Our POW [Picture of the Week] this week is of Sly and Rachael Leigh Cook from Get Carter. Click on the image to see a larger version! – Craig
Author: Craig
Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week
Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week:
- Sly’s Official Instagram: Happy Birthday to TALIA SHIRE , my greatest leading Lady ever!…
- CinemaBlend: Sly Stallone Shares Throwback Of Intense Rocky Workout…
- JoBlo: Stallone says excessive workouts have consequences and “will kill you”
- Today: Who are Sylvester Stallone’s 5 kids?
Rocky Balboa Impresses Laverne & Shirley on Cracked 145 Cover!
Here we have the cover to Cracked 145 from October 1977. Rocky impresses Laverne & Shirley at the expense of The Fonz. ; )
It’s interesting to note that Sly Stallone and Henry Winkler were unknowns just a few years before when they co-starred in Lords of Flatbush. Now they were the hottest stars in movies and on television.
“Horses” – The College Film Project of Sly Stallone & John Herzfeld!
When Sly Stallone was in college, he and his buddy, John Herzfeld worked on a project together called Horses. It was a film that involved time travel. Sadly it was never completed. Here is a photo from the project that I cleaned up a bit. Sly and Herzfeld stayed lifelong friends and both went on to careers in Hollywood. They worked together on the feature films Reach Me and Escape Plan: The Extractors.
POW: “Cop Land”
Our POW [Picture of the Week] this week is of Sly from Cop Land. Click on the image to see a larger version! – Craig
Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week
Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week:
- Sly’s Official Instagram: FLASHBACK. no wonder my back hurts.!…
- MovieWeb: Why Rocky Is the Best Sylvester Stallone Movie of All Time
- Looper: Sly Stallone In Amazon’s New Action Comedy Never Too Old To Die
- JoBlo: Sly Stallone to star in action comedy Never Too Old to Die
- ScreenRant: Rocky 7 Can Finally Redeem Balboa’s Real Greatest Failure
- MovieHole: Stallone to play retired spy in action-comedy Never Too Old to Die
- ScreenRant: Tulsa King Image Shows Sly Stallone Acting Alongside His Daughter
- MovieWeb: Sly Stallone to Star in Action Comedy… Never Too Old to Die
- /Film: Sylvester Stallone Based His Tulsa King Character On His Own Personality
Sly Stallone as Jack Carter by Brian Shearer!
Brian Shearer is a professional artist/illustrator. He is best known for his art on titles such as G.I. Joe, Transformers, Dr. Who as well as his creator-owned graphic novels, Gunship Thunderpunch and William the Last. When I saw that Brian was doing live-stream sketch sessions, I jumped on board and got his awesome take as Sly Stallone as Jack Carter. You can see more of Brian’s art at his website or his Twitter posts.
Sylvester Stallone’s Best Films Ranked
Jack Hawkins at /Film came up with a list of the 14 Best Sylvester Stallone Films, Ranked. Before you click over, here’s how I’d rank Hawkins’ picks. Also, some Sly Stallone movies that didn’t make Hawkins’ top picks, but would have made mine include: Get Carter; Paradise Alley; FIST and Rocky III.
| Hawkins | Zablo |
| 14. Over the Top | 14. Over the Top |
| 13. Tango & Cash | 13. Escape Plan |
| 12. Escape Plan | 12. Tango & Cash |
| 11. Creed | 11. Demolition Man |
| 10. Cliffhanger | 10. Creed |
| 09. Expendables 2 | 09. Expendables 2 |
| 08. Rocky IV | 08. Cliffhanger |
| 07. Rocky Balboa | 07. Rocky IV |
| 06. Rambo | 06. Rocky Balboa |
| 05. Demolition Man | 05. First Blood |
| 04. Nighthawks | 04. Nighthawks |
| 03. Cop Land | 03. Cop Land |
| 02. Rocky | 02. Rambo |
| 01. First Blood | 01. Rocky |
Sly Stallone as Rocky – National Lampoon’s December ’85 Issue!
Here’s a blast from the past! Sly Stallone as Rocky makes a cover appearance on National Lampoon’s December, 1985 cover by Boris Vallejo.
POW: “Daylight”
Our POW [Picture of the Week] this week is of Sly, Amy Brenneman, Trina McGee, Colin Fox, Danielle Harris, Jay O. Sanders, Renoly Santiago, Sage Stallone and Karen Young from Daylight. Click on the image to see a larger version! – Craig