Saturday, March 14, 2009

Worth Retweeting | Rocky ..."How to be a winner" ...unconditional love

Rocky is a 1976 film written by and starring Sylvester Stallone and directed by John G. Avildsen. It tells the rags-to-riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa, an uneducated but good-hearted debt collector for a loan shark in Philadelphia. Balboa is also a club fighter who gets a shot at the world heavyweight championship when the scheduled contender breaks his hand. Also starring in Rocky are Talia Shire as Adrian, Burt Young as Adrian's brother Paulie, Burgess Meredith as Rocky's trainer Mickey Goldmill, and Carl Weathers as the champion, Apollo Creed.

The film, made for only $1.1 million, and shot relatively fast in 28 days, was a sleeper hit; it made over US$117.2 million, and won three Oscars, including Best Picture. The film received many positive reviews and turned Stallone into a major star. It spawned five sequels: Rocky II, III, IV, V, and Rocky Balboa.



Worth Retweeting


reashamoriba Posted at 8:53pm from TinyTwitter
reashamoriba

the loved that btwn Rocky & Adrian was beautiful. I always wanted that type of unconditional love and he saw beyond outer beauty

LaurenBlaine Posted 18 minutes ago from Web
LaurenBlaine

Rocky-TCM. Training..That song... http://tinyurl.com/azfcqy Truly, I am not a fight fan but this film should b called "How to be a winner"


lawain Posted 4 minutes ago from TweetDeck
lawain

Rocky just knocked down Apollo Creed...lets root Rocky on!!!!

ARDELLd Posted 4 minutes ago from Web, in reply to ALANHARRIS_
ARDELLd

@ALANHARRIS_ I have a headache. Time for ice cream or a nap. Rocky's fighting...I'll go for ice cream and watch the fight.

justpat Posted 7 minutes ago from Web
justpat

Rocky is such a great movie if it is 1976 and you are 12.

kmatheson Posted 7 minutes ago from TwitterFon
kmatheson

finally - finally! - saw "Rocky." She will no longer make fun of people who run up the Art Museum steps.

koogz Posted 16 minutes ago from TweetDeck
koogz

RT @TCManiacs: On TCM ...Rocky (1976) ...The iconic theme song montage run : and again my favorite song : http://tinyurl.com/ckqdhz

McLellan Posted 18 minutes ago from txt
McLellan

Watching ROCKY in the hotel room, chillin before the gig. Word.

koogz Posted 17 minutes ago from TweetDeck, in reply to TCManiacs
koogz

@TCManiacs my favorite song from that soundtrack is the violin solo "Rocky's Reward"

LaurenBlaine Posted 18 minutes ago from Web
LaurenBlaine

Rocky-TCM. Training..That song... http://tinyurl.com/azfcqy Truly, I am not a fight fan but this film should b called "How to be a winner"

mattventure Posted 19 minutes ago from TwitterFox
mattventure

watching rocky. for the first time. ahha

TCManiacs Posted 19 minutes ago from TweetDeck
TCManiacs

On TCM ...Rocky (1976) ...The iconic theme song montage run

njdevito Posted 20 minutes ago from twitterrific
njdevito

is watching Rocky. Such a great movie.

herbmuse Posted 21 minutes ago from Web
herbmuse

I'm in philadelphia and I'm watching Rocky - ahhhhhhh

floyddean Posted 29 minutes ago from TweetDeck
floyddean

Watching Rocky. Classic. Driving DW crazy with trivia learned from the Internet. :)

taylorinrva Posted 30 minutes ago from TwitterBerry
taylorinrva

I'm watchin Rocky for the first time

untypoed Posted 32 minutes ago from TweetDeck
untypoed

Watching Rocky. It is awesome. I missed some of it and some just now because I'm making a patty and before I didn't know it was on.

hchang Posted 33 minutes ago from Blip.fm
hchang

@( '.')=@Q('.' Q) Rocky Theme Song. ♫ http://blip.fm/~2zuq9

amyjones65 Posted 35 minutes ago from Web
amyjones65

I just had to interject, with the older teens watching Rocky, that this was my first PG movie, seen on my 12th birthday, with both parents.

joliebritt Posted 49 minutes ago from TwitterBerry
joliebritt

I'm watching Rocky for the first time on TCM. I may be saying "Hey. YO. Paulie!" for the next week.

LaurenBlaine Posted 52 minutes ago from Web
LaurenBlaine

Watching Rocky...I haven't seen this for soooooo long. I forgot how he got to fight Apollo Creed.

krislynch Posted 55 minutes ago from Tweetie
krislynch

can't pass on rocky to watch rocky and adrian's first date. awesome scenes - especially when they're first in his apartment.

ECLamb Posted 56 minutes ago from Web
ECLamb

had forgotten what a good movie the first "Rocky" was.

lmjvp Posted at 8:53pm from txt
lmjvp

Rocky (the movie) is fucking annoying.

reashamoriba Posted at 8:53pm from TinyTwitter
reashamoriba

the loved that btwn Rocky & Adrian was beautiful. I always wanted that type of unconditional love and he saw beyond outer beauty

ARDELLd Posted at 8:52pm from Web
ARDELLd

Watching the original Rocky Movie. When this movie first came out I was dating the Golden Gloves champ in Philly. Parts of it are too real.

TomAllen1965 Posted at 8:50pm from mobile web
TomAllen1965

is watching "Rocky" on Turner Classic Movies channel.

Parker666 Posted at 8:49pm from txt
Parker666

Watching "Rocky"- we never realised it took place in '76? Must be why he gets a badass TransAm. The 70's ruled. (Beertime!)

reashamoriba Posted at 8:48pm from TinyTwitter
reashamoriba

back from target. ROCKY I on TV... named my 2nd born Rocky. I am in love with Sly, if my 3rd kid was a boy his names going to be Sly :-D

mar_isa Posted at 8:29pm from Web
mar_isa

Doing like Rocky and punching this Russian paper in the mouth...while watching Rocky, of course

LaurenBlaine Posted at 8:11pm from Web
LaurenBlaine

Rocky got 45 bucks for his first fight in the movie.

koogz Posted at 7:57pm from TweetDeck
koogz

RT @TCManiacs: TCM Now Playing | 8:00pm Rocky (1976) http://ow.ly/Vzv props to sly

Burgess Meredith | The Penguin's Notable Movie Roles






Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1907[1]September 9, 1997), known professionally as Burgess Meredith, was a versatile two-time Academy Award-nominated American actor. He was known for portraying Rocky Balboa's trainer Mickey Goldmill in the Rocky films and The Penguin in the television series Batman, amongst many other roles. He was one of only two people to star in four episodes of The Twilight Zone. Burgess Meredith was adept playing both dramatic and comedic roles, and with his rugged looks and gravelly voice, he could convincingly play either an everyman hero or a sinister villain.

He attracted favorable attention for playing George in a 1939 adaptation of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men and as war correspondent Ernie Pyle in The Story of G.I. Joe (1945). Meredith served in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II, reaching the rank of captain. He was discharged in 1944 to work on the movie "The Story of GI Joe", in which he starred as the popular war correspondent Ernie Pyle. The comic strip on which the latter film was based later inspired a range of action figures which themselves became popular and in the 1980s featured in their own movie, the animated GI Joe: The Movie in which Meredith also starred as the voice of villain Golobulus.

Meredith achieved iconic status for playing The Penguin in the television series Batman. Before he originated the role of Mickey Goldmill in the original Rocky, the first of the three Rocky films in which he appeared, this was the character for whom he was best known. His role as the Penguin was so well-received that the show's writers always had a script featuring the Penguin ready whenever Meredith was available. He appeared on the show more times during its run than any other villain.

Selected Filmography
  • Of Mice and Men (1939)
  • Second Chorus (1940)
  • Tom, Dick and Harry (1941)
  • That Uncertain Feeling (1941)
  • The Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
  • A Walk in the Sun (1945)
  • The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946)
  • Mine Own Executioner (1947)
  • Advise and Consent (1962)
  • In Harm's Way (1965)
  • Madame X (1966)
  • Batman (1966)
  • There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)
  • Such Good Friends (1971)
  • The Day of the Locust (1975)
  • Rocky (1976)
  • The Sentinel (1977)
  • Foul Play (1978)
  • Rocky II (1979)
  • When Time Ran Out (1980)
  • Clash of the Titans (1981)
  • True Confessions (1981)
  • Rocky III (1982)
  • Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
  • G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987)
  • Rocky V (1990)
  • Grumpy Old Men (1993)
  • Camp Nowhere (1994)
  • Grumpier Old Men (1995)
  • Worth Retweeting | Mildred Pierce...who knew Joan Crawford was a foodie?

    Mildred Pierce (1945) is a Warner Bros. feature film starring Joan Crawford, Ann Blyth, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, and Eve Arden in a noir-ish tale about a sacrificing mother and her ungrateful daughter. The screenplay by Ranald MacDougall, William Faulkner, and Catherine Turney was based upon the 1941 novel Mildred Pierce by James M. Cain. The film was directed by Michael Curtiz and produced by Jerry Wald with Jack L. Warner as executive producer. Mildred Pierce was Crawford's first film for Warner Bros. after leaving MGM and won her the Academy Award for Best Actress.

    Worth Retweeting

    ahaspel Posted at 10:51pm, Mar 13, 2009 from Web
    ahaspel

    The moral of Mildred Pierce: You can smoke in the movies all you like, but you can't cough without dying.

    kaxeheidi Posted at 10:51pm, Mar 13, 2009 from Web
    kaxeheidi

    watching Mildred Pierce. who knew Joan Crawford was a foodie?


    little_beast Posted 21 minutes ago from txt
    little_beast

    2nite was perfect:watched mildred pierce, pizza & now reading the diary of virginia woolf &listening 2 catie curtis. Me amo a bueno vida<3

    kinougo Posted 25 minutes ago from web
    kinougo

    mildred pierce http://www.kinougo.com/mildred-pierce/

    CarlBrookins Posted at 12:22am from web
    CarlBrookins

    just finished Mildred Pierce. disappointing soap. Crawford excellent, as was Eve Arden. The rest were not. corruption of Cains novel.

    bgarner Posted at 12:19am from TweetDeck
    bgarner

    They don't make 'em like Double Indemnity any more. Nor like Mildred Pierce, for that matter.

    zebblcarlson Posted at 11:57pm, Mar 13, 2009 from twitterrific
    zebblcarlson

    Just finished Mildred Pierce. And it was so good!

    mygirlsandy Posted at 11:55pm, Mar 13, 2009 from web
    mygirlsandy

    just saw mildred pierce... old school... joan crawford got an oscar for it. damn her movie daughter was a real cuntbucket

    janeqpublic Posted at 11:55pm, Mar 13, 2009 from AndTweet
    janeqpublic

    I'm bummed that I didn't realize that Mildred Pierce was on until it was about 45 seconds from ending.

    prettyannoyed Posted at 11:53pm, Mar 13, 2009 from web
    prettyannoyed

    Watching Mildred Pierce but all I can think of when I see ol' Joan Crawford is WIRE HANGERS #psycho

    Burnsie_SEO Posted at 11:53pm, Mar 13, 2009 from TwitterFon
    Burnsie_SEO

    My favorite movie Mildred Pierce is on. Followed by The postman always ring twice. Good evening 4 these 2 movies. New Kindle arrived.

    breatheheavycom Posted at 11:53pm, Mar 13, 2009 from TwitterBerry
    breatheheavycom

    Sick in bed on a Friday night what the fuck... Watching "Mildred Pierce" on TCM. Glad Brit's show went well!

    coffeebarchick Posted at 11:49pm, Mar 13, 2009 from twitterrific
    coffeebarchick

    Mildred Pierce was on when I got home. Joan Crawford was a real tough broad.

    billybonney Posted at 11:44pm, Mar 13, 2009 from web
    billybonney

    pizza = good. Mildred Pierce = better

    _francesca Posted at 11:32pm, Mar 13, 2009 from Twittelator
    _francesca

    From Mildred Pierce: "Personally, Vida's convinced me that alligators have the right idea. They eat their young."

    thedramagirl Posted at 11:23pm, Mar 13, 2009 from txt
    thedramagirl

    "Mildred Pierce" is so good. Yay Joan Crawford.

    _francesca Posted at 11:16pm, Mar 13, 2009 from Twittelator
    _francesca

    Mildred Pierce on TCM!

    DaYuMu6ft7 Posted at 11:16pm, Mar 13, 2009 from TwitBin
    DaYuMu6ft7

    Should I be embrassed to say I'm watching... Mildred Pierce

    moviecollector Posted at 11:13pm, Mar 13, 2009 from web
    moviecollector

    Actually had Mildred Pierce on the DVR from last airing, so watched it while Double Indemnity was on b/c I've seen that way more times!

    RODAISIN Posted at 11:13pm, Mar 13, 2009 from web
    RODAISIN

    watching Mildred Pierce. sad that Diego and I are NOT going to Cue! tomorrow

    BoxerTed Posted at 11:12pm, Mar 13, 2009 from web
    BoxerTed

    is watching old B&W "Mildred Pierce". Joan Crawford scares me so Mom gave me a scooby snack to help me sleep.

    alaxford Posted at 11:08pm, Mar 13, 2009 from web
    alaxford

    Watching Mildred Pierce

    kaxeheidi Posted at 11:01pm, Mar 13, 2009 from web
    kaxeheidi

    oh no! Mildred Pierce's daughter just died. The one who liked her. And yet she continues to trudge forward and open her own restaurant

    jonmoore1981 Posted at 11:01pm, Mar 13, 2009 from web
    jonmoore1981

    watching Mildred Pierce. That is a messed up movie.

    dragonmethos Posted at 10:59pm, Mar 13, 2009 from web
    dragonmethos

    Watching Mildred Pierce on TCM...

    ahaspel Posted at 10:51pm, Mar 13, 2009 from web
    ahaspel

    The moral of Mildred Pierce: You can smoke in the movies all you like, but you can't cough without dying.

    kaxeheidi Posted at 10:51pm, Mar 13, 2009 from web
    kaxeheidi

    watching Mildred Pierce. who knew Joan Crawford was a foodie?

    jennyphotos Posted at 10:51pm, Mar 13, 2009 from web
    jennyphotos

    is watching Mildred Pierce on TCM starring Joan Crawford http://tinyurl.com/2jyhea

    DJTenn Posted at 10:42pm, Mar 13, 2009 from web
    DJTenn

    @TCManiacs I LOVE Mildred Pierce once of the greatest films ever made!

    RFKFREAK Posted at 10:42pm, Mar 13, 2009 from web
    RFKFREAK

    says, "wow, 'Double Indemnity' followed by 'Mildred Pierce,' TCM must have known I was staying home tonight!"

    WilliamLy Posted at 10:41pm, Mar 13, 2009 from TwitterFon
    WilliamLy

    @stephenfry I'm watching Mildred Pierce on TV, have you seen it?

    wahistorian Posted at 10:40pm, Mar 13, 2009 from web
    wahistorian

    "Postman Always Rings Twice" is on after "Mildred Pierce"--hope I can stay awake that long!

    ladyrynn13 Posted at 10:38pm, Mar 13, 2009 from Power Twitter
    ladyrynn13

    Somebody needs to, in the words of my students, straight jack this daughter up in Mildred Pierce. She's a mini-monster.

    JTReeves Posted at 10:33pm, Mar 13, 2009 from TinyTwitter
    JTReeves

    Mildred Pierce on TCM! I can't not watch. My entire world has come full circle.

    Retrowarehouse Posted at 10:28pm, Mar 13, 2009 from web
    Retrowarehouse

    Mildred Pierce. 1945 drama, drama, drama and more drama w/Joan Crawford, Bruce Bennett, Ann Blyth, Eve Arden, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott.

    jamia6862 Posted at 10:25pm, Mar 13, 2009 from web
    jamia6862

    Watching Mildred Pierce starring Joan Crawford- a classic

    KKDur Posted at 10:24pm, Mar 13, 2009 from TweetDeck
    KKDur

    Watching "independence Day," tivo-ing "Mildred Pierce" & waiting for hubby to bring home pizza! #hhrs

    intothedawn Posted at 10:18pm, Mar 13, 2009 from web
    intothedawn

    OooOoo, "Mildred Pierce" is on TCM-- I love me some Joan Crawford!

    Mychal_Smith Posted at 10:16pm, Mar 13, 2009 from web
    Mychal_Smith

    watching "Mildred Pierce" and baking cookies...gonna catch Bill Maher later

    bofield8 Posted at 10:13pm, Mar 13, 2009 from Tweetie
    bofield8

    Mildred Pierce on a Friday night

    Gsbell1965 Posted at 10:08pm, Mar 13, 2009 from TwitterFox
    Gsbell1965

    Ah Mildred Pierce on TCM

    theladysrevenge Posted at 10:06pm, Mar 13, 2009 from twitterrific
    theladysrevenge

    Watching Mildred Pierce on TCM.

    reverend_bunnie Posted at 10:05pm, Mar 13, 2009 from digsby
    reverend_bunnie

    is watching mildred pierce.

    DonaBogart Posted at 10:05pm, Mar 13, 2009 from TweetDeck
    DonaBogart

    Joan Crawford. What a bitch. Love it. 10:00 PM Mildred Pierce (1945) Cast: Joan Crawford, Ann Blyth, Jack Carson. Dir: Michael Curtiz.

    mona_s Posted at 10:05pm, Mar 13, 2009 from TweetDeck
    mona_s

    Double Indemnity on TCM=noir awesomeness. too tired to stay up for "Mildred Pierce" which is starting now

    TheLogistician Posted at 10:04pm, Mar 13, 2009 from web
    TheLogistician

    "Mildred Pierce" Just started; TCM; Joan Crawford: http://tinyurl.com/aj6zys

    pinkpopcorn Posted at 10:04pm, Mar 13, 2009 from TwitterBerry
    pinkpopcorn

    Watching 'Mildred Pierce" love old black n white movies..& Joan Crawford :)

    ladyrynn13 Posted at 10:03pm, Mar 13, 2009 from web
    ladyrynn13

    Have never seen Mildred Pierce, so am looking forward to "new" old movie goodness on TCM.

    bdbdbdbd Posted at 10:03pm, Mar 13, 2009 from txt
    bdbdbdbd

    Mildred Pierce on TCM + Classic (Marvel) G.I. Joe trade. That's just how I roll, baby.

    CarlBrookins Posted at 9:59pm, Mar 13, 2009 from web
    CarlBrookins

    next up, Mildred Pierce a fine noir movie with Joan Crawford, from the James Cain novel. For a discussion of Postman, see my tv series. for

    TCManiacs Posted at 9:55pm, Mar 13, 2009 from HootSuite
    TCManiacs

    TCM Now Playing | 10:00pm Mildred Pierce (1945)

    PeaceTraining Posted at 9:52pm, Mar 13, 2009 from TwitterBerry
    PeaceTraining

    Mildred Pierce is coming on. This shall be a good night.

    ECLamb Posted at 9:45pm, Mar 13, 2009 from web
    ECLamb

    wishes she had a DVR because she is not going to be able to stay up for "Mildred Pierce" and "The Postman Always Rings Twice" on TCM tonight

    readingsmylife Posted at 9:40pm, Mar 13, 2009 from web
    readingsmylife

    watching TCM...Double Indemnity then Mildred Pierce. Eve Arden is in MP!!

    apackof2 Posted at 9:18pm, Mar 13, 2009 from TweetDeck
    apackof2

    @gregzimmerman I loved Mildred Pierce Ann Blyth was lovely and horrid! #hhrs

    gregzimmerman Posted at 9:13pm, Mar 13, 2009 from TweetDeck
    gregzimmerman

    On TCM tonight - best Joan Crawford movie ever - Mildred Pierce!! Thank goodness! Something watchable on the tube! #hhrs

    annie5050 Posted at 8:49pm, Mar 13, 2009 from web
    annie5050

    if you are at home this pm:dbl indemnity(on now), mildred pierce and postman alwys rings twice.movie heaven on TMC!love

    DJTenn Posted at 8:45pm, Mar 13, 2009 from web
    DJTenn

    enjoying a Fri. 13th lucky day 4 me Mildred Pierce on TCM 2nite 10pm , listening to Capital FM London now www.captialradio.co.uk

    tlo66 Posted at 8:25pm, Mar 13, 2009 from web
    tlo66

    Double Indemnity and Mildred Pierce! Double feature on TCM. Yes!

    macavityabc Posted at 8:10pm, Mar 13, 2009 from web
    macavityabc

    @bryonq Great movie. Stick around for Mildred Pierce, The Postman Always Rings Twice, and Shack Out on 101.

    Ruth Posted at 7:46pm, Mar 13, 2009 from web
    Ruth

    TCM is running Double Indemnity followed by Mildred Pierce. I know where I'll be for the next few hours.


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