Coming up on Saturday at the Described Movies: Rocky III, Rocky IV, and Modest Heroes.

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From this Saturday at 12am Eastern, that’s 4pm Saturday in NZ, 2pm in Sydney and 5am in the UK, and repeated every four hours throughout the day, it’s the described movies Rocky III from 1982, Rocky IV from 1985, and Modest Heroes from 2018.
Rocky III is a 1982 American sports drama film written, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone.
The film is the sequel to Rocky II (1979) and the third instalment in the Rocky film series.
It also stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess Meredith.
In the film, Rocky Balboa (Stallone) faces stiff competition from Clubber Lang (Mr. T), a powerful new contender, and turns to his old adversary Apollo Creed (Weathers) to help him train.
Development of the film began soon after the release of its predecessor.
Stallone began a strict diet and workout regimen in preparation for Rocky III.
Despite the returns of the original cast being secured quickly, casting for Lang proved difficult, with real boxers Joe Frazier and Earnie Shavers attached to the project at various points.
Mr. T was hired in 1981 after winning America's Best Bouncer, and the film is considered his breakthrough role.
Rocky III is the first film in the franchise not solely distributed by United Artists, due to the company's merger with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in 1981.
Rocky III was released in the United States on 28 May 1982, by MGM/UA Entertainment Co..
The film received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for its action sequences and music but criticism for its screenplay, with some critics deeming the film unnecessary.
Retrospective reviews have been more positive, and the movie gained a strong cult following.
Rocky III grossed $270 million worldwide, surpassing its predecessors to become the then-highest grossing film in the franchise, and the fourth highest grossing film at the domestic box office and the second highest grossing film of 1982 worldwide.
Its theme song, "Eye of the Tiger", became a hit single and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song.
The sequel, Rocky IV, was released in 1985.
Directed by: Sylvester Stallone.
Written by: Sylvester Stallone.
Produced by: Irwin Winkler, and Robert Chartoff.
Starring: Sylvester Stallone , Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess Meredith.
Cinematography: Bill Butler.
Edited by: Don Zimmerman, and Mark Warner.
Music by: Bill Conti.
Production companies: United Artists, and Chartoff-Winkler Productions.
Distributed by: MGM/UA Entertainment Co.
Release date: 28 May 1982 (United States).
File Length: 95 minutes.
Country: United States.
Language: English.
Budget: $17 million.
Box office: $270 million.
Rocky IV is a 1985 American sports drama film written, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone.
The film is the sequel to Rocky III (1982) and the fourth instalment in the Rocky film series.
It also stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Tony Burton, Brigitte Nielsen, and Dolph Lundgren.
In the film, Rocky Balboa (Stallone) confronts Ivan Drago (Lundgren), a Soviet boxer responsible for a personal tragedy in Balboa's life.
Development for a fourth Rocky film began soon after the success of Rocky III, which faced controversy after it was subject to a copyright lawsuit.
Principal photography began in 1984, with filming locations including Philadelphia, Wyoming, and Vancouver.
Rocky IV was Lundgren's American film debut, and Stallone's last directorial effort until 2006; they engaged in authentic punching in their fight scenes, which led to Stallone being admitted to intensive care.
Filming also featured new special effects and bona fide and ground-breaking sport methods and equipment, some of which were years removed from public use.
Rocky IV is known for its strong Cold War themes, and for its successful theme songs " Burning Heart" and " Living in America".
Rocky IV premiered in Los Angeles on 21 November 1985, and was theatrically released in the United States by MGM/UA on 27 November.
The film received mixed reviews, with criticism for its predictable screenplay and praise for Drago's credibility as a villain.
Scholars note that Drago's ultimate defeat and the Soviet crowd's embrace of Rocky represented the crumbling of the Soviet Union, while others criticize the film as propaganda through its Cold War themes and negative portrayals of Russians.
The film was a box office success, grossing $300 million worldwide, becoming the highest grossing film in the franchise and the third highest-grossing film of 1985 domestically and the second highest grossing film worldwide.
Critical reception of the film became more favourable in the years later, with praise for the training montages.
The film has been considered an icon of 1980s pop culture.
In 2021, a director's cut was released with the title Rocky IV: Rocky vs Drago, receiving positive reviews from critics.
The sequel, Rocky V, was released in 1990.
Directed by: Sylvester Stallone.
Written by: Sylvester Stallone.
Based on: Characters by Sylvester Stallone.
Produced by: Irwin Winkler, and Robert Chartoff.
Starring: Sylvester Stallone , Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Brigitte Nielsen, and Dolph Lundgren.
Cinematography: Bill Butler.
Edited by: Don Zimmerman, and John W. Wheeler.
Music by: Vince DiCola.
Production companies: United Artists, and Chartoff-Winkler Productions.
Distributed by: MGM/UA Entertainment Co. (United States) , and United International Pictures (International).
Release dates: 21 November 1985 (Premiere) , and 27 November 1985 (United States).
File Length: 87 minutes.
Country: United States.
Languages: English, and Russian.
Budget: $28 million.
Box office: $300.4 million.
Modest Heroes (Japanese: ちいさな英雄－カニとタマゴと透明人間－, Hepburn: Chīsana Eiyū: Kani to Tamago to Tōmei Ningen) is a 2018 Japanese animated.
anthology film produced by Studio Ponoc.
The film is the first volume in the studio's Ponoc Short Films Theatre anthology, and includes films written and directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Yoshiyuki Momose, and Akihiko Yamashita.
Directed by: Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Yoshiyuki Momose , and Akihiko Yamashita.
Written by: Hiromasa Yonebayashi , Yoshiyuki Momose , and Akihiko Yamashita.
Produced by: Yoshiaki Nishimura.
Music by : Takatsugu Muramatsu, Masanori Shimada , and Yasutaka Nakata.
Production Company: Studio Ponoc.
Distributed by: Toho.
Release date: 24 August 2018 (Japan).
File Length: 53 minutes.
Country: Japan.
Languages: Japanese, and English.
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