Category: Rocky Balboa

I  first  met  Miguel  Insignares a few years ago at a comic book convention. He was promoting work that he’d done for the “Dawn of the Dead“ remake. Miguel was very approachable and cool. So when I found out  that  Miguel was behind the “Rocky” limited edition card set, I was thrilled. I knew they’d picked the right guy for the job. I just received an e-mail from Miguel and SZoners are going to love this… especially if they live within driving distance of Tampa.

Hello Craig,

Hope all is well. We are very excited about our upcoming Rocky Balboa trading cards and to celebrate we want  to invite  you  and  fellow StalloneZoners to a FREE Rocky Balboa Sneak Preview Wednesday, Dec. 13th  at  7:30PM  in  Tampa!! They MUST call our satellite office 813-832-1717 to reserve their free passes! (This  is  a  limited  time  offer and available while they last, one two-person ticket per call.) Tickets will be available for pick-up beginning Monday, December 11th at 9 AM.

In  addition,  we  will  have a look-alike contest!! — Come dressed up as ANY Rocky character from any of the movies and you will be eligible for cool prizes!!

Check out our website www.mig.biz, register for our newsletter, and call for more info!

Hope to see you all there!

-Miguel A. Insignares
MIG.BIZ,LLC

Click on the photo above for easier reading!  Thanks to Miguel for the update! I can’t wait to see the cards! – Craig

Available December 26, 2006, the soundtrack for “Rocky Balboa” will consist of the following tracks:

1. Gonna Fly Now- Bill Conti
2. Eye Of The Tiger- Survivor
3. Going The Distance- Bill Conti
4. Living In America- James Brown
5. Redemption- Bill Conti
6. Conquest- Bill Conti
7. Burning Heart- Survivor
8. Alone In the Ring- Bill Conti
9. Overture- Bill Conti
10. Mickey- Bill Conti
11. Hearts On Fire- John Cafferty
12. Rocky’s Reward- Bill Conti
13. Adrian- Bill Conti
14. No Easy Way Out- John Tepper
15. Fanfare For Rocky- Bill Conti
16. It’s A Fight- Three 6 Mafia
17. Gonna Fly Now (Remix)- Bill Conti (remix by John X)

Pre-orders are available HERE. We greatly appreciate those SZoners who order through StalloneZone links! – Craig

Paulie [BURT YOUNG] tries to offer Rocky [SYLVESTER STALLONE] sage advice in between rounds when the final round of the Academy Award-winning Rocky franchise hits theatres on December 20, 2006. Written and directed by SYLVESTER STALLONE.
-Craig Zablo

For a larger version of this picture click HERE!

Photo by: John Bramley

2006 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc., Columbia Pictures Industries Inc., and Revolution Studios Distribution Company, LLC

And now as an added bonus, some interview questions and answers from Sly!

QUESTION: Can you talk about the legacy of “Rocky” and the influence it’s had.

SYLVESTER STALLONE: Well, you know, the legacy… I never thought would ever end up being a legacy. But I guess what has come out of it is that it’s a pretty universal dream to, to try to rise up and take your best shot at life. And you may not totally be successful but at least you made an out, you’ve had the chance. You’ve had the opportunity and I think that’s the biggest frustration a lot of people have in their own lives is never getting a shot, you know.

In the latest (issue #63) issue of MAKE UP ARTIST magazine there’s a nice article titled, ‘Hey, watch it: make-ups to see now.’

Here’s an excerpt (and the photo they used above):

Scott Eddo was department head on Rocky Balboa, which stars Sylvester Stallone. Eddo says you’ll want to look for the use of scarring effects. Silicone appliances by Matthew Mungle made with a new kit he developed helped with the challenges of filming beating sequences. The appliances helped save shooting days and met hi-def format challenges. The timing was right for using them on Rocky; Mungle says that he used them on Poseidon, and because of that knew ” they would work extremely wet conditions. ” He notes, “Scott did a masterful job of applying the appliances. “

Peace & Blessings,
Jazz

Thanks to Jazz for the heads-up! – Craig