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Batman/Superman movies 17 – Superman Returns
The year after Batman Begins released, the first major attempt to restart the Superman film franchise since Superman IV finally released, after decades of cancelled projects. The road to even getting to Superman Returns is a long and complicated one, … Continue reading
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Tagged alex ford, alexander salkind, batman/superman movies, brandon routh, brian singer, clark kent, dc comics, ilya salkind, j.j. abrams, james marsden, kate bosworth, kevin smith, kevin spacey, krypton, lex luthor, lois lane, nicolas cage, parker posey, perry white, roger ebert, superhero movies, superman, superman movie, superman returns, tim burton, warner bros, warner brothers
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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 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 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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Comics of June 12, 2019
This week, I picked up two comics, and these two comics mostly tell the same story. Superman 12 and Supergirl 31. In fact, the first two thirds of each issue tell the exact same story, just from different angles. As … Continue reading
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Tagged alex sinclair, brian michael bendis, clark kent, comics, dc comics, dc rebirth, dc universe, eduardo pansica, fco plascencia, ivan reis, jon kent, jur-el, kal-el, kara zor-l, kevin maguire, krypto, krypton, marc andreyko, superboy, supergirl, superman
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Comics of May 8, 2019
I’m now on my last stretch of evening shifts before I move, which means there are only so many days left where there’s no guarantee I’ll make it home before midnight after work. As for preparations, apart from packing, all … Continue reading
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Tagged adam kubert, captain america, chris sotomayor, clark kent, comic review, comics, dc comics, dc rebirth, dc universe, frank martin, kara zor-l, kevin maguire, marc andreyko, marvel comics, marvel legacy, steve rogers, supergirl, superman, ta-nehisi coates
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Comics of August 8, and swimming update
So, this past weekend was a 3-day weekend here in Canada. Not sure if it was for anyone else, but I decided to take advantage of it. I went for my most ambitious swimming attempt yet, and one I won’t … Continue reading
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Tagged all-new wolverine, amazing spider-man, benjamin grimm, clark kent, comic review, comics, dan slott, dc comics, dc rebirth, dc universe, fantastic four, fco plascencia, guru-efx, human torch, invisible woman, jeremy treece, jonny storm, kara zor-el, kevin maguire, krypto, krypton, laura kinney, laura martin, logan, marc andreyko, marco russo, marte gracia, marvel comics, michael phelps, mr. fantastic, nick spencer, peter parker, r.b. silva, reed richards, ryan ottley, sara pichelli, scottie young, simone bianchi, spider-man, supergirl, superman, susan richards, swimming, the hunt for wolverine, the hunt for wolverine: adamantium agenda, the thing, tom taylor, update, wolverine, x-23, x-men
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Comics of July 4, 2018
For any American readers, Happy Independence Day. To the rest of you, happy new comic day. So this past weekend, I swam three 200m butterflies, all negative split, all in a 50m pool, and two of them were within 20 … Continue reading
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Tagged alex sinclair, avengers, brian michael bendis, clark kent, comic review, comics, creator-owned comics, darth vader, david curiel, dc comics, dc rebirth, dc universe, ed mcguinness, fairyland, galactic empire, gertrude, Giuseppe camuncoli, guru-efx, i hate fairyland, image comics, jason aaron, jason fabok, java tartaglia, jean-francois beaulieu, jennifer walters, kieron gillen, man of steel, marvel comics, paco medina, rebel alliance, rebels, salvador larroca, scottie young, she-hulk, star wars, star wars comics, superman, the man of steel
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