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Did you ever do a soap opera?

About five soap operas were written for me over my lifetime that I know about. I had to turn them all down. I said, "I can't remember those lines. It would kill me." I had to turn them all down. As I turned them down, friends of mine took the parts and within about two weeks most of them were in the hospital. That's how tough it is to go into soap operas. You have to have a phenomenal kind of memory. Jim Drury has one. Barry Sullivan had one. My wife had one. There are many people who are actors, good actors, who have photographic memories. They look at a page and it's, "Okay, let's shoot it". They are literally that fast. I can't do that. So I had to do it the hard way and it was really hard on me.

Sage Stallone was laid to rest Saturday after a funeral at St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church in Los Angeles. The 36-year-old son of Sylvester Stallone was found dead in his San Fernando Valley home July 13. Sage, who acted with his father in 1990's Rocky V and 1996's Daylight, also wrote and directed the 2006 short film Vic.The cause of death remains unknown pending the results of toxicology tests, which usually takes weeks. Some reports suggested Sage may have overdosed on prescription drugs, and longtime friends of Sage's tell People that he did take prescription pills regularly for anxiety and other issues.

Officials will need another two months to determine what caused the death of Sylvester Stallone's eldest son Sage, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Coroner told CNN Sunday. Sage Moonblood Stallone, 36, was found dead Friday in his Hollywood home. The autopsy, which was completed Sunday, still requires the findings of toxicology tests, said the coroner's spokesman.This normally takes six weeks. In the meantime, there has been conflicting speculation about the possible cause of death. Some reports suggested Sage may have overdosed on prescription drugs. But his friend and lawyer, George Braunstein, said Sage never showed any signs of drug use or addiction,...

Sage Stallone's body was discovered on Friday at his home in Los Angeles and coroner says cause of death remains unkown

Mystery surrounds the exact cause of the death of Sylvester Stallone's son Sage, who has been found dead at his Los Angeles home.

Sage Stallone, 36, was an actor and producer-director who first appeared opposite his father in Rocky V, playing Robert Balboa Jr, the on-screen son of his father's iconic boxing character.

Stallone was said to be "devastated" by the death of his son.

"Sylvester Stallone is devastated and grief-stricken over the sudden loss of his son," Stallone's publicist Michelle Bega said in a statement.

"His compassion and thoughts are with Sage's mother [actress Sasha Czack] … Sage was a very talented and wonderful young man. His loss will be felt forever," she added.

According to reports, Sage's body was found by his housekeeper on Friday afternoon at his apartment in Studio City.

Update:

Sage Stallone may have been dead 3-4 days before his housekeeper found him, according to TMZ.com. Sources tell the website no had spoken to the 36-year-old since last Friday, but that was not an odd occurrence, Stallone was known for keeping to himself for days at a time. The housekeeper allegedly discovered the body after Stallone's mother, Sasha Czack, requested she check on him.

Previously:

Los Angeles (AP) — There were no signs of foul play or trauma in the death of Sage Stallone, whose sudden passing at the age of 36 left his father Sylvester Stallone devastated, a publicist and investigators said.

Sage Stallone was found unresponsive in his Los Angeles home Friday by an employee and a relative, and police arrived and confirmed Sage Stallone was dead, Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said.

"Sylvester Stallone is devastated and grief-stricken over the sudden loss of his son," publicist Michelle Bega said in a statement.

They were father and son in the movies, too. Sage Moonblood Stallone, who was found dead Friday at age 36, acted with his father Sylvester in one of the elder Stallone's biggest franchises - the Rocky series - playing Rocky Balboa Jr. in Rocky V. Sage, who was 14 when the movie was released in 1990, was "agreeably natural in some scenes, improbable in others," New York Times critic Janet Maslin wrote in her review at the time. In any case, it was Sage's first on-screen taste of Hollywood. And while he would not become a major star in his own right, he...

It is with sadness that we report the news of the death of Sylvester Stallone's son, Sage Stallone. He was found dead in Los Angeles, according to a report in the Guardian, but no other details have been released yet. Sage Stallone acted with his action hero father in two films, first playing his on-screen son in Rocky V, and later appearing in Daylight. Stallone Jr also director a short film, Vic, and co founded Grindhouse Releaseing as a way of preserving B-movies from the '70s and '80s. Publicist Michelle Bega stated, "Sylvester...

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Sage Stallone, the son of Sylvester Stallone, was found dead on Friday afternoon. He was 36.

Los Angeles police were dispatched to investigate a death at a home on Mulholland Terrace around 2:15 p.m., according to Fox News. A Los Angeles County coroner's investigator says there were no signs of foul play.

"Sylvester Stallone is devastated and grief-stricken over the sudden loss of his son," publicist Michelle Bega said in a statement. "His compassion and thoughts are with Sage's mother, Sasha." Stallone had been at the San Diego Comic-Con to promote "The Expendables 2."

George Braunstein, Sage Stallone's attorney for the past 15 years, said a housekeeper found his body. Friends had become concerned because they hadn't heard from Stallone in the past day, according to Braunstein.

Sage Moonblood Stallone was the oldest of Sylvester Stallone's children and the first of two sons that he had with his first wife,...

Body of actor and filmmaker, 36, is discovered by Los Angeles housekeeper after friends were unable to contact him

Sage Stallone, the 36-year-old son of Sylvester Stallone, has been found dead at a house in Los Angeles.

Authorities were investigating Sage Stallone's death, but details were not immediately available.

"Sylvester Stallone is devastated and grief-stricken over the sudden loss of his son," publicist Michelle Bega said in a statement. "His compassion and thoughts are with Sage's mother, Sasha."

Los Angeles police said they were dispatched to investigate a death at a home on Mulholland Terrace around 2.15pm on Friday.

Coroner's officials also said they were in the initial investigative stages.

"Sage was a very talented and wonderful young man, his loss will be felt forever," Bega said.

George Braunstein, a lawyer who has represented Sage Stallone for 15 years, said a housekeeper found his body on Friday afternoon. Friends and acquaintances...

I love Grindhouse Releasing! They've done several high profile theatrical re-releases for exploitation classics, and they're at it again! This fall will see a limited theatrical release of Bill Lustig's sleaze classic Maniac in several cities across the country, in conjunction with Blue Underground's Blu-ray release of the film. This marks a rare chance to witness Joe Spinell's classic and disturbing performance as the title character, I wouldn't miss it if I were you!   I hope it makes its way to my town, that's for sure. Find the details below:

Maniac stars Joe Spinell (Rocky, The Godfather, Taxi Driver) as Frank Zito, a deeply disturbed man haunted by the traumas of unspeakable childhood abuse. When these horrific memories begin to scream inside his mind, Frank prowls the seedy streets of New York City to stalk and slaughter innocent young women. Even as he begins a relationship...

Chicago – The 1960s movie stars, captured forever on celluloid in their era, still thrive and survive. At the recent Hollywood Celebrities & Memorabilia Show, Oscar winner George Kennedy (”Cool Hand Luke”) and cult star Carol Lynley (”Bunny Lake is Missing”) spoke about the long time passing 1960s.

The Hollywood Celebrities & Memorabilia Show is a biannual event in Chicago where attendees can meet and greet the stars, collect autographs and find cool collectibles at the comprehensive memorabilia market. The next show in the area is scheduled for September 25th and 26th, 2010.

HollywoodChicago.com was there at the last show in March, and spoke to George Kennedy and Carol Lynley. Photographer Joe Arce was also there to capture their images at the event.

George Kennedy of “Cool Hand Luke,” “Airport” and “The Dirty Dozen”

George Kennedy is best remembered for his numerous character roles in big and famous films. After starting in television...

Can Martin Scorsese pull off a horror movie? Is Glasgow the new Venice? And what's Ricky Gervais up to in Reading? Our critics pick next year's hottest tickets

Film

Cemetery Junction

Having conquered Hollywood, Ricky Gervais is coming home. With his long-time collaborator Stephen Merchant, he has set out to create a British film in the tradition of Billy Liar and the Likely Lads – and of course his own masterpiece The Office – about three blokes working for the Prudential insurance company in Gervais's hometown of Reading. Released on 7 April.

A Single Man

The smart money says Colin Firth will be bringing home a certain gold, bald-headed statuette for his performance as a bereaved gay man in Los Angeles. Based on the 1964 novel by Christopher Isherwood, the movie – fashion designer Tom Ford's directorial debut – follows one day in the life of Firth's literature academic as he confronts his own mortality. Released on 12 February.

You can scarcely swing a dead cat lately without hitting some kind of best-of-the-decade list (even though, technically, the first decade of the 21st century doesn't end till next year).

Well, here comes another one. Rather than try to construct another best-shows-of-the-'00s list, though -- something that's already been done here, there and everywhere -- I decided to focus on individual episodes from 2000-09. Are these the flat-out "best" episodes of television over the past 10 years? Probably not. But these are the ones that stick with me, that I can still remember not just for brilliant lines or beautifully constructed plots, but for how I actually felt while watching them. They are, simply, my favorites.

Here's my list, in no particular order. What's yours?

"Final Grades" ("The Wire")

HBO sent critics the entire run of season four of "The Wire" before it premiered in 2006. I had watched the first...

A mouse who wants to fly like a bird. An athlete uniting the spirits of a Jamaican neighborhood. A father inviting his daughter in running away from his marriage. Your mouth as it consumes all your wants and needs. These are just some of the subjects being explored by the short films presented at this year’s San Francisco International Festival of Short Films.

With over 60 films and music videos from 19 countries, they are a diverse range of films telling universal stories in live-action, computer animation, stop-motion, documentary and experimental methods.

From the 9th to 12th of September, the Red Vic Movie House in San Francisco plays host to four nights of short films as gathered and programmed by documentary filmmaker James Kenney.

Without favoring any one over the other, the four-day festival mixes all styles and genres in their six programs, categorizing them into themes instead of aesthetics. With any one program,...

Undoubtedly, the best is yet to come from this year's San Diego Comic-Con, but we've got the scoop on all the horrific delights you can look forward to during Preview Night and the first full day of the event.

Wednesday – July 22

6:00-9:00 Pm: Special Sneak Peek Pilot Screenings - Comic-Con and Warner Bros. Television proudly present exclusive pilot premiere screenings of some of the most buzzed-about new TV series of the 2009–2010 season—Human Target, V, and The Vampire Diaries—as well as an exclusive preview trailer for additional upcoming shows.

The Vampire Diaries

Writer/producer Kevin Williamson (the Scream movies) is back with The Vampire Diaries, an edgy and romantic new drama in which two vampire brothers—one good, one evil—are at war for the soul of one girl. Based on the best-selling book series of the same name by L.J. Smith, the show stars Nina Dobrev...