Feb 16, 2022
This month, your friendly Oscarologists rally to discuss the most athletic of Best Picture winners.
Written by and starring Sylvester Stallone, Rocky (1976) charts the sudden rise to fame of Rocky Balboa, a down on his luck southpaw boxer from Philadelphia. The film also began one of the most successful film franchises in cinema history, with eight sequels.
In Chariots of Fire (1982), we follow the competition and shared experiences between fellow 1924 Olympic athletes Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell, portrayed by Ben Cross and Ian Charleson, featuring one of the most famous opencing sequences and musical theme by Vangelis.
Thank you to Thomas Whitelaw for our intro music and Rachel Valentine Smith for our artwork.