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Derek Fridolfs offers a free headsketch with every sketchbook purchased through his website. I own three pieces by Derek and am looking forward to more. I picked up Derek’s take on Sly as Cosmo Carboni from “Paradise Alley” at last year’s Heroes Con.
In honor of the upcoming Valentine’s Day, Bill White decided to come up with his list of the 20 Best Movie Couples. Of course Rocky and Adrian made the list. Here’s what Bill had to say:
Sylvester Stallone and Talia Shire in “Rocky.” I read that their famous scene in a deserted ice rink had to be improvised at the last minute when only one extra showed up for filming.
On January 28, 2010, ABC News/Entertainment reported that newly elected Massachusetts’ senator, appeared on “The Jay Leno Show” last Thursday. During the course of his interview with Leno, Senator Brown named Sly Stallone’s “Rocky” films as favorites!
On January 28, 2010, Entertainment and Showbiz posted a piece about Hollywood celebrities ]Sly Stallone, Harrison Ford, Demi Moore and Paris Hilton] and their hobbies. Here’s what they had to say about Sly:
Sylvestor Stallone– The Rocky star is a painter! Can you imagine that? No for sure but he has exhibited his talent in painting off late at Art Basel Miami Beach, Florida. He says “painting is all you do. It either soars or it crashes.” Now that was certainly hiding behind macho man for years!
On January 28, 2010, Desi Hits posted that, two Bollywood stars, Ranbir Kapoor and Privanka Chopra are going to meet Sylvester Stallone on their trip to Hollywood. You can read the whole piece here.
Dick Giordano, the comics legend is back! During his fifty plus years in the biz he’s done everything from ink all the greats (including himself) to serve as Editor-in-Chief of DC Comics, to co-founding his own comic company.
I had the good fortune to pick up six model sheet headsketches of Sly that Mr. Giodano did before starting work on DC Comics adaptation of “Demolition Man”. This is the sixth. To see all of the other headsketches, click here.
On January 18, 2010, in a piece at Zap2It.com titled “Golden Globes Mavericks Quentin Tarantino and Mickey Rourke Rock the Red Carpet!” Sly is mentioned when Mickey Rourke’s outfit for the evening was discussed:
“Mickey had his couture punk rock cowboy tux made by “David August, David August, David August,” who is Sly Stallone’s tailor.”
You can read the full piece here.
On January 18, 2010, Sly was mentioned in Cindy Adams’ column for the New York Post:
In Vegas for the Tattoo Show, publisher Casey Exton with Sylvester Stallone and Chuck Zito ordered Absolut on the rocks. His tab was $17 — $14 for the vodka; 3 bucks for the three rocks . . .
You can read Cindy Adams’ full piece here.
On January 18, 2010, Monsters and Critics posted a piece titled Sly Stallone and Sir Phillip Green Live It Up in Hollywood. The article by Phillipa Bourke followed up on a report by the UK Mirror detailing a night out at LA’s West Hollywood restaurant Cecconi’s’. According to the piece “Green’s and Stallone’s wives, Tina Green and the glamorous Jennifer Flavin, respectively were described as ‘dripping in diamonds’ and getting along famously.”
You can read the whole piece here.
Specialist91 found this cool little interview with Sly by Piers Morgan in Vegas. You’ll even see some quick glimpses of “The Expendables”.