The photo above should serve as reminder that Sly will get an award tonight on SPIKE TV’s Guy Awards. The show will air at 10pm EST. In the mean time, you may want to check out these backstage photos taken at the awards and hosted by Zimbio.com.
Category: Honors
Sly Wins Visionary Award
The photo above, of Sly receiving his 2010 Hollywood Reporter Visionary Award, is a cropped version of the pic sent out last night by The Hollywood Reporter on their twitter account. The Visionary Award is presented to the filmmaker who inspired movie marketers.
Life Ain’t All Sunshine and Rainbows…
Recently the DVD rental firm Lovefilm put together a poll of the most motivating speeches given in movies. The top 10 choices, as selected by film fans have been sent to manager Fabio Capello to help motivate England’s world cup team. Rocky’s speech to his son from Rocky Balboa placed fifth on the list.
You can see the entire article here.
Sly & Arnold
This is just one of five photos that The Examiner.com posted of Sly receiving his Guy’s Choice Award from Arnold Schwarzenegger. You can see all of the photos here.
“Escape to Victory” vs “Mean Machine”
In honor of the World Cup, Metro.co.uk decided that the two best soccer movies should face off to determine the absolute fan favorite. So, Escape to Victory and Mean Machine were matched up and here are two of the comments about Victory...
Escape To Victory has passion, power and genuine pace… Escape To Victory… has an ending worthy of a World Cup final.
To read all of the comments, go here.
Sly Receives Award
Actor Sylvester Stallone accepts the Guycon Award onstage at the Spike TV ‘Guy’s Choice’ awards in Culver City, Calif., on Saturday, June 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Sly & Arnold
Actor Sylvester Stallone, right, accepts the Guycon Award from presenter Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger onstage at the Spike TV ‘Guy’s Choice’ awards in Culver City, Calif., on Saturday, June 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
An Evening with Sylvester Stallone
Here’s exciting news for SZoners who can get to LA on June 23rd. The LA Film Festival has scheduled…
Conversations and Talks
(100 mins)When Rocky was nominated for ten Academy Awards® in 1977, Sylvester Stallone established himself as one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. The iconic underdog character of Rocky Balboa soon became part of American folklore, and Stallone’s action-packed movies generated a loyal fanbase worldwide.
The multi-talented actor, director, screenwriter, and visual artist comes to the Los Angeles Film Festival to reminisce on pivotal moments of his prolific artistic career and give us a sneak peek of his anticipated film The Expendables. Moderated by film critic Elvis Mitchell (KCRW’s The Treatment).
Spike to Honor Sly
Hey SZoners! Set your DVRs to record because on June 20, 2010, SPIKE tv is going to present the fourth annual Guys’ Choice Awards. Sylvester Stallone is going to be honored. Here’s the lowdown…
Action movie superstar Sylvester Stallone, writer, director and star of the upcoming blockbuster “The Expendables,” will be honored during the night’s festivities for his legendary performances within the genre over the course of his forty year career. The two-time Oscar and Golden Globe Award-nominated writer and actor, Stallone burst onto the scene in his 1976 role as boxing underdog Rocky Balboa and since, has starred in countless action flicks including the Rambo series, “Cobra,” “Over the Top,” “Demolition Man,” “Judge Dredd,” and “Cop Land,” among others.
“Sylvester Stallone is a true legendary film icon for our audience of guys. He’s given us characters like Rocky, Rambo and so many more; he has created some of the most heroic and beloved cinematic characters of all time and we’re thrilled to be honoring him on ‘Guys Choice,'” says Casey Patterson, SVP, event production, talent development and studio relations, Spike TV.
The awards presentations will tape Saturday, June 5 at the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City. Other celebs scheduled to appear include Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Liam Neeson, Ozzy Osbourne, Chris Rock and many others. You can read the full report here.
Gonna Fly Now with the Eye of the Tiger
Realbuzz.com asked polled marathon runners as to which songs kept them motivated while they ran. “Eye of the Tiger” from Rocky III came out in the #1 spot for the fourth year, uh, running. Also making the top ten, in the 10th spot was “Gonna Fly Now” which is, of course, from Rocky.
You can see the whole list by clicking here.