Tom Jolliffe looks back at Lock Up, one of Sylvester Stallone’s less heralded peak era films…1989. Sylvester Stallone had topped the mountain in the 80’s. It all came to a head in 1985 when Rocky IV and Rambo: First Blood Part II dominated the box office. In today’s world, it was akin to having two […]
Blu-ray Review – Paradise Alley (1978)
Paradise Alley, 1978.Written and Directed by Sylvester Stallone. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Lee Canalito, Armand Assante, Anne Archer, Frank McRae, Joe Spinell, Terry Funk, Frank Stallone, and Tom Waits.SYNOPSIS:Three brothers in the slums of 1940s New York try to make their fortune by training the youngest sibling to become an underground wrestler.After the success of Rocky […]
