Category: 2011

RIP: Frank Stallone, Sr.

Craig / / 2011, Family

Frank Stallone, Sr. passed away at his home on July 10, 2011 at the age of 91.  Mr. Stallone suffered from prostate cancer. 

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Our thoughts and prayers are with the Stallone family.

 

HCG: New Rambo Bust!

Craig / / 2011, Rambo

Rambo is back and the Hollywood Collectibles Group has him.  From their website…

  • Dirty and bloodied from battle, this bust captures Rambo’s raw intensity, as he moves in to dispatch another enemy.
  • Featuring an accurate likeness of Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo from the latest Rambo movie, this amazingly detailed 1:2 scale bust portrays Rambo with his iconic knife in hand, poised to dispense instant justice!
  • This incredible piece of art stands 16¾” tall and is constructed from heavyweight polystone and then hand painted to the finest detail.
  • The HCG Exclusive version comes complete with a separate additional RAMBO nameplate, themed to match the bust. The HCG Exclusive edition is extremely limited – only 100 pieces will be available World wide! Only available directly from HCG, and not available from other sources.
  • Also available – Standard Edition.
  • Sculpted by Edinho Maga. Paint masters by John Allred.

As an added bonus for SZoners, thanks to the fine folks at Hollywood Collectibles Group, if you enter “RAMBOBUST” at checkout you will receive a 10% discount!  

 

Jeremy Treece Rocks Rambo

Craig / / 2011, Craig's Sly Art, Rambo

Jeremy Treece has created art for comic books, trading cards, animation and independent films.  Not too long ago, Jeremy was sketching live on U-Stream in a marathon session.  My buddy, John Beatty called me to say that he’d ordered a couple of pieces for me.  The first was his take on a young Rambo.  [JB also requested a Barney Ross of The Expendables and I ordered up a Jack Carter — they’ll be posted in the future.]

You can see more of Jeremy’s art here… and definitely again here at the SZ in the future.

 

 

Rocky #1 Again

Craig / / 2011, Honors, Rocky

On July 9, 2011, The Bleacher Report posted their choices for the Best Boxing Movies of All Time.  There was stiff competition from Cinderella Man, The Fighter, Million Dollar Baby and Raging Bull, but Rocky came in at #1.  Here’s a bit of what they said…

  • Rocky is not only the greatest boxing film ever, it’s likely the greatest sports film ever.
  • Stallone’s slow-talking, small-witted, big-hearted Rocky, is the All-American tale…
  • Rocky is simply an American institution.

Sly Talks Rocky

Craig / / 2011, Rocky

On July 10, 2011, The Daily Star posted a piece titled “Rocky’s a Knockout for Sylvester Stallone”.  In the piece Sly says that he still works out to the Rocky theme…

  • “Yeah, I exercise to the Rocky song… Even after 30 years it gets me going. It’s amazing.”

Sly also said that when he was younger he felt because he was so closely identified as Rocky it was a weight he had to carry…

  • “When I was younger, I thought it was a burden and I did everything in the world to go against it.  Now that I’ve gotten older, it’s the greatest thing that’s ever happened to me.”