Category: Rocky Balboa

With a Little Help From My Friends

Craig / / 2006, Rocky Balboa

It’s prefight time as Rocky [SYLVESTER STALLONE] spends a contemplative moment with an old friend before going to do battle with a much younger and more skilled opponent.
– Craig Zablo

The final round of the Academy Award ®-winning Rocky franchise hits theatres Friday, December 22, 2006. Written and directed by SYLVESTER STALLONE.

Photo by: John Bramley

Bill Pruitt’s “Rocky Balboa” Painting

Craig / / 2006, Rocky Balboa, Sly Fan

SZoner, Bill Pruitt, checked in with his cool “Rocky Balboa” painting and here’s what he had to say about it:

Hi Craig,
How are things with you? Just busy here painting a lot. The site and blog look really great. Wanted to send pics of the finished painting of my Rocky Balboa piece so you can post it on your weekly update at the earliest convenience. As mentioned before, the meaning
of this 36″x48″ oil painting is profound. The light rays coming down on Rocky are from the heavens and represent Micky, Apollo and especially Adrian. They are like angels on his shoulder (as mentioned in Rocky V) watching over him. I am more proud of this painting than any other piece I’ve done and could write a book
on the whole process from its conception to finished
painting.

Thanks a lot Craig. – Bill

Longtime SZoners will know just how much work Bill has put into this piece, and it really shows. Thanks to Bill for sharing his talents with us. We always look forward to seing his work. Check out his site and tell him I sent ya! – Craig

Entertainment Weekly is Pumped about”Rocky Balboa”

Craig / / 2006, Rocky Balboa

Everyone is getting on the “Rocky Balboa” bandwagon!

Entertainment Weekly’s August 18, 2006 Fall Movie Preview issue highlights “Rocky Balboa” in the “Things We’re Pumped for in December” and calls it the “unlikely but still stirring idea of Stallone climbing back into the ring for ‘Rocky Balboa.'” EW also runs the photo above with a look at the film.

Here are a couple of excerpts: Adrian’s death “is a dramatic ploy to put Roc at rock bottom” and from Sly, “What they [Mason Dixon’s camp] don’t understand is that Rocky‘s got this beast inside, this grief, and to him it’s not a fight, it’s a purging.”

. – Craig

Natasha Bedingfield & “Rocky Balboa” Theme

Craig / / 2006, Celebs, Rocky Balboa

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Natasha Bedingfield & “Rocky Balboa” Theme

 SZoner, Alain from France e-mailed to say that British singer Natasha Bedingfield “has been personally asked by Sly to perform the theme tune for his new Rocky movie.” According to reports Sly met Natasha at a LA party and asked her to perform the song “Still Here” for the “Rocky Balboa” soundtrack.Click HERE for the full report– Craig