There are generally two main schools of thought on "Rocky IV:" You can bemoan how ridiculous the franchise had become since the grittiness of the Oscar-winning original film, or celebrate it for finally shrugging off all semblance of reality to become such a glorious example of '80s excess. I say life is too short for the former and, while it is the most thinly plotted of the series to that point, I still love "Rocky IV" for the bombastic sports cartoon that it is.
Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) is no longer just the lovable slugger from Philly; now he is a boxing superhero whose powers are an indestructible head and indefatigable spirit, a man so full of good intentions that he can even win the hearts of those stony-faced Russians in the death throes of the Cold War. That is where we end up in "Rocky IV." Having...
Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) is no longer just the lovable slugger from Philly; now he is a boxing superhero whose powers are an indestructible head and indefatigable spirit, a man so full of good intentions that he can even win the hearts of those stony-faced Russians in the death throes of the Cold War. That is where we end up in "Rocky IV." Having...
- 12/11/2022
- by Lee Adams
- Slash Film
Moscow – The tax rebate program adopted in the Czech Republic last year, has again attracted foreign film crews to the country.
This year, the Czech government is to pay 300 million Czech korunas ($16.8 million) as a production rebate. Of that amount, 230 million korunas ($12.9 million) have already been distributed between 17 projects that have submitted applications, Ludmila Claussova, director of the Czech Film Commission, told The Hollywood Reporter. The total number of projects that have passed the cultural test and are eligible for a rebate, is 25.
"It is going very quickly," Claussova said. "It's only the year's second month, and nearly all the cash has been allocated. We see a big interest in the rebate program and we may have to negotiate with the government to have [the total amount allocated as rebates] to be increased."
The Czech Republic was the last popular shooting destination in Europe to adopt a tax incentive program for foreign crews. The rebate scheme...
This year, the Czech government is to pay 300 million Czech korunas ($16.8 million) as a production rebate. Of that amount, 230 million korunas ($12.9 million) have already been distributed between 17 projects that have submitted applications, Ludmila Claussova, director of the Czech Film Commission, told The Hollywood Reporter. The total number of projects that have passed the cultural test and are eligible for a rebate, is 25.
"It is going very quickly," Claussova said. "It's only the year's second month, and nearly all the cash has been allocated. We see a big interest in the rebate program and we may have to negotiate with the government to have [the total amount allocated as rebates] to be increased."
The Czech Republic was the last popular shooting destination in Europe to adopt a tax incentive program for foreign crews. The rebate scheme...
- 2/23/2011
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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