or luis llosa, the new peruvian filmmaker who did the new sylvester stallone... the specialist.pecialist movie. he now is an american director because he came to hollywood and did a sylvester stallone movie. so if you want to make an international movie you come to hollywood. he is no longer peruvian or american. he's hollywood. insdorf: there is a reason that, for example, the hollywood style in the various ways that we've been chipping at the notion... there's a reason that it's had such an enduring appeal such a geographically vast appeal and it has something to do with storytelling. i mean, certainly with narrative closure... it's also inherently paternal. it basically says, we know best. we know how to make people look beautiful. we know how to tell a story. we're going to give it to you and you are going to watch it. we're in control. which is what you say to a six-year-old before he goes to sleep. a lot of movies put us on the knee of the filmmakers and say, "once upon a time..." and if you're good and if you listen carefully to the story not only will everything turn out

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sylvester stallone's franchise adored by moviegoers. 38 years after the first film, rocky is climbingabout great this ain't about tough and what if that ain't good enough ♪ >> the guy stepping into balanceboa's shoes, andy carl. >> you're here making "rocky:the musical." >> put a question mark at the end of that statement. "rocky: the musical"? >> beating out actors for the lead. >> what has he said about you playing rocky? that's his role. >> it's his baby and i took pride and honor in him handing over the gauntlet. i was proud to jump in and give it my all. >> jump in, andy has, training hard by day, performing harder at night. >> when you see that final fight and there's 20 minutes of us just going at it and blood and sweat is flying everywhere -- >> the rocky stage unlike any other on broadway, the ring goes into the crowd, taking goers out of their seats. it isn't as easy as andy makes it look. i needed to give it a try. first, cue the music. it starts with the body language. then you have to suit up and drink up. >> ooh! >> eye of the tiger. no pain. >> you ain't so bad. >> the

the year 1976 when sylvester stallone boxed his way to the top and won a best picture oscar for "rocky, i had to say it. first of all, gold stars, you have two shows to do on broadway today. >> that's what you have to do. live the rocky spirit. get up early. >> toughen up. this is your broadway debut. >> it is. >> where were you? what were you doing before this during the audition process? >> before this, i had a lot of part-time jobs. i was babysitting quite a bit. i was running a homeless dinner on wednesday night and i happened to be babysitting when i got the call. >> the call of a lifetime? >> yeah, it was great. it was pretty amazing. >> how long was the process of auditioning until you found out you actually scored the role? >> yeah, i had nine callbacks. >> oh, my gosh. >> for the show. >> that's torture. >> it was great. five or six, i was like, i guess something's going pretty right here. it was amazing. >> this is not your broadway debut, but it's your first leading role. >> yes. first big leading role and what a leading role it is. >> what's it like to step into rocky's sho

, a woman with cerebral palsy, her dream was to go up to philadelphia art museum stops like sylvester stallone, my gosh. i'm going to start crying. >> well, you've done so many of these wonderful gestures. and we have another one right here. carrie, with your beautiful son oscar. you came to the hero network, and what did you ask? >> i asked for a gate trainer for my son. when i looked at the prices, it was over $2,000 and i was asking trouble getting insurance to pay for it and i had nowhere else to go. and i posted a wish, and monica answered my wish. she helped me every step of the way. i wouldn't have been able to get the gate trainer if it hadn't been for her. >> to help your little son oscar walk. he has pffd, which is a rare birth defect affecting the growth of his legs. can he show us tow to walk in his gate trainer? oscar, you want to go for a spin? want to take a little walk? want to give it a try? >> maybe not. >> he wants to be held by mom right now. i get that. >> he doesn't perform on command. come on, now. >> i know. it's amazing. what you all have done is so great. thanks to al