Category: 2002

Sly Scores as a Lover

Craig / / 2002, Celebs

Alain from France sent in the following:

Fun on the Sly! Stallone scores a KO for his bed work with Dickinson By Amy Reiter

Feb. 13, 2002 |

Guess they don’t call Sylvester Stallone “Rocky” for nothin’.

In her upcoming autobiography, “Car Wreck Woman: The Accidental Life of the World’s First Supermodel,” excerpted on Glamour.com, model and serial celebrity-dater Janice Dickinson says that of all the men she’s slept with — John Kennedy Jr., John Cusack, Mick Jagger and Jack Nicholson included — sassy Sly was able to go the most rounds in the sack.

“Stallone is the most incredible lover I’ve ever known,” Dickinson gushes. “Until you’ve been thrown in bed and Rambo-ed all night, you cannot understand the meaning of great sex. I had bells going off in my head.”

So considerate a lover was the heavy-lidded heavyweight, he offered to treat Dickinson to a new set of breast implants.

But the model refused the gesture.

“I already had my own,” she said.

Translation: Just send a check, Sly.

For more details check out Salon.com.

Thanks to Alain.

– Craig Zablo (May 19, 2002)

Sly is The Dean

Craig / / 2002, Celebs, Shade

Thriller ‘Shade’ hustles cast for dealer Nieman
Tue May 14, 2:16 AM ET by Zorianna Kit

LOS ANGELES (The Hollywood Reporter) — Sylvester Stallone, Thandie Newton, Gabriel Byrne and Stuart Townsend will star in RKO Pictures’ crime thriller “Shade” from first-time writer-director Damian Nieman. Production begins May 30 in Los Angeles.

“Shade” is set in the world of poker hustlers working the clubs and martini bars of Los Angeles. The tale unfolds as the hustlers — Newton, Townsend and Byrne — encounter “The Dean” (Stallone) and pull off a successful sting that results in their pursuit by a vengeful gangster.

RKO chairman and CEO Ted Hartley is producing with Hammond Entertainment’s David Schnepp and Chris Hammond. Merv Griffin and Joe Nicolo will executive produce with actor Bo Hopkins, who also will appear in the film.

“It’s been a long time since there has been a cool L.A. movie; we hope this film does for modern Los Angeles what ‘L.A. Confidential’ did for 1950s Los Angeles,” Hammond said. He said that the producers plan to feature numerous local landmarks in the film, including the Argyle Hotel, the Magic Castle and the Roosevelt Hotel.

Hammond said the project takes its roots in an underworld that very much exists in Los Angeles today.

“There is a network of card hustlers and gamblers who use sleight of hand and card manipulation to get what they want,” he said. “Damian is a former top-card ‘mechanic’ and is drawing on his own personal knowledge for this film.”

Said Hartley: “I could not think of a better group of talented actors coming together on this RKO picture. I believe this will be the first of a number of truly exciting pictures that RKO will produce this year. We all fell in love with Damian Nieman‘s screenplay with its colorful cast of characters.”

Cobalt Media Group’s Peter Rogers and Ralpho Borgos will handle international sales for the film, which debuts on their sales slate at this month’s Festival de Cannes.

– Craig Zablo (May 14, 2002)

Sly at Race to Erase

Craig / / 2002, Celebs

HOLLYWOOD (Variety) – Appropriately for a fund-raiser called the Race to Erase MS, Friday’s dinner at the Century Plaza Hotel had its key acceleration going into the final sprint.

The ninth edition kicked off with a 1970s-themed, celebrity fashion show by Tommy Hilfiger. (The invite also called for ’70s dress, which revealed how much scary disco gear gathers dust in Beverly Hills closets.)

The high-energy runway presentation ended with co-chair Hilfiger taking the traditional designer’s bow (wearing a wig that gave him the appearance of an unusually healthy Iggy Pop) to strong applause.

The evening’s message on multiple sclerosis was delivered by co-chair Nancy Davis, who spoke about possible treatments, which surprisingly may include botox. Davis said the dinner raised a record $2.5 million.

While dinner was served, Tom Arnold, Tony Danza and Bill Maher emceed a live auction, valiantly trying to hold the crowd’s attention for the nine luxury items offered. One $16,000 bidder they nabbed was Montel Williams, who — proving you’re never too old to learn new, dangerous sports — will be taking luge lessons from Olympians at Lake Placid.

The evening shifted into high-gear with the live entertainment: Don Henley, Stevie Nicks and, especially, Smokey Robinson and Donna Summer. It’s not often a fund-raising crowd gets jiggy at a hotel dinner, but Summer had them out of their seats for her entire set.

Among guests were Tara Reid, Brooke Shields, Sylvester Stallone, Barbara and Marvin Davis, Lisa Kudrow, Teri Garr, Jackie Collins, Angela Bassett and Ray Romano.

– Craig Zablo (May 14, 2002)

“D-Tox” Wallpaper

Craig / / 2002, D-Tox, Eye See You, Sly Fan

I received the above wallpaper with this message from Hennie:

Howdy

Hope you’re well. It’s been crazy at work, but I’m freeing up some time to design a couple of wallpapers and I’ll send a Sly painting for the art gallery.

I finally saw D-Tox this weekend and I posted a review. It’s really not as bad as I thought. You’ll enjoy it! Hope it get’s released there soon!

Anyway, here’s a D-Tox wallpaper, I did it last night after I saw the film.

I’ll send some more stuff soon!

Cheers

Hennie

Great wallpaper (as always)! You know we’re all excited about seeing a Sly painting from you!

best,

Craig (May 12, 2002)

Sly at the Playoffs

Craig / / 2002

Sylvester Stallone was in attendance at Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference Semifinals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 7, 2002.

– Craig Zablo (May 8, 2002)