Another “Victory” Victory

The DailyRecord.co.uk reports that “Victory” has again been voted the all time best football [aka soccer] movie.  Here’s what they had to say about the movie:

ESCAPE To Victory has been voted the best football movie of all time by film fans.

The star-studded World War II drama told the story of a team of allied prisoners of war forced to take on the German national squad in a showpiece propaganda match.

But they turn the tables by using the event to plot an escape bid.

The cast featured movie stars Michael Caine and Sylvester Stallone, alongside a host of football heroes, including Pele, Bobby Moore, Ossie Ardiles and Scotland’s own John Wark.

The 1981 movie topped a poll of more than 1000 members of DVD rental website LOVEFiLM.com to mark the cinema release today of Brian Clough biopic The Damned United.

You can read the full article here.

ScreenRant, Kurt Russell & StalloneZone

ScreenRant.com posted an item today about Sly’s e-mail to StalloneZone about why Kurt Russell isn’t in “The Expendables.” You can read it here.  (Of course since you’re a SZoner you already know why!)

Digital Spy also did a piece about Sly’s e-mail to the StalloneZone explaining why Kurt Russell won’t be in “The Expendables.”

411Mania.com also did a piece on the Stallone/StalloneZone e-mail.

The Minneapolis – St. Paul StarTribune.com also posted a piece about it.

KungFu Cinema chimed in.

50 Cent Replaced by Terry Crews

Harry @ AICN received an e-mail from Sly saying that Curtis Jackson aka 50 Cent has been replaced by Terry Crews for the role of Hale Caesar in “The Expendables.”

Crews is a former pro football player for the San Diego Chargers and will be seen in the highly anticipated “Terminator Salvation.” Some SZoners may remember my praise for Crews for his role in “Street Kings.” I look forward to Crews as an “Expendable.”

You can read Harry’s full report here.