Category: 2004

POW – “Get Carter”

Craig / / 2004, Get Carter, POW [Picture of the Week]

Here’s Sly as one of my favorite characters, Jack Carter!

– Craig

PS – Sorry the update is just POW and a bit late at this point, but my area was hit by Hurricane Charlie.
I was manning a shelter for 24 hours straight and then without power for three days… but not even a hurricanecan keep us down for long! I’ll be back with more updates as the week goes on.

3 of Total Films’ 25 Greatest Sports Movies of All Time are Stallone’s!

Craig / / 2004, Honors, Rocky, Rocky IV, Victory

Ernest Jazzman Resendes sent in the following:

This month’s (issue 91) of TOTAL FILM lists The 25 Greatest Sports Movies (voted by filmgoers!) and guess who comes in at #1, #2 and #24?

You guessed it !!!

Here’s a taste of what they had to say…

#1 ROCKY (1976) : A film about a palooka, made by a palooka-but it’s your greatest sports movie of all time. The palooka being Sylvester Stallone, a bit-part guy who, like his character, made the most of his one shot.

“I was as marketable as tear gas, ” recalls Stallone. “Nobody wanted me, but I wasn’t about to let this thing go.” His tenacity paid off — three Oscars, $220-million worldwide and a string of sequels that made him one of Hollywood‘s most bankable stars.

#2 ESCAPE TO VICTORY (1981) : It’s a fairytale football for those who want to believe–in jumpers for goalposts, sudden- death penalty saves and Caine‘s man’s-man persona, epitomized by his advice to the soccer stars nervous about [ “Once I’d said to them:’ Come on, don’t worry about it, just say say the lines!’ ].

#24 ROCKY IV (1985) : It’s the only Rocky movie that doesn’t feature Bill Conti‘s score-it returns in Rocky V -yet, of the four sequels, you voted it the one challenger to the John G. Avildsen‘s big-hitting original.

Someone should send an issue over to MGM ! – Jazzman

Thanks to Jazz for passing along the news! – Craig Zablo

 

SZoners Send in News

Craig / / 2004, Celebs, Rambo IV, Rocky VI

Mo writes: Long time visitor blah blah blah…thought you might like to know that DVD Review (Issue 67- July 2004) mentions a bit about Sly readying Rocky 6 and Rambo 4 for 2005. Apparently he wants John McTiernan and F Gary Gary to direct them.

[We can only hope! – Craig]

Rob Hoskins from Lexington, Kentucky e-mails: I attended last nights Tyson vs. Williams fight in Louisville. Mr. T was also in attendance and I spoke with him briefly about “Rocky VI”. He confirmed that as far as he knew the film would be made and that he quite possibly may have a role in it. He said that he most likely will not be fighting in the film, but that he had been contacted about an appearance. I was honored to have spoken face to face with my favorite Rocky opponent, Clubber Lang!

[That is not only great news, but so cool that you got to meet Mr. T. – Craig]

Thanks to both SZoners for passing along the news! – Craig Zablo

Sly in Muscle & Fitness

Craig / / 2004

Sly makes a couple of appearances in the August 2004 issue of Muscle and Fitness.

Sly first appears [as Rocky] in an ad for flat screen televisions. The fact that the Rocky image was chosen to be on the tv screen is another indication of Rocky‘s continuing popularity.

Sly also shows up in a preview of what to expect in the September issue of Muscle and Fitness. That’s right, Sylvester Stallone will be featured on the cover and interviewed in next month’s Muscle and Fitness!

 Thanks to Jazz for the scans!
– Craig Zablo

Sly Pic in Flex

Craig / / 2004, Celebs

The current issue (Aug 2004 ) of FLEXhas this cool picture of Sly and Arnold. It’s on the magazine’s ‘Arnold Page’ with an article written by theGovernor titled “The Adventure Continues.’ No mention of Sylvester Stallone or INSTONEin the article. Just some thoughts about how far the sport of bodybuilding has come since Arnie’s 1st Olympia victory in 1970.

Peace,
Jazz
http://www.theartofjazzman.com

– Craig Zablo

 

Sly in People

Craig / / 2004

Libbi Houghton e-mailed to say:

Hi! I’m a frequent visitor to your site and I have noticed that no one has mentioned that Sly is in this month’s People! He’s one of the stars in the “30 Years of Seeing Stars” cover. Thought I’d let you know, but I don’t know how to post it on the site or anything.

Thanks for the tip, Libby!

– Craig Zablo