Sly Stallone in Cigar Aficionado

Craig / / 2002

Ernest “Jazzman” Resendes wanted to let us know that the current issue of Cigar Aficionado contains this nice picture of SLY that wasn’t included in the issue where STALLONE appeared on it’s cover. Actually there is a whole section with unseen photos of past cover subjects that include JACK NICHOLSON, FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA, and the sexy LINDA EVANGELISTA…
Thanks to Jazz for sharing!

– Craig Zablo [November 29, 2002]

Rocky Game Review

Craig / / 2002, Rocky, Rocky 2, Rocky 3, Rocky 4, Rocky 5

In the November 15, 2002 Video Games column of Entertainment Weekly the following review appears:

ROCKY *  (All; Ubi Soft; Teen) Yo, Adrian! This boxing extravaganza includes characters from all five Rocky films, and let’s you (playing as the Italian Stallion) go toe-to-toe with Apollo Creed, Clubber Lang, and Cold War pugilist Ivan Drago. Between fights, crusty old Mickey trains you on the speed bag while the Rocky orchestra’s “Gonna Fly Now” swells in the background (“Eye of the Tiger” is sorely missing from the soundtrack.) The cut scenes faithfully reenact key plot points from the movies, and the in-fight taunts are delivered verbatim from the films. But we have to deduct points for the game’s flaccid fighting engine, which looks awfully similar t Ready 2 Rumble Boxing and becomes repetitive after about three bouts. Rocky throws a lot of punches but, unfortunately, rarely connects. B-/ -NR- 

Craig Zablo
[November 10, 2002]

Limited Release “Eye See You” Cards

Craig / / 2002, D-Tox, Eye See You

Whoa! Isn’t that the coolest?

As most of you know, “Eye See You” was given a limited release in a couple of cities [it’ll be out on dvd and video at the end of the year]. SZoner, Kenman22, was lucky enough to score a few of these cards that were given out to promote the release of the film. He offered them to fellow SZoners for the cost of postage [less actually] and I of course jumped on board.

Thanks to Kenman22 for his kindness! [And Tanto one will be winging its way to you once I get your package in the mail!]

– Craig Zablo
[November 4, 2002]