Rocky VI: I Ain’t Heard No Bell

Craig / / 2003, Celebs, Rocky 6

On Thursday, October 16, 2003, MovieHole received a tip from ‘Going Greek’ that “Rocky VI” may not ne as dead as some have reported since “Spy Kids 3” proved Sly’s still got appeal. “The Rocky VI”…screenplay’s done, and it’s quite good – very reminiscent of the first film. In other words, lots of character detail… The opponent of the movie is a guy called Excel, who’s just your typical new-age smart arse athlete. The audience is going to be begging [that] Rocky gives this guy a thumping. Talia Shire is ready to come back too [as Adrian]”.

MovieHole also reports that Sly’s Biggie and Tupac flick is “…shaping up superbly.”

A tip of the hat to Ernie “The Erndog” McHone, Ernest “Jazzman” Resendes and Dark Horizons. – Craig Zablo

Sly is Comin’ At Ya in CineFX!

Craig / / 2003, Spy Kids 3D

The current ( # 95, Oct. 2003) issue of CINEFEX has a fantastic in depth piece on the how they did all the special effects in SPY KIDS 3-D! It has 2 cool pictures of Sly. One of them I haven’t seen before.

Also, you get even more detailed analysis on the movie magic behind, MATRIX RELOADED, TERMINATOR 3 and SEABISCUIT. Very cool issue !!

Peace,

Ernest “Jazzman” Resendes

Thanks, Jazz! – Craig Zablo

Wepner vs Stallone

Craig / / 2003, Celebs, Rocky

Chuck Wepner, the fighter who helped inspired Sylvester Stallone‘s “Rocky” movies, plans to sue Sylvester Stallone because Sly has used his name over the years to promote the Rocky series. Sly has said that the Wepner – Ali title fight provided a spark of inspiration for the creation of Rocky.

Wepner is quoted as saying, “I have never gotten one penny from these movies which have made over $1 billion”… “The last straw was when he [Sly] was in Weehawken filming ‘Copland’ a few years ago and told me that he might have a part for me. I went up there, but nothing ever came of it.”

So 27 years after the release of “Rocky,” Chuck has decided to sue. And the last straw happened 7 years ago when Sly said he MIGHT have a part for Chuck.

I wonder, over the years, how many times Chuck has told people he was the inspiration for Rocky. I wonder how many autographs and speaking engagements were prompted because people knew of Chuck‘s connection to Rocky.

This is a pretty sad story.

– Craig Zablo

Al Rio’s Stallone

Craig / / 2003, Sly Fan

Al Rio is an extremely talented artist from Brazil who has worked for MARVEL, DC, DARK HORSE, IMAGE and many other companies. You can see a ton of examples of Al‘s work by clicking over to his site.

The piece to the left was just PART of a specialty drawing that Al created.  It was humorous, but came with a “PG-13” rating so to see it, you needed to click over to Al’s site.  Sadly, the art is no longer up, but we still have Al Rio’s riff on Sly!

– Craig Zablo

“Rocky III” Mentioned

Craig / / 2003, Rocky 3

Jazzman sent in the following…

Hey kids,

The current issue of AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER ( Oct 2003 ) has a really nice article entitled …

‘Putting the” Move” in Movie’,

Prominent cinematographers and industry experts consider the aesthetics and psychological implications of camera movement. by John Calhoun.

It features a COOL shot from Rocky III and mentions the following…

‘Garrett Brown’s revolutionary Steadicam was used to great effect on the Rocky films, which offer views of the action that top even the best ringside seat.’

‘ At about the same time, of course, Brown’s steadicam made a revolutionary impact on such films as Rocky and Bound for Glory, the latter of which earned Wexler the 1976 Oscar for Best Cinematography.’

Peace,
Jazz