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‘Rocky’ at 50: ‘Going The Distance’ Chronicles the Making of a Classic Movie

November 10, 2026November 9, 2026 Jon Hart 0 Comments 1970s cinema, 1976 films, Academy Awards, Adrian Balboa, Apollo Creed, Bette Midler, Bill Conti, book reviews, boxing history, boxing movies, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Chuck Wepner, classic Hollywood, Clay Felker, film books, film criticism, film production, Going the Distance, Going the Distance: Stallone Philly and the Story of Rocky, hollywood history, I Play Rocky, independent filmmaking, inspirational movies, Irwin Winkler, Jimmy Gambina, John G. Avildsen, Ken Norton, Los Angeles Sports Arena, low-budget movies, making of Rocky, Mike Sielski, movie nostalgia, Muhammad Ali, nonfiction books, Olympic Auditorium, Oscar-winning movies, Paradise Alley, Philadelphia, Philadelphia cinema, Ray Bradbury, Robert Chartoff, Rocky, Rocky 50th anniversary, Rocky Balboa, Rocky behind the scenes, Rocky film history, Rocky movie, Rocky Steps, Santa Monica, sports biography, sports cinema, sports movies, Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, The Lords of Flatbush, The Spectrum, The Steps: A Memoir, underdog stories, United Artists

Philadelphia’s own Mike Sielski goes deep into the roots of Sylvester Stallone’s low-budget masterpiece

Mare of Easttown

Easttown and Down

May 12, 2021June 10, 2021 Katie Smith 0 Comments Delaware County, Delco, Evan Peters, James McAvoy, Kate Winslet, Mare of Easttown, Philadelphia, Silver Linings Playbook, Wawa

A Philadelphian picks apart Kate Winslet‘s accent in ‘Mare of Easttown’

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Save Us, Godzilla!

November 8, 2026November 11, 2026 Neal Pollack 0

Takachi Yamazaki’s ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ sets the stage for a renewed franchise

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‘Wild Horse Nine’ Is Full of Hysterical but Horrible Remorse

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