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Dave Wachter is Expendable, Too

Craig / October 7, 2012October 7, 2012 / 2012, Craig's Sly Art, Expendables 2

Dave Wachter returns with his take on Sly from Expendables 2. I met Dave a few years ago and became an instant fan. I wasn’t the only one to discover Dave’s fantastic sketches! How can you not like a great guy who is a terrific artist? You can see more of Dave’s art at his site. – Craig

Behind the Scenes of “First Blood”

Craig / October 7, 2012October 7, 2012 / 2012, First Blood

On October 6, 2012, The Province posted Sylvester Stallone’s Movie First Blood a Huge Deal for Town of Hope that talked about the filming and had six photos and a link to Secrets Behind the Scenes of Sylvester Stallone’s First Blood. – Craig

“Bullet to the Head” Breakdown

Craig / October 7, 2012October 7, 2012 / 2012, Bullet to the Head

On October 4, 2012, The Guardian posted a detailed look at the Bullet to the Head trailer along with screen shots of Sly pulled from it. Here are a few quotes…

Bullet to the Head: no one messes with Sylvester Stallone
No more backward-looking action movies for Sylvester Stallone!
Until now, Sylvester Stallone’s comeback has been unshakably rooted in nostalgia; either for himself (the Rocky and Rambo sequels) or for a lost age of knuckleheaded action films (both installments of The Expendables). But now, finally, Stallone has chosen to stand on his own two feet again.
Stallone is incontestably its star…

“Bullet to the Head” Premiere & Walter Hill Honored

Craig / October 7, 2012October 7, 2012 / 2012, Bullet to the Head, Celebs

Speaking of people being honored (as in the post below), Walter Hill is set to receive…

… the inaugural Maverick Director Award at the upcoming Rome Film Festival. Hill will be presented with the award at a ceremony on November 14th, which will be followed by the world premiere of Hill’s latest film Bullet to the Head, starring Sylvester Stallone who will also be in attendance. The new award celebrates filmmakers who have broken new ground in cinema and consistently stand out from the crowd.

Thanks and an extra bullet in the chamber to ScreenDaily for the original post. – Craig

Sly to be Honored

Craig / October 7, 2012October 7, 2012 / 2012, Honors

On October 3, 2012, Express announced that Sly would be honored with the In the Line of Duty Legacy Award at the upcoming Eagle & Badge Foundation Gala in Los Angeles on October 6, 2012.

Winona Ryder on Location for “Homefront”

Craig / October 7, 2012 / 2012, Celebs, Homefront

On October 3, 2012, TooFab posted a gallery of shots of Winona Ryder on location for the filming of Homefront. Here are a couple of tidbits:

The 40-year-old actress was snapped on the set of her next movie with Jason Statham, “Homefront,” looking sexy with a tight leather jacket… The Sylvester Stallone-penned movie is only the next step in a return to the spotlight for Ryder, who has been keeping a relatively low profile since her ’80s/late ’90s heyday.

A Couple of Shots & A “Bullet to the Head”

Craig / October 7, 2012 / 2012, Bullet to the Head

On October 1, 2012, IndieWire posted the Bullet to the Head trailer along with a couple of shots of Sly pulled from it. – Craig

Sly’s in Arnold’s Army by Randy Jennings

Craig / September 30, 2012 / 2012, Celebs

Randy Jennings is a die-hard Arnold Schwarzenegger fan. Randy runs the TheArnoldFans, the #1 Arnold Schwarzenegger fan site in the world.

Why am I writing about Randy and Arnold here, you ask? (And I’m glad you did.) Because Randy is also a Stallone fan and my guess is that Randy’s new book, Arnold’s Army will appeal to Stallone fans as well as those of the Austrian Oak.

Randy provides an entire chapter to the Stallone – Schwarzenegger feud that ran for years. Randy also covers the subsequent friendship of the two action superstars, Arnold’s appearance in The Expendables and Expendables II and his co-starring role with Sly in The Tomb.

I’ve had the good fortune to get an advance look at Arnold’s Army and give it a thumb’s up. – Craig

Alexis Ziritt and Rambo

Craig / September 30, 2012 / 2012, Craig's Sly Art, Rambo

Alexis Ziritt makes his first appearance in my Stallone Theme Sketch Collection. Alexis is the co-founder of Fistful Apparel and the indie comics co-op Calavera Comics. When I saw that Alexis was taking sketch card commissions, I decided to get on board for a couple. I asked Alexis to pick two from Jack Carter, John Rambo and Cobra. Alexis liked the theme and decided to do all three.