10 Best Boxing Movies of All Time
Boxing may be one of the most violent sports, but it sure sets the tone for some truly riveting movies. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 25 Best Sports Movies of All Time
Now that the Olympics are over, we've found ourselves yearning for the human drama that a good sports narrative provides. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe Best One-Word Lines from Movies
Most screenwriters dream of achieving classic movie quote status with the words that they so painstakingly write, and some actually attain that. But sometimes, brevity—as in one single word—can have the most effect in a particular scene. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DaySylvester Stallone Launching Rocky: The Musical
Back in June, we reported on an upcoming Rocky Musical that was in development. It seems that particular vision fell through, but the project was recently picked back up with assistance from brothers, Ph.D. holders and heavyweight boxing champions Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko. read more
Found in: Culture, NewsA Rocky Musical in the Works?
With Sister Act and Catch Me If You Can both nominated for Best Musical for the 2011 Tony Awards, it appears that stage adaptations of movies are becoming more and more successful. Perhaps that’s why a Rocky musical is currently in the works.... read more
Found in: NewsFive Inspiring Movie Montages
So your movie's protagonist needs to get a lot done in a short time... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 30 Best Fight Scenes in Movie History
I haven’t been in a fight since 10th grade (unless you count an attempted mugging in Kenya where I fended off some unarmed teenagers with a bag of water bottles), and I’d very much like to keep that streak alive. But at the heart of every good story is a struggle, and some times that struggle gets physical. We devoted a whole issue to exploring violence in the arts last year with philosophical nuance, but this list just celebrates a good fight. Sometimes it’s good vs. evil, sometimes it’s more complicated. We celebrate the underdog, the outnumbered and outsized finding... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 20 Worst Sequels to Good Movies
Lest we forget that movie-making is a business, and a lucrative one at that, all we need to do is look at the list of terrible sequels that have been made to cash in on the success of good movies. There are a lot of them. In fact, a good sequel is such a rarity that it’s an easier critical task to cite the ones that worked as opposed to the long list of those that don’t. Here, we list the 20 worst sequels that followed up good (or, at least, entertaining) original films, and there are literally dozens more... read more
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