“Do I have regrets?” asks Sylvester Stallone at the beginning of “Sly,” the Thom Zimny documentary about him that served as the closing-night film at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday. “Hell yeah, I have regrets.”
Putting that quote up front is a smart way to introduce a film about the man whose career sometimes seems to have resulted in equal parts iconography and mockery. The actor, screenwriter and director created the classic characters Rocky Balboa and John Rambo, but struggled to find respect and made more than his share of terrible films.
Another smart move: New conversations with Stallone run throughout the film, but these are not the usual talking-head interviews in which the subject sits in a chair and runs through his life. Instead, Stallone almost always talks to the camera while standing up and moving around.
Zimny’s camera stays on the go, bobbing and weaving...
Putting that quote up front is a smart way to introduce a film about the man whose career sometimes seems to have resulted in equal parts iconography and mockery. The actor, screenwriter and director created the classic characters Rocky Balboa and John Rambo, but struggled to find respect and made more than his share of terrible films.
Another smart move: New conversations with Stallone run throughout the film, but these are not the usual talking-head interviews in which the subject sits in a chair and runs through his life. Instead, Stallone almost always talks to the camera while standing up and moving around.
Zimny’s camera stays on the go, bobbing and weaving...
- 9/17/2023
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Showtime has opted not to proceed with a third season of Kevin Iso and Dan Perlman’s praised comedy series Flatbush Misdemeanors. The news comes three weeks after the show’s second season ended its run on the network. There is no decision yet for the future of Showtime’s other current comedy series, I Love That for You, whose first season led to Flatbush Misdemeanor’s Season 2.
While Showtime is known mostly for its hourlong dramas/comedy-dramas, the premium network has consistently taken shots at — largely offbeat/irreverent – half-hour comedies that fit its brand. It recently greenlighted pilot Mason, from comedian Nathan Min, who also stars, Daniels, the team behind Everything Everywhere All At Once, Steven Yeun and A24.
2021-22 TV Cancellations & Renewals For Broadcast, Cable & Streaming
Created by and starring Iso and Perlman based on their digital series, Flatbush Misdemeanors is a raw comedy of city life following Dan and Kevin,...
While Showtime is known mostly for its hourlong dramas/comedy-dramas, the premium network has consistently taken shots at — largely offbeat/irreverent – half-hour comedies that fit its brand. It recently greenlighted pilot Mason, from comedian Nathan Min, who also stars, Daniels, the team behind Everything Everywhere All At Once, Steven Yeun and A24.
2021-22 TV Cancellations & Renewals For Broadcast, Cable & Streaming
Created by and starring Iso and Perlman based on their digital series, Flatbush Misdemeanors is a raw comedy of city life following Dan and Kevin,...
- 9/14/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Flatbush Zombies’ Meechy Darko has teamed up with Freddie Gibbs and DJ/producer A-Trak for a new song, “On God,” off his upcoming solo debut, Gothic Luxury.
Produced by Jay Versace and Dot Da Genius, “On God” begins with a grandiose flourish but settles into a groove that’s still propulsive, but also subtle and unsettling in its own ways. Meechy Darko and Freddie Gibbs trade sprawling, heavy, and brutally honest verses on the five-minute track, while A-Trak arrives at the end to show off his signature scratching skills.
Along with dropping “On God,...
Produced by Jay Versace and Dot Da Genius, “On God” begins with a grandiose flourish but settles into a groove that’s still propulsive, but also subtle and unsettling in its own ways. Meechy Darko and Freddie Gibbs trade sprawling, heavy, and brutally honest verses on the five-minute track, while A-Trak arrives at the end to show off his signature scratching skills.
Along with dropping “On God,...
- 8/3/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
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