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Jeremy Treece Rocks Rambo

Craig / July 10, 2011 / 2011, Craig's Sly Art, Rambo

Jeremy Treece has created art for comic books, trading cards, animation and independent films. Not too long ago, Jeremy was sketching live on U-Stream in a marathon session. My buddy, John Beatty called me to say that he’d ordered a couple of pieces for me. The first was his take on a young Rambo. [JB also requested a Barney Ross of The Expendables and I ordered up a Jack Carter — they’ll be posted in the future.]

You can see more of Jeremy’s art here… and definitely again here at the SZ in the future.

Rocky #1 Again

Craig / July 10, 2011 / 2011, Honors, Rocky

On July 9, 2011, The Bleacher Report posted their choices for the Best Boxing Movies of All Time. There was stiff competition from Cinderella Man, The Fighter, Million Dollar Baby and Raging Bull, but Rocky came in at #1. Here’s a bit of what they said…

Rocky is not only the greatest boxing film ever, it’s likely the greatest sports film ever.
Stallone’s slow-talking, small-witted, big-hearted Rocky, is the All-American tale…
Rocky is simply an American institution.

Sly Talks Rocky

Craig / July 10, 2011 / 2011, Rocky

On July 10, 2011, The Daily Star posted a piece titled “Rocky’s a Knockout for Sylvester Stallone”. In the piece Sly says that he still works out to the Rocky theme…

“Yeah, I exercise to the Rocky song… Even after 30 years it gets me going. It’s amazing.”

Sly also said that when he was younger he felt because he was so closely identified as Rocky it was a weight he had to carry…

“When I was younger, I thought it was a burden and I did everything in the world to go against it. Now that I’ve gotten older, it’s the greatest thing that’s ever happened to me.”

3 More for Bullet in the Head

Craig / July 10, 2011January 27, 2013 / 2011, Bullet to the Head, Celebs

On July 8, 2011, Collider.com posted that…

Christian Slater, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Lost) and Holt McCallany (TV’s Lights Out) will star alongside Sylvester Stallone…

… in the currently filming Bullet in the Head.

Sly Changes Look for Bullet in the Head

Craig / July 10, 2011 / 2011, Bullet to the Head

On July 7, 2011, The Daily Mail posted a few photos of Sly from the set of Bullet in the Head commenting on how much smaller Sly looked for this role. Although it’s not unusual for Sly to change his physical appearance for a role – he’s done it on almost every filn — the article makes no mention of that.

Sly as Deke DaSilva is a Reel Bad Dude

Craig / July 10, 2011 / 2011, Honors, Nighthawks

Gordon and the Whale.com started a new feature called Reel Bad Dudes and their first selection was Sly playing Deke DaSilva in Nighthawks. Well played, gents, well played.

Sly Stallone Photo Gallery

Craig / July 10, 2011 / 2011

In honor of Sly’s birthday, IBNLive posted a Sly Stallone photo gallery.

Sly’s Back Ink

Craig / July 10, 2011 / 2011

On June 30, 2011, NowPublic posted a short article and a slightly bigger version of the photo above of Sly’s back ink.

Sly as Rocky

Craig / July 10, 2011 / 2011, Rocky

On July 1, 2011, Who2 posted a piece titled, “From the Movie Archives: Vincent Camby Slams ‘Rocky'”. The piece then quotes Camby who said…

Mr. Stallone’s Rocky is less a performance than an impersonation. It’s all superficial mannerisms and movements, reminding me of Rodney Dangerfield doing a nightclub monologue… Throughout the movie we are asked to believe that his Rocky is compassionate, interesting, even heroic, though the character we see is simply an unconvincing actor imitating a lug.

The article goes on to say that Roger Ebert compared Sly’s performance in “Rocky” to that of a “young Marlon Brando” and that “Sylvester Stallone got the last laugh, in any case: Rocky won the Oscar for Best Picture, and Stallone was nominated as Best Actor.”

You can read the whole piece and see a Rocky photo gallery by clicking over to the original article.