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Drew Struzan’s Rare “First Blood” Painting!

Craig / February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 / 2021, First Blood

Drew Struzan recently posted one of my favorite of his many, many wonderful paintings. It is, of course, Sly from First Blood.

Drew Struzan regularly posts on his Twitter. You can also see many of Drew’s posters and paintings at his website.

Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week

Craig / December 20, 2020December 20, 2020 / 2020, Celebs, Cliffhanger, Cobra, Cop Land, Creed, Demolition Man, Escape Plan, Expendables, Expendables 2, Expendables 3, First Blood, Honors, Lords of Flatbush, Nighthawks, Over the Top, Rocky, Rocky 4, Stop Or My Mom Will Shoot

Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week:

Sly Stallone’s Official Instagram: I Still can’t believe we pulled it off!…
Looper: 6 ways Stallone is better than Schwarzenegger (and 6 ways he’s not)…
Stanford Arts Review: Best Sly Stallone Movies: Here’s the List. Checkout Now!…
Flickering Myth: Rambo, Braddock and Snake Plissken come to World of Tanks Console…
Prestige Online: Sylvester Stallone and his watches on auction…
ESPN1420: 8 Things You Didn’t Know About Sly Stallone…

Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week

Craig / December 6, 2020December 6, 2020 / 2020, Balboa Productions, Celebs, Expendables, Expendables 2, Expendables 3, Family, First Blood, Frank Stallone, John Rambo, Lords of Flatbush, Meshed, Rambo, Rambo 2, Rambo 3, Rambo 4, Rambo: Last Blood, Rhinestone, Rocky 4, Rocky Balboa, Sly Fan

Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week:

Sly Stallone’s Official Instagram: So proud to be engaged In the hardest cinematic boxing match…
ScreenRant: Rocky IV’s Dolph Lundgren Hit Stallone So Hard He Sent Him To The Hospital…
Broadway World: Watch the Trailer for STALLONE: FRANK, THAT IS…
Vulture: Every Dolly Parton Movie Performance, Ranked…
The Things: 10 Actors Who Fought With Directors…And Got Themselves Fired…
Coming Soon: Exclusive Stallone: Frank, That Is Trailer From Branded Studios’ New Documentary…
Pop Culture: Tour Sylvester Stallone’s Stunning $3.35M La Quinta, California Mansion…
Slanted: Gunpowder & Sky’s Dust and Balboa Productions Partner for Sci-Fi Sports Drama ‘Meshed’…
Comicbook: Sci-Fi Sports Drama Series Meshed In Works From Gunpowder & Sky’s Dust and Balboa…
Daily Mail: Sly Stallone looks relaxed in t-shirt and jeans as he runs errands with daughter Sistine…
World Boxing News: Rocky ring announcer LeRoy Neiman’s film set sketches on show in NY…
ScreenRant: G.I. Joe Made Rocky Balboa A Member (And Why He Was Removed)…
JoBlo: STALLONE: FRANK, THAT IS TRAILER STUDIES HOLLYWOOD’S LEAST KNOWN FAMOUS…
ScreenRant: The 10 Coolest Mercenaries For Hire In Action Movies, Ranked…
Collider: ‘Rambo’ The Complete Steelbook Collection 4K Blu-Ray Review: A Must-Own for Fans…

Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week

Craig / November 22, 2020November 22, 2020 / 2020, Antz, Backtrace, Celebs, Creed, Creed 2, Death Race 2000, Escape Plan, Escape Plan 2, Escape Plan 3, First Blood, Get Carter, Lords of Flatbush, Rambo, Reach Me, Rhinestone, Rocky, Rocky 3, Rocky 5, Samaritan, Stop Or My Mom Will Shoot, Suicide Squad, The Specialist, Unmade Films

Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week:

Sly Stallone’s Official Instagram: Even in the middle of a movie set, in the middle of a scene, reality…
ScreenRant: Suicide Squad 2 Sylvester Stallone Casting Confirmed By James Gunn…
Empire: The Suicide Squad: Sylvester Stallone Has A Cameo…
Gamespot: The Suicide Squad Adds Sylvester Stallone To Its Already Impressive Cast…
ScreenRant: Terminator: The Actors Who Almost Played the T-800…
Daily Mail: Sylvester Stallone joins James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad…
UPI: Sylvester Stallone confirms ‘Suicide Squad’ role…
ScreenRant: Recasting The Characters Of Rocky (If It Was Made Today)…
Variety: Sylvester Stallone Has Joined ‘The Suicide Squad’ Cast, Says Director James Gunn…
UCR: Remembering ‘Rocky V’: The Film That Almost Killed Rocky…
ComingSoon: James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad Adds Sylvester Stallone…
Showbiz Cheatsheet: ‘Rocky V’: Defending the Sequel…
THR: James Gunn Confirms Sylvester Stallone Has Joined ‘The Suicide Squad’ …
ScreenRant: MK11: Rambo Kills Terminator In Stallone-Schwarzenegger Face-Off Trailer…
Collider: ‘The Suicide Squad’ Adds Sylvester Stallone, James Gunn Reveals Casting with Set Photo…
ScreenRant: Stallone’s Suicide Squad 2 Casting Beats Karl Urban’s Comic Book Movie Record…
ComicBook: Sly Stallone Celebrates Wrapping Superhero Movie Samaritan With New Set Video…
Showbiz Cheatsheet: Why Sylvester Stallone Called This Actor ‘Impossible to Deal With’…
ScreenRant: Sylvester Stallone Celebrates Samaritan Wrapping Production with New Set Videos…
ScreenRant: Star Wars: 5 Actors Considered To Play Han Solo (& 5 For Princess Leia)…
MovieWeb: Sly Stallone Thanks Entire Samaritan Crew After Wrapping His Superhero Adventure…
JoBlo: STALLONE SAYS A RAMBO PREQUEL DONE VIA STREAMING IS THE ONLY OPTION…
ComicBook: Sylvester Stallone Reveals The Only Way Rambo Would Return…
MovieWeb: There’s Only One Way Rambo Will Continue Insists Sylvester Stallone…
Showbiz Cheatsheet: Sly Stallone Convinced Dolly Parton to Start Eating Differently…
Looper: 6 best and 6 worst Sylvester Stallone movies…
CBR: Stallone Has an Unexpected Requirement For His Next Rambo Movie…
Showbiz Cheatsheet: Sylvester Stallone Originally Wanted ‘Rocky III’ to Have a Much Darker Ending…
ScreenRant: Rambo Can Only Continue As A Streaming Prequel Says Stallone…

“First Blood” Poster by Chris “Brutal Posters” Barnes!

Craig / November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 / 2020, First Blood

I’ll bet that many of you will like this First Blood poster by Chris Barnes aka Brutal Posters as much as me. This is a great alternate poster! If you’d like to see more of Barnes’ art, check out his portfolio!

Source: PosterSpy.

“First Blood” and “Rambo” Board Games Now Available!

Craig / October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 / 2020, First Blood, Rambo

As I was looking through the latest Previews catalog, I came across two new games that I think readers of this site may like. The first is…

Rambo: First Blood Board Game…

The year is 1981, and you’re John Rambo, just returned home from Vietnam to a country you don’t recognize. You wander into the wrong town just looking for something to eat… and now you’re fighting for your life!
become Rambo and make all the critical choices and alter the outcomes of your favorite 80’s action movie, First Blood!
This is a solo narrative game experience unlike any you’ve ever played before!
This game is fully dice-less, so it’s all about the narrative story and your tactical choices in this “Choose your own adventure-like game”
1 Player / 60-90 Minutes / Ages 14+

Next up we have…

Rambo the Board Game

They drew first blood, not him! No man, no law, no war can stop him! Sylvester Stallone is back as Rambo, and this time he’s got his team with him
You’ve seen the movies, now play the game! Become Rambo, Col. Trautman, Co Bao and others and return to the warzone
Includes 52 highly detailed minis, including 2 choppers, over 100 gear and tactics cards, tons of detailed map tiles and 10 epic heroes to become
Embark on 2 Story Campaigns of war with 20 unique , tactical & strategic missions in this diceless, stealth-based, guns-blazing, action-adventure thrill ride back to the 80s!
1-4 Players / 60 minute Playtime / Ages: 14+

(If you order the games using either of the links I provided through Amazon, I will get a small commission that will not increase your purchase price. – Craig)