, tour de force stage show, has died. She was 79.
Reaves-Phillips died Friday at her home in Queens, family spokesperson Sandra Lanman told The Hollywood Reporter. She had been in failing health since falling off a stage during a performance of Raisin in St. Louis in 2004 and enduring serious auto accidents in 2014 and ’15 in New York.
The South Carolina native worked opposite Maurice Hines in his 2006 Broadway musical Hot Feet, and she portrayed Mama Younger and Bertha Mae Little, respectively, in Raisin on Broadway and national and European tours and in a 1999 off-Broadway production of Rollin’ on the T.O.B.A.
Reaves-Phillips was featured with saxophonist Dexter Gordon in Bertrand Tavernier’s ’Round Midnight (1986) in the role of Buttercup, and in the Morgan Freeman-starring...
Reaves-Phillips died Friday at her home in Queens, family spokesperson Sandra Lanman told The Hollywood Reporter. She had been in failing health since falling off a stage during a performance of Raisin in St. Louis in 2004 and enduring serious auto accidents in 2014 and ’15 in New York.
The South Carolina native worked opposite Maurice Hines in his 2006 Broadway musical Hot Feet, and she portrayed Mama Younger and Bertha Mae Little, respectively, in Raisin on Broadway and national and European tours and in a 1999 off-Broadway production of Rollin’ on the T.O.B.A.
Reaves-Phillips was featured with saxophonist Dexter Gordon in Bertrand Tavernier’s ’Round Midnight (1986) in the role of Buttercup, and in the Morgan Freeman-starring...
- 12/31/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Out of all the successful shared universes to come about over the years, the "Karate Kid" franchise might be the most surprising. Also known as the Miyagi-Verse and named in honor of the martial arts maestro Mr. Miyagi, the property kicked off in 1984 with director John G. Avildsen's "The Karate Kid," a rousing sports drama cut from the same cloth as the filmmaker's Best Picture Oscar-winning "Rocky," albeit focused on martial arts rather than boxing. But besides establishing "Wax on, wax off" as a fixture of our pop cultural lexicon, the film also birthed two sequel films, a spinoff film, a reboot film, a live-action legacy sequel show, and even a short-lived, non-canonical '80s cartoon series.
For a long time, however, it was assumed the 2010 "Karate Kid" reboot and the 1984 original existed in different continuities. But no more! Just as the popular "Cobra Kai" series has seen Miyagai's...
For a long time, however, it was assumed the 2010 "Karate Kid" reboot and the 1984 original existed in different continuities. But no more! Just as the popular "Cobra Kai" series has seen Miyagai's...
- 11/29/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Sylvester Stallone struggled to get his 1976 film Rocky made. But with an estimated budget of just $1M, the shoot was hanging in the balance. However, by cutting costs, Rocky was a study in film frugality. Much of Rocky Balboa’s wardrobe was plucked from Stallone’s closet, and the shoot was done in a gritty filmmaking style.
Just how did ‘Rocky’ come under budget?
Keeping Rocky‘s budget from going over was forefront in the minds of the film’s producers. Here are some methods director John G. Avildsen consequently used to keep the Sylvester Stallone-penned film under its $1M budget.
Interiors were shot in LA since an entire 28-day shoot in Philadelphia was too pricey, reported Mental Floss. Subsequently, the Rocky crew quietly shot exteriors using a nonunion crew.
Avildsen would drive around Philadelphia in a van with Stallone and a cameramen inside. However, he would spot an interesting location,...
Just how did ‘Rocky’ come under budget?
Keeping Rocky‘s budget from going over was forefront in the minds of the film’s producers. Here are some methods director John G. Avildsen consequently used to keep the Sylvester Stallone-penned film under its $1M budget.
Interiors were shot in LA since an entire 28-day shoot in Philadelphia was too pricey, reported Mental Floss. Subsequently, the Rocky crew quietly shot exteriors using a nonunion crew.
Avildsen would drive around Philadelphia in a van with Stallone and a cameramen inside. However, he would spot an interesting location,...
- 11/23/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Shannon Wilcox, a character actor who appeared in 1984’s “Songwriter” alongside Willie Nelson and in five episodes of “Dallas,” died Sept. 2 in Los Angeles. She was 80.
Wilcox’s death was confirmed by her talent agent Peter Young.
Wilcox worked on such films as 1982’s “Six Weeks” with Dudley Moore and 1991’s “Frankie and Johnny” opposite Al Pacino. She also played the mother of Elisabeth Shue’s Ali Mills in John G. Avildsen’s “The Karate Kid” and appeared in other notable films throughout her career, including “Se7en,” “Runaway Bride,” “Raising Helen,” “The Princess Diaries” and its 2004 sequel, “The Border,” “Legal Eagles,” “For the Boys,””Exit to Eden,” “Dear God” and “The Other Sister.”
Wilcox made her onscreen debut on the action series “Starsky and Hutch” in 1976. She later guested on several series from the late ’70s to ’80s, including the short-lived sitcom “Sirota’s Court,” “Dog and Cat,” “Hawaii Five-o,” “Hart to Hart,...
Wilcox’s death was confirmed by her talent agent Peter Young.
Wilcox worked on such films as 1982’s “Six Weeks” with Dudley Moore and 1991’s “Frankie and Johnny” opposite Al Pacino. She also played the mother of Elisabeth Shue’s Ali Mills in John G. Avildsen’s “The Karate Kid” and appeared in other notable films throughout her career, including “Se7en,” “Runaway Bride,” “Raising Helen,” “The Princess Diaries” and its 2004 sequel, “The Border,” “Legal Eagles,” “For the Boys,””Exit to Eden,” “Dear God” and “The Other Sister.”
Wilcox made her onscreen debut on the action series “Starsky and Hutch” in 1976. She later guested on several series from the late ’70s to ’80s, including the short-lived sitcom “Sirota’s Court,” “Dog and Cat,” “Hawaii Five-o,” “Hart to Hart,...
- 11/6/2023
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Like the Italian Stallion, the "Rocky" films have seen some real highs and lows. Now spanning almost 50 years, it's a franchise that offers boundless entertainment, even at its most baffling. These movies are also formulaic to a "T." Even if you've yet to watch a single one, you probably already know what to expect: Rocky Balboa -- or Adonis Creed -- will be down on his luck when he's presented with a new opportunity to prove himself in the boxing ring. Or he'll be riding high only to get knocked flat on his ass and have to pick himself back up. Cue the training montage. It's predictable, but damn if it doesn't work like gangbusters, time and time over.
For the most part, the titles of the "Rocky" films are numerically ordered, which makes it pretty easy to figure out which one to watch after which. The only outlier is "Rocky Balboa,...
For the most part, the titles of the "Rocky" films are numerically ordered, which makes it pretty easy to figure out which one to watch after which. The only outlier is "Rocky Balboa,...
- 11/5/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Shannon Wilcox, a character actress who appeared alongside Willie Nelson in Songwriter, with Dudley Moore in Six Weeks and opposite Al Pacino in Frankie and Johnny, has died. She was 80.
Wilcox died Sept. 2 in Los Angeles, her daughter, actress-director Kelli Williams — she played attorney Lindsay Dole on The Practice — told The Hollywood Reporter.
A life member of The Actors Studio, Wilcox also portrayed the mother of Elisabeth Shue’s Ali Mills in John G. Avildsen’s The Karate Kid (1994) and worked in many other notable films, among them Tony Richardson’s The Border (1982), Ivan Reitman’s Legal Eagles (1986), Mark Rydell’s For the Boys (1991) and David Fincher’s Seven (1995).
Wilcox was the resigned ex-wife of Nelson’s Doc Jenkins in Alan Rudolph’s Songwriter (1984) and the wife of a California politician (Moore) caught up with a woman (Mary Tyler Moore) and her sickly child (Katherine Healy) in Tony Bill’s...
Wilcox died Sept. 2 in Los Angeles, her daughter, actress-director Kelli Williams — she played attorney Lindsay Dole on The Practice — told The Hollywood Reporter.
A life member of The Actors Studio, Wilcox also portrayed the mother of Elisabeth Shue’s Ali Mills in John G. Avildsen’s The Karate Kid (1994) and worked in many other notable films, among them Tony Richardson’s The Border (1982), Ivan Reitman’s Legal Eagles (1986), Mark Rydell’s For the Boys (1991) and David Fincher’s Seven (1995).
Wilcox was the resigned ex-wife of Nelson’s Doc Jenkins in Alan Rudolph’s Songwriter (1984) and the wife of a California politician (Moore) caught up with a woman (Mary Tyler Moore) and her sickly child (Katherine Healy) in Tony Bill’s...
- 11/4/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lara Parker, known for her role as the vengeful witch Angelique Bouchard on the gothic ABC soap opera Dark Shadows, passed away at 84. Her daughter, Caitlin, confirmed that Parker peacefully passed away in her sleep at her home in Topanga Canyon, Los Angeles, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Parker made her mark in films as a character in John G. Avildsen’s Save the Tiger (1973), where she portrayed a prostitute whose client suffered a heart attack, alongside Jack Lemmon‘s Oscar-winning performance. She also played the wife of Peter Fonda‘s character in the 1975 satanic horror film Race With the Devil, alongside Warren Oates and Loretta Swit. In 1967, shortly after arriving in New York, Parker auditioned for Dark Shadows creator Dan Curtis and was cast as Angelique as part of a storyline that delved into the origin of the tormented vampire Barnabas Collins. (It was her second-ever professional audition in New York.
- 10/16/2023
- TV Insider
Lara Parker, who as the vengeful witch Angelique Bouchard spent centuries entangled in a love-hate relationship with Jonathan Frid’s Barnabas Collins on the gothic ABC soap opera Dark Shadows, has died. She was 84.
Parker died Thursday in her sleep at her home in Topanga Canyon in Los Angeles, her daughter, Caitlin, told The Hollywood Reporter.
On the big screen, Parker stood out as a prostitute whose client has a heart attack in John G. Avildsen’s Save the Tiger (1973), starring Jack Lemmon in an Oscar-winning turn, and she played the wife of Peter Fonda‘s character in the satanic horror film Race With the Devil (1975), also featuring Warren Oates and Loretta Swit.
Mere days after arriving in New York in 1967, the green-eyed Parker auditioned for Dark Shadows creator Dan Curtis, who cast her as Angelique in a story arc that would detail the origin of the tortured vampire Barnabas.
Parker died Thursday in her sleep at her home in Topanga Canyon in Los Angeles, her daughter, Caitlin, told The Hollywood Reporter.
On the big screen, Parker stood out as a prostitute whose client has a heart attack in John G. Avildsen’s Save the Tiger (1973), starring Jack Lemmon in an Oscar-winning turn, and she played the wife of Peter Fonda‘s character in the satanic horror film Race With the Devil (1975), also featuring Warren Oates and Loretta Swit.
Mere days after arriving in New York in 1967, the green-eyed Parker auditioned for Dark Shadows creator Dan Curtis, who cast her as Angelique in a story arc that would detail the origin of the tortured vampire Barnabas.
- 10/16/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fred Gallo, a former assistant director on a slew of classic 1970s pictures who went on to become the president of production at Paramount, has died. He was 78 years old.
The Hollywood titan, who had worked on Oscar-winning gems like “The Godfather,” “Annie Hall” and “Rocky,” died on Sept. 7 at his Santa Ynez Valley home.
His family confirmed his passing, while Lee Rosenthal called him a “singular force in the industry.” Paramount and Nickolodean’s president of worldwide physical production said, in a statement obtained by TheWrap, that “beneath a formidable exterior was a big-hearted, one-man masterclass in filmmaking and production management.”
“Some of the most iconic movies of our time — ‘The Godfather,’ ‘Rocky’ and ‘Annie Hall,’ to name a few — are imprinted with Fred’s artistry,” Rosenthal stated. “He was a vestige of a time and place in Hollywood history, an early champion of inclusivity and a mentor to many.
The Hollywood titan, who had worked on Oscar-winning gems like “The Godfather,” “Annie Hall” and “Rocky,” died on Sept. 7 at his Santa Ynez Valley home.
His family confirmed his passing, while Lee Rosenthal called him a “singular force in the industry.” Paramount and Nickolodean’s president of worldwide physical production said, in a statement obtained by TheWrap, that “beneath a formidable exterior was a big-hearted, one-man masterclass in filmmaking and production management.”
“Some of the most iconic movies of our time — ‘The Godfather,’ ‘Rocky’ and ‘Annie Hall,’ to name a few — are imprinted with Fred’s artistry,” Rosenthal stated. “He was a vestige of a time and place in Hollywood history, an early champion of inclusivity and a mentor to many.
- 9/20/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
Fred Gallo, who served as an assistant director on films including the Oscar best picture winners The Godfather, Rocky and Annie Hall before becoming a top production executive at Paramount Pictures, has died. He was 78.
Gallo died Sept. 7 after a long illness at his home in the Santa Ynez Valley, his family announced.
Gallo also earned producing credits on Floyd Mutrux’s American Hot Wax (1978), Martin Brest’s Going in Style (1979), James Caan’s Hide in Plain Sight (1980) and Lawrence Kasdan’s Body Heat (1981).
After a run as a production vice president at Warner Bros., Gallo joined Paramount in 1993. He was promoted to executive vp feature production management in 1996 and worldwide president of features production management in 2001, overseeing day-to-day physical production for the studio through his retirement in 2005.
“Fred was a singular force in the industry,” Lee Rosenthal, president of worldwide physical production for Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon, said in a statement.
Gallo died Sept. 7 after a long illness at his home in the Santa Ynez Valley, his family announced.
Gallo also earned producing credits on Floyd Mutrux’s American Hot Wax (1978), Martin Brest’s Going in Style (1979), James Caan’s Hide in Plain Sight (1980) and Lawrence Kasdan’s Body Heat (1981).
After a run as a production vice president at Warner Bros., Gallo joined Paramount in 1993. He was promoted to executive vp feature production management in 1996 and worldwide president of features production management in 2001, overseeing day-to-day physical production for the studio through his retirement in 2005.
“Fred was a singular force in the industry,” Lee Rosenthal, president of worldwide physical production for Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon, said in a statement.
- 9/20/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
‘Daniel has bravado and won’t quit. If I got my ass kicked by five karate experts on motorcycles, I would have probably found a different way to school’
I was a skinny kid and looked young for my age, which was tough. I got a part in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Outsiders playing Johnny Cade. The reviews were positive: I was a young actor feeling good, maybe a little cocky. I got a call about a movie called The Karate Kid and thought: “That’s a silly title. Is it a cartoon?” They sent me the script and I met the director, John G Avildsen, at his apartment in New York.
I was a skinny kid and looked young for my age, which was tough. I got a part in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Outsiders playing Johnny Cade. The reviews were positive: I was a young actor feeling good, maybe a little cocky. I got a call about a movie called The Karate Kid and thought: “That’s a silly title. Is it a cartoon?” They sent me the script and I met the director, John G Avildsen, at his apartment in New York.
- 9/18/2023
- by Interviews by Ben Gilbert
- The Guardian - Film News
“Do I have regrets?” asks Sylvester Stallone at the beginning of “Sly,” the Thom Zimny documentary about him that served as the closing-night film at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday. “Hell yeah, I have regrets.”
Putting that quote up front is a smart way to introduce a film about the man whose career sometimes seems to have resulted in equal parts iconography and mockery. The actor, screenwriter and director created the classic characters Rocky Balboa and John Rambo, but struggled to find respect and made more than his share of terrible films.
Another smart move: New conversations with Stallone run throughout the film, but these are not the usual talking-head interviews in which the subject sits in a chair and runs through his life. Instead, Stallone almost always talks to the camera while standing up and moving around.
Zimny’s camera stays on the go, bobbing and weaving...
Putting that quote up front is a smart way to introduce a film about the man whose career sometimes seems to have resulted in equal parts iconography and mockery. The actor, screenwriter and director created the classic characters Rocky Balboa and John Rambo, but struggled to find respect and made more than his share of terrible films.
Another smart move: New conversations with Stallone run throughout the film, but these are not the usual talking-head interviews in which the subject sits in a chair and runs through his life. Instead, Stallone almost always talks to the camera while standing up and moving around.
Zimny’s camera stays on the go, bobbing and weaving...
- 9/17/2023
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The mesmerizing tale of Rocky Balboa has been a cornerstone of American cinema since the release of the first “Rocky” movie in 1976. Portrayed by Sylvester Stallone, Rocky’s journey from a struggling boxer in Philadelphia to an international icon is a story that’s both empowering and poignant. And in recent years, this story has seamlessly transformed into the tale of Adonis Creed, breathing new life into a franchise that spans nearly five decades.
The Rocky series was always more than just boxing. It vividly depicted love, friendship, rivalry, and redemption. The recent Creed movies, helmed by the character Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan), son of Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), have gracefully transitioned the narrative from Rocky to Adonis, offering a fresh perspective and a respectful nod to the past. With the recent release of “Creed III” in 2023, the saga has reached a new milestone, marking the first time Stallone...
The Rocky series was always more than just boxing. It vividly depicted love, friendship, rivalry, and redemption. The recent Creed movies, helmed by the character Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan), son of Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), have gracefully transitioned the narrative from Rocky to Adonis, offering a fresh perspective and a respectful nod to the past. With the recent release of “Creed III” in 2023, the saga has reached a new milestone, marking the first time Stallone...
- 9/15/2023
- by Buddy TV
- buddytv.com
When Ralph Macchio first appeared on the big screen as Daniel Larusso, decked out in his now trademark white Karate Gi uniform, he effectively ushered in a bold new era of children’s entertainment. 1984’s The Karate Kid wasn’t just director John G. Avildsen applying the uplifting sports movie formula that had worked so well on one of his previous efforts, Rocky, in a new kid friendly context; it was also a film that helped take martial arts into the Western mainstream.
Suddenly American and European kids were joining dojos in hopes of emulating Daniel-san. But The Karate Kid was not solely responsible for this newfound appreciation in martial arts. The years that followed also saw the emergence of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in popular culture.
Originally a comic book series created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, much like the heroes in a half shell, it had mutated into something much bigger.
Suddenly American and European kids were joining dojos in hopes of emulating Daniel-san. But The Karate Kid was not solely responsible for this newfound appreciation in martial arts. The years that followed also saw the emergence of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in popular culture.
Originally a comic book series created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, much like the heroes in a half shell, it had mutated into something much bigger.
- 8/5/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Los Angeles, June 21 (Ians) Singer Adele is a huge ‘Rocky’ fan and when she recently made an offer to buy Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone’s mansion, she made it contingent that she keep the poolside statue of the fictional boxer.
According to ‘Deadline’, in a recent interview with ‘The Wall Street Journal’, Stallone said he wanted to keep the statue but the singer said, “‘That’s a no deal. That’s gonna blow the whole deal,'” with the actor adding, “She wanted the statue.”
Adele is busy renovating the home she bought from him with Stallone saying, “I like what she’s doing, she’s making it gorgeous.”
Stallone first played Rocky Balboa in the 1976 film ‘Rocky’, directed by John G. Avildsen and written by the star himself. The success of the film spawned a whole series of films through the 1980s ending in 1990 with Rocky V. Stallone would...
According to ‘Deadline’, in a recent interview with ‘The Wall Street Journal’, Stallone said he wanted to keep the statue but the singer said, “‘That’s a no deal. That’s gonna blow the whole deal,'” with the actor adding, “She wanted the statue.”
Adele is busy renovating the home she bought from him with Stallone saying, “I like what she’s doing, she’s making it gorgeous.”
Stallone first played Rocky Balboa in the 1976 film ‘Rocky’, directed by John G. Avildsen and written by the star himself. The success of the film spawned a whole series of films through the 1980s ending in 1990 with Rocky V. Stallone would...
- 6/21/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Adele is seemingly a huge Rocky fan and when she recently made an offer to buy Sylvester Stallone’s mansion, she made it contingent that she keep the poolside statue of the fictional boxer.
In a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal, Stallone said he wanted to keep the statue but the “Hello” singer said, “‘That’s a no deal. That’s gonna blow the whole deal,'” with the actor adding, “She wanted the statue.”
Adele is busy renovating the home she bought from him with Stallone saying, “I like what she’s doing, she’s making it gorgeous.”
Stallone first played Rocky Balboa in the 1976 film Rocky, directed by John G. Avildsen and written by the star himself. The success of the film spawned a whole series of films through the 1980s ending in 1990 with Rocky V. Stallone would play the character again in the 2006 film Rocky Balboa,...
In a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal, Stallone said he wanted to keep the statue but the “Hello” singer said, “‘That’s a no deal. That’s gonna blow the whole deal,'” with the actor adding, “She wanted the statue.”
Adele is busy renovating the home she bought from him with Stallone saying, “I like what she’s doing, she’s making it gorgeous.”
Stallone first played Rocky Balboa in the 1976 film Rocky, directed by John G. Avildsen and written by the star himself. The success of the film spawned a whole series of films through the 1980s ending in 1990 with Rocky V. Stallone would play the character again in the 2006 film Rocky Balboa,...
- 6/21/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Sylvester Stallone is revealing the one dealbreaker Adele had before buying his Los Angeles mansion last year.
During an interview with The Wall Street Journal, published online Monday, the Rocky statue that overlooks the pool at Stallone’s former home was brought up. When asked if he wanted to take it with him when he sold the house, the actor responded, “I did.”
But Adele had a different plan in mind — she wanted to keep the statue for herself. Stallone said the “Easy on Me” singer told him, “That’s a no deal. That’s gonna blow the whole deal.”
The actor ended up letting her keep the statue of his iconic character, boxer Rocky Balboa. He added, “I like what she’s doing, she’s making it gorgeous.”
TMZ reported this month that the singer was completely renovating the mansion that she bought for $58 million.
Released in 1976, the John G. Avildsen...
During an interview with The Wall Street Journal, published online Monday, the Rocky statue that overlooks the pool at Stallone’s former home was brought up. When asked if he wanted to take it with him when he sold the house, the actor responded, “I did.”
But Adele had a different plan in mind — she wanted to keep the statue for herself. Stallone said the “Easy on Me” singer told him, “That’s a no deal. That’s gonna blow the whole deal.”
The actor ended up letting her keep the statue of his iconic character, boxer Rocky Balboa. He added, “I like what she’s doing, she’s making it gorgeous.”
TMZ reported this month that the singer was completely renovating the mansion that she bought for $58 million.
Released in 1976, the John G. Avildsen...
- 6/20/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
John G. Avildsen's "Rocky" was only one of three films to star actor Burgess Meredith in 1976. That year he also appeared in the horror film "Burnt Offerings" and the Irish short film "Circasia" which also starred Sean Connery, Eric Clapton, John Huston, and Shirley MacLaine. Meredith was one of those lucky character actors who seemingly never stopped working. His career began in 1935, when he played the uncredited "Flop House Bum" in the Noël Coward film "The Scoundrel." Meredith gained mainstream attention when he appeared in Lewis Milestone's 1939 adaptation of "Of Mice and Men," and had been a showbiz darling ever after. A quick look through his filmography reveals that he had at least one film or television project every year from 1935 through 1995. Meredith passed away in 1997 at the age of 89 with hundreds of acting credits to his name.
Meredith was the largest known star when "Rocky" debuted in...
Meredith was the largest known star when "Rocky" debuted in...
- 3/18/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
When Lee Unkrich was 12, he saw “The Shining” for the first time. He remembers less from the screening than what happened shortly afterward, which set in motion a lifelong obsession with Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece of horror.
On his way to summer camp, Unkrich bought the movie tie-in edition of Stephen King’s novel. “There were photos of Wendy cooking breakfast in the kitchen,” he tells Variety. “I realized that wasn’t a scene that was in the movie. And that got a bug in my head — I wanted to know more about that world.”
For Unkrich, a 25-year Pixar veteran, that deleted scene would beget decades of collecting Kubrick ephemera, a stream of Easter eggs in his work from “Toy Story 2” to “Coco,” a website cataloguing his findings, and now, “Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining,” a 12-years-in-the-making, 2,200-page account of the creation of Kubrick’s film that Taschen...
On his way to summer camp, Unkrich bought the movie tie-in edition of Stephen King’s novel. “There were photos of Wendy cooking breakfast in the kitchen,” he tells Variety. “I realized that wasn’t a scene that was in the movie. And that got a bug in my head — I wanted to know more about that world.”
For Unkrich, a 25-year Pixar veteran, that deleted scene would beget decades of collecting Kubrick ephemera, a stream of Easter eggs in his work from “Toy Story 2” to “Coco,” a website cataloguing his findings, and now, “Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining,” a 12-years-in-the-making, 2,200-page account of the creation of Kubrick’s film that Taschen...
- 3/16/2023
- by Todd Gilchrist
- Variety Film + TV
I know they are favorites for a lot of people, but I struggle with the "Rocky" sequels and even the "Creed" movies to a certain extent. They became high-gloss Hollywood productions, which is fine, but they get so far away from what made the original Best Picture-winning film such a special movie. For me, what sets "Rocky" apart from so many of its imitators and successors is its immense sense of authenticity to the lives of ordinary, working-class people, and where I feel this most acutely is with the character of Adrian, played by Talia Shire.
In theory, Shire could not be more Hollywood. Her brother is this little filmmaker you may have heard of named Francis Ford Coppola, who made some movies people like, but nothing about the way she carries herself indicates that stature in the slightest. She is a proper character actor and a damn good one at that.
In theory, Shire could not be more Hollywood. Her brother is this little filmmaker you may have heard of named Francis Ford Coppola, who made some movies people like, but nothing about the way she carries herself indicates that stature in the slightest. She is a proper character actor and a damn good one at that.
- 3/11/2023
- by Mike Shutt
- Slash Film
Sylvester Stallone sure has had one hell of a run with his most famous onscreen creation, Rocky Balboa. He's had a long career full of ups and downs ("Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot"), but when people look back at Stallone's contribution to cinema in 50 or 100 years' time, it will be the big-hearted slugger from Philadelphia who Sly is best remembered for.
Perhaps because of his association with the action genre and easily-spoofed screen persona, people don't always give Stallone the credit as an artist he deserves. After all, you can say what you want about the overall quality of the "Rocky" franchise, but there can be little doubt that he created one of the greatest movie characters of the 20th century. Plenty of actors are intrinsically linked with their most famous roles; just take Harrison Ford, who pulled off the feat of embodying not just one but two iconic characters,...
Perhaps because of his association with the action genre and easily-spoofed screen persona, people don't always give Stallone the credit as an artist he deserves. After all, you can say what you want about the overall quality of the "Rocky" franchise, but there can be little doubt that he created one of the greatest movie characters of the 20th century. Plenty of actors are intrinsically linked with their most famous roles; just take Harrison Ford, who pulled off the feat of embodying not just one but two iconic characters,...
- 3/6/2023
- by Lee Adams
- Slash Film
When "Rocky" hit theaters in 1976, a good portion of the public was enthralled by the sport of boxing. Though some were repulsed by the violent spectacle of two human beings pounding the tar out of each other with eight-ounce gloves, heavyweight title fights drew huge television ratings worldwide, thanks in large part to the prominence of master self-promoter Muhammad Ali. His return to the sport, after being suspended for refusing to serve in the Vietnam War on religious grounds, resulted in a trilogy of unforgettable bouts with Joe Frazier and a rope-a-dope masterpiece against George Foreman. These fights were inspirational displays of intestinal fortitude fueled by searing emotional stakes. To lose the world heavyweight title on a global stage was to suffer a grievous blow to one's pride. Throwing in the towel was unthinkable. The only way Ali, Frazier or Foreman could allow themselves to lose was by knockout or decision.
- 3/3/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
It’s been nearly 50 years since a southpaw from Philly went the distance with Apollo Creed. Back then it was a genuinely euphoric moment in cinema, so feel-good that Rocky over-performed at the box office and Oscars, beating out flicks like Network and Taxi Driver for Best Picture, and making Sylvester Stallone one of the biggest movie stars of his generation. Yet even the most elated audiences could scarcely predict how long a tail Balboa’s left hook would have.
Forty-six years on, the legacy of Rocky and Apollo grows with nine films and counting, including six Rocky movies and three Creed films, the latter about Apollo’s son Adonis (Michael B. Jordan). And as time passed, many of the installments have become as synonymous with their eras as, well, Rocky is with the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Hence we here at Den of Geek have put...
Forty-six years on, the legacy of Rocky and Apollo grows with nine films and counting, including six Rocky movies and three Creed films, the latter about Apollo’s son Adonis (Michael B. Jordan). And as time passed, many of the installments have become as synonymous with their eras as, well, Rocky is with the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Hence we here at Den of Geek have put...
- 3/3/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” has had a great couple of days. The Oscar frontrunner won the top prize at the Producers Guild of America Awards on Saturday, proving that it can conquer the preferential ballot. The next day, it pulled off a historic sweep at Screen Actors Guild Awards with a record four wins for ensemble, lead actress for Michelle Yeoh, supporting actor for Ke Huy Quan and supporting actress for Jamie Lee Curtis. The triple individual wins — also a first for a film in SAG Awards history — were unexpected as Curtis upset odds-on favorite Angela Bassett (“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”), but they just speak to the movie’s strength. They also tee it up for a never-before-seen above-the-line sweep at the Oscars: “Everything Everywhere” can be the first film to win Best Picture, Best Director, a screenplay award and three acting prizes.
The multiversal hit is the runaway...
The multiversal hit is the runaway...
- 3/2/2023
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
What do we want out of a training montage?
I mean that question seriously. What, do movie viewers truly want out of a sequence where the main character improves, grows stronger, and collects a new set of skills in a matter of minutes as the magic of movie editing compresses hours (even days or weeks) of backbreaking, bone-crushing work into a few shots? If you were to quiz the pop culture zeitgeist at large, the answer would be clear: bombast. The big picture view of the training montage is one that is inherently silly, one that is easily parodied, one that suggests anyone can get better at anything as long as they have some great music and some rapid cuts of them leaping from one activity to another. Training montages are silly, pop culture tells us, and the zanier and wilder and bigger they are, the more we remember them.
I mean that question seriously. What, do movie viewers truly want out of a sequence where the main character improves, grows stronger, and collects a new set of skills in a matter of minutes as the magic of movie editing compresses hours (even days or weeks) of backbreaking, bone-crushing work into a few shots? If you were to quiz the pop culture zeitgeist at large, the answer would be clear: bombast. The big picture view of the training montage is one that is inherently silly, one that is easily parodied, one that suggests anyone can get better at anything as long as they have some great music and some rapid cuts of them leaping from one activity to another. Training montages are silly, pop culture tells us, and the zanier and wilder and bigger they are, the more we remember them.
- 3/2/2023
- by Jacob Hall
- Slash Film
Sean Sexton Cunningham is an American film producer, director and writer. He is best known for producing the slasher movie Friday the 13th (1980) and its various sequels. In addition to his Friday the 13th films, he has produced other horror films such as The Last House on the Left (1972), DeepStar Six (1989), Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994), and Shocker (1989).
Cunningham also directed feature-length films such as Sweet Sixteen (1983),which featured a young Sharon Stone; The New Kids (1985); and 976-Evil II (1991).He served as executive producer of the psychological thriller Wishmaster (1997) and wrote and directed its sequel, Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies (1999).
Aside from his work in the horror genre, Cunningham contributed to other genres such as comedy and drama. He worked as a production associate on two Woody Allen films: Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex*But Were Afraid to Ask(1972)and Love & Death(1975).He was also associate producer of...
Cunningham also directed feature-length films such as Sweet Sixteen (1983),which featured a young Sharon Stone; The New Kids (1985); and 976-Evil II (1991).He served as executive producer of the psychological thriller Wishmaster (1997) and wrote and directed its sequel, Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies (1999).
Aside from his work in the horror genre, Cunningham contributed to other genres such as comedy and drama. He worked as a production associate on two Woody Allen films: Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex*But Were Afraid to Ask(1972)and Love & Death(1975).He was also associate producer of...
- 2/27/2023
- by Movies Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
"Let me tell you a little story about acting." These are words that Carl Weathers, playing a fictionalized version of himself, once spoke as a drama coach on the sitcom "Arrested Development." Yet they could also apply to Weathers and his acting career long before "Arrested Development," the Disney+ series "The Mandalorian," or even the sci-fi action movie "Predator."
When he auditioned for the role of Apollo Creed, the heavyweight boxing champion of the world, in the first "Rocky" film, Weathers was a virtual unknown in the acting world. He already had a pro football career behind him, having played as an NFL linebacker for the Oakland Raiders before he went back to school and earned a drama degree. However, his acting résumé was limited to television and "some movies out of Aip which was then doing quote-unquote 'Blacksploitation,'" as he once put it on The Rich Eisen Show.
When he auditioned for the role of Apollo Creed, the heavyweight boxing champion of the world, in the first "Rocky" film, Weathers was a virtual unknown in the acting world. He already had a pro football career behind him, having played as an NFL linebacker for the Oakland Raiders before he went back to school and earned a drama degree. However, his acting résumé was limited to television and "some movies out of Aip which was then doing quote-unquote 'Blacksploitation,'" as he once put it on The Rich Eisen Show.
- 2/25/2023
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
John G. Avildsen's "Rocky" was a suitably scrappy production. Much like its palooka protagonist, it came out of the corner as an underdog. It was modestly budgeted enough to potentially turn a profit (thanks in part to the non-union New York City crew the director snuck into Philadelphia), but no one viewed the boxing flick, written by a nobody named Sylvester Stallone, as anything more than a programmer. Best case, it would ride the wave of excitement generated by the decade's heavyweight titans, and establish its screenwriter as a B-level star.
No one saw "Rocky" becoming the highest-grossing movie of 1976 while winning that year's Academy Award for Best Picture.
Movies are far more calculated ventures nowadays. Most prestige films are every bit as formulaic as your garden-variety superhero flick. There's a tried-and-true template for every genre, which means innovation, especially on a technical level, is best left to proven A-list directors.
No one saw "Rocky" becoming the highest-grossing movie of 1976 while winning that year's Academy Award for Best Picture.
Movies are far more calculated ventures nowadays. Most prestige films are every bit as formulaic as your garden-variety superhero flick. There's a tried-and-true template for every genre, which means innovation, especially on a technical level, is best left to proven A-list directors.
- 2/7/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Sean Kanan became one of Hollywood’s most beloved actors after playing Daniel Larusso’s rival and tormentor Mike Barnes in The Karate Kid Part III in 1989. As it turns out, the actor’s career almost came to an early end when he suffered a near-fatal injury while shooting the movie.
Sean Kanan played Mike Barnes in ‘The Karate Kid III’ Sean Kanan attends Netflix’s “Cobra Kai” Season 5 premiere I Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Netflix
In The Karate Kid Part III, Kanan portrayed Mike Barnes, a skillful and brutal karate fighter who competed in competitions around the country and won more than he lost. Dubbed the “Karate’s Bad Boy,” Barnes was Terry Silver’s hired gun, and was picked out of a karate magazine for his reputation as a consistent winner and ruthless competitor.
Silver made Barnes his top Cobra Kai student while pretending to be Daniel...
Sean Kanan played Mike Barnes in ‘The Karate Kid III’ Sean Kanan attends Netflix’s “Cobra Kai” Season 5 premiere I Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Netflix
In The Karate Kid Part III, Kanan portrayed Mike Barnes, a skillful and brutal karate fighter who competed in competitions around the country and won more than he lost. Dubbed the “Karate’s Bad Boy,” Barnes was Terry Silver’s hired gun, and was picked out of a karate magazine for his reputation as a consistent winner and ruthless competitor.
Silver made Barnes his top Cobra Kai student while pretending to be Daniel...
- 2/3/2023
- by Produced by Digital Editors
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
When you watch a "Rocky" movie, it's easy to get swept up in the sweeping boxing matches. How could you not, when the Italian Stallion is up against larger-than-life opponents like Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), Clubber Lang (Mr. T), and Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren)? But while the fights are the main attraction, it's the moments in between that provide a greater emotional connection to the plight of Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) to succeed against incredible odds.
In the 1976 film, Rocky spends just as much time trying to woo Adrian (Talia Shire), the local pet store clerk, as he does on his actual training for the big bout. The emotional catharsis of the final scene doesn't see the celebration of a victory, but the conclusion to a complicated love story.
One of the more memorable scenes involving their courtship is when Rocky takes Adrian to an ice-skating rink. In a 2016 oral history from Philadelphia Magazine,...
In the 1976 film, Rocky spends just as much time trying to woo Adrian (Talia Shire), the local pet store clerk, as he does on his actual training for the big bout. The emotional catharsis of the final scene doesn't see the celebration of a victory, but the conclusion to a complicated love story.
One of the more memorable scenes involving their courtship is when Rocky takes Adrian to an ice-skating rink. In a 2016 oral history from Philadelphia Magazine,...
- 2/3/2023
- by Matthew Bilodeau
- Slash Film
The amount of effort it takes to make a movie requires nerves of steel. You try to make it the best it can possibly be under the circumstances in which you're given. In the case of "Rocky," it not only proved itself successful at the box office in 1976, but would go on to become a critical piece of U.S. pop culture. I can't imagine walking up to someone who hasn't at least heard of the screen boxer, played ever so charmingly by Sylvester Stallone. At the time, though, the "Death Race 2000" star was going through his own underdog story when putting the script together. Stallone barely had any money to his name, in addition to nearly losing the role of Rocky Balboa to a bigger name like Robert Redford.
This gamble of front-lining a nobody to headline a project like this paid off in spades, as "Rocky" remains...
This gamble of front-lining a nobody to headline a project like this paid off in spades, as "Rocky" remains...
- 2/2/2023
- by Matthew Bilodeau
- Slash Film
There are some movies whose legacy you can't speak on without also mentioning the composers that gave them their signature sound. John Williams is just as vital to "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" as Steven Spielberg is. What would "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" even feel like without the great Ennio Morricone? In the same vein, while "Rocky," the underdog sports drama turned Best Picture winner, may be Sylvester Stallone's baby, it's impossible to imagine the triumphant highs landing as hard as they do without Bill Conti.
Conti made a career of providing the sound for "The Right Stuff," "The Karate Kid" trilogy, and all of the "Rocky" movies, barring "Rocky IV." The series had associated itself with plenty of musical talent throughout the decades, but there's something about Conti's presence, especially in that first film, that feels utterly timeless. The "Rocky" theme, otherwise known as "Gonna Fly Now,...
Conti made a career of providing the sound for "The Right Stuff," "The Karate Kid" trilogy, and all of the "Rocky" movies, barring "Rocky IV." The series had associated itself with plenty of musical talent throughout the decades, but there's something about Conti's presence, especially in that first film, that feels utterly timeless. The "Rocky" theme, otherwise known as "Gonna Fly Now,...
- 1/31/2023
- by Matthew Bilodeau
- Slash Film
John G. Avildsen's "Rocky" is one of Hollywood's greatest underdog tales, both onscreen and off. The film was a surprise pop-cultural phenomenon in 1976, about a club boxer, Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), getting a surprise shot at the heavyweight championship by the overconfident Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers). It was the top-grossing movie of the year, and shocked the world by winning the Best Picture Oscar over incredibly stiff competition like "Taxi Driver," "All the President's Men," and "Network."
Before the plaudits and box office success, "Rocky" was a Hail Mary pass from a struggling actor who decided to make his own luck by writing a boxing drama inspired by Muhammad Ali's fifteenth-round Tko of Chuck "The Bayonne Bleeder" Wepner. Ali was heavily favored to put the journeyman fighter away early, but he gutted it out and nearly went the distance. Stallone claims he wrote the first draft of the script in three days,...
Before the plaudits and box office success, "Rocky" was a Hail Mary pass from a struggling actor who decided to make his own luck by writing a boxing drama inspired by Muhammad Ali's fifteenth-round Tko of Chuck "The Bayonne Bleeder" Wepner. Ali was heavily favored to put the journeyman fighter away early, but he gutted it out and nearly went the distance. Stallone claims he wrote the first draft of the script in three days,...
- 1/30/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Nothing is more compelling in sports than an underdog. Whenever people root for dynasties or debate who the Goat of a given sport is, I am immediately uninterested. Dominance is boring. It's impressive, but it's boring. Underdogs always make for the best stories and end up making the best protagonists in movies about sports. Nowhere is that more evident than in "Rocky," which is basically the prototype of this kind of story and has been endlessly ripped off since its release in 1976.
Part of the reason none of the "Rocky" sequels work for me is that he loses that underdog status. When Rocky Balboa is on top, he no longer becomes interesting to me, in the same way John Rambo is no longer interesting once Stallone decides he's the ultimate badass and not a Ptsd-haunted veteran. Stallone wrote "Rocky" when he himself was an underdog, a guy trying to get...
Part of the reason none of the "Rocky" sequels work for me is that he loses that underdog status. When Rocky Balboa is on top, he no longer becomes interesting to me, in the same way John Rambo is no longer interesting once Stallone decides he's the ultimate badass and not a Ptsd-haunted veteran. Stallone wrote "Rocky" when he himself was an underdog, a guy trying to get...
- 1/26/2023
- by Mike Shutt
- Slash Film
The first three "Rocky" films saw Burgess Meredith turn the role of Rocky's trainer, Mickey, from a simple supporting player into one of the franchise's most beloved characters. A gruff manager who pushed Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) beyond his failures and limitations, Mickey was both pivotal to our favorite pugilist protagonist's successes and remains arguably the best trainer/coach we've ever seen onscreen. With memorable lines like "You're gonna eat lightnin' and you're gonna crap thunder!" and "You know what you are? A tomato," Mickey always said what he meant with the type of streetwise pizazz that only Burgess Meredith could land so well.
Even in the casting process, Meredith's understanding of the Mickey character and his quips was so strong that he won the role in a way that might surprise franchise fans. Speaking to Philadelphia Magazine for its oral history about the making of "Rocky" (in honor of the...
Even in the casting process, Meredith's understanding of the Mickey character and his quips was so strong that he won the role in a way that might surprise franchise fans. Speaking to Philadelphia Magazine for its oral history about the making of "Rocky" (in honor of the...
- 1/23/2023
- by Jeff Ewing
- Slash Film
‘Cobra Kai’, a sequel to the series ‘The Karate Kid’ will end with Season 6 on Netflix, the creators announced.
“Reacquainting the world with ‘The Karate Kid’ universe has been our humble honour. Making ‘Cobra Kai’ has allowed us to join the same hallowed dojo once inhabited by the great Robert Mark Kamen, John Avildsen, Jerry Weintraub, and all the amazing original cast members.”
“It has also enabled us to play sensei, expanding the original storylines and birthing a new generation of underdogs. We’ve never once taken this opportunity for granted,” said creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg in a written statement, reports ‘Variety’.
“Our day one goal with ‘Cobra Kai’ has always been to end it on our terms, leaving the Valley in the time and place we’ve always imagined. So it is with immense pride and thankfulness that we are able to announce that achievement,...
“Reacquainting the world with ‘The Karate Kid’ universe has been our humble honour. Making ‘Cobra Kai’ has allowed us to join the same hallowed dojo once inhabited by the great Robert Mark Kamen, John Avildsen, Jerry Weintraub, and all the amazing original cast members.”
“It has also enabled us to play sensei, expanding the original storylines and birthing a new generation of underdogs. We’ve never once taken this opportunity for granted,” said creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg in a written statement, reports ‘Variety’.
“Our day one goal with ‘Cobra Kai’ has always been to end it on our terms, leaving the Valley in the time and place we’ve always imagined. So it is with immense pride and thankfulness that we are able to announce that achievement,...
- 1/21/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
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