'Rocky' director John G. Avildsen dies at 81
Oscar-winning director John G. Avildsen, whose "Rocky" sent a shot of adrenaline through movie theaters and turned Sylvester Stallone into one of cinema's most unforgettable boxers, has died at 81. Avildsen's eldest son, Anthony, said the filmmaker died of pancreatic cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical...