Category: Celebs

RIP Blake Edwards

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I was sorry to read that Blake Edwards passed on today at the age of 88.  Although Edwards is perhaps best known for his work on the Pink Panther movies with Peter Sellers, he did so much more.  Here are just some of my favorites from Blake Edwards‘ credits:

  • The Great Race [original story, director]
  • Wild Rovers [screenplay, director]
  • The Return of the Pink Panther [screenplay, director]
  • The Pink Panther Strikes Again [screenplay, director]
  • Revenge of the Pink Panther [screenplay, director]
  • 10 [writer, director], Victor/Victoria [writer, director]
  • Experiment in Terror [director[

Blake Edwards also created the classic PI tv series Peter Gunn [I’ve only seen clips] as well as the classic films Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Days of Wine and Roses [both of which I’ve also never seen in case you’re wondering why they weren’t listed in the credits above].

Mr. Edwards is survived by his wife Julie Andrews as well as their two children and his two children from a previous marriage.  Our thoughts and prayers go out to Mr. Edwards, his family, friends and fans.

Thomas Boatwright Draws 1st Blood

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I had been a fan of Thomas Boatwright’s art for a while. When he announced a sale on commissions for the month of December, I wrote to ask him about a Stallone piece for my collection. Thomas quickly responded and said that he was a fan of “First Blood.” I was surprised at how quickly Thomas finished the piece and that he’d decided to put Richard Crenna’s character in as well. I totally dug everything about it.

So… I asked Thomas if he was up for some more Stallone. He said that he was, so you’ll be seeing his take on Sly from The Expendables and Get Carter on the SZ in the next few weeks. They are just as cool! If you want to see them sooner, Thomas has posted them on his blog and his DA site. Send him some love.

I hope to get more Stallone art from Thomas in the future. If you get commissions, you should consider him as well. He keeps you totally in the loop on his progress, finishes his commissions on or ahead of schedule, has very reasonable prices and is a fantastic artist! – Craig

John Beatty: The Expendables

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The art above was created by my brother from another mother, John Beatty at our second annual Black “Stallone” Friday. Last year Big Beatty decided to create a new piece for my Stallone art collection live on U-Stream. This allowed Stallone fans as well as fans of John’s art to watch and interact with us live as John created the piece. We called it “Black Stallone Friday” and had a blast.

This year, John decided to sweeten the pot with a free, Expendables Blu-Ray giveaway. We fired up the Beattytron and began broadcasting from the beautiful JBI Studio in downtown Holly Hill a little before 2pm. The show ran until 9pm — and John still had more to do on the piece. Along the way we were joined by Shana, Sophie, Mike aka Killer Karl Krupp, Royce, Rob Smith Jr., The Mad Pirate, Husky Courdoroy, and others. Shana was the lucky winner of the DVD set.

I can’t thank John enough for the art. As great as it looks on screen, it is even more impressive in person. John set the bar high and surpassed all expectations.

EW Covers The Walking Dead

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If you subscribe to Entertainment Weekly, then you’ve probably already received your copy of The Walking Dead issue.  If you don’t sub, then you might want to look for a copy which hits stands on November 29th.  If you’re a fan of the show, then you’ll want a copy because Entertainment Weekly goes behind the scenes to talk to…

“…all the key players, including comic creator Robert Kirkman, executive producers Frank Darabont and Gale Anne Hurd, and star Andrew Lincoln…” and others.

Want to Win The Expendables?

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WANT TO WIN A FREE COPY OF “THE EXPENDABLES” 3 DISC SET BLU-RAY DVD OR A FREE COPY OF “THE EXPENDABLES” SOUNDTRACK?

How to win:

You need to do two things:

  • 1: Re-Tweet this post using the “hashtag” #BlackStalloneFriday
  • Don’t have a Twitter account? Sign up HERE
  • On twitter, follow @CraigZablo or @_JohnBeatty_
  • 2: Be in the room watching the LIVE Ustream show on 11.26.2010
  • Don’t have a Usteam account? Sign up HERE
  • Ustream show link HERE

MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN!!!

Ustream Starts At 2:00pm Eastern Time: USA!

Contest will be announced during the stream.

Winner must have valid shipping address in the USA

for physical shipment!

May also choose digital download via iTunes!

Outside the USA a digital download will be available via iTunes!

YES…it’s that simple!

Black “Stallone” Friday

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The poster above was created by my buddy, John Beatty to announce our second annual Black “Stallone” Friday. As most of you are probably aware, the day after Thanksgiving is traditionally a day of shopping. For many businesses it’s their biggest day of the year. For those of us who don’t like crowds and traffic, it’s a pain. So last year Big Beatty decided to create a new piece for my Stallone art collection live on U-Stream. This allowed Stallone fans as well as fans of John’s art to watch and interact with us live as John created the piece.

We called it “Black Stallone Friday” and had a blast. We had so much fun that we decided to make it an annual event. So this Friday, we’re going to do it again. John and I will post the specifics later this week, but our hope is that we can get a lot of folks to tune in, even if only for a bit. The more fans that pop in with questions and comments, the more fun it becomes. So check back here or at John’s site later this week for full details. Oh, and I posted the art from last year’s event to give you an idea of what we can expect this year.

Judging Dredd

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The first still of Karl Urban as Judge Dredd from the upcoming movie “Dredd” has arrived.  I like the fact that this adaptation is supposed to be grittier and more in line with the comic, but man, I still think that Sly Stallone made a great Judge Dredd. [Via CBR.com]

Who Needs a New Mechanic?

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I like this poster.  Shows a bit more creativity than a couple of photoshopped heads, right?

Although I’m looking forward to seeing this updated “The Mechanic”, the original which starred Charles Bronson and Jan-Michael Vincent is going to be hard to top.  This remake, at one point, was touted to star Sylvester Stallone in the Bronson role and Statham as the J-M Vincent character.  I think THAT would have worked.  Statham is a bit young to be the “older” hitman… then again, maybe he was to old to be the younger one.   [Poster via IMPAwards.com]