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Our POW [Picture of the Week] this week is cast shot from the under-rated Grudge Match. People forget what a great cast the film featured: Sly, Alan Arkin, Kevin Hart, Robert De Niro and Jon Bernthal. Click on the image to see a larger version! – Craig
Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week:
Thomas Leatham and Calum Russell at Far Out came up with their list of The 10 best Sylvester Stallone movies. Before you click over to see their thoughts on each film, here is how our rankings compared. I also included some Stallone films that would have made my list, but didn’t make theirs.
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10. Cobra (George P. Cosmatos, 1986) 09. The Suicide Squad (James Gunn, 2021) 08. Demolition Man (Marco Brambilla, 1993) 07. Rocky IV (Sylvester Stallone, 1985) 06. Cliffhanger (Renny Harlin, 1993) 05. Nighthawks (Bruce Malmuth, 1981) 04. First Blood (Ted Kotcheff, 1982) 03. Cop Land (James Mangold, 1997) 02. Creed (Ryan Coogler, 2016) 01. Rocky (John G. Avildsen, 1976) |
10. The Suicide Squad (James Gunn, 2021) 09. Demolition Man (Marco Brambilla, 1993) 08. Cobra (George P. Cosmatos, 1986) 06. Cliffhanger (Renny Harlin, 1993) 06. Rocky IV (Sylvester Stallone, 1985) 05. First Blood (Ted Kotcheff, 1982) 04. Creed (Ryan Coogler, 2016) 03. Nighthawks (Bruce Malmuth, 1981) 02. Cop Land (James Mangold, 1997) 01. Rocky (John G. Avildsen, 1976) |
Back in January of 2005, I posted about meeting the legendary comic artist, Joe Kubert. Here is part of what I wrote then:
I had the good fortune to meet Joe Kubert in the early 80’s. He was Guest of Honor at one of Jim Ivey’s OrlandoCons. Joe Kubert was there to pick up his Ignatz award. At the time Mr. Kubert was also promoting a series that he was to write and draw for DC called The Redeemer. Sad to say it never appeared.
Another thing that Joe Kubert worked on that never appeared is, interestingly enough, a proposal for a Rocky Balboa newspaper strip. Mr. Kubert told me that he was approached to work on a daily newspaper strip and that he had in fact worked up character sheets, some daily samples, etc. Sadly the strip was never picked up.
You can imagine how excited I was to hear that JOE KUBERT had drawn Rocky Balboa. I asked Mr. Kubert if the art was available for sale, but it wasn’t. I then asked if I could buy Xeroxes but again, Mr. Kubert politely declined. Man, you just know that those pieces look great… maybe someday we’ll get the chance to see them in a treasury of his work.
The two strips you see above (click on the art to see them biggie-sized) are samples that Joe Kubert created for the proposed Rocky Balboa newspaper strip. These are the only two I’ve ever seen. I’m not sure how many others he may have drawn. One thing I am sure of: Any strip Joe Kubert drew would contain great art.
Vidhi Narula at Collider posted The 10 Best Sylvester Stallone Movies, According to Reddit. How the list doesn’t contain a single Rocky or Rambo film is beyond me. Before you click over to get Narula’s thoughts on each film, here is how I’d rank the Reddit choices.
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Our POW [Picture of the Week] this week is of Sly and Arnold Schwarzenegger in a rare poster for Escape Plan. Click on the image to see a larger version! – Craig
Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week:
Blaine Turner at Movieweb posted Sylvester Stallone’s 18 Best Movies, Ranked by Rotten Tomatoes. You know me and lists. So using just the films ranked by Rotten Tomatoes, here’s how I compare.
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Rotton Tomatoes 18. Demolition Man (1993) – 62% 17. The Lords of Flatbush (1974) – 64% 16. Rocky III (1982) – 65% 15. Escape to Victory (1981) – 67% 14. Shade (2003) – 67% 13. The Expendables 2 (2012) – 67% 12. Cliffhanger (1993) – 68% 11. Rocky II (1979) – 70% 10. Nighthawks (1981) – 71% 09. F.I.S.T. (1978) – 73% 08. Cop Land (1997) – 75% 07. Rocky Balboa (2006) – 77% 06. Death Race 2000 (1975) – 82% 05. Creed II (2018) – 83% 04. First Blood (1982) – 86% 03. Antz (1998) – 92% 02. Rocky (1976) – 92% 01. Creed (2015) – 95% |
Zablo 18. The Lords of Flatbush (1974) – 64% 17. Death Race 2000 (1975) – 82% 16. Antz (1998) – 92% 15. Escape to Victory (1981) – 67% 14. Demolition Man (1993) – 62% 13. Creed II (2018) – 83% 12. Shade (2003) – 67% 11. Rocky II (1979) – 70% 10. Cliffhanger (1993) – 68% 09. F.I.S.T. (1978) – 73% 08. The Expendables 2 (2012) – 67% 07. First Blood (1982) – 86% 06. Creed (2015) – 95% 05. Rocky Balboa (2006) – 77% 04. Cop Land (1997) – 75% 03. Nighthawks (1981) – 71% 02. Rocky III (1982) – 65% 01. Rocky (1976) – 92% |
Our POW [Picture of the Week] this week is of Sly and Jason Momoa in a shot from the under-rated Bullet to the Head. Click on the image to see a larger version! – Craig