Author: Craig

Rocky Christmas

Craig / / 2008, Sly Fan

SZoner, Cynthia sent in a photo of how a Rocky statue added to the Christmas decor. Remember, SZoners, if you have a photo of you and your Rocky statue, send it in and we’ll post it. We’d love to see the Rocky statues from around the world! – Craig

PS – If you still haven’t got yours, they are available from Thomas Schomberg, the man who created the original Rocky sculpture, for “Rocky III” by clicking HERE.

This One’s For the Birds

Craig / / 2008
Mark Kresel makes birdhouses and gives them away. It’s his hobby. He’s makes each house as a gift for someone and fashions it to reflect their personality. He’s made birdhouses for his friends as well as many famous celebrities such as Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mariah Carey, Shirley Temple, Bruce Springsteen, Hulk Hogan, Bon Jovi, Julie Andrews and others.

You can read all about Mr. Kresel’s unique hobby HERE. – Craig

Access Hollywood: 12 Movies for 2008

Craig / / 2008, John Rambo
Access Hollywood.com posted the recent article “12 Reasons To Head To The Movies In 2008″ and Rambo made the cut! Here’s what they had to say about it:

January 25: “Rambo”

Posters are already cropping up featuring a spray painted imprint of Sylvester Stallone’s manly jaw and trademark “Rambo” bandana as the hype over the fourth installment of this film franchise begins to grow. Many doubted the box office legend could successfully revive “Rocky” as an over-50, but he did and he did to great effect. Now, it’s “Rambo’s” turn as the action packed Burmese jungle fighting journey hits the screens at the end of January.

For the full article click HERE. – Craig

Rocky: One of the Best Movie Endings

Craig / / 2008, Honors, Rocky
Deke Farrow, a writer for McClatchy Newspapers, looks back at some of the great movie endings of all time. He chooses Rocky and says:

Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) crying out for his wife (Talia Shire) after his bloody bout with Apollo Creed in “Rocky” (1976).

–“Adriaaaaan”

For the full article, click HERE. – Craig

Not to be Messed With

Craig / / 2007, Fan Art, John Rambo
SZoner, Bill Pruitt checked in with… Hi Craig, Here’s my latest creation combining graphics in photoshop and a teaser of my latest oil painting which will be revealed soon. I wanted to convey in this ad that Rambo means business and that he will NOT be messed with.
 Bill
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Another great piece, Bill. As always, thanks for sharing. – Craig