Thursday, August 18, 2016

THE SYLVESTER SEMESTER PART II: Rocky V (1990)

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The “Rocky” series was hugely financially successful and beloved in the seventies and eighties. This, however, didn’t stop people from ma...
Wednesday, August 17, 2016

THE SYLVESTER SEMESTER PART II: Lock Up (1989)

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Sylvester Stallone has had his fair share of hits and flops over his long career. For every career defining Rocky or Rambo movie, there’s...
Tuesday, August 16, 2016

THE SYLVESTER SEMESTER PART II: Rambo III (1987)

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John J. Rambo’s story more-or-less concluded in “First Blood Part II.” When a Vietnam vet defined by his PTSD returns to Vietnam and kill...
Monday, August 15, 2016

THE SYLVESTER SEMESTER PART II: Rocky IV (1985)

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It’s hard to believe that Sylvester Stallone once envisioned “Rocky” as simply a three part story. The continued box office success of th...
Sunday, August 14, 2016

THE SYLVESTER SEMESTER PART II: Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

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Sylvester Stallone is a man who, more often then not, gives the people what they want. “First Blood” was a big hit for the star. Rambo, a...
Saturday, August 13, 2016

THE SYLVESTER SEMESTER PART II: Rocky III (1982)

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During the production of “Rocky II,” Sylvester Stallone gave an interview where he talked about the possibility of a third film. He sa...
Friday, August 12, 2016

THE SYLVESTER SEMESTER PART II: First Blood (1982)

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After the perpetual underdog Rocky Balboa, emotionally disturbed Vietnam veteran John J. Rambo is the character most associated with Sylv...