Tag: First Blood
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‘Expendables 4’ Review — A Dire Action Sequel
This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn’t exist.At the end of Ted Kotcheff’s 1982 film, First Blood — about a traumatized Vietnam War veteran named John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) who returns home to find…
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’First Blood’s Explosions and Gunfire Aren’t What Make It an Action Classic
When you think of action movies, you think of pure bombast. These are loud movies littered with gunfire, explosions, one-liners and a fiery tone, always in it for a fun time. It isn’t very common that releases in this genre take their time to make you feel anything other than excitement, have a strong story,…
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Locarno Action Spectacle ‘Topakk’ Introduces ‘Flawed’ Hero, Debuts Trailer, Racks Up Sales: ‘We Are Doing It the Old-School Way’ (Exclusive)
Raven Banner Entertainment continues to rack up sales for Richard V. Somes’ action spectacle “Topakk.”“Topakk”(“Trigger”) has been sold to Aud (South Korea), Superfine Films (India), Kinologistika (Cis and the Baltics) and Lighthouse (German-speaking Europe).It’s not the end of good news, as the film – debuting its trailer and produced by Fusee, with Strawdogs Studio Production…
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Behind-The-Scenes Chaos Gave Rambo III’s Director His Debut
There’s a saying that luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. That was certainly the case for “
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How Sylvester Stallone Saved Rambo (And The Franchise) From An Early Grave
When you think of the quintessential embodiment of the ’80s action hero, more often than not it tends to be a muscle-bound merchant of death who mows down a swath of nameless bodies with an entire arsenal at their disposal. If you’ve never seen a “Rambo” movie, it would be easy to think of its…
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Sylvester Stallone’s ‘Rambo: Last Blood’ Dated for September
The fifth installment of the “Rambo” franchise, “Rambo: Last Blood,” will hit theaters on Sept. 20 — 37 years after the series launched with “First Blood.”The story centers on Sylvester Stallone’s John Rambo crossing into Mexico and taking on a violent cartel when the daughter of one of his friends is kidnapped. “Rambo: Last Blood”…
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Sylvester Stallone lining up ‘Rambo V’ (exclusive)
Principal photography set for September 1.Sylvester Stallone is attached to reprise his role as former Green Beret John Rambo in Rambo V, which Millennium Media will bring to Cannes this week.Production on the fifth instalment in the 36-year franchise that famously launched with First Blood in 1982 is scheduled for a September 1 start and…