Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone are 80s icons and legendary action heroes. Everyone knows that. They battled the box-office back in the day but have recently taken to teaming up in multiplexes. They shared some geek-gasm worthy screen time in The Expendables and will be running and gunning together in its sequel. But information on the upcoming thriller The Tomb will have them teaming together, possibly, against the prison warden (played by Jim Caviezel) as well as many irate inmates. Taking the reigns for this will be Mikael Hafstrom (1408, The Rite). The Film Stage has info on the project including a great audio clip from Mark Canton who produced 300 and this year’s…
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Ohhh, Look…'The Expendables 2' Poster
The follow-up behemoth to Sly Stallone’s machismo opus The Expendables is currently filming and today the first official theatrical poster has been released. Earlier this week the teaser trailer dropped and while short, it did what a trailer does best; pique your interest. Have a look at the poster below and get ready for the Simon West directed action overload next Summer…
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G-S-T Quick 5 – Favorite Sylvester Stallone Roles
While I originally had this post in place to allow his latest film to take a spot here, sadly that’s not the case. While it wasn’t terrible, it wasn’t good either (check out my review here). So current blockbuster not withstanding, this is the list of Sly’s best roles. Some you know, some you might remember seeing and some just might have you saying “I thought I repressed that“. Anyway, I just love the guy and am willing to forgive a bad film knowing he’ll make up for it with the next one. Since he has just over 50 films on his resume, this is a look at the five…
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G-S-T Review…The Expendables
Wow, this was the movie I was waiting to see for the past 18 months!! No let me replace that exclamation point with two question marks. I have to say I enjoyed myself but this was not what I was expecting it to be. With a passable story, The Expendables was action porn that effectively delivers the “mangasam” that adrenaline junkies have been waiting for. To me though, this lacks the sophistication Stallone has been working towards with each succeeding film. In short, you’ve seen this movie before; it’s a tapestry of every 80’s action movie but the difference is that this actually stars all those 80s action heroes. While I think calling…
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The Wait Is Over…'The Expendables' In Theaters This Friday!!
Hot Damn! The action event of the decade is nearly upon us and all that waiting is just about over. Sure we’re written nearly a dozen posts about this film over the last year and a half, but what can we say, we’re all huge fans. The movie looks to be just awesome and I’m actually going to be fine if it is merely OK at best. Just seeing the amount of past and present macho film heroes on one screen is major eye candy. Story be damned, just blow shit up!! If Rambo 4 was any indication of what we can expect from Sly, this movie probably could possibly…
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Happy Birthday Sly Stallone!!
Today is a special day in time. It was 64 years ago, today, that one of my favorite actors, Sylvester Stallone, was born in Hell’s Kitchen New York. He’s had quite a resume and has made an indellible mark in Hollywood with some very iconic characters. Admittedly, like any actor really, he’s taken some missteps but as per the advice he wrote for one of his most famous film heroes, “It ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get it and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done!“.
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Are Some Movies Better on TV? (Or With Beer?)
While channel surfing this weekend, I found myself sitting there thinking about something I never thought I’d say aloud. To my friend Breese, I proclaimed, “I really like Tango & Cash“. I know, I know, it was a shock to me too. My positive opinion on the movie only comes from watching it with a half-focused attention span during our viewing. It also helped that it was replete with commercials and some “picture in picture” channel flipping of course. To keep myself on good terms with all you readers, I’ll tell you that I don’t own T&C, or will I ever put in on any of my “favorite” lists. Yet in light of my most recent…
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Sweet, Sweet, Sweet Trailer…’The Expendables’
Oh it’s here, it’s here, it’s here!!! That’s right friends, the first official THE EXPENDABLES trailer is finally here. It’s been a real long time coming and we at G-S-T are just super excited!! You know what this means…yup, August is getting closer and that’s got us smiling ear to ear. So without taking any more time out of your day…here is the trailer for this year’s biggest actioner!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InK0aGvLTbI The Expendables is set for wide release on August 13, 2010. Until then, expect to see one or two more trailers in the near future as well as a slew of TV spots. When we get it, we’ll post them…
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STOP THE PRESS…'The Expendables' Posters are here!!
For all those of you eagerly awaiting Sylvester Stallone’s opus, you day is nearly here…well not really since we have to wait til August. But regardless, I have some more eye-candy for your macho-film-ophile enjoyment. Straight from FirstShowing.net, check out these effen SWEET posters!! This movie should prove to be the best thing that was ever inspired by 80’s action awesomeness since Reebok Pumps or…slap bracelets. For your viewing pleasure…behold and enjoy!! Oh, I don’t need to tell you how excited we are for this movie to come out…but what the hell, I’ll say it again. WE CAN’T WAIT FOR THIS TO COME OUT!!
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G-S-T Quick 5 – Favorite Movie Monologues
One of my favorite elements in a film is a succesful (and memorable) monologue. When an actor can deliver a series of lines and carry the scene on the talent of that speech, it brings a certain weight to the movie. Many times in movies a monologue can consist of throw away lines or be a cheesy sequence all together, but I have assembled some of my favorites that are truly great below because they really are standout performances. They are impressive, dramatic and in a few cases stand the test of time but yet they all exist on a level that showcases the actor’s true talents and is an example of how…
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Off the Shelf…’Rocky Balboa’
When it first came out in theaters, I ventured out in the cold Christmas Day to see the 6th and final Rocky. Well, it’s been a few years and piggybacking on my Off the Shelf write up of the first Rocky, I got the urge to watch the rest of the series (omitting part 5 because I refuse to acknowledge it’s existence, let alone purchase it) and finished up with this respectable film that really is better than I expected and I really liked it.
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Off the Shelf…'Rocky'
Dun nun nun nun nun nun nun nun nun nun, dun nun nun nun nun nun nun nun nun nun, nun nun nun nun nun nun nun nuuuun…..dun nun nuuuun, dun nun nuuun…well for those of you thinking a couple of keys got stuck on my keyboard, that was actually my piss poor attempt to convey the Rocky theme music in Onomatopoeia. Doesn’t quite come across as it sounds in my head or do justice to the remarkable film, but hopefully this recommendation/review might. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8DlBN_LLiA