Sylvester Stallone is practically synonymous with Rocky; it’s hard to believe he had to fight to be cast in his own story. I’d only seen the first Rocky and the first two Creed movies. I’m not much of a boxing-film fan—or a fan of the sport itself—but Rocky is much more than about boxing. Stallone’s …
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Musings on the first trailer of the new Ben-Hur (2016)
Most of you who've read my blog for a while knows I'm a huge fan of the 1959 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. I've listed it as one of the films that have defined me and one of my three favorite Oscar-winning films of all time. That epic masterpiece that won the most awards in its …
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Question of the week: Which casting news are you excited about from the past few weeks?
Hello everyone! I'm planning of launching a Casting News Roundup series in the coming weeks, something I'd update a couple times a month. I even made the banner already 😉 Casting can make or break a film and to me, casting is a big part of whether I want to see a certain film or not. Of course …