SZoner, Mike “Adnuk” Kunda is regular contributor to the StalloneZone. This time he’s back with Stallone artwork that he’s created over the years. Thanks to Mike for sharing!
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Sly Profiled
On February 17, 2009, the Examiner.com posted a detailed profile of Sly by Andy Williamson. You can read it here.
Sly’s a Beverly Hills Prince
The February 18, 2009, New York Post in their Page Six column features a post about a fan’s chance meeting with Sly that took place when the guy walked out into the street without paying attention to the coming traffic. Sly skidded to a stop short of hitting him. The piece is called “Sly’s a Beverly Hills Prince” and you can read it here.
“Rocky” Essential Viewing
Starting on March 7th, once a week, Alec Baldwin will join TCM’s Robert Osborne to introduce classic movies that every film buff should see. The series is called “The Essentials.” On March 14th, the movie classic that will be shown is “Rocky” and here are some “fun facts” that the web site lists:
MARCH 14 Rocky (1976)
Inspired by the 1975 championship fight between Muhammad Ali and Chuck Weber, Sylvester Stallone wrote the Rocky screenplay. It was the second highest-grossing film of 1977, behind Star Wars. Robert Redford, James Caan and Burt Reynolds were considered for the role of “Rocky,” but Stallone refused to sell the rights to the film unless he was the lead. Bette Midler was offered the role of “Adrian” but turned it down.
You can read the entire piece which includes a mini-interview with Alec Baldwin and the entire year’s listing of the classic movies that they’ll introduce simply by clicking here.
Danny Trejo is Expendable
On February 17th, The Latino Review was the first to announce that Danny Trejo has joined Sly’s cast for “The Expendables.” How cool is that? Trejo always makes a film better — he’ a fan favorite and a welcome addition.
Francavilla’s “Cop Land”
Francesco Francavilla is an extremely talented artist. His art blog is a regular stop on my internet travels. I love Francesco’s moody black and white work and was excited to get a copy of his Chiaroscuro sketchbook. I was even more excited to learn that Francesco draws a free “quick sketch” in every copy ordered through his site. As you can see from the scan above, he decided to give me his take on Freddy from “Cop Land.”
Chiaroscuro is 70 pages full of Francesco’s black and white work. It features everything from quick sketches to more detailed work of characters like Hellboy, Batman, Kong, Marv, and so many others. It arrives securely packaged [which is a major plus knowing my mail carrier] and the last page contains the quick sketch. Francesco has another sketchbook available. Schermoscuro is a classic horror movie guide in artbook form. Francesco is offering the same deal on it and I plan to take him up on it soon.
Sly Candids
On Feburary 9, 2009, X17OnLine posted several candids of Sly. You can check them out by clicking here.
Rocky & Philly
On February 9, 2009, Mercury News.com posted “Let Freedom Ring: See Philadelphia on a Budget.” They ran the photo above with tips on what to see in the city without spending a fortune. Of course, this included places made famous by Sly/Rocky. You can read the whole piece here.
Edinho Maga’s “Rocky Balboa”
Edinho Maga who created the spectacular Rambo statue that was then picked up by Hollywood Collectibles and turned into a limited edition release is back. This time he has created an equally amazing statue of Rocky Balboa.
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Thanks to Edinho Maga for once again sharing his talents with us.
New Stallone Blog
Here’s a blog where a Stallone collector regularly posts new photos of his collection.