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Sly Will Be Grand Marshal of 2006 Hero Thrill Show
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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 |
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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 |
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: 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
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
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 Balboa Teaser Hits the Net
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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 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 |
The November 25th issue of Entertainment Weekly contains an article rating the top 30 sports movie dvds and stars.
Sly Stallone, Rocky and Rocky III all earned top spots.
Here’s what they had to say:
4. Rocky [PG, 119 mins., 1976; MGM]
HERE’S WHY: Hard enough to take a 15-round beating from Apollo Creed [Carl Weathers], soft enough to give Adrian [Talia Shire] the bed the night before the big fight, the Philly southpaw is more character than most. With one shot to prove he’s not just another bum from the hood, Sylvester Stallone faces the champ and does the unthinkable, by Hollywood standards: He loses. But wins our hearts by going the distance [and remembering Adrian’s hat].
DID YOU KNOW? The Italian Stallion’s blow-by-blow of the bout weighed in at 32 pages. EXTRAS The 2001 special edition features commentaries detailing every decision made in the making of this Best Picture.
FINAL SCORE: We’d all like to eat lightning and crap thunder for Mickey [Burgess Meredith]. – Mandi Bierly
24. Rocky III [PG, 100 mins., 1982; MGM]
HERE’S WHY: Because it perfected the formula. Why have one nigh-invulnerable black heavyweight when you can have two? Why have one viscerally adrenalized fight when you can have three? The story of the Italian Stallion’s defeat at the hands of and subsequent victory over Clubber Lang – the only actually scary performance of Mr. T’s career – packs all the inspirational triumph you look for in a Rocky flick [and a touch of casual racism that you don’t], but Rocky III‘s true gift to sports cinema is the anatomically fetishized, borderline homoerotic training sequence. That, and “The Eye of the Tiger.”
EXTRAS: We pity the DVD fools who included nothing but a measly trailer. If we find them, our prediction for the encounter? Pain.
FINAL SCORE: Twenty notches below the first Rocky on our list, but the most fun installment in the whole series. – Marc Bernardin
SYLVESTER STALLONE Rocky [1976] Rocky Balboa may be an outclassed palooka, but he has the heart of a champ, a virtue that Stallone portrays so convincingly that he transformed his Philly underdog into an indellible and enduring pop-culture hero. [See #4]
– The pic above is different than the one with the article. – Craig
The soccer website Football.co.uk recently conducted a poll in which 4000 soccer fans picked their favorite soccer movie of all time.
As you probably guessed, Victory starring Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, and Pele scored the top spot.
The top 10 soccer movies are:
1. Victory (1981)
2. Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
3. Fever Pitch (1997)
4. When Saturday Comes (1996)
5. Gregory’s Girl (1981)
6. Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001)
7. Mean Machine (2001)
8. The Football Factory (2004)
9. ID (1995)
10. Goal! (2005)
– Craig
Sly Stallone accepted the Honorary Taurus Award for Action Movie Star at the fifth Annual Taurus World Stunt Awards at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California on September 25, 2005. The Taurus World Stunt Awards honor the best stunt professionals from around the world.
Mr. T presented Sly with the award! – Craig Zablo