Category: Get Carter

SLY IN TOTAL FILM

Craig / / 2001, Avenging Angelo, Celebs, Cop Land, D-Tox, Dolan's Cadillac, Driven, Eye See You, First Blood, FIST, Get Carter, Nighthawks


Ernest “Jazzman” Resendes sent in the pics and quotes from TOTAL FILM (August 2001/issue 55)

  • “Ask him which movies he rates from the past, and he’ll list  First Blood, Nighthawks, F.I.S.T. and Cop Land. Ask about the choices he’s likely to make in the future, and he’ll stress that he’s looking for more ensemble pieces, more character work. “
  • “There’s a kind of thrill at seeing something that came off the page being enacted before your very eyes as opposed to just being an actor for hire.”
  • “Next up he’s acting opposite Madeline Stowe as a mafia bodyguard wanting payback for his boss’ murder in Avenging Angelo, before carrying on down the revenge trail as a widower out for justice in Dolan’s Cadillac.”
  • “In fact neither the remake of Get Carter nor cop thriller Eye See You (aka Detox) look likely to get theatrical release over here (UK ).”
  • “His career did perk up momentarily , however, when racing movie Driven thrust him onto the winners podium as it took the number one spot at the US box office in April.”

Thanks to Jazz for sharing! – Craig Zablo  (September 3, 2001)

“GET CARTER” WALLPAPER BY HENNIE BLAAUW !

Craig / / 2001, Get Carter


Hennie Blaauw is a 26 year old who works as a 2D/3D animator at a company called Wicked Pixels, in Cape Town, South Africa. Hennie is also a competitive bodybuilder, and unlike most bodybuilders, his inspiration has always been SLY, and NOT Arnold!

Click on the images above and below to get to the full-size wallpaper!

Thanks for sharing your talents once again, Hennie!

– Craig Zablo (August 13, 2000)

SLY FIGHTS…

Craig / / 2001, Get Carter

Tony Eufinger of ABCNEWS.com posted an article titled Sylvester Stallone Fights for a Parking Garage. Here’s a quote from Eufinger’s piece that sums it up…

Although a far cry from an action-packed Rambo plot, The Mirror reports the Hollywood tough guy is keen to stop the Gateshead Borough Council from tearing down the garage because it’s the setting for one of Britain’s cult classic gangster films.

The scene from the original Get Carter, released in 1971, features British actor Michael Caine tossing a local bad guy off the five-story building to his death. According to the tabloid, fans still flock to the site for photographs.

Sly, of course, starred in the Get Carter remake. – Craig Zablo (August 11, 2001)

Sly in Total Film

Craig / / 2001, Avenging Angelo, Celebs, D-Tox, Driven, First Blood, FIST, Get Carter, Unmade Films

Ernest “Jazzman” Resendes sent in the pic and quotes from:

TOTAL FILM [August 2001/issue 55]

— “Ask him which movies he rates from the past, and he’ll list First Blood, Nighthawks, F.I.S.T.and Cop Land. Ask about the choices he’s likely to make in the future, and he’ll stress that he’s looking for more ensemble pieces, more character work. ”

— “There’s a kind of thrill at seeing something that came off the page being enacted before your very eyes as opposed to just being an actor for hire.”

— “Next up he’s acting opposite MADELINE STOWE as a mafia bodyguard wanting payback for his boss’ murder in Avenging Angelo, before carrying on down the revenge trail as a widower out for justice in Dolan’s Cadillac. “

— “In fact neither the remake of Get Carter nor cop thriller Eye See You (aka Detox) look likely to get theatrical release over here (UK ).”

— “His career did perk up momentarily , however, when racing movie Driven thrust him onto the winners podium as it took the number one spot at the US box office in April.”

Thanks to Jazz for sharing!

– Craig Zablo

Sylvester Stallone Fights for a Parking Garage

Craig / / 2001, Celebs, Get Carter

by Tony Eufinger ABCNEWS.com

SYLVESTER STALLONE is on a new mission: to save a British parking garage from impending disaster.

Although a far cry from an action-packed Rambo plot, The Mirror reports the Hollywood tough guy is keen to stop the Gateshead Borough Council from tearing down the garage because it’s the setting for one of Britain’s cult classic gangster films.

The scene from the original “Get Carter,” released in 1971, features British actor MICHAEL CAINE tossing a local bad guy off the five-story building to his death. According to the tabloid, fans still flock to the site for photographs.

But not everyone wants STALLONE to come to the rescue.

“Instead of trying to save it he should put on his Rambo gear and blast it into oblivion,” suggests one observer who thinks the garage is an eyesore.

STALLONE starred in an American remake of “Get Carter” last year.

– Craig Zablo 
[July 28, 2001]

Impact’s Glowing “Get Carter” Review

Craig / / 2000, Celebs, Get Carter

Ernest “Jazzman” Resendes sent in the following “heads-up” on an extremely positive review of “Get Carter” which appears in the December 2000 issue of Impact magazine [from the UK]. The fact that the accolades come from a reviewer in the UK is especially pleasing, since many felt that “Get Carter” would be hammered there for even attempting to re-make the British crime-classic.

Here are some quotes from JOHN BIERLY‘s review:

“His role in Get Carter finds STALLONE in top form, both as an action star and an actor.”

“But while the original represents a superior piece of moviemaking, the remake tells a better story.”

“CAINE was the undisputed attraction of the original, but STALLONE is surrounded by equally talented players including a fierce MICKEY ROURKE as club-owning tough guy Cyrus Paice and a delightfully sniveling and smarmy ALAN CUMMING as computer magnate Jeremy Kinnear. MICHAEL CAINE even appears in a small role, fabulously playing a character that’s as far away from Carter as it gets.”

“A dazzling car chase and unbelievably tense showdowns between STALLONE and ROURKE provide excellent action.”

“STALLONE and COOK get the best out of not only each other but also their director. The nuances and poignancies of their scenes together allow each actor to, to quote Carter, “take it to another level.”

“Carter‘s quest for revenge provides the film’s heat; STALLONE and COOK, as Carter and Doreen, provide the heart.”

“STALLONE‘s performance in particular, a physical and emotional triumph, is solid throughout and often Oscar-worthy.”

“The relationship between Carter and Doreen as played by STALLONE and COOK saves the film from its own darkness, affording a welcome return for one of the genre’s greatest stars in a remake worthy of one of it’s greatest films.”

– Craig Zablo