Sly Speaks

Craig / / 2009, Expendables, Rambo

Sly spoke to reporters at the Venice Film Festival. Here’s some of what he had to say:

  • On “The Expendable”: “Arnold, Bruce and I will be working together for the first time, maybe in two weeks, so I had to grow back my beard and get ready to film it in Los Angeles.”
  •  On “The Expendables”: “It’s very difficult to get us all together at the same time. It’s impossible to get all those egos in the same room.”
  • On Rambo:  “I don’t want to keep repeating myself and just doing films about war… This is a very psychological film about sophisticated man fighting primitive man.”
  • On his career:  “What’s very unusual in my life is that I’m now, at this age, starting to develop what I should have done 20 years ago which is more directing and writing and especially not the movies I am in.”
  • On his career: “The key will be to direct other people and write for other people. Then that cycle will be broken.”
  • On Movies: “The day of independent cinema is coming back. I think the young people in the audience are going to demand it. ‘Okay, we’ve seen enough fantasy, we’ve seen enough big spectacle, what about stories about us?'”
  • On “The Expendables”: “I wanted to do a film that was more about men and just doing things that we did back in the ’80s and ’90s with films that were a little bit more men on men, and actual physical stunts and also a story that isn’t super-gigantic.”

For the entire reports check out:

Sly Receives Award

Craig / / 2009, Honors

U.S. actor Sylvester Stallone is flanked by actress Maria Grazia Cucinotta during the closing ceremony of the 66th Venice Film Festival September 12, 2009.  REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (ITALY ENTERTAINMENT)

U.S. actor Sylvester Stallone makes a speech during the closing ceremony of the 66th Venice Film Festival September 12, 2009.    REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (ITALY ENTERTAINMENT)

Sly in Venice

Craig / / 2009

On September 11, 2009, Yahoo News posted this photo of Sly from Venice.

Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone leaves La Fenice theatre in Venice September 11, 2009. Stallone will receive the Glory to the Filmmaker Award at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday.
REUTERS/Michele Crosera (ITALY ENTERTAINMENT)

Sage Moonblood Makes the List

Craig / / 2009, Celebs, Sage, Uncategorized

On September 10, 2009, SFGate.com ran a piece about unusual names celebrities have given their children. Of course, Sage Moonblood Stallone’s name made the list along Apple [Gweneth Paltrow and Chris Martin], Moxie Crimefighter [Penn and Emily Jillete], Rocket Rodriguez [Robert Rodriguez and Elizabeth Avellan], Tu Morrow [Rob and Debbon Morrow].

You can check out the whole piece here.

A few days later Fashion.ie posted an even longer list of unusual celebrity names with “witty” commentary.

Rocky: Amerika Idol

Craig / / 2009, Rocky

On September 9, 2009, Blic Online posted a piece by A. Novakovik about director Berry Avrich’s documentary “Amerika Idol,” which tells how folks in the small Serbian village of Zitiste erected a statue of Rocky Balboa to represent their underdog status. We’ve been following the story here at StalloneZone and thanks to the Blic Online piece we learn a bit more:

The 46-minute-long documentary Amerika Idol will feature the appearances of Sylvester Stallone, Thomas Schomberg – the sculptor behind Rocky’s original statue in Philadelphia, Croatian sculptor Boris Staparac, who made the statue in Zitiste…

To read the full piece click here. [Photo: Lj.Stupar]

 

 

“Rambo: The Savage Hunt” Synopsis

Craig / / 2009, Rambo 5

Harry at AICN has scored again. This time he has a copy of the synopsis to “Rambo V: The Savage Hunt.”  The plot does sound like an adaptation of the novel Hunter written [with Sly in mind] by James Byron Huggins.  Since I’ve always pulled for Sly to make Hunter, I like the idea of adapting it to fit Rambo.  I also like the Harry thinks that they should drop the “V” from the movie title  [I suggested the same thing yesterday] and simply call the movie “Rambo: The Savage Hunt.”

You can read Harry’s full post here.

Mike Torrance’s “Nighthawks”

Craig / / 2009, Craig's Sly Art, Nighthawks

Mike Torrance is an artist who does it all — he pencils, inks and colors. Mike has been running a regular contest at Retro Cowboy Productions and his Deviant Art site.  Each week he posts a subject and the first one to make request which fits the theme is the winner!  I was one of two lucky winners for “Detective Week.”

Mike is available for commissions and his prices are very reasonable.  Check him out.

New Stallone Art from Jazzman

Craig / / 2009, Expendables, Fan Art, Rambo

It’s been a while since we heard from Ernest “Jazzman” Resendes.   So it was good to hear word that things are well and receive photos of the two pieces of Stallone art he’d recently started on.

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Hey guys,

Sketchin Sly little bit again. I paused this particular frame I love from JOHN RAMBO and tried to capture that energy.

One of the things I’ve always wrestled with as an artist is bringing my love of the rough “unfinished ” drawing into the painting realm. I’m gonna try it I think. I think that Ashley Wood guy sorta blends those to things together very nicely…

The one below I started last night.

I found an amazing Sergio Toppi video on youtube and it inspired me. I might add a comic type caption box, some palm trees and a couple of gawking fans way back in the distance.

The text could be something like… Stallone slipped into a daydream during a stroll through Beverly Hills when the entire idea and cast for The EXPENDABLES came flooding into Sly’s mind.

Or something to that effect.

More sketches and a new domain on the web soon too http://www.theartofjazzman.com/pages/newnewsPG.htm

It’s always great to hear from Jazz.  I’m always impressed with his art and these last two pieces show that he continues to grow as an artist. Keep in touch, Jazz and thanks for sharing your talents.