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NEWS ABOUT: Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone stories: 8 news summaries

 Sly, Arnie, Willis 
 to Unite Onscreen 

The Expendables also stars Rourke, Li

Sep 13, 09 5:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Musclemen Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Bruce Willis are uniting for one last action flick, the Guardian reports. The Expendables, slated for release next year, tells the story of a band of mercenaries in Latin America, and will show the three grizzled stars together for the first time since the... More »

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entertainment • film • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Sylvester Stallone • Randy Couture • Jet Li • action movie • Bruce Willis • movies • Mickey Rourke

(Newser) - After a "bloody battle royale," the sports staff of the New York Daily News has anointed the best sports films of all time. Among the contenders:
  • Raging Bull: Robert De Niro's knockout performance as boxer Jake LaMotta makes this one of the greatest movies of any kind
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sports • Robert De Niro • Sylvester Stallone • list • Rocky • Robert Redford • Paul Newman • films • Gene Hackman • sports movie • Slap Shot • Hoosiers • Raging Bull

 Post-Saddam,
 Bodybuilders
 Let 'Er Ripple 

Pumping iron is hugely popular among Iraqis, despite dangers

Jun 10, 08 12:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iraqi bodybuilders have long needed nerves of steel to pump iron. Under Saddam, only officially connected Iraqis could join gyms, and the average weightlifter was forced to use makeshift equipment. But after Saddam, a flood of Iraqis seeking lucrative security jobs hit the gyms. The result? Extremists began targeting bulging... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • steroids • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Sylvester Stallone • bodybuilder • weight lifting • bodybuilding

Clinton, in Philly, Invokes Rocky

Candidate, fictional underdog 'have a lot in common'; bloggers come out swinging

Apr 1, 08 4:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton compared herself to Rocky Balboa today, saying “I know what it means to get knocked down. But I've never stayed down, and I never will." Even as the RNC issued a reminder of Sylvester Stallone's fondness for John McCain, bloggers raced to weigh in:
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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Sylvester Stallone • Rocky

Hollywood Private-Eye
Trial Begins

Celebs expected to be called in Pellicano
racketeering case

Mar 7, 08 4:35 AM CST
(Newser) - The illegal wiretapping and racketeering trial of Hollywood private detective Anthony Pellicano kicked off yesterday with a celebrity-studded witness list that sounds more like a casting call than a legal action, the Guardian reports. Sylvester Stallone, Farrah Fawcett and Chris Rock are among 127 possible prosecution witnesses. Studio heads and... More »

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Hollywood • celebrity trials • Sylvester Stallone • wiretap • Anthony Pellicano • private eye • Chris Rock • Garry Shandling

Spartans Conquer Box Office

Rambo takes close 2nd as 27 Dresses and Cloverfield tumble

Jan 27, 08 6:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Meet the Spartans outfought Rambo to claim top spot this weekend as both flicks knocked down last week's openers, Variety reports. Spartans, a 300 spoof, banked $18.7 million while Sly Stallone's pic scored $18.2 million. 27 Dresses crumpled to third with $13.6 million as horror pic Cloverfield... More »

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Academy Awards • film • Sylvester Stallone • Rambo • box office • Atonement • Cloverfield • Meet the Spartans • Oscars

NEW RELEASE

Latest Rambo a Bloody Mess

Stallone's fourth flick about mercenary is ultraviolent and artless

Jan 25, 08 10:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Sylvester Stallone's latest, and last, film about Vietnam vet/mercenary John Rambo isn't short on violence. "Body parts go flying, blood gets applied with a fire hose, spleens decorate the trees," writes Andrew Wright of the Portland-Mercury. Unfortunately, the movie is short on everything else. "One would be... More »

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Sylvester Stallone • violence • movie review • Rambo

Australia Cuts Stallone Down to Size

Action star draws fine for importing drugs without a prescription

May 21, 07 11:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Muscle-bound "Rocky" star Sylvester Stallone was hit with nearly $10,000 in fines and court costs today after being convicted of bringing body-building hormones into Australia without proper documentation. Customs officials busted him with human growth hormone and testosterone in February while he was promoting "Rocky Balboa" en... More »

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film • steroids • Australia • Sylvester Stallone • hormones • trial • Rocky • Rambo • human growth hormone • actor • movies

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