Tom Jolliffe ventures back to 1987 to look at two films which promised big things from Cannon Films, but would be the beginning of the end for the company… Oh to be six again. Life was much simpler. TV shows were better, films were better, music was better. I didn’t have to pay any bills […]
Superman III: An Underrated Entry in the Man of Steel Canon?
Tom Jolliffe looks back at Superman III, the maligned third outing for Christopher Reeve as Superman… As we await the long gestating Snyder Cut of Justice League, and having had a (at best) very mixed bag of Superman depictions since Christopher Reeve’s breakout, I thought I’d take a look back at one sequel in his […]
Sideshow unveils incredible Christopher Reeve Superman Premium Format Figure
Sideshow has unveiled its Superman Premium Format Figure which is inspired by the likeness of Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel in Richard Donner’s 1978 classic Superman: The Movie. The DC collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $585; take a look here… The Superman: The Movie Premium Format Figure measures 20.5” tall, […]
Return to the worlds of Batman ’89 and Superman ’78 in new DC digital series
1978’s Superman: The Movie and 1989’s Batman are historic and groundbreaking films in the superhero genre, helping set the stage for how these larger than life characters and their fight against crime can be portrayed on screen, particularly with the performances of Christopher Reeve as Superman and Michael Keaton as Batman. Now fans can get ready to return to the […]
Smallville: The Top 25 Episodes
Ricky Church and James Garcia with the top 25 episodes of Smallville… For a long time, Smallville was the longest running science fiction show on television, beating out The X-Files and the individual Star Trek series for that honour. With 218 episodes, no one expected the show about a young Clark Kent in his pre-Superman days to last that long. While […]
How Superman IV: The Quest For Peace Killed the Superman Franchise and Helped Close a Studio
Back in 1983, the Superman franchise was in full swing, despite the tense and fractured on-set fights and fallouts which saw original director Richard Donner leave after Superman: The Movie before he was able to finish Superman II, released almost three years later under the new direction of Richard Lester. Both films were huge financial successes […]
The Greatest Superman Movie of All-Time | Flickering Myth Podcast Mini
With the latest chapter in the DC Extended Universe, Shazam!, opening in cinemas today, YouTuber and filmmaker Oliver Harper joins host Tom Beasley as they take a trip back to where it all began for Warner Bros. and DC on the big screen, discuss the movie that made us believe a man can fly – […]
Iron Studios unveils its Christopher Reeve Superman Art Scale statue
Sideshow Collectibles has unveiled Iron Studios 1:10 Art Scale Superman deluxe statue which is based on the likeness of Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel in 1978’s Superman. The piece is available to pre-order now, priced at $125.00, and is expected to ship between May and July 2019; take a look at the official […]
The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #4 – YouTuber and filmmaker Oliver Harper discusses Superman: The Movie
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite movie. This week, YouTuber and filmmaker Oliver Harper takes to the skies in favour of 1978 blockbuster Superman: The Movie… This week’s episode sees movie YouTuber and documentary filmmaker Oliver Harper stop by in order to […]
Zack Snyder shares image of Henry Cavill in the Christopher Reeve Superman suit
Filmmaker Zack Snyder has taken to the social media site Vero to share an image of a pre-Man of Steel Henry Cavill dressed in Christopher Reeve’s classic Superman suit, which the director used to convince Warner Bros. executives that Cavill was the man for the job in the 2013 DCEU-launching superhero blockbuster. “This was the […]