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Olivia Hussey has died. An actor with a 60-year-career to her name, Hussey (later known as Olivia Hussey Eisley) broke out into international attention with her very first major film, starring in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film adaptation of Romeo And Juliet. Six years later, Hussey helped create the template for...

Internet! Stand-by! It’s the trailer for a Superman film, as we head to Milton Keynes for Superman IV: The Quest For Peace.

You can’t beat the flurry of excitement for a new Superman film, and here’s the trailer many of you have been waiting to see. Directed by Sidney J Furie and penned by Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal, Superman IV: The Quest For Peace stars Christopher Reeve in the title role. He’s joined by Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor once again, along with Jackie Coooper, Margot Kidder and Marc McClure. Plus, introducing Mark Pillow as Nuclear Man, the latest foe to go up against Superman. It’s set to be quite a battle.

Gone from its immediate forerunner is Richard Pryor, and instead, Superman IV: The Quest For Peace resets the saga a little, putting the emphasis firmly back onto the Man Of Steel (Reeve...

1974 was a big year for horror. Just months after William Friedkin’s juggernaut The Exorcist shocked audiences around the world, two films electrified the genre and sent it careening in a new direction. While Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre remains one of the most viscerally terrifying films of all time, it’s sister proto-slasher Black Christmas has arguably become more relevant. The film follows Jess (Olivia Hussey) and her friends as they’re targeted by a mysterious man known as Billy (Albert J. Dunk) who hides in the attic of their sorority house. In addition to sparking the slasher revolution, Bob Clark’s film is important for another reason.

Released just one year after the historic Roe v. Wade decision granted US women the right to safe and legal abortion, Black Christmas features a main character who makes the choice to terminate her pregnancy despite her boyfriend’s strenuous—and threatening—objections.

The first trailer for James Gunn’s Superman film debuts this Thursday. On Monday, Warner Bros. Pictures and DC Studios released the first poster and a quick teaser for the film. Superman flies into theaters on July 11.

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Bravo to the first look and such a great nod to the Og, Superman The Movie. The movie was released on December 15, 1978 and starred Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder and Marlon Brando. Considered by some to be the greatest superhero film, director Richard Donner’s origin story made you believe a man could fly. Warner Bros. Studios had huge billboards of Reeve in Southern California prior to the movie’s release. Superman The Movie included such lines as “Truth, Justice and The American Way” and took in $300,478,449 worldwide, with $134,478,449 in the United States and Canada and $166,000,000 internationally. When adjusted for inflation, the film’s total is estimated to be $1.4 billion,...

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Christmas is just around the corner, and it’s time to see brilliant classic movies, but if you are not in the mood to see Home Alone or Jingle All the Way for a millionth and want to see some adult movies. We at CinemaBlind have prepared a list of 11 best R-rated Christmas movies you can check out.

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Violent Night is a Christmas action comedy film directed by Tommy Wirkola from a screenplay co-written by Pat Casey and Josh Miller. The 2022 film follows Santa Claus as he comes across a wealthy family’s compound, where an elite team of mercenaries has kidnapped the family on Christmas Eve. Violent Night stars David Harbour, John Leguizamo, Alex Hassell, Alexis Louder, and Beverly D’Angelo.

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Black Christmas (1974) is a chilling, early entry in the slasher genre that set the stage for many of the tropes and conventions we now associate with horror films. Directed by Bob Clark, the movie is credited with being one of the earliest examples of a slasher, predating Halloween by several years. The story takes place in a sorority house where a group of college girls is celebrating the holidays. Unbeknownst to them, a mysterious killer lurks in the shadows, ready to terrorize them in a way that feels both personal and deeply unsettling. What follows is a harrowing sequence of murders, a tense investigation, and a haunting conclusion that still leaves viewers with a sense of dread long after the credits roll.

Black Christmas Plot Explained Margot Kidder in “Black Christmas” (1974) An Intruder in the House

The film opens with a disturbing sequence as an unseen man climbs the exterior...

It’s time for another reverse Uno card of a video. When we are looking at something standing the Test of Time, its usually through the lens of “is it still good” or “is it still impactful”? The holy grail or Mount Rushmore of slashers have an easy answer to that. Halloween, Friday the 13th, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and A Nightmare on Elm Street are all unimpeachable in their legacy and entertainment value but what about their sequels and remakes? Weve looked at a few of them either through this show seeing if they are still fun as well as Andrew or Lance defending some of them in our Black Sheep videos. Rob Zombie is pretty divisive in general, but he had the extremely difficult task of making not only the remake of John Carpenter’s Halloween in 2007 but also a sequel to that in 2009. He was told he could...

Heavy spoilers ahead for the "Superman & Lois" finale.

The era of the Arrowverse is officially over, as is the era of DC superheroes on The CW. It's fitting, then, that what started with "Smallville" telling the origin of Superman over 20 years ago would end with "Superman & Lois" bringing the story of the Man of Steel to a definitive end.

Unlike most shows in the Arrowverse, "Superman & Lois" didn't take on the form of an origin story. Instead, the show followed Clark Kent (Tyler Hoechlin) after he had already spent 20 years on the job as the Man of Tomorrow, married Lois Lane (Elizabeth Tulloch), and had two teenage sons. By the time we meet him, this version of Superman has already accomplished nearly everything you'd expect the character to go through in a movie trilogy, having even defeated Lex Luthor (Michael Cudlitz) and sent him to jail before the start of the series.

Sharing a meal with family and friends is all well and good as far as Christmas celebrations go, but for the film lovers among us, it's the perfect time to hibernate in front of the television with a cozy blanket and mug of hot chocolate with a watch-list of some of the greatest Christmas films ready to go. While not every cinephile finds satisfaction out of the genre, it's a time so magical that everything from horror films, '80s action, and even German Impressionism can all find a place in Christmas films.

Ranging from the corny and ridiculous to generational classics, Christmas films have introduced to us some of cinema's most memorable characters. The traditional George Baileys and multiple Santa Clauses hit us in the feels and remind us of the season's merriment, while the Christmas-adjacent Gizmos and John McClanes grant us the space to clench, laugh, and gasp with festive cheer.

Colin Chilvers, a pioneering, Oscar-winning Hollywood visual effects artist who created movie magic for Superman, apocalyptic scenarios and even The Who’s Tommy, died November 19 in Fort Erie, Ontario, where he lived. He was 79.

His death was first reported Wednesday by the news station 101.1 FM in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Among Chilvers’ more memorable feats were the effects that gave Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder the illusion of flying in Richard Donner’s 1978 classic Superman, work that had him share in a team Oscar for Visual Effects.

In 1986, Chilvers created the dazzling trickery that allowed Michael Jackson to defy gravity by leaning forward 45 degrees with no visible means of support in the music video for “Smooth Criminal.” Chilvers directed the video, along with various other Jackson video collections.

Chilvers’ post-Superman credits from the ’80s through the 2000s also included Superman 2 and Superman 3, Bride of Chucky, X-Men and K-19: The Widowmaker.

Hollywood visual effects pioneer Colin Chilvers, who earned a Special Achievement Academy Award in 1979 for making Christopher Reeves as Superman fly, has died. He was 79.

Chilvers died Tuesday in Fort Erie, Ontario, according to his nephew, Chris Corbould, whose own VFX credits include Inception, The Dark Knight Rises and James Bond franchise movies like No Time to Die and Spectre.

“I am forever indebted to Colin as he instigated the start of my own career in special effects when he invited me onto the set of Tommy in 1974 when I was 16 years old and inspired me to make a career in the film industry,” Corbould told The Hollywood Reporter.

Chilvers was a director of special effects for Richard Donner’s 1978 classic Superman, which was shot partly in Niagara Falls and starred Reeves as Clark Kent/Superman and Margot Kidder as Lois Lane. Chilvers in a 2019 interview with the 15 Minutes With…...

One of the most popular Christmas horror movies among genre fans is the 1974 classic Black Christmas (watch it Here) – and this December, some of the movie’s fans are going to have the chance to catch it on the big screen! Variety reports that the American Genre Film Archive is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Black Christmas by bringing a 4K restoration to theatres across North America from December 7th through 22nd!

Directed by Bob Clark, the same filmmaker who brought us the family friendly classic A Christmas Story, from a screenplay by A. Roy Moore, Black Christmas has the following synopsis: As winter break begins, a group of sorority sisters, including Jess and the often inebriated Barb, begin to receive anonymous, lascivious phone calls. Initially, Barb eggs the caller on, but stops when he responds threateningly. Soon, Barb’s friend Claire goes missing from the sorority house, and a local adolescent girl is murdered,...

In celebration of its 50th anniversary, the American Genre Film Archive is releasing a 4K restoration of Bob Clark’s holiday horror classic “Black Christmas” in theaters.

Teaming up with the Agfa, Texas-based collectible company Mutant has created an 18″ by 24″ “Black Christmas” poster that will be available exclusively at select 50th anniversary screenings. The five-color screen print, produced by Night Swim in an edition of 285, features brand-new artwork by Phantom City Creative. Additional white and red variants of the poster will be released on Mutant’s website Nov. 29 — Black Friday.

“I am so honoured that the American genre Film Archive and Mutant are presenting the 50th Anniversary of ‘Black Christmas’ in movie theaters this year, star Olivia Hussey said of the rerelease. “The film world is lucky to have the Agfa, which continues to show the meaningful impact of going to the movies through screenings like this one. I’m...

Pressman Film, the indie producer founded by the late Edward Pressman and behind classics from Wall Street to American Psycho, has broken new ground in film financing with the first slate listed on popular investment platform Republic.

The offering launched Sept. 5 with a goal of $1.5 million to develop a minimum of six new projects. It’s raised over $1.7 million and could see additional coin by the time it closes on Friday.

This is not crowdfunding but equity investment from — so far — 295 investors with Pressman offering rather generous returns if a project does make it into production as the indie seeks to create a brand and attract a pool of followers and potential financiers going forward. Investors can also reap premiums at other milestones including a portion of Pressman Film’s producing fee and a portion of their share of the net profits.

“We’re the first slate they [Republic] offered in this way,...

The life of the actor who played Superman before becoming paralysed, told by his own children, is poignant enough so why the cod-mythic animations and pompous music?

‘You’ve got me?” splutters Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) in the 1978 Superman: The Movie, after her caped saviour (Christopher Reeve) scoops her up in his arms as she plunges from a skyscraper. “Who’s got you?”

It’s a question answered by the documentary Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story. When Reeve was paralysed from the neck down after a fall while horse-riding in 1995, it necessitated a cultural reckoning with illusory images of strength and infallibility. On the day of the accident, Reeve flatlined twice; doctors estimated that his chances of living until the evening were 50/50. Not only did he survive but he went on to be an inspiring bipartisan campaigner in the areas of spinal injury and stem cell research. Behind the scenes,...

Movies from the DC Universe as of late may not have been some of its best ones to date, resulting in either critically panned, or brutally underrated projects that performed terribly badly at the box office. But this wasn’t always the case, as this superhero universe is also credited with giving fans some of the best and most comically accurate films of all time.

Now that James Gunn is soon about to launch his revamped version of the respective super-verse with a full-blown rebooted cast, it seems like the perfect time to go down memory lane and reminisce all those masterpieces that DC gave us over the years – since we probably won’t be seeing all those iterations of the superheroes that we grew up watching return anytime soon.

That said, here’s a list of the 10 highest-rated movies from this super-verse, ranked according to their respective ratings on IMDb.

Writer/director Ti West has been a household name in the horror genre for a long time, recently directing the stylish and impressive trilogy of "X," "Pearl," and "MaXXXine." But 15 years ago this month, West rocketed onto the scene with "The House of the Devil," which was technically his third feature but unquestionably became his breakout calling card. I remember there being tremendous excitement about the film at the time in the blogosphere -- this was long before I worked for /Film, but as an avid reader of the site, I recall multiple articles singing its praises, with this one being perhaps the most detailed and effusive. I didn't dabble too much in horror back then, but I clocked the enthusiasm in the community and tucked it away in the back of my mind. 

It took 15 years, but I finally got around to seeing the movie (I'm far more open...

Bitchin’ Barb.

After kicking off October with discussions of David Fincher’s Gone Girl (listen) and Tobe Hooper’s original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (listen), we’re tackling another juggernaut of horror history with a look at Bob Clark‘s Black Christmas.

Black Christmas follows sorority sisters Jess (Olivia Hussey), Barb (Margot Kidder) and Phyl (Andrea Martin) as they begin to receive anonymous, obscene phone calls in the days leading up to Christmas. When their other sorority sister Clare (Lynne Griffin) goes missing from the house, the girls frantically search for her, unaware that the mysterious caller has made a home for himself in their attic.

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Superman & Lois is currently in its fourth and final season, standing out as one of the most successful Arrowverse series, even though it wasn’t directly part of the cinematic universe that the CW aimed to establish over the past decade.

Initially, the show was expected to have a longer run, as Elizabeth Tulloch confirmed in her interview with ComicBook. However, circumstances changed when Nexstar acquired the CW, resulting in the cancellation of several shows.

The show’s fate was uncertain until it was finally confirmed that the fourth season would be its last, resulting in significant budget cuts that restricted the cast size and reduced the number of episodes. At least fans are grateful that the series has been given the chance to conclude its story.

In addition to Nexstar’s acquisition of the CW, there have been rumors suggesting that James Gunn played a role in the...

‘Superman & Lois’ is currently in its 4th and final season. It’s one of the most successful Arrowverse shows, despite not being directly part of the cinematic universe that CW was trying to build across more than a decade.

The show was originally supposed to last much longer, as Elizabeth Tulloch confirmed in her interview with ComicBook. Still, stuffed happened. CW was acquired by Nexstar which led to the cancellation of many shows.

The show’s fate hung in the balance until it was ultimately confirmed that the show’s 4th season would serve as its last. With severe budget cuts that limited the show’s cast and the number of episodes. Ultimately, at least the show has gotten an opportunity to wrap up its story. Something that fans have been grateful for.

But, besides Nexstar acquiring CW, there have also been rumors that James Gunn was involved in the...

Conceived by Barbara Pyle and media mogul Ted Turner, Captain Planet was an ecological hero way ahead of his time. The animated series ran for years with some nifty design work by Neal Adams and his Continuity Associates. Each episode featured an adventure and a lesson (of course). It endeared itself to a generation of viewers and remained an enduring figure from the 1990s.

Now, Warner Home Entertainment has released Captain Planet the Complete Franchise, with 41 hours and 31 minutes of environmental goodness. For silly legal reasons, the show has two titles evenly split among its six seasons: Captain Planet and the Planeteers (animated by Dic) and The New Adventures of Captain Planet (animated by Hanna-Barbera) for the final three seasons.

Gaia, the spirit of Earth, was voiced by Whoopi Goldberg, who set the tone and standard for the entire series. She was accompanied by a voice cast that included Margot Kidder...

Horror movies might be known more for death scenes than anything else. For that reason, pinning down the best horror movie death should be challenging — but it isn’t. One obscure, eerie Yuletide scene from the 1970s takes the cake.

The best horror movie death involves a bizarre weapon

When people think of the great murder set pieces, they often think of slasher sequences like the shower scene from Psycho and the time Kevin Bacon’s throat got slit in Friday the 13th. One of the more underappreciated slashers is 1974’s Black Christmas. It’s not forgotten, but it never inspired the sort of fandom as A Nightmare on Elm Street or Child’s Play. Regardless, Black Christmas has some incredible tension and tantalizing unanswered questions.

The premise revolves around an unseen, unknown assailant who breaks into a sorority house during the Christmas season and starts living in the attic. One by one,...

Unlike Superman and Superman II, Superman III didn’t even bother teasing the next installment in the franchise. Really, by the time that movie’s end credits hit, did anyone even want another entry? Hadn’t the Salkinds done enough damage to the Man of Steel? And yet, as we all know, a fourth installment in the Superman series did indeed hit theaters…with a nearly unmatched thud.

If you remember from our previous instalment of What Happened to This Movie?!, Superman III was plagued with all sorts of problems both on and off the screen. So what happened this time around? Turns out, the series would be facing its greatest battles yet, with the rights being passed to another studio, its star only signing on so he could finance another movie altogether and the budget getting chopped in more than half!

And so, let’s suit up one more...

James Gunn is setting up DC Comics for a great future ahead with releases already lined up for 2025. Over the last couple of years, Dcu has faced a couple of upsets with the departures of various actors from the franchise. Henry Cavill was one individual who pulled out of DC’s roster due to a possible scheduling conflict.

James Gunn | Credits: Erik Drost, licensed under Cc By 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

However, Gunn had announced that David Corenswet would be assuming his position as Superman, back in 2023. The CEO of DC Studios went straight into business and announced that they plan on releasing a new Superman movie in 2025. But along with all the announcements come a slew of rumors that Gunn has been debunking.

Is James Gunn writing his own Superman comic book?

Not too long ago, a rumor about James Gunn writing his own story for a new Superman comic book went viral on Threads.

Considering the first two Superman movies made over $500 million at the worldwide box office, it was absolutely no surprise that a Superman III would take flight. Besides, it was promised in the closing credits of Superman II!

With the success of Superman and its sequel, superhero movies were in the earliest iteration of franchise mode. In short: strong box office numbers guaranteed another movie, no matter how bad it could possibly turn out. And Superman III is just about as bad as it could possibly turn out, generally ranking among the worst superhero sequels ever and a prime example of what happens to a series’ reputation when things go wrong with the script, cast and, hell, even the opening credits sequence!

So, let’s go from Superman to Super-Mean to Super-Machine as we find out: What Happened to This Movie?!

Superman III was announced at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival, well...

Plot: A deep dive into the life of Christopher Reeve, from his overnight stardom as Superman through to his life after the tragic accident which left him a person with quadriplegia.

Review: When I heard Sundance would be showing a documentary about the life of Christopher Reeve, I correctly assumed that it wouldn’t leave a dry eye in this house whenever it was screened. Indeed, as the premiere screening wound up, the sobs from the audience were pronounced, and Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story is certainly a heartbreaking experience. Now that the film is getting a limited theatrical run (from Fathom Events), with an expansion rumoured for later this month, fans everywhere will get to shed a tear and be inspired by this icon.

Directors Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui wisely adopt a non-linear style to tell Reeve’s story, opening with his accident, which came at a...

From rising star to champion for others, Christopher Reeve blazed a trail of hope. Directors Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui tell Reeve’s inspiring story in Super/Man, documenting the challenges he faced and the good he created in the world.

We learn of Reeve’s journey from a struggling young actor’s breakthrough role as the original Superman to his paralyzing horseback riding accident. Through it all, Reeve’s dedication to others despite his own struggles makes him the embodiment of heroism.

Reeve started simply, training as a theater actor but landing the role of a lifetime as Superman in 1978. With Richard Donner’s film a phenomenon, Reeve became a star yet retained his humility. When a tragic accident left him paralyzed, Reeve could have faded but instead fought to help others.

Through advocacy and his Reeve Foundation, he changed policies and improved countless lives. His optimism, even in darkness,...

While his films have ranged from the sublime to the atrocious, there’s no denying the impact Brian De Palma has had on cinema. Let’s take a look back at 20 of his greatest films, ranked worst to best.

De Palma began his filmmaking career directing underground features shot on a shoestring, many of which starred a young Robert De Niro. He came into his own with the Hitchcock-inspired thriller “Sisters” (1973), starring Margot Kidder as a pair of killer Siamese twins. The Master of Suspense would serve as a muse to De Palma throughout his career, influencing such films as “Obsession” (1976), “Dressed to Kill” (1980), “Blow Out” (1980) and “Body Double” (1984) both in style and substance.

He enjoyed his first box office success with “Carrie” (1976), an adaptation of Stephen King’s chilling novel about a shy teenager (Sissy Spacek) with telekinesis. The film brought Oscar nominations to Spacek and Piper Laurie...

A little while back, we ran a special Wtf episode about the 1979 Disney movie, The Black Hole, an uncommonly adult film for the family-friendly studio. It kicked off an experiment for the studio to move into adult fare, eventually spawning no less than three subsidiaries that produced some of the most influential movies of the 80s, 90s and 2000s. These off-shoots paved the way for Disney’s place as the most powerful motion picture studio in the world, with them owning Lucasfilm, Pixar and the MCU. This summer, the Mouse House released an uncommonly bold MCU movie, Deadpool & Wolverine, which sported an R-rating, and has done blockbuster business. Many are wondering if perhaps this could have the way for Disney to tackle some adult fare, but it wouldn’t be the first time, and maybe now is the time to bring back Touchstone Pictures.

So, what’s Touchstone Pictures...

The year that brought us the classic Alien also gave us dozens of other horror movies – some great, others less so. We head back to 1979:

“The horror… the horror,” a shadowy Marlon Brando intoned in Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now, finally released in 1979 after an infamously protracted shoot. Brando’s Colonel Kurtz was referring to the haunting fallout from the Vietnam war in those final, whispered words, but he could just as well have been reading off a newspaper listing of the numerous genre movies released that year.

Among 1979’s biggest hits was, of course, Alien, Ridley Scott’s prowling space horror that elevated its monster-on-a-ship premise into something unforgettably visceral and disturbing. So disturbing that it launched a franchise that is still going 45 years later; as these words are being typed, Fede Alvarez’s sidequel Alien: Romulus is about to hatch in cinemas.

Alien was a huge hit for 20th Century Fox,...

This August, Prime Video is bringing you a lot of entertainment with the highly anticipated Season 2 of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, an all-new action-comedy film starring John Cena and Awkwafina titled Jackpot!, and an animated Batman series titled Batman: Caped Crusader. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Prime Video this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 10 best films that are coming to Prime Video in August 2024 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Fargo (August 1)

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95%

Fargo is a dark comedy crime drama film written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. The 1996 film follows the story of Jerry, a sales manager who is under a huge debt. To repay his loan he hatches a plan to hire two henchmen to kidnap his wife and...

Hit-Monkey continues to walk the vigilante path less traveled. While other heroes trade banter in slick suits, this show honors the violent grit pioneered by films like Oldboy and martial arts classics like Drunken Master. Dark humor cuts through the carnage, recalling Tarantino at his pitch-black best.

Season 2 delves deeper into what fuels a life of violence. Monkey confronts his own “family business” legacy through a crisis of conscience glimpsed in similarly nihilistic animation like Primal. Bryce’s redemption arc nods to fallen antiheroes from The Dark Knight to Breaking Bad. New characters like Eunice bring levity, further separating this show from the gleaming MCU while expanding representation in the genre.

Through intricately animated mayhem and nuanced character journeys, Hit-Monkey remains that rare comic adaptation unafraid to color outside the lines. While some question its direction, true aficionados see how honorably it carries the torch of transgression lit by mangas...

Up, Up, and Away! Truth, Justice, and The American Way. These immediately cause comic fans to conjure up one specific character, The Big Blue Boy Scout. Superman. Heralded as the one that started the superhero boom in comics way back in 1938, there have been a lot of live-action versions over the years. Last year’s Flash movie highlighted some of the more popular ones and even one that had never actually been put on film. With James Gunn taking over the Dcu and using a new Superman film as the starting line, what can we expect from the upcoming film?

Who’s In It?

It’s always interesting to see who will get the chance to put on the suit. Will they go more for the look of Superman, or will they find an actor who can convey the wholesomeness of the character? Sometimes, they get both. The characters surrounding...

A wide range of actors, from Kirk Alyn to Henry Cavill, have donned the Kryptonian cape of Superman. But a large section of DC fans hail Christopher Reeve as the definitive version of the character. Despite Henry Cavill’s fame in the role, unlike Reeve, his story ended abruptly when James Gunn took over DC Studios.

Christopher Reeve as Superman | DC Studios

Recently a clip shared by Turner Classic Movies gave us a look into the terrific chemistry shared between Christopher Reeve’s Superman and Margot Kidder’s Lois Lane. The fans were sent on a nostalgic ride as the clip, featuring an iconic scene from the 1978 Richard Donner film, presented the best live-action version of Lois Lane.

Was Christopher Reeve’s 1978 Superman the best portrayal of the character?

A still from Christopher Reeve’s “cat rescuing moment” in the 1978 movie | Warner Bros. Pictures

Richard Donner impressed fans when he...

Since 1938, Superman has dominated countless comic books, inspired a legion of fans, and appeared on the big and small screen to varying degrees of success. Adorned in blue tights and a red cape, the Man of Steel is a traditional hero in every sense of the word: morally sound, full of hope, and never too busy for any task, great or small. He's a Boy Scout who stands for truth, justice, and the American Way, an ideology that contrasts sharply against today's darker generation of heroes like Batman and Spider-Man. 

But that hasn't stopped producers from trying their hand at blockbuster success with the big guy. Richard Donner's "Superman: The Movie," the grandfather of all superhero films, remains the most successful entry, critically and commercially, while Bryan Singer's "Superman Returns" and Zack Snyder's "Man of Steel" trilogy divided critics and audiences alike. Soon, James Gunn steps to the plate with "Superman Legacy,...

The 2013 film Man of Steel introduced Henry Cavill in the iconic role of Superman, captivating superhero fans with his unique interpretation of the beloved character. Cavill’s commanding presence on-screen not only impressed fans but also made a lasting impact on his co-stars.

Man of Steel | Credit: DC Studios

However, Chris Meloni, who took on the role of General Nathan Hardy in the movie, later shared the reason that he was glad not to be Superman for one specific reason after he saw Cavill don the suit while filming Man of Steel.

Christopher Meloni Was Relieved to be a Civilian In Man of Steel

Hollywood actor Christopher Meloni has experience in leading projects. However, when it came to Zack Snyder’s 2013 film Man of Steel, he was content taking on the supporting role of General Nathan Hardy alongside Henry Cavill.

Christopher Meloni as Colonel Nathan Hardy in Man of Steel | Credit: Warner Bros

Initially,...

Forty years after the character’s first appearance on the print pages of Action Comics, Superman made his biggest jump yet in terms of making an impact with the live-action set of four movies starring Christopher Reeve. Alongside Margot Kidder as his Lois Lane, the adaptation went on to become one of the most beloved pieces of comic book movie legacy thanks to the handling of the leads at the hands of director Richard Donner.

Amy Adams as Lois Lane in Zack Snyder’s Dceu | DC Studios

Decades later, a much-anticipated 21st-century reboot by Zack Snyder dropped with Henry Cavill in and as the Man of Steel. While the iteration and the director’s subsequent installments to the Dceu suffered from a slew of issues, none became more glaring than his approach to Amy Adams as the superhero’s love interest.

Now, as James Gunn readies to sail a ship...

In 1938, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster debuted the character of Superman on the printed pages of Action Comics and watched it grow into one of the most popular characters worldwide. As of now, with hundreds of comic storylines and dozens of live-action movies, the DC icon has become a symbol of heroism and boasts recognition across the globe.

In many ways, the 1978 big-screen version of the superhero with Christopher Reeve at the helm and Margot Kidder as Lois Lane, kicked off an insatiable love for more of such outings.

Christopher Reeve as Superman | Warner Bros. Pictures

In the years to follow, the red cape passed down the hands of several actors with equally acclaimed actresses complimenting him as the character’s love interest. However, one of the biggest changes that Superman underwent was in 2013’s Man of Steel starring Henry Cavill and Amy Adams.

The film had its director Zack Snyder...

The late Richard Donner, director of Superman, made some of the most acclaimed and memorable films of the 70s and 80s. He was the go-to director for action blockbusters and entertaining cinema ranging from superhero films to buddy-cop comedies. He directed iconic films such as The Omen, The Goonies, The Lethal Weapon franchise, and Superman.

Christopher Reeve as Superman in 1978’s Superman | Warner Bros

The latter remains his most celebrated work and starred Christopher Reeve as Superman and Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor. Donner wanted Hackman to shave his mustache for the role but the actor kept on refusing him. The director then pulled off a risky trick that got Hackman on his nerves and almost killed Donner.

Richard Donner’s Mustache Trick Almost Got Him Killed By Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman put on a fun and campy portrayal of Lex Luthor in Superman | Warner Bros

Richard Donner assembled a...

By all accounts, Christopher Reeve was one of the kindest and most giving men in the business, something that so many of his co-stars and friends gave back. For those lucky enough to work alongside him on screens both big and small – even just once – it will always be a special moment. This holds true even in far lesser fare, as Superman III co-star Annette O’Toole remembers just how giving Reeve was even off the set.

Speaking with MovieWeb, Annette O’Toole – who played Clark Kent’s childhood friend Lana Lang – remembered the time that Christopher Reeve took her to a Simon & Garfunkel concert at Wembley Stadium while she was still trying to get acclimated to the environment. “[They] just kind of introduced me to the world as being part of this huge movie. And it was just a wonderful night, and he was so sweet all the time. He couldn...

‘Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story’ is a 2024 documentary directed by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui. It delves into Christopher Reeve’s life after his accident and his advocacy for disability rights. The film, a collaboration between British and American entities, was co-produced by Words+Pictures, Passion Pictures, and Misfits Entertainment, with Warner Bros Pictures handling distribution.

It premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2024, and was subsequently acquired by Warner Bros. Discovery for $15 million. The documentary garnered acclaim, with James Gunn from DC Studios expressing being “emotionally floored” by its portrayal.

Deadline recently announced that the film is set for a limited theatrical release on September 21, with a special encore screening planned on the late actor’s birthday, September 25.

The original 1978 ‘Superman’ movie catapulted Christopher Reeve to everlasting fame, chronicling Superman’s journey from his infancy on Krypton to his heroic exploits in Metropolis. The star-studded cast included Marlon Brando,...

‘Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story’ is a 2024 documentary film directed by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui, focusing on Christopher Reeve’s life post-accident and his activism for disability rights. The film, a British-American venture, was co-produced by Words+Pictures, Passion Pictures, and Misfits Entertainment, with Warner Bros Pictures as the distributor.

It premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2024, followed by acquisition by Warner Bros. Discovery for $15 million. The documentary received praise, with James Gunn of DC Studios expressing being “emotionally floored” by it.

Recently, Deadline reported that the movie will be released in select theaters on September 21, with an encore presentation to follow on the late actor’s birthday, September 25.

The original 1978 ‘Superman’ movie that brought Christopher Reeve his immortal fame followed Superman’s origin story from his infancy on Krypton to his heroic deeds in Metropolis. Alongside Reeve, the ensemble cast includes Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder,...

Christopher Reeve’s Superman is most people’s definitive portrayal of the character. Richard Donner successfully balanced the superheroic aspects of the character along with the nerdy charm of his alter ego Clark Kent. The success of the first film led to Reeve returning for three sequels.

Christopher Reeve as Superman in 1978’s Superman

Donner’s Superman has been the benchmark that every other iteration of the character aims to achieve. However, Superman II did not see the return of Donner and many of his intended scenes did not feature in the theatrical film. An interesting but flawed deleted scene featuring Lois and Clark has fans relived that it did make it into the final cut.

Fans Find a Major Flaw in Deleted Scene from Superman II

This deleted scene from Superman II was used in Richard Donner’s cut of the film

The production of Superman II was a...

Jan Haag, who a half-century ago founded the landmark Directing Workshop for Women at the American Film Institute, has died. She was 90.

The remarkable Haag, who also was an actress, painter, poet, novelist, playwright, writer of travel stories and creator of needlepoint canvases, some of which required hundreds of hours to complete, died Monday in Shoreline, Washington, according to the AFI and the Mb Abram agency.

Haag had directed dozens of educational films for the John Tracy Clinic and the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare when she became the first woman accepted into the Academy Intern Program at the AFI in 1970, three years after it was founded by George Stevens Jr.

She was assigned to Paramount’s Harold and Maude (1971), directed by Hal Ashby, then joined the AFI staff in 1971, and among her duties was to administer the nonprofit’s film grant program funded by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Bloody Disgusting has revealed the new films that are joining its Screambox horror streaming service in May, including Life of Belle, México Bárbaro II, and Death 4 Told.

Journey south of the border with México Bárbaro II on Screambox May 10. Michelle Garza Cervera (Huesera: The Bone Woman) and Diego Cohen (Mark of the Devil) are among the anthology’s nine filmmakers exploring Mexico’s most horrific traditions and legends.

One body, two heads, and 6,000 teeth take a bite out of Screambox in 2-Headed Shark Attack on May 10. Carmen Electra (Scary Movie), Charlie O’Connell (“The Bachelor”), and Brooke Hogan (Hogan Knows Best) star in the campy creature feature.

Enjoy four wicked tales of terror in Death 4 Told also on Screambox May 10. The 2004 indie horror anthology features Margot Kidder (Black Christmas), Tom Savini (Dawn of the Dead), Alicia Goranson (“Roseanne”), Rich Sommer (“Mad Men”), and Lily Pilblad (“Fringe”).

Drawing comparisons to Paranormal Activity and Skinamarink,...

The movie “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” is a documentary released in 2024. It’s about Christopher Reeve’s life after his accident and how he fought for disability rights. It’s a collaboration between British and American filmmakers, co-produced by Words+Pictures, Passion Pictures, and Misfits Entertainment, and distributed by Warner Bros Pictures.

The film premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2024, and was later acquired by Warner Bros. Discovery for $15 million. James Gunn from DC Studios praised the documentary, saying it deeply moved him.

In 2024, at CinemaCon, James Gunn announced that the documentary would hit theaters sometime in September 2024. This makes it the first movie under the DC Studios Label. The original 1978 ‘Superman’ movie, starring Christopher Reeve, told Superman’s origin story from Krypton to his heroic deeds in Metropolis. Alongside Reeve were actors like Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, and Margot Kidder. ‘Superman’ was a major success, with a...

‘Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story’ is a 2024 documentary film directed by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui, focusing on Christopher Reeve’s life post-accident and his activism for disability rights. The film, a British-American venture, was co-produced by Words+Pictures, Passion Pictures, and Misfits Entertainment, with Warner Bros Pictures as the distributor.

It premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2024, followed by acquisition by Warner Bros. Discovery for $15 million. The documentary received praise, with James Gunn of DC Studios expressing being “emotionally floored” by it.

During 2024, CinemaCon, James Gunn announced that the documentary would be released theatrically on an unspecified date, in September 2024, making it the first movie to be released under the DC Studios Label.

The original 1978 ‘Superman’ movie that brought Christopher Reeve his immortal fame followed Superman’s origin story from his infancy on Krypton to his heroic deeds in Metropolis. Alongside Reeve, the ensemble cast includes Marlon Brando,...

Kevin Feige is known for his significant role in shaping the MCU. As Marvel Studios’ President, he has been instrumental in its remarkable success since its launch in 2008 with ‘Iron Man.’

However, Feige’s favorite superhero movie, surprisingly, isn’t a Marvel character film. It’s about Dcu’s most notable and influential superhero of all time – Superman.

During the 2017 Oscar ceremony, Feige shared that before beginning any MCU production, he always re-watches ‘Superman,’ directed by Richard Donner and released in 1978, starring Christopher Reeve as the iconic Man of Steel.

The film depicts Superman’s origin story, from his infancy on Krypton to his heroic deeds in Metropolis. Alongside Reeve, the cast includes Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, and others. ‘Superman’ was the most expensive film made up to that point, with a budget of $55 million. It was both a critical and financial success, earning worldwide box office earnings of $300 million,...

Kevin Feige will go down in history for his influential role in shaping the MCU. As the President of Marvel Studios, Feige has been the driving force behind the MCU’s unprecedented success, overseeing its development since its inception in 2008 with ‘Iron Man.’

But even the man behind the MCU has one superhero movie he always returns to and surprisingly, it’s not a Marvel Character movie, it’s the one about Dcu’s most notable and influential superhero of all time – Superman.

During the 2017 Oscar ceremony, Feige revealed that before starting any MCU production he always rewatches ‘Superman’ directed by Richard Donner released in 1978, with Christopher Reeve taking on the mantle of the Man of Steel.

The film follows Superman’s origin story from his infancy on Krypton to his heroic deeds in Metropolis. Alongside Reeve, the ensemble cast includes Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, and others. ‘Superman...

Ernie Hudson is one of the most well-known stars in Hollywood. One of the first Hollywood movies in which he notably appeared was 1982’s Penitentiary II. Only two years later, he gained prominence as Winston Zeddemore in the supernatural comedy-drama- Ghostbusters. He has reprised his role as Winston throughout the blockbuster film series.

Ernie Hudson as Winston Zeddermore in Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Hudson has a huge fanbase, thanks to his popularity among moviegoers of different age groups. It is not uncommon for actors to have strange stories of interactions with fans. The Basketball Diaries star is no exception as he recounted a story during his appearance in an interview alongside Bill Murray.

Ernie Hudson Recounted a Strange Fan Interaction Story Ernie Hudson and Bill Murray on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (The Tonight Starring Jimmy Fallon | YouTube)

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is the latest installment of the supernatural film franchise, which kickstarted in 1984. Bill Murray,...