Rocky

  • Movie News

Rocky Almost Faced the Karate Kid — and 4 Other Karate Kid Surprises

Here are the five interesting about the Karate Kid and how it led to the Netflix hit Cobra Kai.

10 months ago
  • Movie News

Ralph Macchio on the Karate Kid and Rocky Crossover Idea

Ralph Macchio has heard a lot of pitches for Karate Kid projects over the years, but one of the fastest…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

Rocky Director John G Avildsen Almost Directed Saturday Night Fever — Until His Feud With John Travolta

Before John Badham was brought in to direct Saturday Night Fever, producer Robert Stigwood had to fire the original director of…

2 years ago
  • The Rundown

Amazon Buys Bond, Rocky, and More; Dave Chappelle’s Doc; Seth Rogen’s Old Jokes

Amazon will soon own James Bond, Rocky, and the rest of MGM; Dave Chappelle will close the Tribeca Film Festival…

3 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: Conceptualize Courtship in Your Screenplay By Understanding the Romantic Subplot

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. It is a common narrative…

7 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: Understand The Humility Arc To Allow Your Story’s Heroes To Succeed

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. What quality makes a hero?…

8 years ago
  • Summer 2016

Aging Bull: Robert De Niro Remains Ferocious as He Spars with Édgar Ramírez in Hands of Stone

I had just arrived on the Croisette for this year’s Cannes Film Festival and was having lunch at my regular…

8 years ago
  • Best Of

My Top 10: Brad Furman’s 10 Favorite Romance Movies

With The Take (2007), The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) and Runner Runner (2013), director Brad Furman has staked out a place…

8 years ago
  • First Draft
  • Screenwriting

First Draft: The Ten Commandments of Writing a Great Sequel

In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, we’re publishing “First Draft,” a fortnightly series on everything to do with screenwriting. New…

8 years ago
  • Articles
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Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker in 2014, Big Cities: #7. Philadelphia

It’s MovieMaker’s 2014 edition of the Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker! We’re counting down through our Top…

10 years ago