The great Tony Stella posted this very cool Nighthawks painting of Sly and Billy Dee Williams! You can see more of Mr. Stella’s art on his website or by following his Twitter.
Category: Nighthawks
FAN2FAN Podcast: Craig Zablo Talking Stallone Interview Part 1
The Fan To Fan (F2F) podcast with hosts Bernie Gonzalez, Peter Charbonneau and Doug Ziegler takes a simple idea and does it well. Each episode of F2F features a conversation between fans. The subject could be movies, comics, TV, video games, toys, cartoons, or anything pop culture! Bernie, Peter and Doug pick a fan with a love and/or knowledge of the episode’s topic and then do a deep dive.
Recently, the F2F team spoke with me about Sly Stallone. When I was approached to be a guest, I explained that there are Stallone fans with greater knowledge and bigger collections than mine. Still, they were interested in how I became a Stallone fan, the creation of StalloneZone and more. I was already a fan of Bernie’s Midnight Mystery, so I checked out F2F and became a fan of it as well.
Talking to Bernie, Pete and Doug was a blast. It was truly fans hanging out. Here’s part one of the conversation. I hope you enjoy it half as much as I did.
Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week
Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week:
- Sly Stallone’s Official Instagram: Best recipe in the world… “Hands-down”…
- Geek Tyrant: Martin Starr Joins Sly Stallone in Mob Drama Series TULSA KING…
- Deadline: ‘Tulsa King’: Martin Starr Joins Taylor Sheridan’s Sly Stallone-Led…
- CinemaBlend: No Big Deal, Just Sly Stallone And Jason Statham Ribbing Each Other…
- ScreenRant: Rocky II’s Alternate Ending Explained (Why Wasn’t It Used?)…
- ScreenRant: Dave Bautista Replacing Stallone Is The Rambo Reboot’s Best Shot…
- ScreenRant: How Many Rambo Movies There Are?…
- Variety: Sylvester Stallone Paramount+ Series ‘Tulsa King’ Casts Garrett Hedlund…
- Collider: Nighthawks… Worth Remembering… Brilliant, Understated Performances…
- TMZ: Adele Keeps Rocky Statue At Home She Bought From Sylvester Stallone…
- ScreenRant: Expendables 4: Schwarzenegger Must Return To Complete…
- ScreenRant: The Ridiculous Rambo 4 Idea That Stallone Thankfully Rejected…
Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week
Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week:
- Sly Stallone’s Official Instagram: Fight scene – On the set of expendables 4 choreographing a fight…
- JoBlo: Expendables 4: Sylvester Stallone hosts a BTS bar brawl video…
- MovieWeb: The Expendables 4 Set Video and Photos Bring Dolph Lundgren to the Party…
- Looper: Sylvester Stallone Just Shared A Behind-The-Scenes Look At The Next Expendables Flick…
- Daily Mail: Sylvester Stallone enjoys a break from filming The Expendables 4…
- Flickering Myth: Sylvester Stallone and Megan Fox share Expendables 4 set photos…
- MovieWeb: Megan Fox Shares First Look at Her Debut in The Expendables 4…
- GeekTyrant: EXPENDABLES 4 Photos Offer First Look at Sly Stallone, Jason Statham, and Megan Fox…
- We Got This Covered: Sylvester Stallone Shares BTS Video And Images From The Expendables 4…
- CinemaBlend: Expendables 4: Sylvester Stallone Looks Thoroughly Badass In New Set Video..
- Collider: ‘The Expendables 4’ Set Photos Revealed by Sylvester Stallone…
- We Got This Covered: Watch: Expendables 4 Set Video Teases A Huge Fight Scene…
- MovieWeb: The Expendables 4 Set Video Teases Jason Statham’s Big Bar Brawl…
- JoBlo: Nighthawks: Sylvester Stallone Revisited…
- We Got This Covered: Watch: Sly Stallone Shares Last Day Of Shooting On The Expendables 4…
- ScreenRant: Expendables 4 Set Video Shows Sylvester Stallone’s Last Day of Filming…
- MovieWeb: Sylvester Stallone Wraps Filming on The Expendables 4…
- Dark Horizons: Stallone Says Goodbye To “Expendables”…
- Collider: Sylvester Stallone Finishes Filming ‘The Expendables 4,’ Says Goodbye to the Series…
POW: “Nighthawks”
Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week
Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week:
- Sly Stallone’s Official Instagram: Oh I’m very happy to be involved with this from beginning to end…
- ScreenRant: The Perfect Character For Stallone In Tarantino’s First Blood (Not Rambo)…
- ScreenRant: Sylvester Stallone’s Nighthawks Remake In Development Starring Frank Grillo…
- MovieWeb: Sylvester Stallone Will Direct Nighthawks TV Remake Starring Frank Grillo…
- Looper: The Surprising Sylvester Stallone Classic Getting A Limited Series Reboot…
- Dark Horizons: Grillo Set For “Purge 6,” Stallone’s “Nighthawks”…
- /Film: Sylvester Stallone’s Nighthawks Is Becoming A Limited Series Starring Frank Grillo…
- MSN: Sylvester Stallone movie memorabilia heads for auction…
- Collider: Stallone’s Personal Collection of ‘Rocky,’ ‘Rambo,’ and ‘The Expendables’ Items Heads to…
- JoBlo: Sylvester Stallone memorabilia from Rambo, Rocky & more are headed to auction…
- AceShowbiz: Sylvester Stallone Puts ‘Rocky’ And ‘Rambo’ Memorabilia Up For Auction…
- FOX: Sylvester Stallone’s ‘Rocky’ memorabilia, other prized movie possessions to go up for auction…
- Daily Mail: Sly Stallone’s iconic movie memorabilia is going up for auction with his Rocky III…
- CinemaBlend: 8 ’90s Action Movie Remakes I’d Like To See Happen…
- Flickering Myth: Sylvester Stallone to direct Frank Grillo in Nighthawks TV series…
- WBN: TARVER SHARES CLIP OF STALLONE “TAKING FREE SHOTS” DURING ROCKY FILMING…
Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week
Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week:
- Sly Stallone’s Official Instagram: Getting ready! Start filming THE CHRISTMAS STORY with Jason…
- ScreenRant: Sylvester Stallone Shares Rare Rocky 4 Image with Dolph Lundgren…
- ComicBook: Sly Stallone Says Expendables “Christmas Story” Spin-Off Will Begin Production…
- ScreenRant: Rocky Movie Spinoff Updates: Will The Stallone Project Happen?…
- ScreenRant: Samaritan CinemaCon Footage: Sylvester Stallone Is A Retired Superhero…
- GeekTyrant: Stallone’s EXPENDABLES 4 Is Moving Forward & Its Working Title Is “Christmas Story”…
- JoBlo: Sylvester Stallone’s Samaritan: first look footage steals show at CinemaCon…
- Snopes: Did Stallone ‘Keep’ the Turtles from ‘Rocky’?…
- ComicBook: Rocky IV: Sylvester Stallone Shares New Image of Him With Dolph Lundgren…
- MovieWeb: Sly Stallone Is a Grizzled, Bulletproof Superhero in Samaritan CinemaCon Footage…
- CinemaBlend: Sly Stallone Teases Rocky IV Director’s Cut Trailer With Retro Image With Dolph…
- CinemaBlend: Sly Stallone’s Superhero Thriller Samaritan Looks Bone-Crunching And Badass…
- CinemaBlend: Sly Stallone Reveals When The Expendables Spinoff Will Start Filming, And It’s Soon…
- GeekTyrant: Sylvester Stallone’s SAMARITAN Trailer Reaction – CinemaCon 2021…
- ScreenRant: Samaritan CinemaCon Footage: Sylvester Stallone Is A Retired Superhero…
- Hollywood Outbreak: Sylvester Stallone: James Gunn Hit The Bullseye With ‘Suicide Squad’ Script…
- MovieWeb: Sly Stallone Shares Rocky IV Director’s Cut Update and Rare Dolph Lundgren Image…
- /Film: 17 ’80s Action Movies You Definitely Need To See…
- Collider: Every Jason Momoa Revenge Movie Ranked…
- Top 10 Films: 30 Great Second Films By Famous Directors…
- Daily Mail: Sly Stallone calls his daughter Sophia a ‘source of bravery and pride’…
- People: Sylvester Stallone’s Daughter Sophia Is 25! Rocky Star Honors His ‘Source of Bravery…
- CinemaBlend: Samaritan: 7 Quick Things We Know About Sylvester Stallone’s Superhero Movie…
Sly Stallone’s Most Underrated Movies!
Saeed Saeed, at The National News, posted his choices for Sly Stallone’s Most Underrated Movies. You know how I enjoy lists, so using just Saeed’s choices, here are how I’d rank them.
Saeed |
Zablo |
1. Nighthawks (1981) |
1. Nighthawks (1981): Ahead of it’s time and solid through and through. |
2. Cobra (1986) |
2. Cop Land (1997): One of Sly’s finest performances and he’s in with heavy hitters. Sly more than holds his own. |
3. Over the Top (1987) |
3. Over the Top (1987): Granted it’s a sentimental story that stretches credibility, but it is not as bad as many would believe. That’s the definition of underrated. |
4. Demolition Man (1993) |
4. Demolition Man (1993): The opening had so much potential but ventures too far into silliness for me. Plus fans love Demolition Man. |
5. Cop Land (1997) |
5. Cobra (1986): Had soooo much potential. Cool character, cool idea for a movie but needed to be fleshed out more. Still fans dig it. |
Saeed’s list is a good one. If I had created the list I would have put Sly’s Get Carter in the first spot. Not only does it contain scenes with some of Sly’s finest acting, but the cast is solid, the story is strong and the director shows great flourishes. Get Carter is not a perfect film (few are), but in my opinion it is Sly’s most underrated.
Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week
Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week:
- Sly Stallone’s Official Instagram: The first time I’ve seen Arnold in over a year!…
- BBC News: Rocky and Flash Gordon given tighter age rating…
- CinemaBlend: Sylvester Stallone Has An Encounter With Young Rocky Fans In Sweet Video…
- Unilad: Rocky Voted Sylvester Stallone’s Best Character…
- Today: Sylvester Stallone turns 75, shares new photo with wife and 3 daughters…
- The National: Why ‘Rocky’ and ‘Flash Gordon’ had their British ratings changed…
- Hollywood Life: Sly Stallone Celebrates 75th BirthdayWith Wife & 3 Daughters…
- ScreenRant: Sylvester Stallone’s First Draft of Rocky Saw Balboa Throw Fight To Creed…
- MovieWeb: Sly Stallone Turns 75 Just Ahead of His Return to Theaters in The Suicide Squad…
- Daily Mail: Sylvester Stallone celebrates his 75th birthday with his ‘wonderful family’…
- UPROXX: Sly Stallone’s Original Script For ‘Rocky’ Was So Dark It Probably Wouldn’t…
- THR: Rocky Balboa Threw Apollo Creed Fight in Sylvester Stallone’s Original, Darker Script…
- The National: Five underrated Sylvester Stallone films: from ‘Nighthawks’ to ‘Cop Land’…
- ScreenRant: James Gunn Shares GOTG 2 BTS Photo For Sylvester Stallone’s Birthday…
- ComicBook: James Gunn Celebrates Sly Stallone’s Bday w/ Guardians of the Galaxy BTS Photo…
- FOX News: Sylvester Stallone celebrates 75th birthday with ‘my wonderful family’…
- ScreenRant: 10 Action Stars Who Haven’t Appeared in the Fast Saga (But Would Be Perfect)…
- TVOM: Five Underrated Acting Scenes from Sylvester Stallone…
- TMZ: SYLVESTER STALLONE SAYS CONOR SHOULD BOX JAKE PAUL – ‘Foolish’ To Pass Up Money…
- District Chronicles: Stallone Movie That Is One Of The Best And Most Underrated 90s Epic Action…
- Looper: This Is Sylvester Stallone’s Most Underrated ’90s Movie…
- CinemaBlend: Sly Stallone And Arnold Schwarzenegger Reunite For First Time In Over A Year…
Sly Stallone’s Most Underrated Characters!
Kacie Lillejord, at ScreenRant created her list of the 10 Best Underrated Sylvester Stallone Characters. I love lists, so I decided to play along. Using just Lillejord’s choices, I ranked the same characters. (Please note that the higher on the list, the more underrated.) Afterwards I mention three Stallone characters that didn’t make her list, but would have made mine.
Zablo |
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10/10 Sergeant Joseph “Joe” Bomowski from Stop or My Mom Will Shoot |
10/10 Sheriff Freddy Heflin from Cop Land |
9/10 Sergeant Deke DaSilva from Nighthawks |
09/10 Sergeant Deke DaSilva from Nighthawks |
8/10 Judge Joseph Dredd from Judge Dredd |
08/10 Gabriel “Gabe” Walker from Cliffhanger |
7/10 Frank The Repairman from Las Vegas |
07/10 Lieutenant Marion Cobretti from Cobra |
6/10 Sheriff Freddy Heflin from Cop Land |
06/10 Frank The Repairman from Las Vegas |
5/10 Gabriel “Gabe” Walker from Cliffhanger |
05/10 Lincoln Hawk from Over the Top |
4/10 Lieutenant Marion Cobretti from Cobra |
04/10 Ray Tango from Tango & Cash |
3/10 Sergeant John Spartan from Demolition Man |
03/10 Sergeant John Spartan from Demolition Man |
2/10 Ray Tango from Tango & Cash |
02/10 Judge Joseph Dredd from Judge Dredd |
1/10 Lincoln Hawk from Over the Top |
01/10 Sergeant Joseph “Joe” Bomowski from Stop or My Mom Will Shoot |
Characters that didn’t make Lillejord’s list that would have made mine:
- Jack Carter from Get Carter: Jack Carter has so much potential plus Sly had scenes that showcased some of his best acting.
- Cosmo Carboni from Paradise Alley: Wise-cracking and cynical but with a kind heart.
- Robert Rath from Assassins: Sly played an intelligent assassin who wanted out. This character had a lot of potential.
- Jimmy “Bobo” Bonomo from Bullet to the Head: Sly played an assassin who came up from the streets and wasn’t ready for the “modern” world. I liked the character and would have liked to have seen more.
Who’d I miss?