Out Now! Netflix's Documentary: SLY

Out Now! Netflix's Documentary: SLY

Out now on Netflix: Sly.

An insightful look into the life, career, and brilliance of the man that is Sylvester Stallone. The documentary sheds new insight in to his 50-year career.

Official Rocky merchandise is being sold at the Rocky Steps!

Official Rocky merchandise is being sold at the Rocky Steps!

Sly Stallone asked, and now official Rocky merchandise - including the ROCKY Statue replica sculpture - is being sold at the Rocky Steps for the first time in four decades!

We Asked AI: What are some little-known ROCKY film facts?

We Asked AI: What are some little-known ROCKY film facts?

Ok, Google Bard AI, we think we’ve been pretty easy on you! So, let’s try a harder question: “Hey Google Bard, what are some little-known Rocky film facts”? Check out our Blog to see the results!

We asked AI: What are the famous ROCKY film locations?

We asked AI: What are the famous ROCKY film locations?

Yes, everyone is talking about AI so we decided to put it to the test again! ROCKY is famously set in Philadelphia - as much a part of the film as the main character. So, we decided to ask Google Bard: “What are the famous Rocky film locations?” Check out our Blog for more information!

We asked AI: Who were ROCKY's toughest opponents?

We asked AI: Who were ROCKY's toughest opponents?

Yes, everyone is talking about AI so we decided to put it to the test again! Throughout all of the films, Rocky’s faced some pretty tough fighters. So, we decided to ask Google Bard: “Who have been Rocky’s toughest opponents?” Keep reading and let un know your thoughts!

We asked AI: How far did ROCKY run in his training montage?

We asked AI: How far did ROCKY run in his training montage?

Everybody is talking about AI! So we’ve decided to start asking questions to see how accurate it can be. Since Rocky is famous for his training run scenes, we decided to ask Google Bard AI: “How far did ROCKY run in his famous training run montage?”

"The Statue" on WHYY Philadelphia

“The Statue” A new limited podcast from Paul Farber and WHYY

Why do millions of people each year from around the world visit Philly’s Rocky Statue? What does a statue celebrating a fictional boxer tell us about how we memorialize some stories over others? Monument Lab’s Paul Farber dives deep into the story of the statue to the greatest Philadelphian who never lived.

Available at WHYY (or wherever you get your podcasts)

“The Rise of the Rocky Steps” - PHL Museum of Art on August 7th

“The Rise of the Rocky Steps” - PHL Museum of Art on August 7th

A trip up the Rocky Steps is a must-do on a Philadelphia visit, but what makes that so? Here’s your chance to hear the story of how the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art got so famous from the people who made them that way! 

“The Rise of the Rocky Steps” Features ROCKY Sculptor A. Thomas Schomberg, Steadicam Inventor Garrett Brown, Film Office Executive Director Sharon Pinkenson, and “Rocky Stories” Author Michael Vitez.