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Premiere contains an article entitled “They Wuz Robbed!” which compares the results of two polls [one with 25 film professionals such as QUENTIN TARANTINO; and the other with 2,000 film fans] of who should have won Academy Awards during the last 25 years. The piece is accompanied with some spectacular artwork by ROBERTO PARADAshowing Rocky putting Travis Bickle in a headlock while Ghandi and ET look on! There’s also of SLY and ELIE SAMAHA
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The April 2001 issue of Total Movie, features “Going the Distance:‘Rocky’ at 25.”
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On Friday, March 30, 2001, Cinescape.com posted a very positive piece on “Driven.” The article featured several quotes from director RENNY HARLIN who talked about the problems that he and SLY had getting the movie started and why they teamed up to get it made.
HARLIN also says that his “goal was trying to do to car racing what “Matrix” did to hand-to-hand combat and that type of action movies – so the audience [would see] something that they don’t get on TV, but really use the the technology to make the film almost like a video game in the sense that when we are in the racing sequences the audience really feels like they are sitting in the car and they are steering the car and they really get what the driver gets. And then in the crash sequences, finding points of view and ways of showing that would hopefully be pretty mind-blowing for the audience.”
As to SLY, HARLIN states, “[STALLONE] didn’t want to make it a STALLONE racing movie like “Rocky” or something like that where he is the center of the story… I thought it was very interesting that he took that approach and very smart I think. HARLIN went on to say that the response to SLY in test screenings “scored through the roof because you really, really feel for him.”
– Craig Zablo
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PRESENT THE DRIVEN TRIVIA CONTEST
Know your STALLONE TRIVIA? Want to win a “Driven” one-sheet poster?
Then here’s what you need to do:
Sounds easy, doesn’t it? Ok, here’s the rules:
STALLONE TRIVIA QUESTIONS
1. SYLVESTER STALLONE plays Champ racer Joe Tanto in Driven. What is the name of the movie that starred SLY as a racer named Joe Viterbo?
2. RENNY HARLIN is directing SLY in Driven. What is the name of the movie that first paired SLY and RENNY?
3. SLY wrote the screenplay for Driven. What was SLY‘s original title for the film?
4. SLY is an accomplished actor, director, and screenwriter. What movie did SLY write that went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture?
5. SLY seems to like 5 letter names for his characters. Name three of his characters that have five letters in their last name and the name ends with an “o.”
6. Most people think that Rocky was SLY‘s first feature film screenplay that sold. It was his second! What was the name of his first?
7. The “tag line” for Driven is “Welcome to the Human Race.” What was the tag line for SLY‘s last film, Get Carter?
8. SLY teams with an international cast in Driven. What actor made his US debut with SLY in Nighthawks?
9. Actors and actresses who work with SLY quite often get noticed and move on to stardom [ANNE ARCHER, ARMAND ASSANTE, TOM SIZEMORE, BENJAMIN BRATT, etc.). Who was the actress who got her big break working with SLY in Demolition Man?
10. What is YOUR favorite SYLVESTER STALLONE movie, and why?
Good Luck!
– Craig Zablo [March 27, 2001]
Our P.O.W. is a candid shot taken of Sly during the filming of “Driven”. – Craig Zablo (March 24, 2001)
Hello Everyone,
Great News:
Stallone has agreed to do a live chat on www.seventhgear.com
Date: Thursday March 22
Time: 8pm EST
Place: http://www.seventhgear.com
Craig Zablo (March 21, 2001)
There have been two promotions that have been put together [so far] to promote “Driven” and StalloneZone is proud to have been selected to particpate in both!
The first promotion involves free magnets which have the 2001 CART RACING SCHEDULE on them with a sticker that says “April 27th: DRIVEN opens.”
The second promotion is “Driven” postcards. I have been able to score a limited number of these to make available to SZoners for free!
– Craig Zablo
(Update – Unfortunately I no longer have these items available.)
Thanks for the tip to -Paul Corr from Ireland and Ernest “Jazzman” Resendes for the mag!
ROCKY: NOT THE BEST PICTURE??
The April 2001 issue of Premiere contains an article entitled “They Wuz Robbed!” The article compares the results of two polls taken (one with 25 film professionals such as Quentin Tarantino; and the other with 2,000 film fans) who voted for their choices of who should have won Academy Awards during the last 25 years.
The piece is accompanied with some spectacular artwork by ROBERTO PARADA showing Rocky putting Travis Bickle in a headlock while Ghandi and ET look on!
The article makes for some interesting reading and I’m sure will inspire some lively debate. I plan to discuss my thoughts on the results over at BigBeatty’s message board. I hope to talk to you there!
Craig Zablo (March 17, 2001)