SZoner, Paan, is a huge Stallone/Rocky fan. Check out Stuff in the Basement her very cool tribute site. – Craig
Stuff in the Basement
SZoner, Paan, is a huge Stallone/Rocky fan. Check out Stuff in the Basement her very cool tribute site. – Craig
SZoner, Paan, is a huge Stallone/Rocky fan. Check out Stuff in the Basement her very cool tribute site. – Craig
Rocky Christmas
SZoner, Cynthia sent in a photo of how a Rocky statue added to the Christmas decor. Remember, SZoners, if you have a photo of you and your Rocky statue, send it in and we’ll post it. We’d love to see the Rocky statues from around the world! – Craig
PS – If you still haven’t got yours, they are available from Thomas Schomberg, the man who created the original Rocky sculpture, for “Rocky III” by clicking HERE.
This One’s For the Birds
Mark Kresel makes birdhouses and gives them away. It’s his hobby. He’s makes each house as a gift for someone and fashions it to reflect their personality. He’s made birdhouses for his friends as well as many famous celebrities such as Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mariah Carey, Shirley Temple, Bruce Springsteen, Hulk Hogan, Bon Jovi, Julie Andrews and others.
You can read all about Mr. Kresel’s unique hobby HERE. – Craig
Access Hollywood: 12 Movies for 2008
Access Hollywood.com posted the recent article “12 Reasons To Head To The Movies In 2008″ and Rambo made the cut! Here’s what they had to say about it:January 25: “Rambo”
Posters are already cropping up featuring a spray painted imprint of Sylvester Stallone’s manly jaw and trademark “Rambo” bandana as the hype over the fourth installment of this film franchise begins to grow. Many doubted the box office legend could successfully revive “Rocky” as an over-50, but he did and he did to great effect. Now, it’s “Rambo’s” turn as the action packed Burmese jungle fighting journey hits the screens at the end of January.
For the full article click HERE. – Craig
Rocky: One of the Best Movie Endings
Deke Farrow, a writer for McClatchy Newspapers, looks back at some of the great movie endings of all time. He chooses Rocky and says:
Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) crying out for his wife (Talia Shire) after his bloody bout with Apollo Creed in “Rocky” (1976).
–“Adriaaaaan”
For the full article, click HERE. – Craig
POW – “Rambo II”
Our POW this week is Sly from Rambo 2. – Craig
MTV @ Rambo Rough Cut Premiere
Larry Carroll over at MTV.com takes a look at Sly Stallone’s rough cut presentation of “Rambo.” You can check out the article by clicking HERE. – Craig
Not to be Messed With
SZoner, Bill Pruitt checked in with… Hi Craig, Here’s my latest creation combining graphics in photoshop and a teaser of my latest oil painting which will be revealed soon. I wanted to convey in this ad that Rambo means business and that he will NOT be messed with.Bill
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Another great piece, Bill. As always, thanks for sharing. – Craig
Let the Fun Begin!
John Hutchins at UGO.com attended an advance showing of “Rambo” and Sly was in attendance. Sly spoke before the screening about why he choose to revisit Rambo now, the push for realism, and concluded with… “Maybe it’s the last time I visit John Rambo, but I’m very glad you showed up tonight because we’re proud of the film, and I’m proud of everyone who was involved with it and…well…let the fun begin!” For the full report, click HERE. – CraigRambo @ Times Square
A huge, nearly 80-foot-tall, “graffiti-inspired” poster for Rambo is currently on display at Seventh Avenue north of 47th Street in Times Square. You can read more about the poster HERE. – Craig