Total Rocky : NEWS & UPDATES

	August 30, 2006 TODAY'S TR.COM UPDATES: Check out the newly revamped online homage to Clubber Lang himself. "We've Got everything you ever want to know about the American cult hero and entertainer, Mr T. You can even contact him through We've Got Mr. T!" Visit the site: "We've Got Mr. T!"
	August 12, 2006 TODAY'S TR.COM UPDATES: Download our latest desktop wallpaper for Rocky Balboa. A second fan-submitted version of "Hearts On Fire" which is a closer match to the version heard in Rocky IV. Click here to visit music section. Remember the record Rocky plays in his apartment when he reflects on his past while looking in the mirror? Perhaps like us, you've spent years searching for it. Search no more, it is available here: Kool & the Gang's "Summer Madness". Download the full song at last! Check out a few of the official production photos released for Rocky Balboa.
	December 13, 2005 Following in the current trend of directors giving the internet full access of movie production, Sylvester Stallone has launched a blog for Rocky Balboa, the next (and last) Rocky sequel which is currently in production. The first video blog has Stallone talking about the training in pre-production and the planning of the fight sequences. We even get to see Rocky in action in the ring as they plan blocking for the fight. At the end of the two minute video update we get a glimpse of Stallone in various different costumes which will be used in the film from what appears to be a filmed costume test. RockyBalboaBlog.com
	November 26, 2005 Now open! Our newest film section focuses on the exciting return of the Italian Stallion in Rocky VI: Rocky Balboa. Read more about the film and its cast - more sections will be added in the months ahead including photos, posters and more.
	October 29, 2005 Check out our newest desktop wallpapers - there's even one for Rocky VI! Download >
	October 26, 2005 Take a look at cornerman Jimmy Gambina's official website. He's now posted an original video clip featuring never-before-seen 8mm home movies taken during the shooting of the original Rocky. It is awesome! Visit his website >
	October 22, 2005 Check out our all-new Travel Guide to Rocky's USA - you'll find addresses, photos and maps detailing the various locations used in shooting during the entire Rocky series.
	October 7, 2005 A massive Tudor-style mansion in California where portions of Rocky V was shot was left almost completely destroyed by a fire. Up to 70 firefighters fought to control the flames at the Pasadena mansion in South San Rafael Avenue, which has been used for a number of movie shoots.
	October 2, 2005 Check out a great assortment of brand new articles covering everything from "The Contender" to "Sly Magazine" to Rocky V. Read 'em >
	September 12, 2005 Frank Stallone, one of America's best Big Band & Jazz Singers, is bringing his "Day In Day Out" Tour to Branson, Missouri. Show every Monday - Saturday at the Branson White House Theatre from October 31st through December 10th, 2005. Stallone, a GRAMMY, GOLDEN GLOBE & ACADEMY AWARD-nominated artist, is one of music's most renowned and loved Big Band, Jazz & Blues Singers. Tony Bennett said it best, when talking about Frank and his music, "Frank Stallone's new album is a knockout. It's the kind of music that I love to hear and be around." Stallone, who has performed for sold out audiences from Las Vegas to London, is now set to premier his "Day In Day Out" tour in Branson, Missouri. This tour is so much more than just a concert or show; the "Day In Day Out" tour is a true "entertainment experience" that encompasses the multi-faceted 40-year career of Frank Stallone. Audiences will be taken to a legendary "Las Vegas" showroom while listening to Stallone's stylistic performance of "Big Band Standards." Feel the power of the music that Stallone wrote and performed for his brother Sylvester's movies, Rocky I, II and III, the theme from Rambo and the phenomenal hits from John Travolta's "Staying Alive." Stallone will then take guitar in hand and lead you on a soulful journey of his music roots performing legendary Jazz, Blues and acoustic guitar tunes that truly reflect the passion of this man and his music.
	August 26, 2005 The one-time poster boy for gold-chains, Mr T, will return to the film series that helped kick off his career. The former "A-Team" star will reprise his role as boxer Clubber Lang in "Rocky 6", opposite Sylvester Stallone. The tough-talking 80's icon confirmed his involvement in the sequel on radio's Howard Stern show. In the new movie, Clubber Lang - who played Rocky Balboa's opponent in "Rocky III" - will now be a commentator. Lang mightn't be the only series star making a comeback in the new sequel. The characters of Duke (played by Tony Burton in the films) and Paulie (played by Burt Young in all the flicks) are also reportedly penciled in to return. Dolph's still waiting for his invite.
	August 20, 2005 Check out this new Polish website dedicated to Sly. It requires registration and a bit of translation, but is definitely worth a look. Visit the site >
	August 11, 2005 It has been confirmed that The Contender will be back for a second round! Cable network ESPN announced that it has signed a deal to air a new season of the show from April 2006. Read more >
	July 30, 2005 Check out the De L' Esprie Bronze Master Works Studio website for an absolutely fascinating look at how one of Sly's Rocky statues was created.
	July 19, 2005 New interview with Sly on his new book, his eating habits and workout style.
	May 16, 2005 "The Contender" has been cancelled after just one season for failing to capture a strong audience. The show has been dogged by a number of problems - including the suicide death of a contestant - and will not be back for a second season. It isn't the only well-hyped show cut by bosses at TV network NBC - the axe has also fallen on the latest "Law & Order" spin-off "Trial By Jury", which has been struggling in the ratings following the death of its star Jerry Orbach. The network has already cut past favorite shows "American Dreams" and firefighter drama "Third Watch".
	May 11, 2005 Sly's been busy promoting his new health and fitness book titled "Sly Moves". This morning he appeared on ABC's Good Morning America to talk about the book - when asked about whether or not Rocky VI will come to be he replied "I think so!". Check out our shopping section to order your own copy of "Sly Moves".
	April 28, 2005 Links have been updated to include a new website called "My Rocky 6 Story" which features an elaborate flash trailer of one fan's idea for Rocky VI. Plus, now available in the shopping section, the life-sized Rocky Balboa cardboard stand up figure.
	March 26, 2005 AP Comics announced in February the debut of an all new, action-packed comic book series featuring Clubber Lang himself - Mr. T! Read the press release >
	March 22, 2005 Articles section updated with tidbits on "The Contender" and Hulk Hogan's induction into the WWE Hall of Fame.
	March 10, 2005 For more on NBC's "The Contender", including a message board for fans, visit the Links section for some updates.
	March 1, 2005 The Rocky Archive is now open! Click here to visit the newest section of our site which features rare movie props, wardrobe and artwork.
	February 28, 2005 Things could be looking better for Rocky VI after last night's sweep of the Academy Awards by Clint Eastwood's boxing gem Million Dollar Baby. Hollywood studios are more likely to cast a favorable glance Rocky's way with The Baby's success still in headlines. Also at last night's Oscar ceremony: First-time host Chris Rock started the big show by announcing that "Rocky V sucked" . . . later in the evening he introduced the orchestra's conductor of 17 years as the master of music, Bill Conti, composer of Rocky's theme.
	February 25, 2005 NOW Magazine reports that Rocky VI will "100% certainly be made" if "The Contender" does well this March. Read more >
	February 21, 2005 According to Stallone, Sony Pictures is interested in his Rocky VI project. Read more >
	February 20, 2005 Visit MGM's official website for "The Rocky Anthology" DVD collection. Click here >
	February 15, 2005 A contestant in Sly Stallone's upcoming NBC boxing reality series "The Contender" tragically committed suicide early Monday in West Philadelphia, according to a published report. Najai "Nitro" Turpin, 22, a Philly native who was only weeks away from the show's March 7 premiere, killed himself around 4 a.m. in front of his girlfriend, the Philadelphia Daily News reported Tuesday. An NBC spokesman told the paper, "We're still mourning the loss of a man we came to know. The show will continue." Stallone described Turpin in the still-to-air premiere as "a tough, punchy street kid from Philadelphia fighting for a better life for his family."
	February 12, 2005 A new desktop wallpaper file has been added. Download it >
	February 11, 2005 The storyline for the long-awaited Rocky sequel is rumored to see Rocky, now a restaurateur, struggle with the demise of his beloved Adrian, while trying to maintain a relationship with his son. Read more >
	December 31, 2004 Frank Stallone and Burt Young chat about their roles and the Rocky Anthology in a new interview. Read it >
	December 16, 2004 "Rocky is about your right to have a dream. It's very much an American piece. We're a country of people who might never have had a chance anywhere else," so says Talia Shire in a new interview. Read it >
	December 14, 2004 The Fast Facts section has been updated.
	December 11, 2004 Check out our newest shopping section - Rocky's Gear - where you'll find an interesting assortment of Rocky's personal items available for purchase such as boxing gloves, shoes, trunks and best of all, his golden glove necklace. Get the gear >
	December 9, 2004 An interesting article on actor Burt Young examines his career, his hobbies, his relationship with Stallone and the latest buzz on Rocky VI. Read more >
	December 7, 2004 Another rip-off of Sly's boxing reality show is set to hit the airwaves in January. Read more >
	December 6, 2004 Check out our idea for a possible promo poster for Rocky VI. See it >
	December 5, 2004 Read our exclusive interview with Rocky cast member Jimmy Gambina, one of Hollywood's most famous boxing choreographers. Read it >
	December 1, 2004 "The Contender" is set to premiere with a special 90-minute episode on Monday, February 21 (9:30-11 p.m. ET) and then will move into its regular time period on Tuesday, March 1 (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET).
	November 30, 2004 Several new articles have been added to our extensive collection. Read them >
	November 28, 2004 In an interview earlier this week, Talia Shire spoke about the possibility of Rocky VI: "I have a feeling when I'm 80 years old I'm going to get a phone call: There's going to be another Rocky. We often talked: Could it be about politics? Could he become a candidate of some sort? That's sort of getting in the ring with people lately." Read the entire interview >
	November 28, 2004 Prices have been slashed on all exclusive Total Rocky prints! Just in time for the holidays, stock up on our unusual photos, including a few new and rarely seen shots including a super-handsome Stallone portrait in Rocky garb, a cast portrait with Adrian and Paulie and a gritty snapshot of Sly revisiting his roots in Hell's Kitchen. Every picture is now only $8.99. See the photos >
	November 19, 2004 Download the extended version of "Hearts On Fire", the training theme of Rocky IV. Go to Multimedia >
	November 17, 2004 Read Stallone's entire script for the original Rocky online! Read the script >
	November 4, 2004 Watch MGM's new high-quality trailer for the December 14 release of "The Rocky Anthology" 5-disc DVD set. Watch it >
	November 4, 2004 Before you buy the new "Rocky Legends" game, give this online version a whirl - compete with other players to improve your power punches with a set of heavy bags. Play the game >
	November 2, 2004 Fast Fact: The "I Love Lucy"/Rocky connection. Go to Fast Facts >
	October 31, 2004 A blurb in today's edition of USA Weekend discusses "The Contender" and casts a grim shadow on Rocky VI's future. Read it >
	October 26, 2004 Sly Stallone and Sugar Ray Leonard made a special joint appearance at last night's Radio Music Awards which aired on NBC. The thrill of the evening came when Sly pointed out wrestling superstar Hulk Hogan in the audience and then called out "Thunderlips!", which sent the audience into a thunderous round of applause for the reunited stars of Rocky III.
	October 25, 2004 MGM Home Entertainment has made available artwork for individual releases of the new Rocky Anthology DVD set. All five discs will be available to own from the 8th February next year, and are priced at $14.95 a piece. The discs will carry both anamorphic widescreen and full screen presentations along with English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, French Mono and Spanish Mono tracks. Click here for a closer look at the individual DVD covers.

	October 24, 2004 Philadelphia 76er Allen Iverson pulls a Rocky in a new television spot from Reebok introducing the NBA player's "Answer 7" basketball shoe. Read more >
	October 24, 2004 Sylvester Stallone announces: "I'm too old to take Rocky's punches!", a quote which, by some accounts, raises concern about the realities of the Rocky VI project. Read more >
	October 20, 2004 Sylvester Stallone is launching a namesake magazine focusing on men's health and fitness. "Sly" will be aimed at men ages 35 to 54. The magazine's debut in January will coincide with the premiere on NBC of his boxing reality series, "The Contender, featuring appearances by George Foreman and Sugar Ray Leonard.
	October 17, 2004 Sly appears in the November, 2004 issue of Maxim Magazine and has the following to say about Rocky: Has working on "The Contender" gotten you fired up to make Rocky 6? Stallone: I'm always fired up to make another Rocky. It dawned on me a long time ago that I have this character who's almost autobiographical, so his story can keep going. The character can go places where the actor is in his life. The movies almost become documentaries. So where is Rocky now? Stallone: Society says to people, "Step aside; age gracefully." I've never thought there was anything graceful about aging. So I used what George Foreman did with his comeback fight a few years ago as a model. Everyone thought he was a joke, but he followed his own drum.
	October 14, 2004 Two new desktop wallpapers have been added to the Multimedia section, both from Rocky III.
	October 7, 2004 Sly's reality show rival "The Next Great Champ" has performed so badly with ratings, it has now been removed from America's primetime television. The FOX show, fronted by esteemed fighter Oscar De La Hoya, has been moved to the TV network's sister channel FOX Sports Net for its remaining six episodes, beginning October 17. In the meantime, Stallone's similar NBC show "The Contender", whose bosses had tried to block the debut of "The Next Great Champ", will now debut in January, 2005 instead of November, 2004.
	October 3, 2004 Check out our editorial detailing the history of Sly's latest dream: a sixth Rocky installment. Read more >
	September 29, 2004 Sylvester Stallone can't avoid being sued by a former boxer, who says Rocky was based on his life. A judge has refused to throw out Chuck Wepner's suit against Stallone. Wepner accuses Sly of using his name to promote the Rocky movies without paying him. Read more >
	September 21, 2004 Ubisoft enters the ring for another knockout with its new release titled "Rocky Legends" - its Rocky's big comeback in the gaming world following the immense success of "Rocky: The Game" for PlayStation 2 and xBox. Read more >
	September 1, 2004 MGM announces plans to re-release a brand new 6-disc DVD box set titled "The Rocky Anthology". Destined to be a big improvement on the simplistic 2001 box set, this one will feature documentaries, bios, commentaries. Read more >
	August 30, 2004 Rewrite Rocky history: Play as Rocky Balboa, Apollo Creed, Clubber Lang, or Ivan Drago before the events of the Rocky films, and re-create their hard-fought quests to become boxing legends. UbiSoft announces the December release of their amazing all-new video game for PlayStation2, xBox. Read more >
	August 25, 2004 A judge's ruling in a dispute between Oscar De La Hoya's "The Next Great Champ" and Sly's project, "The Contender", ended up favoring De La Hoya. But round two is set for September. Read more >
	July 8, 2004 AMC's RockyFest Scores a Knockout! American Movie Classic's Fourth of July movie lineup, "RockyFest: 5 Titles in 5 Nights", which aired from June 28-July 2, lifted the cable network to increases of 42 percent in households (.84 to 1.2), 92 percent in adults 18-49 delivery (380,000 to 728,000), and 80 percent in adults 25-54 delivery (384,000 to 722,000) over the June 2004 time period average. RockyFest, which averaged a 1.2 household rating, is now the second highest rated stunt on AMC this season to-date.
	May 15, 2004 Sylvester Stallone sues MGM, saying they've blocked his plans to make Rocky VI and a Rocky-based Broadway musical. Read more >
	April, 2004 Premiere Magazine names Rocky Balboa on its list of the 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time. Rocky comes in at #64.
	February 3, 2004 A Pennsylvania organization with high hopes for a 300-acre sports museum and library is trying to auction one of sculptor A. Thomas Schomberg's three "Rocky" statues on eBay. Read more >
	November 14, 2003 Chuck Wepner, former boxer and Stallone's inspiration for the character of Rocky Balboa, sues Sly for his cut of the Rocky profits. Read more >
	August 4, 2003 Sports Illustrated issues a special magazine installment titled "The Top 50 Sports Movies of All Time". Rocky came in at #2, behind Bull Durham. Also listed were Raging Bull (#3) and Chariots of Fire (#10).
	June 21, 2004 The International Institute for Sport and Olympic History offers "The Rocky Bust" - a full-size figure of the head of the Rocky Statue created by A. Thomas Schomberg. The asking price? $22,000. Visit their website >
	March 21, 2003 1977's Oscar night has been named as one of the most memorable moments in Academy Award history. That night, before Rocky's big win as Best Picture, Muhammed Ali surprised presenter Sylvester Stallone on stage, claiming he was the real Apollo Creed, and the two began to spar. After goofing around, Stallone made a very sincere statement, saying that even though he might not win anything that night, he would still remember this night forever to be standing next to a "100% certified legend."