Carl Weathers' most memorable film and TV roles – video obituary
Carl Weathers: a life in pictures
Carl Weathers, Rocky and Predator actor, dies aged 76
October 2023
Burt Young obituary
Burt Young, Oscar-nominated Rocky actor, dies aged 83
May 2023
Australian bruise brothers Jason and Andrew Moloney one step closer to twin titles
Jason Moloney has defeated Vincent Astrolabio to win the world bantamweight belt, leaving twin Andrew to fight next weekend for his own world title
March 2023
Creed III review – gloves are off as the Rocky sequel fights on
Screen play: our writers pick their favourite sports movies
December 2022
Guy Lodge's streaming and DVDs
Streaming: the best hopeful films for a new year
It’s time to embrace positivity – from the underdog idealism of Rocky to the transcendent A Matter of Life and Death and the gloriously morbid optimism of Harold and Maude
July 2022
Sylvester Stallone attacks ‘parasitical’ Rocky producer over rights to franchise
The star and writer of the boxing movie franchise also describes the veteran producer, Irwin Winkler, as ‘untalented’
November 2021
Rocky IV: Rocky vs Drago review – silly director’s cut is a losing battle
Sylvester Stallone’s attempt to put a new sheen on his Cold War relic of a sequel is a ridiculous and largely pointless undertaking
April 2020
The classic film I've never seen
I've never seen … Rocky
An underdog fighter wins hearts and respect – then gets punched below the belt by the jingoism of Reagan’s America
January 2016
The Rocky franchise in numbers
As Creed, the seventh in Sylvester Stallone’s box-office-pummelling series, is released, we take a blow-by-blow look at the makings of an underdog hero
March 2011
Film blog
The Limitless potential of fantasy film products
Stuart Heritage: The best thing about Limitless may be its pill-pushing ad campaign on the tube. If only other films had been as clever
