Here’s a fan poster for Rambo made by SZoner, Jacob. – Craig
Paul Wintner’s Stallone Props
Last week SZoner Paul Wintner sent in some pictures from his Sylvester Stallone collection. Now Paul is back with more photos of his very cool memorabilia.– Craig
Evan Bryce’s Rambo
Evan Bryce is an illustrator and colorist. I discovered his work through his sketchbook blog.
Recently Evan posted this cool black and white illo of Sly as Rambo. He later colored it.
You can see more of Evan’s work in Negative Burn #6 from Desperado. Evan will also have a pinup in the Crimeland graphic novel coming in November. Of course you can also check out his site! – Craig
Rambo Fan Art
SZoner, Sherry Hutchison is back with her latest Stallone painting. She welcomes comments to Sherry_Hutchison@yahoo.com – Craig
1st Official Rambo Poster
IGN.com was the first to post this beauty. Rambo is back. — Sorry, but I had to say it. – 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:
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– Craig
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.—–
– Craig
New Shippee Rambo Art
SZoner, Adam Shippee is back with a new painting of Sly as Rambo. Adam’s e-mail is ashippee1@cox.net if you’d like to drop him a line. – Craig
Sly Fan’s Collection
SZoner Paul Wintner is not only the owner of Wintner Talent Agency [check out his site], but also a fan of Sylvester Stallone movies.
Paul sent in a photo with Frank Stallone, as well as some pictures from Paul’s collection: glasses from Rocky Balboa, autographed gloves and a ring signed by Sly and all of his opponents from the Rocky movies!
Paul, thanks for sharing! – Craig
Gatlinburg Sly
SZoner, Rob Hoskins checked in with the picture above and the e-mail below:
Hi Craig,
Rob Hoskins here from Lexington, Ky. I recently visited the Hollywood Wax Museum in Gatlinburg Tennessee and here is what I found. Thought you’d like a look.By the way, the site looks great!
Keep Up The Good Work! – Rob —– Thanks Rob! – Craig