Sylvester Stallone

'Self-amputation' scene in Danny Boyle's 127 Hours disturbs cinema audiences

Five of the best self-surgery scenes in film

23 Nov 2010

Danny Boyle's new film 127 Hours has been met with much critical acclaim after its US premiere. While it isn't out in the UK until January, the buzz has still been brewing just as much. Panic attacks have been reported as a result of the climactic…

The Expendables

12 Aug 2010

The Expendables is as much an A to Z of every action movie cliché as it is a who’s who of the leading men who used to populate them. Boasting a line-up of Sylvester Stallone, Jet Li, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts and Steve Austin, as…

Sylvester Stallone's art love

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11 Jan 2010

Sylvester Stallone prefers painting to acting. The 'Rockie' actor, who has had his paintings displayed at Art Basel Miami Beach, claimed films rarely live up to the hype because of the scale of production. He said: "Movies are a vision dependent…

Sylvester Stallone breaks neck

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6 Jan 2010

Sylvester Stallone broke his neck filming his new movie. The actor suffered the serious injury while shooting a fight scene with former WWE wrestler Steve Austin for 'The Expendables', and had to have major surgery. He said: "Man, it was seven…

Kate Moss' rumpology lesson

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5 Aug 2008

Sylvester Stallone taught Kate Moss rumpology at the weekend. The 'Rambo' actor showed the British supermodel the art of bottom reading - a skill which allows the reader to predict a person's future by looking at their rear - and allowed her to…

Sylvester Stallone's Arnie film

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15 Jul 2008

Sylvester Stallone wants to star in a Bollywood film with Arnold Schwarzenegger. The 'Rambo' actor is trying to convince his former 80s action rival - who is now Governor of California - to appear alongside him in the upcoming 'Incredible…

Sylvester Stallone's pet threat

Celebrity Gossip

15 Feb 2008

Sylvester Stallone says men should eat the pets of any girl who won't date them. The 'Rambo' star - who is married to model Jennifer Flavin - says his best dating tip is to tell a woman you will devour her most prized possession unless she agrees to…

Rambo

14 Feb 2008

ACTION/THRILLER (18) 90min Last year Sylvester Stallone successfully revitalised the Rocky franchise with Rocky Balboa. After a number of dud sequels, Stallone breathed life back into the pugilist by revisiting him in his decrepitude to winning…

Sylvester Stallone's scorpion scene

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14 Feb 2008

Sylvester Stallone made his 'Rambo' co-stars lie beside scorpions during filming. The 61-year-old actor - who directs and stars in the fourth instalment of the action franchise - expected his fellow actors to ignore ants, snakes and scorpions while…

Ballet boxer Sylvester Stallone

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13 Feb 2008

Sylvester Stallone says filming 'Rambo' was so "tough" it made 'Rocky Balboa' seem like ballet. The 61-year-old Hollywood hard man - who reprises the role of Vietnam war veteran John Rambo for the blockbuster movie - claims the fourth instalment is…

Rocky Balboa

15 Jan 2007

Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) hits the nail on the head when he answers the put down ‘Was that something from the 80s?’ fired by his foe Mason Dixon (real life light heavyweight champ Antonio Tarver) with the retort ‘More like the 70s, actually.’ Forget…