Rocky Cast: Where Are They Now

On February 10, 2010, WXII12.com posted a respective on Rocky along with a slide show showing what has happened to the cast in the thirty-three years since it was released.  Here’s a bit of what was said:

Not only did the movie capture three Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director for John G. Avildsen, but it was nominated for seven more, including Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay for Stallone. The nominations made him only the third person ever to earn acting and writing nominations in the same year, following Charles Chaplin for “The Great Dictator” and Orson Welles for “Citizen Kane.”

The 33-year-old classic, which AFI named in 2008 the No. 2 sports film of all time behind only “Raging Bull,” includes a cast featuring Talia Shire, Burt Young, and the late Burgess Meredith, all of whom earned Oscar nominations, and Carl Weathers.

You can read the full article and see the slide show, by simply clicking here.

Sly & His Hobby

On January 28, 2010, Entertainment and Showbiz posted a piece about Hollywood celebrities ]Sly Stallone, Harrison Ford, Demi Moore and Paris Hilton] and their hobbies.  Here’s what they had to say about Sly:

Sylvestor Stallone– The Rocky star is a painter! Can you imagine that? No for sure but he has exhibited his talent in painting off late at Art Basel Miami Beach, Florida. He says “painting is all you do. It either soars or it crashes.” Now that was certainly hiding behind macho man for years!

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Sly Stallone and Sir Phillip Green

On January 18, 2010, Monsters and Critics posted a piece titled Sly Stallone and Sir Phillip Green Live It Up in Hollywood.  The article by Phillipa Bourke followed up on a report by the UK Mirror detailing a night out at LA’s West Hollywood restaurant Cecconi’s’.   According to the piece Green’s and Stallone’s wives, Tina Green and the glamorous Jennifer Flavin, respectively were described as ‘dripping in diamonds’ and getting along famously.”

You can read the whole piece here.