Category: 2003

Al Rio’s Stallone

Craig / / 2003, Sly Fan

Al Rio is an extremely talented artist from Brazil who has worked for MARVEL, DC, DARK HORSE, IMAGE and many other companies. You can see a ton of examples of Al‘s work by clicking over to his site.

The piece to the left was just PART of a specialty drawing that Al created.  It was humorous, but came with a “PG-13” rating so to see it, you needed to click over to Al’s site.  Sadly, the art is no longer up, but we still have Al Rio’s riff on Sly!

– Craig Zablo

“Rocky III” Mentioned

Craig / / 2003, Rocky III

Jazzman sent in the following…

Hey kids,

The current issue of AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER ( Oct 2003 ) has a really nice article entitled …

‘Putting the” Move” in Movie’,

Prominent cinematographers and industry experts consider the aesthetics and psychological implications of camera movement. by John Calhoun.

It features a COOL shot from Rocky III and mentions the following…

‘Garrett Brown’s revolutionary Steadicam was used to great effect on the Rocky films, which offer views of the action that top even the best ringside seat.’

‘ At about the same time, of course, Brown’s steadicam made a revolutionary impact on such films as Rocky and Bound for Glory, the latter of which earned Wexler the 1976 Oscar for Best Cinematography.’

Peace,
Jazz

The Rock Picks “Rocky”

Craig / / 2003, Celebs, Honors, Rocky

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was recently asked by the Associated Press to name his favorite movies in several different genres. Here are The Rock’s answers as well as his comments on one of the films.

Buddy Film: “48 Hrs.,”

Western: “Unforgiven,”

Martial Arts: “Enter the Dragon,”

Adventure: “Raiders of the Lost Ark,”

Boxing: “Rocky,” The Rock said. “I love the story of a guy who fights the odds, and he doesn’t have to win — and he doesn’t win.”

Sci-Fi: “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back,”

Scariest Action: “Predator,”

Funniest Action: “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,”

I like The Rock as a wrestler and actor — and he obviously has great taste in movies as well! – Craig (Sept. 24, 2003)

“Shade” Theatrical Release News

Craig / / 2003, Shade, Sly Fan

SZoner, Cindy, e-mailed me the following:

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Hi Craig

I thought I would follow up and let you know what’s happening with SHADE. Last time I had sent you a email from RKO Pictures stating that the movie would be coming out in the fall this year. However since then things have changed and I’m sure the fans would want to know… I emailed RKO Pictures as I did not hear any news on shade in the movie section for the fall line up. Down below is there response .

Regards Cindy
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Thanks for your patience and interest in Shade. Due to many different factors, the theatrical launch of Shade has been moved to the Spring of 2004. We are currently working with a major distributor to release the picture in March. However, we will not have an actual date until later this year.

Thanks again for your interest and support.

Regards,

RKO Pictures

Thanks for the news Cindy! – Craig Zablo