Lance Sawyer makes his second appearance at the StalloneZone, this time with his riff on Sly as John Rambo from “First Blood.” I’ve been a fan of Lance’s art for a while. Recently I had a chance to purchase a few sketches from him and I could not be happier in how they turned out!
If you’d like to see more of Lance’s art, you can right here.
That’s an ultra-rare promotional post card for “Driven” starring Sly Stallone and directed by Renny Harlin. If you look closer, you’ll see that it’s autographed and personalized to me from Renny Harlin. How cool is that?
My pal, Alex surprised me with a package containing it and several other Stallone-related autographs that I’m going to post on the SZ over the coming weeks. Alex, as you’ve probably guessed is also known as LotofSly on the SZ message boards where he also serves as one of our moderators. Alex has met more celebrities than anyone else I know, and he somehow always manages to get photos with them. That’s in addition to being an all-around nice guy… and as nice as Alex is THAT has to be a full time job!
Earlier this week I received this photo and the following e-mail..
Hi CRAIG,
Happy New Year! I met up for lunch with Frank Stallone and Chuck Zito @ Cafe Roma- 1/14/2012!! Please FEEL FREE to post on STALLONE ZONE…. Have a great weekend,
Jonathon Becker
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Regular SZoners will recognize Jonathon. He’s met up with Sly and Frank repeatedly over the years! - Craig
On January 18, 2012, Entertainment and Stars posted a piece titled, “Golden Globes 2012: Top 10 Show-Stealers Over the Years and Interesting Facts About Them. Here’s what they had to say about “Rocky”…
Rocky: ”Rocky,” starring Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa, arrived in 1976 and won the Golden Globe for Best Drama. The movie depicted the story of a struggling boxer, Balboa, trying to make a living working as a debt collector for a pittance. He gets the chance of his lifetime when heavyweight champion Apollo Creed visits Philadelphia and an exhibition match is held between Creed and Balboa.
Did You Know That – “Rocky” was shot in just 28 days? Adrian’s last name was Klein in the original script? The photos on Rocky’s mirror are actual photos of Stallone as a young boy? The movie was the first sports film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture?
The big news this week, and boy, did it create a firestorm of controversy, is that The Expendables 2 is going to be rated PG-13. The news broke when Chuck Norris was quoted as saying…
Many fans were outraged, feeling that The Expendables 2 needed the “R” rating. Others were confident that sequel wouldn’t suffer with a PG13 classification, and in fact might even do better at the box office.
Harry, at AICN, got this response from Sly in regard to the PG13 rating…
After getting that response from Sly, Harry posted
As for me, the PG13 rating doesn’t concern me in the least. I want a great action-packed movie and I’m sure that’s what we’re going to get.
Expendables Premiere: Chuck Norris Interview
Sylvester Stallone is going to Hamilton, Canada in support of the of the Canadian Diabetes Association. Fans can now purchase tickets for the February, 23, 2012, VIP banquet which will be followed by a question and answer session with Sly. Tickets start at $250. For $1,000, VIPs can meet and take a picture with Mr. Stallone. Call 905-387-0007 for tickets.
Mike Torrance aka The Krayola Kidd is back from “Paradise Alley” and he brought Sly as Cosmo Carboni with him! I think Mike did an excellent job of capturing Sly from one of his most under-rated movies.
You can see more of Mike’s art at The Daily Sketch with The Krayola Kidd and his Deviant Art site. Mike is available for commissions and his prices are very reasonable.
The big news this week is the potential re-teaming of Sly Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger on a movie that Sly became attached to last year. In The Tomb, Sly is set to play Ray Breslin, a security expert who ends up framed and sent to a high-security prison that he designed. There’s no word yet on the role that has Arnold’s interest.
On January 12, 2012, The Winnipeg Free Press posted a piece by Maureen Scurfield titled Jamming in LA with Sly’s Little Brother. It is, of course, a piece with some tidbits about Frank.
Here are two new photos, and the first to feature Yu Nan for The Expendables 2!
