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The June 15, 2006 issue of The Las Vegas Sun posted John Katsilometes‘ brief interview with Sly who was in town to accept his award at the CineVegas film festival. As he was heading down the red carpet for a special screening of “Rocky”, Sly said,”The story of ‘Rocky’ is that everyone, no matter what walk of life you are from, wants a shot at the golden ring – to fail or succeed, but to have a chance to prove themselves based on their own abilities.” For the full report, click HERE. – Craig |
Month: June 2006
Entertainment Weekly’s First Look at “Rocky Balboa”
The July 14, 2006 issue of Entertainment Weekly takes a “First Look” at “Rocky Balboa.” Whoa! Thanks to Vinnie B. for the heads-up! – Craig
If you’d like to see the full page add for The Contender 2 which appears in the same issue, then click HERE! – Craig
“Rocky” Honored Again!
On June 14, 2006 the American Film Institute announced it’s list of the 100 most inspirational films of all time. The announcement was made in conjunction with AFI’s 100 Years…100 Cheers special aired on CBS. A jury composed of 1,500 film artists, critics and historians made the selections.
“Rocky” came in at #4!
For the full report, click HERE. – Craig
PS – You can also read about it HERE. Thanks to Wes Bennett for the tip!
POW – “Paradise Alley”
Our POW [Picture of the Week] of Sly comes to us from my personal collection.
It’s a classic image of Sly as Cosmo Carboni from Paradise Alley.
– Craig
The Contender in Entertainment Weekly
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The June 9, 2006 issue of Entertainment Weekly looks at “67 Shows You Can’t Miss.” Here’s a few quotes about The Contender: * NBC is a very wide audience; ESPN is a sports audience. * It’s probably the correct home for The Contender. * They are without the hosting skills of Sylvester Stallone, who was busy filming Rocky Balboa (the actor will stay on as exec producer). * That emotion is, of course, compounded by observing the boxers’ parents, wives and children sit ringside as they they fight – a concept that comes from the master himself. “Stallone advised me correctly,” says (Mark) Burnett, “that Adrian was the key element in Rocky.” * These kids are noble warriors. The Contender returns July 18th at 10pm on ESPN – Craig |
MGM is in the SZONE! An Update of Sorts…
Two weeks ago I received an e-mail from a representative from Sylvester Stallone‘s office. This led to some phone calls where I was told that Sly was very much aware of the dedication and job that I had done over the past ten years in creating and running the StalloneZone. I was also told that Sly appreciates the positive atmosphere, excitement and support shown by SZoners.
Those e-mails and phone calls led to discussions with a rep from MGM about how the SZ could become involved in the promotion of “Rocky Balboa“.
Longtime SZoners will remember the contests that we ran to help promote “Driven”and so I assumed that we could do some things along those lines… and maybe on an even bigger scale.
Interestingly enough, about the same time that all of this was going on, I received e-mails and photos from Sage Stallone.
This led some folks on the message boards to post or even e-mail me about “my connections” and how I could use them to benefit “us.” I started to receive business offers, people requesting autographs, money, asking that I forward scripts to Sly, that I try to get a private screening of Rocky Balboa with Sly for SZoners…
Whew! Someone, please stop the madness!
I’m not sure what role the SZ will play in the official promotion of “Rocky Balboa“. At the very least things will continue as they have for the last ten years — being the best fan site possible.
December 22, 2006 will be here before we know it. In the mean time, let’s continue to get the word out that Rocky is Back.
See you on the message boards!
– Craig Zablo
Sly’s Birthday Bash
| This photo provided by Planet Hollywood Resort & Casinoshows Planet Hollywood founders Bruce Willis, left, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, second left, and Sylvester Stallone, posing with John Travolta to celebrate Sly’s 60th birthday Sunday, June 4, 2006, at his soon-to-open property, the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino Las Vegas.
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Jennifer Flavin-Stallone surprised Sly with an early birthday bash at the soon to open Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. In addition to Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and John Travolta, others in attendance included James Caan, David Spade, Tom Jones [who sang] and many others. Although Sly‘s birthday isn’t until next month, Jennifer wanted to surprise Sly! The celebration was covered on Entertainment Tonight and Access Hollywood. You can read more about it here, here, here, here and just about anywhere you turn on the net. |
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Sly Movies Part of Encore Special
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Sly Movies Part of Encore Special If you receive the Encore movie channel you may want to tune in to “Shooting the Police: Cops on Film,” premiering July 1st at 8:00 p.m. The original half-hour special takes a look at the cop film phenomena and how the heroes have changed over the years. The special was produced as part of Encore’s “Summer Heat: 31 Days of Cop Movies,” a month-long festival of cop films every night at 8:00 p.m., all month in July. Clips from “Nighthawks”, “Die Hard”, “Heat”, and many other movies will appear as filmmakers such as Larry Cohen (“Phonebooth”), Carl Franklin (“Out of Time”), Steven de Sousa (“Die Hard”) and others discuss the popularity and changes the genre has experienced. Sly films represented during the month arre “Nighthawks” [July 3rd and July 19], “Judge Dredd” [July 20], and “Demolition Man” [July 29th]. For more details click HERE. – Craig Zablo |
POW – “First Blood”
Our POW [Picture of the Week] of Sly comes to us from my personal collection.
It’s a rare photograph taken of Sly on location during the filming of First Blood.
Did you notice the Rocky shirt Sly is wearing?
– Craig