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Batman/Superman movies 10 – Batman
For pretty much the entire existence of the Christopher Reeve Superman series, there were a number of attempts to bring Batman back to the big screen. The character’s popularity at the time was waning, thanks to the 60’s show reruns … Continue reading
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Batman/Superman Movies 9 – Superman IV: The Quest For Peace
After Superman III ended up being a commercial disappointment, followed by the Supergirl movie straight up bombing, the Salkinds sold the Superman film rights to the Cannon Group. The Cannon Group has a complicated history, but in short, it’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged cannon films, christohper reeve, clark kent, florio fiorini, gene hackman, giancarlo parretti, jackie cooper, jimmy olsen, john williams, jon cryer, lara jur-l, lawrence konner, lenny luthor, lex luthor, lois lane, marc mcclure, margot kidder, mark rosenthal, movie review, movies, nuclear man, perry white, sidney j. furie, superhero movies, superman, superman movie, susannah york, the cannon group
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Batman/Superman movies 8 – Supergirl
You though the behind the scenes politics was complicated with the first three Superman movies? Well, it was, but all of them are still included in pretty much every Reeve Superman box set. Most sets even include both versions of … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander salkind, argo city, batman/superman movies, box office bomb, dc comics, faye dunaway, helen slater, ilya salkind, jeannot szwarc, jerry goldsmith, jimmy olsen, kara zor-el, magic, marc mcclure, maureen teefy, movie review, movies, omegahedron, peter cook, peter o'toole, phantom zone, selena, sorceress, supergirl, superhero movie, superhero movies, superman movies, tri-star, warner bros, zaltar
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Batman/Superman movies 7 – Superman III
I spent the last couple of blog posts talking about the production difficulties that went with Superman II. Well, those production difficulties even bled into the production for Superman III. Both Gene Hackman (Lex Luthor) and Margot Kidder (Lois Lane) … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander salkind, annette o'toole, annie ross, bad movies, christopher reeve, comedy, dc comics, evil superman, gus gorman, ilya salkind, ken thorne, kryptonite, lana lang, margot kidder, movie review, movies, richard pryor, robert vaughn, ross webster, sci-fi movie, sci-fii, science fiction, superhero movies, superman, superman movies, vera webster, warner bros
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Batman/Superman movies 6 – Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
When I talked about Superman II last week, I focused mainly on the troubled production the movie faced. From the conflict between Richard Donner and the producers, to the problems with the cast when he was replaced with Richard Lester. … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander salkind, batman/superman movies, christopher reeve, clark kent, dc comics, gene hackman, general zod, ilya salkind, jack o'halloran, john williams, jor-el, kal-el, ken thorne, lex luthor, lois lane, margot kidder, marlon brando, movie review, movies, non, richard donner, richard lester, sarah douglass, superhero movies, superman, superman II, superman II the richard donner cut, superman movies, terrence howard, tom mankiewicz, ursa, warner brothers
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Batman/Superman movies 5 – Superman II theatrical cut
In the previous post, I touched on the production difficulties behind Superman, starring Christopher Reeve. I probably spent more time talking about them than the actual movie, yet I didn’t even scratch the surface of what happened. The production problems … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander salkind, christopher reeve, clark kent, gene hackman, gene siskel, general zod, ilya salkind, jack o'halloran, ken thorne, lex luthor, lois lane, margot kidder, movies, peter spengler, richard donner, richard lester, roger ebert, sarah douglass, sci-fi movie, science fiction, superhero movies, superman, superman 2, superman II, terence stamp, tom mankiewicz, ursa, zod
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Batman/Superman movies 4 – Superman 1978
This is it, the big one. The main reason I wanted to start this blog series. Superman, directed by Richard Donner, is a very significant movie. It featured what was then groundbreaking visual effects, its massive success proved that superhero … Continue reading
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Tagged academy award, alexander salkind, bafta, christopher reeve, comics, david newman, dc comics, gene hackman, guy hamilton, ilya salkind, john williams, jonathan kent, jor-el, krypton, leslie newman, lex luthor, lois lane, margot kidder, mario puzo, marlon brando, pierre spengler, richard donner, robert benton, saturn awards, sci-fi, sci-fi movie, science fiction, superhero movies, superman, superman movie, tom mankiewicz, warner brothers
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Batman/Superman movies 3 – Batman 1966
There are other early entries I could look at when it comes to Batman and Superman movies, but my first two blog posts pretty much sum up what came before today’s subject. First, I looked at the 1943 Batman serials, … Continue reading
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Tagged adam west, alan napier, alfred, batman, batman 1966, burgess meredith, burt ward, catwoman, cesar romero, comedy, frank gorshin, julie newmar, lee meriwether, movie review, movies, parody, superhero movies, superheroes, the joker, the penguin, the riddler, william dozer, william shaatner
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Batman/Superman movies 2 – Superman and the Mole Men
When people think of the old Superman movies, the Christopher Reeves quadrilogy usually comes to mind. Yet as influential and historically important as those movies are, they weren’t the first theatrically released Superman movies. Like with Batman, there were serials … Continue reading
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Tagged batman/superman movies, clark kent, eddie mannix, george reeves, lois lane, mole men, movie review, movies, phyllis coates, RKO Radio Pictures, robert maxwell, science fiction, superhero movie, superman, superman and the mole men, superman movie, toni mannix, whitney ellsworth
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Batman/Superman movies 1 – The Batman 1943
I’ve been wanting to do a blog series on pre-DC Cinematic Universe Batman and Superman movies for a few years now. It’s about time to kick it off. For this blog series, I’ll only be looking at live action cinematic … Continue reading
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Tagged bat cave, batman, black and white, bruce wayne, dc comics, dick greyson, douglas croft, j. carrol nash, lewis wilson, robin, serials, the batman, wartime propoganda
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