We look at famous actors as role models, tending to see their personal lives as soap opera, as projection, as aspiration. But the story of Christopher Reeve is different. His life became a parable. It began with the fact that he was Superman — and I don’t just mean that he played Superman. For millions, he fused with that role in a special way. After nearly five decades of comic-book movies, Reeve’s Man of Steel — the chiseled handsome-hawk profile, the fleet muscularity, the helmet of black hair with its forehead curl just so, the true-blue nobility of his eyes — made him the only actor I’ve ever seen play a superhero who truly seemed like a pop god who’d just stepped out of the comic books. He was so perfect that he could have been drawn by Roy Lichtenstein.
It was, in part, because Reeve’s Superman was so indelible,...
It was, in part, because Reeve’s Superman was so indelible,...
- 1/23/2024
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Los Angeles, Jan 13 (Ians) Ian Bonhote and Peter Ettedgui’s new documentary, ‘Super/Man’ picks up a very different version of Christopher Reeve’s journey.
Reeve is now paralysed from the neck down after a fall from his horse. He cannot move, he cannot soar. His wife, Dana, tends to him and then talks of seeking out towels fresh from the dryer so she can get some of the warmth that she no longer can receive from her husband, reports Variety.
The couple’s young son, Will, celebrates his third birthday party at his father’s hospital. Remarkably, less than a year later, Reeve is on stage at the Oscars receiving a standing ovation.
As per Variety, he teaches Will how to ride his bike, moving along with him and offering encouragement from his motorised wheelchair.
In a way, Reeve became a superhero again. Bonhote and Ettedgui’s film, premiering at the Sundance Film Festival,...
Reeve is now paralysed from the neck down after a fall from his horse. He cannot move, he cannot soar. His wife, Dana, tends to him and then talks of seeking out towels fresh from the dryer so she can get some of the warmth that she no longer can receive from her husband, reports Variety.
The couple’s young son, Will, celebrates his third birthday party at his father’s hospital. Remarkably, less than a year later, Reeve is on stage at the Oscars receiving a standing ovation.
As per Variety, he teaches Will how to ride his bike, moving along with him and offering encouragement from his motorised wheelchair.
In a way, Reeve became a superhero again. Bonhote and Ettedgui’s film, premiering at the Sundance Film Festival,...
- 1/13/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
The Irish Repertory Theatre and Gingold Theatrical Group's co-production of George Bernard Shaw's masterpiece, Man And Superman, will be filmed and persevered for the Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts' Theatre on Film and Tape Archive during its performance on Friday, June 29 at the Irish Repertory Theatre 132 West 22nd Street, This marks the first production of Man And SUPERMANto be included in the library's collection.
- 6/28/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
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