Author: Craig

“Rocky” Broadway News for the Week…

Craig / / 2014, Rocky Musical

Here’s your Rocky Broadway news for the week…

 

David “Brohawk” Williams Takes on Rambo

Craig / / 2014, Craig's Sly Art, Rambo

I’ve been a fan of David “Brohawk” Williams’ art from the moment I first laid eyes on it.  Most folks become fans that quickly because Brohawk is THAT great.  

When I had a chance to meet David at HeroesCon in 2012, I was thrilled when he agreed to do a Stallone Rambo sketch for me.  Awesome, isn’t it?  And that’s just from a photo.  The actual art is too big for my scanner!

The 50 All-Time Greatest Sports Movie Quotes

Craig / / 2014, Honors, Rocky, Rocky 2, Rocky 3, Rocky Balboa

On March 5, 2014, Bleacher Report posted their choices for The 50 All-Time Greatest Sports Movie Quotes.

Sly made the list 6 times!  Coming in at…

#1  “Yo Adrian! I did it!” – Rocky Balboa from Rocky II

 

#14  “I must break you.” – Ivan Drago from Rocky IV

 

#24  “All I wanna do is go the distance.” –  Rocky Balboa from Rocky

 

#28  “Let’s start building some hurtin’ bombs.”  – Duke from Rocky Balboa

 

#34  “I don’t hate Balboa. I pity the fool.” – Clubber Lang from Rocky III

 

#44  “You’re gonna eat lightnin’ and you’re gonna crap thunder.” – Mickey from Rocky

 

20 Oscar Nominees and Winners Who Paint

Craig / / 2014, Celebs, Sly's Art

On March 2, 2014, Complex Art+Design posted 20 Oscar Nominees and Winners Who Paint.  Here’s what they had to say about Sly…

Sylvester Stallone

Nomination: Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Writing for a Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, Rocky (1977)

Oscar nominee Sylvester Stallone is not only praised for his awesome performance in the 1976 film Rocky, but he is unexpectedly an artist greatly influenced by abstract expressionism. Evidently, he had been producing art since the 1960s, even before he began acting. Basically, he went from boxing in the ring to revealing striking, intense paintings in an exhibition at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. Rocky is a man of many talents!

How a Boy Named Mike Kunda…

Craig / / 2014, Sly Fan

 

Long-time SZoner, Mike Kunda is the subject of a great profile titled I am Rocky Balboa: How a Boy Named Mike Kunda Grew up to be the Ultimate Italian Stallion written by Dena Levitz [with photos by Shira Yudkoff] at Narrative.

Mike is a life-long Stallone fan, one of the oldest [as in time here] and biggest supporters of the StalloneZone.  Mike is also one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet.  Congrats to Mike for the recognition! Keep Punchin’! – Craig

 

Sly in Rona Barrett’s Hollywood Dec. 1977

Craig / / 1977, 2014, FIST, Frank Stallone

Earlier this week I received these photos attached to this e-mail:

Craig,

Longtime SZoner, Rob Hoskins, here from Salyersville, Kentucky. Just wanted to show you these latest gems. My Dad brought me an old copy of Rona Barrett’s HOLLYWOOD Magazine from December 1977 he found at an antique place. I found these sections on the “new star” of ROCKY inside.

Peace,

Rob Hoskins

I had the shirt and poster below. One of my sisters secretly traded the poster to one of her friends for a shirt. She didn’t tell me until years later.

If you’d like to see a larger version of the ad you can here.

 

Thanks to Rob for sharing!