Burt Young News

SCENE IN THE TROPICSActor Burt Young, best known for his roles as Paulie in the Rocky movies, gave Sylvester Stallone some major competition last week.

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Academy Award-nominated actor Burt Young's knowledge of boxing goes far beyond the fact that he portrayed Paulie, the anguished brother-in-law of Sylvester Stallone's "Rocky" character in the classic 1976 film and all of its sequels.

When last we saw Rocky Balboa, our prized overachieving contender had prevailed in a street fight against his protege, Tommy "Machine" Gunn .

Unknown Sylvester Stallone was the one-man writer/star of this classic tale of a fourth-rate boxer who gets one last, miraculous shot at the title.

The curse comes off Hal Ashby's offbeat comedy thriller -- and Angelina Jolie gets a new screen credit.

Jon Voight finds perfect print in a 'message in a bottle' VIDBITS Director's cut was a secret 'Lookin' to Get Out' July 3, 2009 BY MIRIAM DI NUNZIO mdinunzio@suntimes.com For nearly 30 years, Jon Voight never knew a "perfect copy" of his 1982 film "Lookin' to Get Out" existed.

Who's that cute little movie star? It's Angelina Jolie , who made her film debut at age 7 in Lookin' to Get Out , a comedy starring her dad, Jon Voight, along with Burt Young and Ann-Margret. The 1982 movie, directed by Hal Ashby , is being released on DVD on June 30 by Warner Home Video.

JONAS BROTHERS: THE 3D CONCERT EXPERIENCE The Disney Channel's house-band sibs bring their live sound to DVD.

Jon Voight and Burt Young head from New York to Vegas, to hide out from a gambling debt.

Hippie auteur Hal Ashby made some classics . This ''lost'' comedy isn't one of them.

The opening bell will soon ring for the 20th Annual Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Weekend, June 11-14th. A Many boxing legends of yesterday and today will participate in festivities in Canastota and help the Hall of Fame celebrate the landmark 20th anniversary.

Now here is a curious case, a movie in which good performances are sabotaged at every turn by a story that not even the people in the movie should be able to believe.