From Yahoo News by Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith
VROOM-VROOM II: It’s going to be a big day on Father’s Day in Beverly Hills, when the fourth annual Concours on Rodeo event takes place — and when the famous street will be crammed with costly collectable cars of such celebs as SYLVESTER STALLONE, JAY LENO, TIM ALLEN and members of Aerosmith. The event, which is free to the public, is sponsored by Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge, and benefits the Amie Karen Cancer Fund for Children. If you’re in the neighborhood, mosey over. It’s always a grand, fun affair.
Category: Celebs
Anthony Quinn, RIP
Two-time Oscar winner ANTHONY QUINN, left, and actor SYLVESTER STALLONE are shown in a scene from the film “Avenging Angelo,” in this recent handout photo.
Anthony Quinn died of respiratory failure today. He was 86. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Mr. Quinn’s family, friends and fans.
– Craig Zablo
STALLONE to Ressurect “Rambo IV?”
From Total Film: Guns and Ammo: STALLONE to Ressurect Rambo IV?
With mad George Dubble-Yer squatting in the White House. what better time for Hollywood to ressurect the grand-daddy of Republican chest-beating ’80’s throwbacks? Be afraid: Miramax big-wig Bob Weinstein wants to get “Rambo IV” into American cinemas for 2003. So far, RICHARD CRENNA [grumpy army fella] and BRIAN DENNEHY [grumpy smalltown sherif] have both apparently agreed to reprise their roles. with Mr. SLY uhmming and duuhing until he sees the final script, which writers’ strike permitting should be completed in late summer. “We’d love nothing more than for STALLONE to be involved. We think it’s a billion dollar franchise,” Weinstein babbled. And the plot? Depressingly Die Hardesque with Mr. Rambo taking on drug dealers hidingin a government building. And despite previous rumours pitching JACKIE CHAN as an evil drug lord, it now seems more likely he would pop up as [oh, the horror] a chopsocky Rambo buddy.
Sly in Racer
Ernest “Jazzman” Resendes sent in the following: In the June 2001 issue of Racer there is a profile on racing movies by Adam Cooper entitled Last Action Heroes . Some excerpts … “SYLVESTER STALLONEand director RENNY HARLIN faced a long , hard struggle to realize their pet project that originally began life with an F1 theme.”
“…Of course, STALLONE knows a little about sports movies. In 1976 he shot to stardom on “Rocky,” a project he conceived and fought to bring to life, and which earned the best picture Oscar. Will “Driven” be a knockout ?”
Text for pic … Former Indy 500 winner and formula 1 Champion Jacques Villeneuve makes a cameo appearance in “Driven.”
Thanks to Jazz for the tip! – Craig Zablo
Sly and the Guys from “Driven”
In the June 2001 issue of Premiere magazine the above photo of SYLVESTER STALLONE and the guys from “Driven” appear in a section about SHO WEST. [Thanks to Ernest “Jazzman” Resendes!]
– Craig Zablo
“Driven” DVD Extras
USA Today features an article by Scott Bowles about the extra bonus material found on DVDs. References to “Driven” are made which will excite most STALLONE fans.
“After five takes of an elaborate race scene for his movie Driven, director RENNY HARLIN requested yet another shoot. The crew was growing tired and frustrated. Didn’t they have enough footage? ‘Yes, for the film,’ HARLIN responded. ‘But we need more for the DVD…’ “HARLIN shot 1.5 million feet of film – 150 times longer than the movie itself – and his first cut of Driven ran longer than 4 1/2 hours. You can’t see that race epic at the local cineplex, but you may on DVD, he says. HARLIN also hopes to turn the disc into a video game of sorts, allowing viewers to take “virtual races” in the movie, as well as choose camera angles and character perspectives.”
SLY IN HELLO
Ernest “Jazzman” Resendes is back with another scoop!
In the May 15, 2001 issue (#662) of HELLO! mag there is a feature entitled MICHAEL SCHUMACHER AND HIS WIFE CORINNA. The pic above appears (much smaller) with the caption: “A rare celebrity moment for Michael
as he poses with Sylvester Stallone while making the film Driven.”
Thanks to Jazz for the tip! – Craig Zablo (May 24, 2001)
Sly & Jen: Race Against MS
Last Friday Sly and Jen attended the Race Against MS dinner at the Century Plaza.
Performers for the charity gala included Stevie Wonder, Donna Summer, Cher, Montel Williams, Nelly Furtado, Brian McKnight, Bill Maher, Tony Danza, Tom Arnold and Billy Connolly. Celebrities in attendance included Dustin Hoffman, Anjelica Huston, Terri Garr, David Foster and many others.
- Craig Zablo (May 22, 2001)
Sly and Jen at the Race to Erase
SLY STALLONE and his wife JENNIFER FLAVIN attended the eighth annual Race to Erase MS dinner gala on May 18, 2001 in Los Angeles hosted by The Tommy Hilfiger Corporation and VH1, benefiting the Nancy Davis Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis.
– Craig Zablo
Sly in Hello Mag
Ernest “Jazzman” Resendes is back with another scoop! In the May 15, 2001 issue [#662] of HELLO! mag there is a feature entitled Micheal Schumacher and his Wife Corinna. The pic above appears with the caption: “A rare celebrity moment for MICHAEL as he poses with SYLVESTER STALLONE while making the film Driven.”
Thanks to Jazz for the tip! – Craig Zablo