“Rocky” Broadway News for the Week…

Here’s your Rocky Broadway news for the week…

 

David “Brohawk” Williams Takes on Rambo

I’ve been a fan of David “Brohawk” Williams’ art from the moment I first laid eyes on it.  Most folks become fans that quickly because Brohawk is THAT great.  

When I had a chance to meet David at HeroesCon in 2012, I was thrilled when he agreed to do a Stallone Rambo sketch for me.  Awesome, isn’t it?  And that’s just from a photo.  The actual art is too big for my scanner!

The 50 All-Time Greatest Sports Movie Quotes

On March 5, 2014, Bleacher Report posted their choices for The 50 All-Time Greatest Sports Movie Quotes.

Sly made the list 6 times!  Coming in at…

#1  “Yo Adrian! I did it!” – Rocky Balboa from Rocky II

 

#14  “I must break you.” – Ivan Drago from Rocky IV

 

#24  “All I wanna do is go the distance.” –  Rocky Balboa from Rocky

 

#28  “Let’s start building some hurtin’ bombs.”  – Duke from Rocky Balboa

 

#34  “I don’t hate Balboa. I pity the fool.” – Clubber Lang from Rocky III

 

#44  “You’re gonna eat lightnin’ and you’re gonna crap thunder.” – Mickey from Rocky

 

20 Oscar Nominees and Winners Who Paint

On March 2, 2014, Complex Art+Design posted 20 Oscar Nominees and Winners Who Paint.  Here’s what they had to say about Sly

Sylvester Stallone

Nomination: Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Writing for a Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, Rocky (1977)

Oscar nominee Sylvester Stallone is not only praised for his awesome performance in the 1976 film Rocky, but he is unexpectedly an artist greatly influenced by abstract expressionism. Evidently, he had been producing art since the 1960s, even before he began acting. Basically, he went from boxing in the ring to revealing striking, intense paintings in an exhibition at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. Rocky is a man of many talents!

How a Boy Named Mike Kunda…

 

Long-time SZoner, Mike Kunda is the subject of a great profile titled I am Rocky Balboa: How a Boy Named Mike Kunda Grew up to be the Ultimate Italian Stallion written by Dena Levitz [with photos by Shira Yudkoff] at Narrative.

Mike is a life-long Stallone fan, one of the oldest [as in time here] and biggest supporters of the StalloneZone.  Mike is also one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet.  Congrats to Mike for the recognition! Keep Punchin’! – Craig