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English
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"Sylvester Stallone The Actor" offers a compelling exploration of how a speech-impaired youth from Hell's Kitchen transformed into one of Hollywood's most iconic figures. Unlike typical celebrity biographies, this scholarly work focuses specifically on Stallone's evolution as an actor, examining his methodical approach to character development and his profound impact on American cinema, particularly in the action genre of the 1970s and 1980s.
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2) Creed II
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Life has become a balancing act for Adonis Creed. Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight, he is up against the challenge of his life. Facing an opponent with ties to his family's past only intensifies his impending battle in the ring. Rocky Balboa is there by his side through it all and, together, Rocky and Adonis will confront their shared legacy, question what's worth fighting for, and discover that nothing's more important...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Almost four decades after they drew first blood, Sylvester Stallone is back as one of the greatest action heroes of all time, John Rambo. Now, Rambo must confront his past and unearth his ruthless combat skills to exact revenge in a final mission. A deadly journey of vengeance, this film marks the last chapter of the legendary series.
4) Get Carter
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
International superstar Sylvester Stallone portrays a solitary man whose motive for returning to his hometown after an extended absence quickly changes from personal redemption to violent revenge in this film noir thriller.
5) Victory
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
1981.
Language
English
Description
Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Max von Sydow and Pelé star with many of the world's star football players in this uplifting story set during World War II as a group of Allied prisoners of war defend their honor and integrity on the football field--while attempting a brazen escape from a German prison camp.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The series follows New York mafia capo Dwight "The General" Manfredi (Academy Award nominee Sylvester Stallone), just after he is released from prison after 25 years and unceremoniously exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Realizing that his mob family may not have his best interests in mind, Dwight slowly builds a "crew" from a group of unlikely characters, to help him establish a new criminal empire in a place that to him might...
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
1983.
Language
English
Description
STAYING ALIVE takes Saturday Night Fever’s Tony Manero out of Brooklyn to Broadway. As a wannabe dancer struggling to make it on the stage, John Travolta is at his sexy, sizzling best. Girl-next-door Cynthia Rhodes (Flashdance, Dirty Dancing) and vampy Finola Hughes (General Hospital, All My Children) compete for Tony’s heart. Co-written and directed by superstar Sylvester Stallone, STAYING ALIVE features an electrifying Bee Gees soundtrack and...
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures*
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A cinematic documentary, taking us through the introspective life journey of fashion designer Christian Audigier. He created the brand ‘Ed Hardy’, based on the designs of famous American tattoo artist Don Ed Hardy. After being diagnosed with MDS, an aggressive type of blood cancer, Christian is forced to accept what lies ahead of him. Winner of the Best Cinematography and the Best Documentary Awards at the **Beverly Hills Film Festival.** Winner...
11) Expend4bles
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Armed with every weapon they can get their hands on and the skills to use them, The Expendables are the world's last line of defense and the team that gets called when all other options are off the table. But new team members with new styles and tactics are going to give "new blood" a whole new meaning.
12) Cop land
Series
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004?]
Language
English
Description
Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls "Cop Land", a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big-city police officers Freddy's long admired. But when Freddy uncovers a massive, deadly conspiracy among these local residents, he must take action and make a dangerous choice between protecting his idols and upholding the law.
13) Escape plan
Pub. Date
9999
Language
English
Description
Ray Breslin, one of the world's foremost authorities on structural security, agrees to take on one last job: breaking out of an ultra-secret, high-tech facility called The Tomb. Deceived and wrongly imprisoned, Ray must recruit fellow inmate Emil Rottmayer to help devise a daring, nearly impossible plan to escape from the most protected and fortified prison ever built.
14) Creed
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Adonis Johnson never knew his famous father, world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, who died before he was born. Still, there's no denying that boxing is in his blood, so Adonis heads to Philadelphia, the site of Apollo Creed's legendary match with a tough upstart named Rocky Balboa.
15) Antz
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Life is no picnic for Z, a small worker ant with some very big ideas, whose chances with the beautiful Princess Bala are literally one in a billion. When Z convinces his soldier ant buddy to switch places with him, his simple life takes a wild turn.
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The behind-the-scenes story of the larger-than-life action stars who ruled '80s and '90s Hollywood-Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Jackie Chan, Steven Seagal, Chuck Norris, Dolph Lundgren, and Jean-Claude Van Damme-and the beloved films that made them stars, including Die Hard, Rambo, and The Terminator. The Last Action Heroes opens in 1990, at the Cannes film festival, where Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone finally...
Publisher
Marvel Studios
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Vol. Two continues the team's adventures as they traverse the outer reaches of the cosmos. The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill's true parentage. Old foes become new allies and fan-favorite characters from the classic comics will come to our heroes' aid as the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to expand.
Publisher
Marvel Studios
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Our beloved band of misfits is looking a bit different these days. Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.
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Language
English
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"With six decades in show business, legendary director Ted Kotcheff looks back on his life. Born to immigrant parents and raised in the slums of Toronto during the Depression, Ted Kotcheff learned storytelling on the streets before taking a stagehand job at CBC Television. Discovering his skills with actors and production, Kotcheff went on to direct some of the greatest films of the freewheeling 1970s, including The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz,...
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