PHILADELPHIA (WPHL) -- A movie celebrating the story behind one of Philadelphia’s most iconic films made its Philadelphia debut Monday night. The cast and crew of “I Play Rocky” gathered for a red carpet premiere at the Philadelphia Film Society Center, giving a select group of guests an early look …
When Anthony Ippolito learned Hollywood was planning a new "Rocky"-related film, he rigged up a punching bag in his grandmother's basement and improvised his audition.
Portraying the humour, passion and grit that took the actor from bit parts to Oscar glory, this making-of tale is even more mythic than the original movie For fun, excitement and the transcendental thrill of success, there’s nothing to touch this very enjoyable drama about the making of Sylvester St…
When no one asked Anthony Ippolito to try out for the new biopic about Sylvester Stallone and the making of “Rocky,” the young actor filmed his own audition tape.
A first look at 'I Play Rocky,' the new movie about Sylvester Stallone's fight to make the Philadelphia classic, plus things to do in Philly this weekend.
The actor’s triumphant breakthrough has clear ancestors in grimy tales of working-class struggle, but finds a fresh, rousing idealism Peter Farrelly’s new film I Play Rocky is about the underdog-with-heart story of how a great boxing movie got made against the odds with its plucky young untried scre…
I Play Rocky, Peter Farrelly’s comic and crowd-pleasing tale about the making of Rocky, might seem like a one-two punch of pure nostalgia. It’s been almost exactly 50 years since Sylvester Stallone’s breakthrough boxing classic first arrived in theaters.
Pianist and composer Dave Palmer scored the new movie about the making-of Sylvester Stallone's iconic underdog story, using all Philly musicians. He's bullish on the music scen in his adopted hometown
"I Play Rocky" is hitting theaters, telling the true story of Sylvester Stallone when he was an unknown actor who believed he was meant to play the lead role in "Rocky," the iconic film he wrote.
