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8 Rounds with Rocky and Creed: Ranking the Rocky Franchise

March 2, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

As Adonis Creed steps into the ring for his third cinematic outing, it’s high time we looked back at the previous adventures of Rocky Balboa (and Adonis) and ranked them from Rocky V to best… Creed III is punching into cinemas right now and it’s the first time that Adonis Creed gets to step out […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Creed, creed II, Michael B. Jordan, Rocky, Rocky Balboa, Rocky II, Rocky III, Rocky IV, Rocky V, Sly Stallone

Are the days of the big name headliners disappearing?

October 28, 2018 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at whether the days of the superstar headliner are disappearing with audiences more drawn to franchises or film concepts than the stars attached… You could say it started in Hollywood’s classic era. The movie star. The big name. They were in some ways manufactured, or at least their image was. Rock Hudson […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Al Pacino, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Creed, Dwayne Johnson, James Cagney, James Stewart, John Wick, Jumanji, Keanu Reeves, Marilyn Monroe, Marvel, Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro, Rock Hudson, Rocky, Sly Stallone, Star Wars, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Will Smith

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