More Sly VW Ads

SZoner, Hans sent in the following links to watch the Sly VW videos in a better quality here: http://www.vw.com.br/novogol/ Click on "Menu" - "Campanha" and then select the videos. Hans also included a link to his blog: http://ajeiteai.blogspot.com/2008/07/lindo-como-nunca-gol-como-sempre.html Thanks to Hans for sharing! - Craig

SZoners Chance Meeting!

SZoner, Robert C. sent in the following: Hey Craig, I'm a long time Stallone Zone fan from Orlando, Fl. Last year I sent in the picture of Frank Stallone and I holding the signed Jakks Frank Stallone figure. I've been out in Hollywood, California for a couple days and who do I bump into while I'm out here. . .none other than the legendary Bill Pruitt! Bill was great! I bought a couple of portraits that have been featured in magazines, purchased by Sly himself and featured on Stallone Zone. Bill's art is amazing, he truly has a gift.
How cool is this chance meeting between East Coast and West Coast SZoner's!?!

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Very cool, I'd say. Thanks for letting us know. - Craig

Rocky #1 Again

Here is Sly as drawn by the uber-talented, Mort Drucker for the August 2008 issue of Muscle & Fitness. This is page one of a two page spread that also features Arnold, Kurt Russell and Jean-Claude Van Damme. The article looks at the Top 10 Movie Training Montages and rates "Rocky" as #1. Who could argue with that? - Craig

Sly on M&F Cover

Craig,

I've been a long time reader of the Stallone Zone. I really appreciate all the effort you put into it, I read it every week. I just wanted to let you know that Rocky is in the latest issue of Muscle and Fitness. Here's a brief excerpt on the article: Reel Muscle Rocky training scenes are the gold standard in cinematic muscle, but we've ranked nine sequences that offer stiff competition. There's a picture of Rocky on the upper right of the magazine cover and more info on the Rocky training montages in the magazine. The website is muscleandfitness.com. Just wanted to pass it along. Keep up the great work!

Sincerely,

Jeff Farnham

Kernersville, NC

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Thanks to Jeff for the tip. - Craig

Sly & Berlin Mayor

Tue Jul 8, 9:32 PM ET

Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit (L) jokes with U.S. actor Sylvester Stallone during a reception at the town hall in this February 3, 2004 file photo. Some on the left think Wowereit might be the best hope to give the SPD a lift in the way Barack Obama's historic candidacy has helped boost the U.S. Democrats. Wowereit is the most popular elected leader in the SPD and the party's most charismatic national figure.

To match feature GERMANY-WOWEREIT/ REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/Files (GERMANY)

Sly #1 Choice

Today at Ottawasun.com, Kevin Williamson lists his choices for the "11 or so plumb roles for the toughest, gristliest actors Hollywood can cough up" in Quentin Tarantino's "Inglorious Bastards." Williamson's number one choice: Sylvester Stallone. Here's what he had to say about Sly:

"Sylvester Stallone: The man ingests human growth hormone like other people drink Tang. Bonus: He's riding high on a mini-comeback thanks to Rocky Balboa and this year's splatter-ific Rambo."

Williamson's other choices include: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gary Busey, Ernest Borgnine, Dennis Hopper, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Steven Seagal, Mickey Rourke, R. Lee Emery, Michael Madsen and John Travolta. You can read the full piece HERE. - Craig

Frank Stallone Concert Date

Sly & Gisele Bundchen VW Ad

Sly and supermodel, Gisele Bundchen created a couple of ads for the new Volkswagon Gol.. The first has an action adventure vibe, while the second takes a more humorous approach. Both a winners! - Craig PS - If anyone has access to high resolution scans of these photos , please contact me.

Rambo Wins

Rambo was a winner at the 9th Annual Golden Trailer Awards. The awards which honor the best in movie trailers and posters chose Rambo for the top spot in the Most Original Poster category.

Most Original Poster
Rambo "Stencil", Lionsgate, Ignition Print
30 Days of Night "Character Poster A", Columbia Pictures, Ignition Print
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, ThinkFilm, Cold Open
Slipstream "Poster", Strand Releasing, The Solid State

You can learn more about the Golden Trailer Awards at their website. - Craig

Happy Birthday Sly!

Today is Sunday, July 6th, the 188th day of 2008 and Sly Stallone's 62nd birthday. Other famous people born on this day include:

• John Paul Jones, founder of the U.S. Navy, in 1747
• former U.S. first lady Nancy Reagan in 1921 (age 87)
• TV entertainer, producer Merv Griffin in 1925
• rock 'n' roll pioneer Bill Haley ("Rock Around The Clock") in 1925
• actress Janet Leigh in 1927
• singer/actress Della Reese in 1931 (age 77)
• actor Ned Beatty in 1937 (age 71)
• actor Burt Ward in 1945 (age 63)
• U.S. President George W. Bush in 1946 (age 62)
• actresses Shelley Hack in 1947 (age 61)
  

Here's to a happy birthday to all [at least all those still living]! - Craig

Sly @ PH Towers

Sylvester Stallone, Governor Jim Gibbons & David Siegel Celebrate the Topping-off of PH Towers by Westgate. (PRNewsFoto/Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino)

Thu Jul 3, 3:09 AM ET

Read about it here! - Craig

Rocky Fan Art

SZoner, Adam Proctor's girlfriend, Dawn Perrier sent in her take on Rocky. Thanks to both for sharing! - Craig

Sly is LeBron James

SZoner, Chris Z. sent in the clipping above from the August 2008 issue of Slam magazine. Thanks to Chris for the heads-up. - Craig

Rocky III Minimates

Here's the latest Rocky Minimates set coming from Art Asylum! - Craig

Super Fan

SZoner, Steve sent in some photos of his collection of Sly Stallone goods.

Thanks to Steve for sharing! - Craig

Sly in Fat Actors Prestige Club

Gawker.com has an article about actors who have gained weight for roles. Included in the list are: Matt Damon, Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Jared Leto, George Clooney, Robert DeNiro, Vincent D'Onofrio and of course Sly. Here's what they had to say about Sly:

Sylvester Stallone in Copland Rocky Balboa gained about 40lbs to play a sad-sack New Jersey policeman in this quiet thriller that was meant to revive his acting career. While Stallone and the movie were both quite good, they went mostly unnoticed and disappeared into film history. Stallone since bulked back up and recently played a 60-year-old John Rambo.
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Here's a link to the piece. - Craig

Sly & Christian Audigier

SZoner, The Iron Horse posted the photo above of Sly and fashion designed Christian Audigier on the StalloneZone message board. See that and much more there! - Craig

Another Honor for Rocky

The American Film Institute recently posted their list of The 10 Greatest Films in 10 Classic Genres. "Rocky" came in at #2 on their Sports list. - Craig

Sly Ad

On June 18, 2008 Adrants.com reported: "Sylvester Stallone is set to appear in a VW ad which will appear in Brazil. And on YouTube, of course." We'll have to keep an eye out for it! - Craig

Discount for SZoners

Yo SZoners,

Mark is back with a nice 10% discount for those ordering the statue. Read below for the link and code. It's great that StalloneZoner, Edinho created the sculpture and it was first seen on the SZ. My hope is that is sells well enough to make it the first in a series! Thanks to Mark for hooking us up! - Craig
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Hey Craig, Well he is up on our website now:
http://hollywood-collectibles.com/rambo_statue.html

Also, as promised a discount for your members. If they enter "R412" (case sensitive for the "R") when ordering they will receive a 10% discount! Thanks, Mark

Sly's Next Movie

In what is being called "perhaps the biggest casting coup in Bollywood, Rambo and Rocky legend Sylvester Stallone has been signed" to appear as himself in "Kambakkht Ishq" the first film from India to be shot almost entirely in Hollywood. Sly will appear in just a couple of scenes, but this is huge coup for Indian cinema. For the full details click HERE. - Craig

Sly & Arnold

ContactMusic.com posted a smaller version of the photo above with this tidbit about Arnold.
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Rambo #1 Everywhere

In it's first week of release the "Rambo" DVD was number one on the home video rental charts and number two on the sales charts with two million units sold. The Blu-ray release of "Rambo" was also number one with one of the best Blu-ray debuts ever. "Rambo" was also the number one movie download at the iTunes Store. All of this after earning over $100 million in its worldwide theatrical release. For full details click HERE.

Sly & Eddie

Actor Eddie Murphy, right, talks with actor Sylvester Stallone as the Boston Celtics play the Los Angeles Lakers in the second half of Game 3 of the NBA basketball finals Tuesday, June 10, 2008, in Los Angeles.

(AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

Sly Watches 2

Actor Sylvester Stallone watches the Boston Celtics play the Los Angeles Lakers in the second half of Game 3 of the NBA basketball finals Tuesday, June 10, 2008, in Los Angeles.(AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

Sly Watches

Actor Sylvester Stallone watches the Los Angeles Lakers play the Boston Celtics during Game 3 of the NBA Finals basketball championship in Los Angeles, June 10, 2008.

Rambo's Back & HCG Has Him!

In March of this year I posted about a Brasilian sculptor and a Stallone fan named Edinho. Edinho had sent in photos of a Rambo sculpture that he did that was simply amazing. You can see for yourself by clicking HERE.

Shortly after the post appeared I was contacted by Mark at Hollywood Collectibles Group. Mark felt the sculpture was good enough for them to produce. I put Mark in contact with Edinho and the rest as they say, is history.

I'm happy to report that the Hollywood Collectibles Group will be producing a limited edition run of 500 pieces of Edinho's sculpture. I'm also happy to report that Mark is working on a deal for SZoners to get a discount on purchases through the SZ! More news on the statue will be posted as it becomes available!

Congrats to both Mark and Edinho for making it happen! - Craig

Just Another Gear in the Machine

Hey Craig,

You know that we would all want to see this one! I just whipped this up for fun. I thought that you would get a kick out of it. You have to admit, it would be SWEET! Keep up the awesome work Craig. I love the site and visit it daily.

Sincerely,

Mark Dambach
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Hey Mark! Thanks for the kind words about the SZ and for sharing your talent! - Craig

Frank to Step into the Ring

Frank Stallone along with Danny Bonaduce [former child star], Dennis Rodman [former NBA star], Dustin "Screech" Diamond [Celebrity Fit Club], Todd Bridges ["Diff'rent Strokes"], ButterBean [300 pound former MMA fighter], Trishelle Cannatella ["The Real World"], Erin Murphy [Tabitha on "Bewitched"], Tiffany ['80s pop star] and Nikki Ziering [Playboy playmate] will compete in "Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling" series set to air on CMT. The series is set for eight episodes to premiere this fall. For full details click HERE.