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Archive for July, 2009

TruckTrend.com posted an interesting piece about the restoration of three 1955 F100 trucks to be used in “The Expendables.” Click here to read it.

On July 26, 2009, Nathan Dominitz of Savanah Now.com posted his All Time Top Ten Favorite Sports Movies.  “Rocky” came in 3rd and here’s what he had to say:

3. Rocky (1976)

Hero: Boxer Robert “Rocky” Balboa (Sylvester Stallone)

Plot: Balboa, a palooka fighter/inept loanshark muscle, has few career options until heavyweight champ Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) needs a hand-picked tomato can for a Philadelphia bout. Enter the Italian Stallion to prove that underdogs, through earnest training and guts, can go toe-to-toe with superior talent, speed, experience and size. It’s often forgotten by politicians and the like adopting the underdog “Rocky” persona that he lost (by 15-round split decision) in the original. Oscars went to “Rocky” in 1977 for best picture and director.

Quotable: “Yo, Adrian!” “Cut me, Mick.” Anything uttered by Balboa’s crusty trainer, Mickey Goldmill.

Backstory: The story goes that Stallone, a broke actor/screenwriter, sold his screenplay for $350,000, contingent that he star as Balboa. He did, but made scale as the lead actor and nothing more for writing. Studio United Artists wanted a big name (Burt Reynolds? Robert Redford?) but was contractually stuck with Stallone. The rest, including numerous sequels, is cinematic history.

You can read the complete list by clicking here.

My buddy, Jason Walker, worked up his take on Rambo and even colored it. I love the perspective on this one!  I’ve been a fan of his work for some time and he just keeps getting better and better. Check out more of Jason’s art at his blog and his spot at the Deviant Art site!

Ethelmae’s Blog posted some cool shots from the set of “The Expendables” today!

ScreenRant posted about the “awesome new images” at Ethelmae’s Blog

EmpireMovies.com posted them as well.

IconvsIcon.com thought the photos were newsworthy!

WorstPreviews.com joined in the fun.

KungFuCinema.com led with the Jet Li pic and posted them all.

Terrry Crews talked briefly about his role in “The Expendables” in this brief video interview with the good folks at MovieWeb.com.

SocialLife posted 14 photos of Sly going into his Beverly Hills Office.  You can see them by clicking here.

Happy Birthday Frank Stallone who is 59 today. Why not drop by his site and send him some birthday love. Tell the SZ sent ya!

To comic book fans, Dick Giordano is a living legend.  During his fifty plus years in the biz he’s done everything from ink all the greats (including himself) to serve as Editor-in-Chief of DC Comics, to co-founding his own comic company.  Mr. Giordano also has a great sense of humor.

I recently had the good fortune to pick up six model sheet headsketches of Sly that Mr. Giodano did before starting work on DC Comics adaptation of “Demolition Man.”  That’s the first posted above.

SZoner, DekeDasilva posted a larger version of the photo above on the StalloneZone Message Board. It’s a photo which appears in the current issue of Empire magazine.

I received word from Igor Hrenovac who has started a The Expendables fan site. You can check it out by clicking here.