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Jan 3, 2024 · Professional wrestling and cinema go together like peas and carrots, which is one of the reasons we’ve seen so many great movies featuring wrestlers in the past. Here are some great...
- Philip Sledge
- If Little Women Means A Lot to You, So Will Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross
- If You Like Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, Check Out Christopher Daniels
- If You Love Parasite, You’Ll Get A Kick Out of The New Day
Little Womenis a story about sisters, and the love they share despite how different their personalities and goals might be. Even when Amy (Florence Pugh) gets angry at Jo (Saoirse Ronan) and burns the manuscript of her book, they’re still able to come back from that and remain incredibly close at the end of the film, despite Amy marrying the man wh...
Once Upon a Time in Hollywoodis a sprawling story about being a middle aged man in Los Angeles and wondering if the fast-changing world has passed you by. Actor Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) has been reduced to guest-villain parts, the television equivalent of jobbing, while stunt man Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) isn’t working at all except as Dalton’...
Parasite, the big winner at this year’s Oscars, is about a poor family who ingratiate themselves into a rich family’s home by taking on whatever household job they can, no matter how much lying it takes to make it happen. While they didn’t start out in a literal semi-basement, the New Day has a similar energy. It’s all-too easy to imagine a world w...
Sep 30, 2020 · Having more of these type of matches will definitely be coming into play as the pandemic keeps WWE in the Performance Center, and now the Thunderdome. But once things open back up and fans start attending shows, will these cinema matches go over well with a live audience?
Jun 11, 2024 · As film director Martin Scorsese once let the world know, any film or production related to professional wrestling is true cinema.
- Philip Sledge
- Rocky III (1982) Rocky III was bigger and badder than the previous two installments in Sylvester Stallone’s all-time great boxing movie franchise, and some of that is thanks to Hulk Hogan’s brief yet iconic performance as Thunder Lips, the wrestler Rocky Balboa (Stallone) faces in an exhibition match early on.
- The Princess Bride (1987) Andre the Giant was one one of the most legendary wrestlers to ever step into the ring, but there are some out there who probably know the “Eighth Wonder of the World” from his work in Ron Reiner’s 1987 fantasy comedy, The Princess Bride.
- Spider-Man (2002) You can’t tell Peter Parker’s origin story without including Bone Saw McGraw, and luckily fans didn’t have to live in that reality in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man movies, as the first entry in the franchise saw the late Macho Man Randy Savage take on the role of the over-the-top and notorious wrestler.
- The Longest Yard (2005) There are movies with one or maybe two wrestlers, but the 2005 remake of The Longest Yard starring Adam Sandler featured some of the WWE superstars of that era with the likes of Stone Cold Steve Austin, Kevin Nash, Bill Goldberg, and the Great Khali on both sides of the inmates vs. guards football game.
Dec 22, 2023 · Despite the similarities cinema and professional wrestling share — storytelling built on emotion and layered characters, for instance — they cross over less frequently than sports like...
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Feb 22, 2024 · His current short stop motion film; ‘Panda’ (Winner, Best Animation at 5th Eldoret Film Festival) is currently playing on Comic Caper Productions YouTube channel. Discover the cinematic allure of pro-wrestling in these 10 films exploring passion, identity, and the colorful world of wrestling.
