Sylvester Stallone

Actor

Dismayed by pop culture’s shift towards Trump? Then you might be one of the people to blame

Progressive principles held an iron grip on big-budget US entertainment in Donald Trump’s first term as US president. Did that serve those principles well?

Sat Jan 18 2025 - 05:00

Bruce Willis: A chilling anecdote lays bare the illness that ended his long and successful career

The actor’s increasingly patchy career has been cut short by the disorder aphasia

Thu Mar 31 2022 - 14:11

‘I was just a very confused actor. But I was really keen to learn’

Mark Rylance on his unlikely road to Hollywood stardom, and why Brits love an underdog

Sat Mar 12 2022 - 05:00

America at Large: Tommy Morrison’s wild ride to an early death makes for a rollicking read

The former heavyweight fighter’s chaotic life told brilliantly in new book

Thu Mar 03 2022 - 06:00

Rosita Boland: I just couldn’t order a sandwich called the Italian Stallion

How about a Porn Star Martini? No thanks. Normalising sexual innuendoes on menus is not okay

Thu Dec 16 2021 - 06:00

Edie Falco: ‘I was a big fan of cocaine if it was around, but I could never afford any’

The actor on addiction, James Gandolfini, and the pure joy of adopting two children

Thu Dec 02 2021 - 06:00

Nic Cage: The strange career of the former Nicolas Coppola

As his peers retire, he still works like a maniac – and may even have defined his own genre

Tue Aug 17 2021 - 06:00

The Suicide Squad: Franchise gets welcome jolt of mad energy

Review: James Gunn’s comic-strip fantasy delivers on its own terms

Fri Jul 30 2021 - 05:00

The best new movies coming to cinema and TV this summer

Films are once again being shown on big screens, as well as on Netflix and Disney+

Sun Jun 27 2021 - 05:00

When Pelé, Stallone, and Ipswich Town took on the Nazis at the beautiful game

Escape to Victory a cult classic despite Stallone wanting the goalie to score winner

Sun Mar 28 2021 - 10:00

The Karate Kid: The martial arts classic that won’t kick the bucket

It’s silly, implausible and irresistible – and still going in the form of Netflix’s Cobra Kai

Tue Mar 23 2021 - 06:00

Backtrace: Why did Sylvester Stallone even bother?

Film review: Sly should have stayed away from this boring, chaotic mess

Fri Mar 05 2021 - 05:00

Donald Clarke: Is Stallone’s Sico knockout just a publicity stunt?

The disappearance of Rocky’s robotic butler has the conspiracy censors twitching

Sat Oct 03 2020 - 05:00

Comeback sporting trail littered with broken dreams

From chain-blue lightening fighters to centre court maestros, time waits for no man

Fri Jul 31 2020 - 05:00

Vic Reeves: ‘Lager and fags were our main vices’

The comedian on his wild fame in the 1990s – and why he now prefers a pork pie to a pint

Thu May 07 2020 - 06:00

Brian Dennehy obituary: A giant of American theatre who stayed loyal to his Irish heritage

On screen, tireless actor ranged from Rambo to Romeo + Juliet, with plenty of trips to old country

Fri Apr 17 2020 - 15:40

Brian Dennehy, veteran stage and screen actor, dies aged 81

Award-winning actor played many prominent roles after breakthrough in First Blood

Thu Apr 16 2020 - 20:59

Max Von Sydow’s role in Escape to Victory must be one of his best

Late actor turned in a fine performance as the ‘good German officer’ in war-time film

Thu Mar 19 2020 - 06:48

The People v Harvey Weinstein: tension in a packed courtroom

Former film producer charged with rape and predatory sexual assault about to learn his fate

Fri Feb 14 2020 - 10:29

Gabriel Makhlouf is right to shine a spotlight on the IFSC

Market Watch: Republic is world’s sixth-biggest jurisdiction for ‘shadow banking’

Fri Nov 29 2019 - 15:57

Le Mans ’66: ‘If the sponsors are staying away, we’ve done something right’

Le Mans ’66 director James Mangold on Scorsese, the Marvel controversy and the state of film

Wed Nov 13 2019 - 05:00

Cannes 2019: Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite takes Palme d’Or

Antonio Banderas is among the other winners as contentious festival draws to a close

Sat May 25 2019 - 21:10

Cannes 2019: Who will win the Palme d’Or?

Cannes diary: Tarantino gets an early lead in the dog days of this year’s festival

Sat May 25 2019 - 16:26

Bert Trautmann: From German PoW to Man City’s star goalkeeper

Former Hitler Youth member overcame animosity to become a star goalkeeper at Manchester City

Mon Apr 01 2019 - 17:40

Brigitte Nielsen on giving birth at 54: ‘I was trying until there were no embryos left’

The model-actor on her films, marriage to Stallone, failed IVF and older motherhood

Tue Feb 12 2019 - 06:00

Creed II: Little else this season has been so entertaining

Review: The Rocky films have moved on, and the acting has never been better in the series

Wed Nov 28 2018 - 11:57

It ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how many ‘Rocky’ movies you can take

‘Creed II’ is No 8 in the Stallone franchise. We salute its refusal to throw in the towel

Mon Nov 26 2018 - 09:57

Dwayne Johnson: Can ‘The Rock’ save Hollywood?

The golden era of a film selling itself on its star is over – but ‘Skyscraper’ does just that

Sat Jul 14 2018 - 06:00

Brad Bird: Inside the Pixar movie-making machine

The ‘Incredibles 2’ director on the Disney studio’s secret sauce, and keeping his distance from corporate nonsense

Sat Jul 07 2018 - 06:10