Category: Honors

StalloneZone Honored at New Action Movie Site

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The StalloneZone was recently honored as the first featured site at Awsom 50: The On-Line Source for Action Movies. Here’s what they had to say about the SZ:

STALLONE ZONE – The #1 Sylvester Stallone Fan Site in the World! Now in its’ 10th year on-line, Craig Zablo’s quite excellent Sly Stallone site shows no signs of letting up. Quite simply this is the place to be for any self respecting Sly fan and is in all honesty far better than his official site.

High praise indeed!

As most SZoners know, the name Awsom 50 comes from the tag of Cobra‘s car. So you just KNOW that the webmaster must be a huge Stallone fan! This is definitely a site to watch!

– Craig

“Rocky” Makes Another “All-Time” Best List

Craig / / 2006, Honors, Rocky

Daniel Neman of The Richmond Times Dispatch in his August 4, 2006 column takes a look at his “All-Time Best” sports movies. Neman lists five movies and “Rocky” makes the cut. Here’s what he says:

“Rocky,” 1976. The ultimate underdog story is told with a seemingly limitless reserve of heart. Sylvester Stallone, who also wrote the script, skillfully wrung every dram of emotion out of the story and made a feel-good movie about a guy who actually loses the big fight. It is only when he started winning them, in the sequels, that the character became less interesting.

Thirty years later and “Rocky” is still getting props. And rightly so. For the full report, click HERE. – Craig

Sly Will Be Grand Marshal of 2006 Hero Thrill Show

Craig / / 2006, Honors

Sly Will Be Grand Marshal of 2006 Hero Thrill Show

KYW Newsradio 106 is reporting that Sly is set to serve as the Grand Marshall of the Hero Thrill Show held annually in Philadelphia. In addition, Sly will donate a new Harley to the highway patrol amd then ride with the motorcyle drill team! The event takes place September 8th and 9th.

For the full report, click HERE. – Craig

“Victory” Gets the Top Spot

Craig / / 2006, Honors, Victory

The June 17, 2006 issue of The Cleveland Plain Dealer contains some movie recommendations for soccer fans. Although made 25 years ago, “Victory” gets the top spot beating out “Shaolin Soccer”, “Bend It Like Beckham” and every other soccer movie ever made.

“Victory”: John Huston‘s 1981 yarn about POWs going toe-to-toe with Nazis is one of the few soccer movies to come out of Hollywood. During filming, Sylvester Stallone fired his trainer, British goalie Gordon Banks. He thought goalkeeping was easy — until he dislocated a shoulder and broke two ribs trying to do it during filming.

For the full report, click HERE. – Craig

“Rocky” Honored Again!

Craig / / 2006, Honors, Rocky

On June 14, 2006 the American Film Institute announced it’s list of the 100 most inspirational films of all time. The announcement was made in conjunction with AFI’s 100 Years…100 Cheers special aired on CBS. A jury composed of 1,500 film artists, critics and historians made the selections.

“Rocky” came in at #4!

For the full report, click HERE. – Craig

PS – You can also read about it HERE. Thanks to Wes Bennett for the tip!

StalloneZone EXCLUSIVE: Sly Honored at Boxing Writers Award Ceremony

Craig / / 2006, Honors, StalloneZone

 

StalloneZone EXCLUSIVE: Randy Rousseau Attends Boxing Writers Award Ceremony for Sly

On May 5th, SZoner, Randy Rousseau attended the Boxing Writers Association of America Awards ceremony held at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Sly received the first ever award for lifetime cinematic achievement. Randy sent in the following pics! – Craig

 

Boxing Writers Association of America to Honor Sly Stallone

Craig / / 2006, Honors

Sylvester Stallone has been selected as the first Boxing Writers Association of America award winner for lifetime cinematic achievement. On May 5th, at their 81st Annual Awards Dinner [to be held at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas], Sly will receive a specially commissioned piece from renowned Philadelphia sculptor Carl LeVotch to honor this achievement.

It’s an unprecedented award and for Sly to be chosen to be honored on what many call boxing’s “most prestigious night” clearly shows the impact that Sly’s Rocky Balboa has had.

“People accept Rocky Balboa as authentic. I can’t tell you how many people have come up to me and asked about my boxing career. It’s like they really want to believe that Rocky exists. You know, I’m amazed by all of this. At one time I thought people would get over (their fascination with the character) and move on. Didn’t happen. After 30 years, Rocky has taken hold to a degree I never could have imagined,” Stallone was quoted as saying when informed of his award.

In addition to Sly, Ricky Hatton [Fighter of the Year], Diego Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo [Fight of the Year] and others will be honored. Many current and former World Champions will also be on hand. Tickets to the event are available to the public! Click HERE for full details.

If any Zoner attends, please send in a report! – Craig

“Rocky” Makes All-Time Greatest Screenplay List

Craig / / 2006, Honors, Rocky

“Rocky” Makes All-Time Greatest Screenplay List

In 2005, ballots were sent out asking all Writers Guild of America members to list up to ten of their favorite produced screenplays. Any film [past, present, or foreign language or otherwise] was eligible. The resulting list featured films from every decade from the 30’s on, films with big name stars that achieved blockbuster status as well as little films that went largely unnoticed by the masses. The one thing that they did have in common was a great screenplay.

“Rocky” made the list. It came in at 78. Quite an honor for a little film written by a then unknown Sylvester Stallone.

To see the list click HERE.

.Thanks to Wes for the tip. – Craig

“Rocky” USA Weekends’ Best Sports Movie

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Rocky Balboa Teaser Hits the Net

The March 3-5, 2006 issue of USA Weekend contained an article called “Our Oscars go to…” USA Weekend opened the article with: “We asked our experts for their picks for Best Movie in the categories that you really care about, from sport and food to romance and pets.” As you’d probably guess, “Rocky” won for Best Sports Movie. Here’s what was said:

BEST SPORTS MOVIE
Rocky (1976)
The Judge: Jorge Cruise, FitSmart

OK, this one might seem a little cliche. But I think there’s a reason Rocky won for best picture: Everyone can relate! It’s about personal struggle, being the underdog and fighting the odds, which is how many people feel when they’re trying to lose weight or get fit. The fact that he doesn’t win makes it even more relatable.

Rocky makes another “Best Movie” list thirty years after it’s release! – Craig