El Rey is an awesome channel. They show badass flicks like
The Terminator,
Big Trouble In Little China,
Showdown In Little Tokyo,
Red Sonja and many more in beautiful widescreen and digitally cleaned up. If you like horror movies, they've got you covered. Kung-fu flicks? Of course. And
Miami Vice reruns are in regular rotation. One of their signature original programs is
The Director's Chair where owner and host Robert Rodriguez sits down with other filmmakers to discuss their craft.
Cinematic icons and alumni include John Carpenter, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Zemeckis and George Miller. During their Labor Day marathon of
Rocky flicks, clips of an upcoming episode featuring Sylvester Stallone were placed throughout and now you can watch it for free! It's an intimate setting with just the host and guest speaking about careers, inspirations, methods and influence. For Stallone, the program stuck mainly to the basics of
Rocky,
Rambo and
The Expendables with no mention of hit sequel to
Saturday Night Fever,
Staying Alive. Since writing and starring in the Oscar winning and box office breaking
Rocky, Stallone has never quite been given his due credit. One of the earliest franchises to grace cinema screens, it's easy to forget that
Rocky truly was a million to one shot as Stallone wouldn't sell the script if he wasn't starring. When you think of film directors; a paunchy, nebbish, less than physical specimen wouldn't be a stereotype. But when you think that Stallone wrote and directed crowd pleasers with heart and action like
Rocky III,
IV,
Rambo and
The Expendables with a given scene requiring 9 cameras, complicated choreography and getting punched in the head while being in peak physical condition, it's a shame and a double standard that he isn't given more credit. Even after number one movies in five decades, the only actor with three franchises, boatloads of money and worldwide fame, the guy still manages to inspire. Check out the episode in its entirety below or over at
El Rey and find out what all the fighting and fuss is about.
This was a great episode. I caught it a month ago. And it was the first time I had actually seen clips from 'Paradise Alley' after hearing it was a turkey for most of my life. Actually looked kind of good. Sly has had quite a career beating the odds.
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