SZoner Meets Sly & Frank




SZoner, Stephen Isa recently attended Seriesse International and was able to speak with Sylvester Stallone. Stephen also was able to take these pictures with him in Las Vegas on 10/20/07 at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino.

About a week earlier Stephen got a picture with Frank Stallone when he performed in New York City.

Stephen sends out a big thank you to Frank and Sly and we send one to Stephen for sharing the photos! – Craig

Rocky for the Holidays

Hey SZoners!

The holidays are quickly approaching and I wanted to remind everyone that Rocky sculptures are still available through A. Thomas Schomberg studios. These statues were created by A. Thomas Schomberg [who created the original Rocky sculpture seen in the Rocky movies] in collaboration with Sylvester Stallone and MGM studios. The sculptures make great gifts and there’s a sculpture for every price range! I’ve had mine for nearly a year now and I smile with pride every time I pass it [several times a day]!

I’ve stayed in contact with Mr. Schomberg and his wife since my interview with him [part two of the interview is here] for the SZ. I recently checked to make sure that statues are still available and they are! In fact, with the holidays coming up, they are expecting a surge in sales — so I thought it would be a good time to get your order in SZoners!

Remember, if you’ve purchases a statue, I’d love to post a picture of you with it! – Craig

EW: The Things They Carried

The October 19, 2007 issue of Entertainment Weekly has a piece by Tom Schierlitz and Josh Rottenberg entitled “The Things They Carried”. It looks at some of the great props from motion pictures. The article leads with a two page spread of Sly’s boxing gloves from “Rocky”. Here’s what they have to say:

Rocky Boxing Gloves The sleeper hit of 1976 and a surprise Best Picture winner, the underdog-palooka fable kick-started the career of writer-director-star Sylvester Stallone, launched a six-film franchise, and roused untold millions of couch potatoes with dreams of “Eye of the Tiger” glory. Stallone donated the gloves from “Rocky II” to the Smithsonian, but he wore these gloves in the first “Rocky”, where he duked it out for 15 rounds with Apollo Creed. This pair clearly has a strong sentimental appeal for him – it has remained in his private collection for more than 30 years.
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– Craig