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Apart from starring a Hollywood legend like Sylvester Stallone and featuring some of the finest action-packed, adrenaline-inducing fight scenes, the Rocky franchise is also known for having some of the most incredible musical scores. Yet it is the official soundtrack of the third movie. Rocky III’s Eye of the Tiger that towers over all the other songs.

A still from Survivor’s Eye of the Tiger music video

A Grammy-winning, Oscar, Golden Globe, and BAFTA-nominated single, Eye of the Tiger has had an amazing run on countless music charts as well. Not only did it dominate the music scene back in the day but it also made the band Survivor a legend. However, Frankie Sullivan and Jim Peterik would have never gotten the golden opportunity for Stallone initially though the song did not have balls!

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Following the journey of boxer Rocky Balboa, Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky franchise stands as some of his most renowned work across his extensive career. After the success of the original 1976 film, the action star reprised his role in multiple films under the franchise, facing off various opponents in the boxing ring. The third film in the series featured Rocky Balboa going off against one of the most iconic adversaries of the franchise, Clubber Lang, portrayed by Mr. T.

Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa

The film was a huge hit, grossing, $270 million at the box office. And its theme song, Eye of the Tiger by the rock band Survivor, has become one of the most notable aspects of the film. However, it was not what the makers initially wanted for the movie, as they originally aimed to feature Queen’s Another One Bites the Dust.

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Rumors of a Van Halen super tour with both David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar fronting the band circulated frequently during the past few years, often egged on by Hagar himself. But it wasn’t until after Eddie Van Halen died that the world learned that the trek was actually in the planning stages just about two years ago.

“At a certain point it turned into what we joked as the Kitchen Sink Tour,” Wolfgang Van Halen recently told Howard Stern. “Cause after [my dad] was Ok with that arrangement, it was like,...

Stephan Ellis, the former bassist for the quintessential Eighties arena rock outfit Survivor, has died at the age of 69.

Survivor’s longtime guitarist, Frankie Sullivan, confirmed Ellis’ death on the band’s Facebook. No cause of death was revealed.

“We are devastated to hear that Stephan Ellis has passed away,” Sullivan wrote. “Steph was the guy who was only interested in the music. He absolutely had a special charm with the fans and within the band. I loved much when it came to Steph.”

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The CW has posted a nearly four-minute, stand-alone epilogue wrapping up Frequency and an extended series finale for No Tomorrow, both of which resolve key plot points and character arcs so as not to leave fans of the canceled shows hanging. In the Frequency epilogue, police detective Raimy Sullivan (Peyton List) talks one last time with father Frank Sullivan (Riley Smith). Take a look: <a…...

Network: The CWEpisodes: 13 (hour)Seasons: OneTV show dates: October 5, 2016 -- January 25, 2017Series status: CancelledPerformers include: Peyton List, Riley Smith, Devin Kelley, Anthony Ruivivar, Mekhi Phifer, Lenny Jacobson, and Daniel Bonjour.TV show description: Inspired by the 2000 feature film of the same name, this sci-fi mystery drama revolves around a young woman who manages to communicate with her deceased father through time and change history.Detective Raimy Sullivan (Peyton List) has always wanted to prove that she is nothing like her father. When Raimy was eight years old, NYPD Officer Frank Sullivan (Riley Smith) left Raimy and her mother, Julie (Devin Kelley), to go deep undercover and ended up getting killed -- or so she’s always been told.Few people knew about the secret undercover sting...

I Bury The Living

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Shout! Factory

1958 / B&W / 1:85 / / 76 min. / Street Date April 25, 2017

Starring: Richard Boone, Theodore Bikel.

Cinematography: Frederick Gately

Film Editor: Frank Sullivan

Written by Louis Garfinkle

Produced by Albert Band, Louis Garfinkle

Directed by Albert Band

I Bury the Living implicates us in a primal childhood thought-crime… what if you stepped on a crack and really did break your mother’s back? What if simply wishing someone dead made it so? Guilt, pure and simple, gives this off–kilter 50’s chiller its lasting power.

The film boasts an off–kilter leading man as well with the crater-faced Richard Boone as Robert Kraft, a small town business man railroaded into managing the family run cemetery. To make matters worse, the perennially gloomy Kraft, already skittish about his disconcerting new position, is saddled with a decrepit, unnaturally chilly workplace watched over by an unnerving bit of decoration, an...

We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including Saturday Night Live, Westworld, Scorpion and The Flash!

1 | After watching Netflix’s riveting Amanda Knox documentary, were you surprised at how little you actually knew about the case going in?

2 | When it comes to MacGyver‘s “hacks,” didn’t Burn Notice‘s Michael Weston do a better job of explaining to us the science? Like, how does a coin clamped in jumper cables cut through steel?

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On the series premiere of Frequency, Detective Raimy Sullivan (Peyton List) is reunited with her deceased father, Frank (Riley Smith), via a ham radio. Raimy discovers her father isn't the man she thought she knew, and their communication sets in motion a series of events that alters both of their lives.

Raimy Sullivan is a beautiful NYPD police detective. It's her 28th birthday, and she learns accidentally that her boyfriend Daniel (Daniel Bonjour) has a big surprise planned (She finds an engagement ring in his shaving kit.) But Raimy's life is far from perfect. Her father, Frank Sullivan, died two days after her 8th birthday 20 years ago. Frank also worked for the NYPD, and while working deep undercover, Frank lost his way, forgot which side he was on and was killed as a result.

The 10th annual PaleyFest Fall TV Previews, which runs from September 8 – 15 this year, has announced its full lineup. New to the annual showcase is El Rey Network’s innovative wrestling drama “Lucha Underground,” while “The Mindy Project” is receiving pride of place with a special “Inside the Writers’ Room” event. Full details below:

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Thursday, September 8 — Fox

6:00 pm: “Pitch” Red Carpet

7:00 pm: “Pitch” Screening

7:45 pm: “Pitch” Panel featuring:

Kylie Bunbury, “Ginny Baker”

Mark-Paul Gosselaar, “Mike Lawson”

Rick Singer, Executive Producer

Kevin Falls, Executive Producer

7:00 pm: “Lethal Weapon” Red Carpet

8:15 pm: “Lethal Weapon” Screening

9:00 pm: “Lethal Weapon” panel featuring:

Damon Wayans, Sr., “Roger Murtaugh”

Clayne Crawford, “Martin Riggs”

Matt Miller, Executive Producer

9:30 pm: “Son of Zorn” Screening

9:55 pm: “The Exorcist” Screening

Friday, September 9 — El Rey Network

6:00 pm: “From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series...

The CW has a "super" new lineup for Fall 2016-2017, including the arrival of "Supergirl," which appears to be making a smooth transition from CBS on the same night and time, plus "Supernatural" moving once again for Season 12, this time back to Thursdays. The network really wants to keep fans on their toes with that show (which also has new showrunners). Whatever. Fans will follow it wherever it goes, even if it gets traded to CBS like a network fantasy league.

The president of The CW, Mark Pedowitz, issued a statement with the schedule release:

"We have four terrific additions to our schedule next season, and five great anchors at eight o'clock, every night of the week. [...] We are thrilled to have Supergirl on The CW this fall, joining our popular roster of DC heroes. Plus, we have three new series lined up for next season that perfectly fit our brand,...

Resurrection alumna Devin Kelley is set for a lead role opposite Riley Smith and Peyton List in Frequency, the CW's drama pilot based on Toby Emmerich's 2000 sci-fi thriller. The TV series, written by Supernatural showrunner Jeremy Carver, centers on Raimy (List), a police detective in 2016 who discovers that she is able to speak via a ham radio with her estranged father, Frank Sullivan (Smith), a detective who died in 1996. They forge a new relationship while working…...

Anthony Ruivivar (Banshee, American Horror Story) has been cast opposite Riley Smith, Peyton List and Mekhi Phifer in Frequency, the CW's drama pilot based on Toby Emmerich's sci-fi thriller. The TV series, written by Supernatural showrunner Jeremy Carver, centers on Raimy (List), a police detective in 2016 who discovers that she is able to speak via a ham radio with her estranged father, Frank Sullivan (Smith),a detective who died in 1996. Ruivivar will play Stan Hope…...

Lenny Jacobson (Big Time In Hollywood, Fl) is set as a series regular opposite Peyton List and Riley Smith in Frequency, the CW's drama pilot based on Toby Emmerich's sci-fi thriller. The TV series, written by Supernatural showrunner Jeremy Carver, centers on Raimy (List), a police detective in 2016 who discovers that she is able to speak via ham radio with her deceased father, Frank Sullivan (Smith), a detective who died in 1996. Jacobson will play Gordo, Raimy’s…...

Peyton List ("The Flash," "Mad Men") and Mekhi Phifer ("Torchwood: Miracle Day") have joined the cast of The CW's sci-fi thriller pilot "Frequency" based on Toby Emmerich's 2000 feature film.

The series follows a female police detective (List) in 2016 who discovers that she is able to speak via a ham radio with her estranged father, Frank Sullivan (Riley Smith), also a detective, who died in 1996 after two years undercover effectively destroyed his marriage and separated him from his little girl.

The two forge a new relationship working together on an unresolved murder case, but unintended consequences wreak havoc in the present day. List and Smith take on the roles that Jim Caviezel and Dennis quaid played in the original.

Phifer will take on the part Lt. Satch DeLeon, the role Andre Braugher played in the original film. DeLeon is a veteran police officer who was a good friend of Frank's...

Exclusive: Peyton List (The Flash, Mad Men) has landed the sought after female lead opposite Riley Smith in Frequency, the CW's drama pilot based on Toby Emmerich's sci-fi thriller. The TV series, written by Supernatural showrunner Jeremy Carver, centers on Raimy (List), a female police detective in 2016 who discovers that she is able to speak via a ham radio with her estranged father, Frank Sullivan (Smith), also a detective, who died in 1996. Seen in 1996, Frank…...

Riley Smith has landed the lead role of Frank Sullivan in the CW’s “Frequency” reboot pilot, TheWrap has learned. The role was played by Dennis Quaid in the 2000 New Line sci-fi drama of the same name, on which the potential series is based. “Frequency” will be written by “Supernatural” alum Jeremy Carver, who will also serve as executive producer, along with Toby Emmerich, John Rickard, Dan Lin and Jennifer Gwartz. Also Read: CW Orders Pilots From Kevin Williamson, 'Supernatural' Producer In this reimagining of the New Line Cinema time-travel film, a female police detective in 2016 discovers that she is able to.

Riley Smith (Nashville, True Detective) is set as the male lead in Frequency, the CW’s drama pilot based on Toby Emmerich's sci-fi thriller. Smith will play Frank Sullivan, the character played by Dennis Quaid in the 2000 movie. The TV series, written by Supernatural showrunner Jeremy Carver, centers on Raimy, a female police detective in 2016 who discovers that she is able to speak via a ham radio with her estranged father, Frank Sullivan (Smith), also a detective, who…...

Mike Huckabee's rally for Kim Davis could end up costing him dearly because "Eye of the Tiger" was blaring during the event ... and the songwriter is so pissed he's filed a lawsuit. Publishing company Rude Music Inc. filed the suit against "Huckabee for President." You'll recall ... Huckabee helped organize a September rally for the county clerk who refused to grant marriage licenses to gay couples. She triumphantly walked onstage to the Survivor hit song and theme from "Rocky III.

Survivor frontman Frankie Sullivan is outraged Mike Huckabee carted out the freshly-freed Rowan County clerk Kim Davis to their song, "Eye of the Tiger," and we've learned the group is now considering a lawsuit. A sobbing Davis appeared in Grayson, Kentucky, arm-in-arm with Huckabee, as the song roared through the loud speakers. The group is hedging on its plan of attack, but the band's rep tells us they are determined to protect the integrity of their music.

'80s rockers Survivor think their 30-year-old hit "Eye of the Tiger" is still making bank on the Internet -- and they claim Sony's screwing them out of the dough ... and threatening to cut them off completely.Two band members, Frank Sullivan III and James Peterik, say the record label's been licensing their music to digital services like iTunes, Amazon, and Spotify ... without giving the band its fair share of the royalties.Sullivan and Peterik...

Jimi Jamison, best known as the lead vocalist for 1980s hitmakers Survivor, is dead at 63 after suffering a heart attack on August 31, his booking manager confirmed to TMZ. Though Jamison joined Survivor after they recorded their biggest hit, the Grammy-winning "Eye of the Tiger" (which appeared on the soundtrack of Rocky III) in 1984, he recorded three albums with the band: Vital Signs in 1984, When Seconds Count in 1986, and Too Hot to Sleep in 1988. Jamison sang lead vocals for Survivor hits like "The Moment of Truth" from The Karate Kid, "Is This Love" and "Burning Heart" from Rocky IV. Jamison also recorded "I'm Always Here,...

In the last few years, record labels have been been taking uppercuts and jabs from musicians over the issue of digital income. The latest swing came in Illinois federal court on Friday from Frank Sullivan and James Peterick, founding members of the musical group Survivor. The band is best known for its '80s single "Eye of the Tiger," which rocketed up the charts after being featured in Rocky III. Story: 'Three's Company' Rightsholder Sued by '3C' Playwright Sullivan and Peterick now allege that Sony Music has stiffed them on royalties. Specifically, the plaintiffs say their 1978 recording agreement means

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The Boy Meets World follow-up series Girl Meets World has cast the final member of the Matthews family.

TVLine reports that young actor Teo Halm has been nabbed to play the role of "Elliot Matthews," Cory (Ben Savage) and Topanga Matthews' (Danielle Fishel) eldest child.

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Halm has worked primarily in commercials and is also filming the upcoming James Franco-directed biopic on the late German writer Charles Bukowski, in which he plays a young Frank Sullivan.

The series, which picks up with the Matthews now full-grown adults and the parents of two children, follows the couple's young daughter "Riley" and the life lessons that she learns. The titular character of Riley was filled in late January by Spy Kids: All the Time in the World actress Rowan Blanchard.

Fishel, whose most notable acting work was her seven-season stint on Boy Meets World, reacted to the...

As more musicians including Twister Sister frontman Dee Snider and Los Angeles rock band Silversun Pickups continue to object to Republican candidates using their songs in campaign rallies, no legal clarity on the subject is forthcoming. That's because in the only ongoing lawsuit over whether an Ascap blanket license covers the use of music on the campaign trail -- a dispute between Survivor member Frankie Sullivan and former Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich over the use of the Rocky III hit song "Eye of the Tiger" -- the parties have informed an Illinois federal court that they are completing documentation of a

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On Wednesday, Mitt Romney was served with a cease-and-desist letter from a band called Silversun Pickups for using their big hit "Panic Switch" at campaign rallies. For those who have followed the many disputes over the years between musicians and Republican politicians, the demand was familiar. Romney has battled such musicians as K’naan and Al Green over use of songs. Before that, Newt Gingrich was hit with a lawsuit from Survivor guitarist Frankie Sullivan. Before that, Michele Bachmann received an unpleasant letter from Tom Petty. And on and on... But just how close are the notes of discord

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Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich asked a federal judge Monday to dismiss the pending lawsuit filed by the co-writer of "Eye of the Tiger," demanding the candidate stop playing the song at campaign events.

In a defense filing received by U.S. District Court in Chicago, Gingrich denies any wrongdoing, arguing that the recordings constituted fair use and questioning the suit's jurisdiction, NBC Chicago reports.

The suit was formally filed by Rude Music, Inc., an Illinois corporation owned by Survivor band member Frankie Sullivan.

Sullivan's bandmate, Jim Peterik, who helped co-write the song, has spoken out against the lawsuit.

"My stance is that we wrote this song as a motivational anthem, right? And music is supposed to do a job; and if it can motivate people to get out and vote, and shake them out of the doldrums to get out to the polls, then it's doing its job," Peterik told Fox Chicago.

With the Republican presidential candidate set to be sued over using the Rocky theme, let us know your alternative choices

He certainly knows the thrill of the fight, and since his victory in South Carolina he's been telling the world that he's back on his feet.

But, as he faces a crucial primary battle in Florida and his opponents launch a blizzard of negative advertising, Newt Gingrich is increasingly having to fight to keep his dreams alive. Now he has another problem on his plate. His bombastic campaign song has landed the Republican presidential candidate in court.

Gingrich's use of Eye of the Tiger, the theme from Rocky III, has provoked the ire of Frankie Sullivan, co-writer of the song and owner of the production company Rude Music.

According to court documents filed in a Chicago court on Monday, Rude accuses Gingrich, his campaign Newt 2012 Inc and the advocacy group...

In the past few years, there's been growing animosity over the way that Republican candidates for public office use music in campaigns. Today comes word of a new lawsuit filed against Newt Gingrich's campaign for using "Eye of the Tiger," the Grammy-winning song from Rocky III.  The new lawsuit, first reported by TMZ, was filed in Illinois federal court on behalf of Rude Music Inc., owned by Frank Sullivan, a co-author of the song. The complaint says that Gingrich has used the song without authorization at various conferences and campaign rallies. The plaintiff claims this is

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The record company that owns the rights to Survivor's 1982 smash hit, "The Eye of the Tiger," is suing Gop presidential candidate Newt Gingrich for allegedly using the song repeatedly over the past four years without permission, TMZ reports.

The suit, filed in Illinois by Rude Music Inc. on Monday, claims that Gingrich used the song during appearances at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2009, 2010 and 2011, as well as 2010's Southern Republican Leadership Conference. Rmi also claims that Gingrich has played the music at at least one campaign event, according to TMZ.

Right Wing Watch has documented the three Cpac entrances in question, and it indeed appears that Gingrich took the stage to the Grammy-winning tune made famous by the film "Rocky III."

(You can watch Gingrich's most recent Cpac entrance via YouTube)

"Newt 2012's and Mr. Gingrich's unauthorized public performance or inducement of or contribution to the public performance...