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The October 9, 2001, issue of Star features and article titled “They Gave and Gave and Gave” which takes a look at some of the contributions of time and money that celebrities have made to provide financial relief to victims of the 9-11 terrorist acts. A much smaller version of the pic above appears with the article.
America: A Tribute to Heroes was broadcast live and commercial-free on over 31 US broadcast and cable networks to over 150 countries world-wide, from studios in Los Angeles and New York. The benefit opened with Bruce Springsteen with an acoustic rendition of My City of Ruins.
Springsteen opened the two-hour show playing acoustic guitar and harmonica and singing My City of Ruins, a song he premiered in a pair of live concerts late last year in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Dozens of celebrities including Sly Stallone, Tom Cruise, Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, Clint Eastwood, Julia Roberts, Halle Berry and others manning phone banks to accept donations to the 9/11 relief fund. The benefit last two hours and ended with Willie Nelson joined by the celebrities in attendance for several choruses of America the Beautiful.
– Craig Zablo (September 22, 2001)
Variety reported on September 20th that Vin Diesel recruited Sly Stallone, John Herzfeld and Lawrence Bender to create the Entertainment Community Ground Zero Relief Fund to raise money to assist families of victims and survivors of the World Trade Center attacks on 9/11.
So far Robert DeNiro, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DeCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and many other celebrities have agreed to participate. The benefit is being planned with 100% of the raised funds going to the relief fund.
Thanks to Alain for the tip! – Craig Zablo (September 22, 2001)
The “Driven” DVD is released. The extra features include: • Commentary by director RENNY HARLIN • Theatrical trailer(s) • 2 Behind-the-scenes documentaries: The Making of Driven and Conquering Speed Through Live Action and Visual Effects • JO DEE MESSINA Burn music video • Widescreen anamorphic format
Zap2it.com via the Los Angeles Times reported today that Sylvester Stallone has paid $16 million to purchase the new Beverly Hills home next to the estate he already owns. Sly plans to use it as a guest house and his artist studio.
The home is 15,000 square feet on a little over 2 acres. It features four bedrooms including a master suite with two bathrooms, a gym, a screening room, a billiard room, a two-story reading room, an indoor pool with skylights, a 100-foot-long outdoor pool, a tennis court and a 10-foot-long aquarium.
-Thanks to Alain for the tip!
– Craig Zablo (September 16, 2001)
From US Weekly’s “The Scene” column: SYLVESTER STALLONE, in an olive-green suit, chomping on a cigar and eating dinner with 15 Minutes writer-director JOHN HERZFELD in the back of Elaine’s in New York.
The DRIVEN DVD will be released on Sept. 18th.
Pre-orders can be made |HERE| now at a special low price!
Here’s excerpts from an advance review of the Driven DVD by Matt Brighton. For the full review click [HERE].
– Renny Harlin… can certainly deliver action movies that appeal to a vast audience…I find that many of Harlin‘s movies are among my favorites.
– And we all know that he and writer/actor Sylvester Stallone collaborated on the Memorial Day hit of 1993, Cliffhanger.
– Being a new movie to DVD, we can expect that it will look great. Especially coming from the folks at Warner Brothers. It does.
– The visual presentation of this movie is a true testament to what DVD can do for a movie…
– The races, of which there are a lot, look great.
– The cars, sporting their colorful sponsors and glossy paint jobs seem to almost race off the screen.
– I’ve said it before and I’ll certainly say it again…Renny Harlin’s movies sound awesome.
– The Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack takes full advantage of all the channels and delivers on each occasion.
– Imagine being inside the car…it sounds corny, but that’s how it felt when I watched this movie. Literally every base is covered here. The dialogue sounds clear and the surround effects (of which there are a LOT) make every effort to bring you into this movie and they succeed. Truly, when watching Driven, this is what you can show your friends and say “Listen to this”…
– Renny Harlin is also one of the directors who uses the advantages of DVD to his own. In other words, his discs are usually loaded with features. Driven is no exception, featuring a commentary and over 45 minutes of deleted scenes with commentary by Sylvester Stallone.
– The commentary track for the movie is like most of Harlin‘s others.. his commentaries are full of information
– Two featurettes (labeled Documentaries on the box) are included, including “The Making of Driven” which is another stock interview with the actors and showing some of the key scenes and sequences from the movie.
– Also included is “Conquering speed through live action and visual effects”.
– A theatrical trailer is also included as well as some deleted scenes with screenwriter/actor/producer, Sylvester Stallone.
Thanks to DVD Authority and the “heads-up” from Paulie
-Craig Zablo (September 9, 2001)
According to Zap2It.com, SLY STALLONE is purchasing a $16 million estate in Beverly Hills next to a large home he already owns. The 15,000 square foot gated home was built in 1997 on a little over two-acre lot. It has four bedrooms, a gym, a screening room, a billiard room, a two-story reading room, an indoor pool with skylights, a 100-foot-long outdoor pool, a tennis court and a 10-foot-long aquarium.
Thanks to Alain for the tip! – Craig Zablo
Our P.O.W. for this week is a vintage autographed pic! – Craig Zablo (September 9, 2001)
Hennie Blaauw is a 26 year old who works as a 2D/3D animator at a company called Wicked Pixels, in Cape Town, South Africa. He’s also a competitive bodybuilder, and unlike most bodybuilders, his inspiration has always been SLY, and NOT Arnold!
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Thanks for sharing your talents once again, Hennie. – Craig Zablo (September 6, 2000)