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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 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 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 September 4, 2019
It’s been a few weeks since my last comic post. Two weeks ago, my usual comic shop ran out of all the comics I intended to pick up before I got there. Last week, I did manage to pick up … Continue reading
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Tagged benjamin grimm, c-3p0, chewbacca, chris sotomayor, comic review, comics, dan slott, dc comics, dc universe, fantastic four, fco plascencia, greg pak, han solo, jesus aburtov, kara zor-el, kevin maguire, luke skywalker, marc andreyko, marvel comics, marvel legacy, mr. fantastic, new DCU, paco medina, phil noto, princess leia, reed richards, star wars, star wars comics, supergirl, superman, the thing
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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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