TMZ “reporters” caught up with Sly and asked him about “smoking pot with the Govinator.” You’ll love Sly’s answer which you can hear by clicking this link.
StalloneZone Super Fan
SZoner, Robert Rack is a super fan… as you can tell by these photos of just part of his collection!
“Rambo” a 2008 Favorite
Several critics over at the San Francisco Bay Guardian On-LIne site weighed in with their Favorites from 2008. Jesse Hawthorne selected “Rambo” as one of his and said this:
Rambo (Sylvester Stallone, USA/Germany) Sly captures American destruction and cynicism in half the time as PT Anderson’s meandering There Will Be Blood (2007).
POW – Sly Horsing Around
Our POW this week is Sly having some down time enjoying a horseback ride. – Craig
SZ Exclusive “Rocky III” Photos
SZoner, Mike “Adnuk” Kunda sent in these photos and this story that goes along with it:Craig, as I go through my many Stallone photos, I thought the Zoners would like these. Funny story to it. In 1986, my friend Joe had a first cousin named sharon. She was on a school trip in 1981 to the steps in Philly. They just happened to be filming Rocky 3 on this particular day and she took these pictures. She showed them to me back then. And here is the fummy part…11 years later I married her sister, Sue. Anyways I love the picture with Sly and the 2 tony’s!Merry Christmas Zoners!!!
Mike “Adnuk” Kunda
Thanks to Mike for taking the time to send in the photos! Also, I’d like to publicly thank Mike for his continued support of the SZ. – Craig
Rambo Makes “Best Films” List
Jeff Allard at ShockTilYouDrop.com lists his choices for Best & Worst Horror Films of 2008. Surprisingly, he places “Rambo” on the Best Film list! Here’s his rationale:
Sylvester Stallone’s return to one of his signature roles wasn’t horror, of course, but Rambo is a film no genre fan can afford to ignore…
High praise indeed!
JoBlo Looks to SZ
JoBlo.com recently posted a piece about Sly in Brazil scouting locations and talking with Juliana Paes for a potential role in “The Expendables.” Did you happen to check out JoBlo’s source for the item? – Craig
Sly in France
SZoner, Chris from France sent in these photos. Thanks to Chris for sharing! – Craig
Merry Christmas
The Main Film is in the Top 5
Neil Brown, over at ScreenRant.com, recently had this to say about “The Expendables”:
The main film on any true film fan’s calendar for 2009 has to be The Expendables. The Sylvester Stallone film co-starring Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren and Forrest Whitaker.Harry Knowles at Ain’t It Cool News spoke with Sly who revealed that UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture has joined the film’s line up. He also revealed that Lundgren and Li would indulge in some sort of fisticuffs.Come on Sly – get Arnold and Bruce involved – even if only in a brief cameo capacity.
Who could argue with that? And ScreenRant also pointed out that “The Expendables” was the Internet Movie Database’s number five most searched movie of 2008! That’s pretty impressive, especially considering that it wasn’t announced until later in the year. – Craig