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The Expendables: A Badass Poster and Complete Plot Details

The Expendables: A Badass Poster and Complete Plot Details

Lionsgate has just sent over the high resolution poster for Sylvester Stallone’s The Expendables. It debuted yesterday elsewhere, but I thought we’d wait until we had something that you could turn into your desktop background. This one may work, as it’s pretty high res.

By Neil Miller on March 18, 2010 | View Comments

Liev Schreiber as The Bayonne Bleeder, The Inspiration for ‘Rocky’

Liev Schreiber as The Bayonne Bleeder, The Inspiration for ‘Rocky’

Even though he’s currently performing on Broadway, actor and all-around tough guy Liev Schreiber is looking back toward the world of the silver screen. After roles in Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock, Fox’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine and the upcoming thrillers Salt and Repo Men, Schreiber is setting his sights on the real life story behind the Rocky movies.

By Neil Miller on March 1, 2010 | View Comments

Junkfood Cinema: Rocky IV

Junkfood Cinema: Rocky IV

Welcome back to Junkfood Cinema; the column that has elevated me to public enemy number one with the State Department of Health! Every week I make an absolute pig of myself scarfing down heaping helpings of bad films that I can’t help but love. I will also provide the perfect, decadent snack to complement the viewing experience. Because if there is one thing that goes great with junkfood, it’s sitting on ourĀ asses for extended periods of time right? Ok, Health Department, I understand now why you hate me. So grab a seat, grab and fork, and let’s dig into this week’s entry: Rocky IV.
If you aren’t familiar with this film franchise then let me be the first to welcome you back to Earth after what was clearly a 35 year exploration of the outer regions of space. Rocky, the original, is the ultimate underdog story about a boxer with a lot of talent and a lot of heart who cannot catch a break. When he is finally given the chance to prove himself, he does so to a degree that shocks the world. The sequel, Rocky II, is the story of that same underdog chasing redemption. Rocky III is about professional wrestlers and Mr. T. By the time we get to Rocky IV, we have already taken a healthy detour from the spirit of the original film and end up in a land of Commie giants, robot servants, and montages.
The premise is that an unequivocally enormous boxer arrives on the [...]

By Brian Salisbury on January 22, 2010 | View Comments

New ‘Rambo’ Film Gives Illegal Aliens A Pass, Targets Evil Canadians Instead

New ‘Rambo’ Film Gives Illegal Aliens A Pass, Targets Evil Canadians Instead

Sylvester Stallone has apparently dropped a line to Craig Zablo over at the Stallone Zone and he updated the direction Rambo V will be taking.

By Rob Hunter on November 16, 2009 | View Comments

Because You Asked For It: Stallone Wants To Make Rocky 7

Because You Asked For It: Stallone Wants To Make Rocky 7

Several sites are reporting that, according to an interview with Tele5 Germany, Sly Stallone wants to make a seventh Rocky movie. Oh, hell yes.

By Bethany Perryman on October 25, 2009 | View Comments

The Expendables: A Badass Promo Trailer

The Expendables: A Badass Promo Trailer

The internet is alive this evening with chatter of a promotional reel for Sylvester Stallone’s upcoming star-mongering actioner The Expendables.

By Neil Miller on October 13, 2009 | View Comments

Reject Radio: Episode 18: Do You Wanna Dance?

Reject Radio: Episode 18: Do You Wanna Dance?

This week on a very special episode of Reject Radio that we forgot to post earlier in the week, I name more than 5 great Stephen King film adaptations and make Robert Fure look like the fool he is, we take a look at Sorority Row, and Diane Lane looks great in a cop uniform.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on September 17, 2009 | View Comments

Has ‘Rambo 5′ Nuked The Shark By Adding A Sci-Fi Plot?

Has ‘Rambo 5′ Nuked The Shark By Adding A Sci-Fi Plot?

I know there are naysayers among you who think the headline above is redundant, who think Sylvester Stallone’s Rambo series has been a joke since the first sequel. However…

By Rob Hunter on September 5, 2009 | View Comments

Rambo 5 to Bring Heavy Artillery to U.S. Border Patrol

Rambo 5 to Bring Heavy Artillery to U.S. Border Patrol

Word from Variety is that Sly Stallone is strapping on his Olivia Newton-John headband and prepping for more Rambo carnage.

By Brian Salisbury on August 31, 2009 | View Comments

Bruce Willis Stands Tall with Stallone in The Expendables

Bruce Willis Stands Tall with Stallone in The Expendables

After months of it being rumored, there is finally confirmation that Bruce Willis will share the big screen with not only Sly Stallone, but another big name in action.

By Neil Miller on August 18, 2009 | View Comments

Watch This: First Look at Stallone’s The Expendables

Watch This: First Look at Stallone’s The Expendables

A promo for the upcoming mixed martial arts event UFC 102, which features Randy Couture in a title fight, has revealed some of the first official footage from Sylvester Stallone’s upcoming film, The Expendables. The clip looks at the upcoming fight between Couture (who stars alongside Stallone, Jason Statham and Jet Li in the film) and Antonio Nogueira, mixing in some shots from the film with interview footage.

By Neil Miller on August 17, 2009 | View Comments

New ‘Expendables’ Photos Get Inked Up

New ‘Expendables’ Photos Get Inked Up

The production blog behind Sly Stallone’s highly-anticipated actioner The Expendables has released a series of new photos this weekend, including a first look at tattoo artist Mickey Rourke.

By Neil Miller on July 26, 2009 | View Comments

‘The Zookeeper’ Talks To Animals, Cher And Stallone Answer Back

‘The Zookeeper’ Talks To Animals, Cher And Stallone Answer Back

Kevin James turns to captive animals for relationship advice. Expect dates filled with poo flinging, leg humping, and awkward sex. (Robert Fure will most likely identify.)

By Rob Hunter on June 23, 2009 | View Comments

‘Rambo’ Lite Coming, ‘Expendables’ Experiment with PG-13

‘Rambo’ Lite Coming, ‘Expendables’ Experiment with PG-13

Rambo makes plans to fight aging with hobbies that don’t include killing while The Expendables aim to take your 13 year old’s lunch money. Maybe.

By Robert Fure on June 19, 2009 | View Comments

9 Actors Who Deserve a Comeback

9 Actors Who Deserve a Comeback

Mike Tyson inspired this list of actors I’d trade Cole Abaius’ left arm to get back on the big screen.

By Robert Fure on June 14, 2009 | View Comments

Wicked Hi-Res Art for Sly Stallone’s ‘The Expendables’

Wicked Hi-Res Art for Sly Stallone’s ‘The Expendables’

More badass artwork has been released for Sly Stallone’s upcoming film The Expendables, this time in super high resolution. Check it out.

By Neil Miller on May 14, 2009 | View Comments

Movies We Love: Rocky IV

Movies We Love: Rocky IV

This week our our resident sexologist Bethany Perryman goes ga-ga for Rocky IV, a movie that as she contends, singlehandedly ended the Cold War.

By Bethany Perryman on May 14, 2009 | View Comments

‘The Expendables’ Assault the Cannes Skyline

‘The Expendables’ Assault the Cannes Skyline

Not too long ago — mere minutes, I know — I wrote about a brand new photo from Sylvester Stallone’s upcoming actioner The Expendables. I’m back right here, right now, with bigger, better and more badass images.

By Neil Miller on May 13, 2009 | View Comments

Sly Stallone Hangs On as ‘The Expendables’ Hits Cannes

Sly Stallone Hangs On as ‘The Expendables’ Hits Cannes

The production blog for Sylvester Stallone’s upcoming action film The Expendables has posted a brand new image from the film that features Sly holding on for dear life to a plane that appears to be flying away.

By Neil Miller on May 13, 2009 | View Comments

First Behind the Scenes Footage from The Expendables

First Behind the Scenes Footage from The Expendables

The publicist with a production blog strikes again on the set of The Expendables. This time she’s delivering gifts of plenty in the form of moving pictures. That means behind the scenes footage people, try to keep up.

By Neil Miller on April 29, 2009 | View Comments