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>>SATURDAY 30th SUPERMAN II THE RICHARD DONNER CUT REVIEW Clint at moviehole has seen the film - he loved it. Here's his review.
>>THURSDAY 21st SUPERMAN III CUT SCENES REVEALED From the BBFC: (SUPERMAN III - DVD 11 X "DELETED SCENES") 19mins 23 seconds Hopefully in wide-screen :)
>>WEDNESDAY 20th THE FINAL SUPERMAN II DVD COVER REVEALED The DVD trailer has been updated -- this is the final version of the 'The Richard Donner Cut' DVD art.
This was the previous version, which was pulled from the ad:
SUPERMAN IV DELETED SCENES REVEALED Thanks to the BBFC, they have passed the following deleted scenes as uncut and fit for family viewing: 00:01:23:16 SUPERMAN IV DVD DELETED SCENE CLARK'S MORNING - Possibly
Clark visiting the grave. Total is 30m 32s Please Note: APPLIES to U.K. and other PAL video formats. When a film is transferred to video the running time will be shorter by approximately 4% due to the differing number of frames per second. This does not mean that the video version has been cut or re-edited. Is the Nuclear Man one fight included? If it is, it seems awfully short judging by those times considering that there must be bookend material i.e. set-up and conclusion to the scenes, let's wait and see.
>>MONDAY 18th SUPERMAN II DELETED SCENES ARE... The BBFC have listed the Donner scenes NOT in the final cut but will be available in the supplementary section: 00:01:04:03 ("LEX AND MISS TESCHMACHER HEAD NORTH") Total: 8m 33s Also, SUPERMAN BOX SET - DVD - HEART OF A HERO: A TRIBUTE TO CHRISTOPHER REEVE runs for 17 min. Not sure I can survive another 2 months, the curiosity is killing me. The 14 disc set announcement is imminent, no exact date but should before the month's end. Hold on to your hats.
>>FRIDAY 15th THE REGION 4 DVD ANNOUNCEMENT The R4 (Australia) has been announced, I think...I say I think because the image of the box displays 14 discs not 13, which is the number of discs in the international sets. Anyway, in the annoucement there are some interesting additions, this maybe erroneous: Superman IV deluxe edition * Commentary by screenwriters Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal Maybe the R1 version will have the above commentary by both writers and the featurette included -- It wasn't announced by the studio as a featurette but as additional scenes for the R1 and R2 releases. Maybe it's the same thing? My head hurts. Here's the contents of the documentary disc --- exclusive to the 13/14 disc set: You Will Believe - The Making of a Saga: All-new six-part documentary about the original theatrical franchise. Forging the Man of Steel - Superman in the media, and the challenges
the Salkinds faced Also exclusive to the Ultimate Set: * Collectible Tin Set with bellyband The complete announcement here. That leaves the mysterious 14th disc for U.S. and Canada to be announced. The original audio for the theatrical cut of the STM has not been announced but I was assured it will be on there -- I'll be double checking because I know how important it is to a lot of fans. And finally, a source chimed in with a rumour, Helen Slater has been interviewed for the DVD documentary.
>>THURSDAY 14th CHICAGO STM REVIEW Gökhan Ersan: I saw Superman at Chicago's Musicbox last Saturday night, and although this is a bit late I would like to share my opinions with Superman Cinema readers: I am a visual communication instructor. I saw “Superman:
the Movie” at the Musicbox theater in Chicago last Saturday. I have
seen the movie four In particular, first and the second acts are flawless
in establishing the Superman concept: Krypton is highly conceptualized
and impeccably executed; I felt, however, after last weekend’s viewing that most other flying scenes in the third act undeservedly hurt the experience of Superman—including Superman’s flight with Lois before a front projection. Because, I think this film deserves to be fully enjoyed by future generations of viewers I wish somebody places the effort to restore those scenes to communicate their ideal concept more closely (almost all blue screen composites and the front projection flight scenes where Superman is not perfectly synchronized with the background). Some new technological help would not hurt in my opinion. Overall, “Superman: the Movie” passed the test of time for me and the movie has joined those few that will endure forever.
>>TUESDAY 12th DAVID AND LESLIE NEWMAN 1986 INTERVIEW Edward Gross: I've posted the first part of an audio interview that I conducted with David and Leslie Newman about 20 years ago. In the conversation they discuss the writing of the first three Christopher Reeve films and David also discusses his work co-writing the Broadway show. The interview is located on the Voices From Krypton page at www.mediageekplace.com.
RICHARD DONNER'S SUPERMAN III - EDITED 14/9/06 Did Dick Donner have plans for Superman III? Well he did and you can read the Action comic book based on his ideas for the third picture from October 25th. It's written by Geoff Johns (A very nice person, I remember talking to him before he and Dick sat down to watch the 3hr cut of Superman back in 2000, gosh - doesn't time fly) and Richard Donner, the story is slated to be their second addition in the series. Details here.
>>MONDAY 11th STM BIG SCREEN REVIEWS Steve Sarver had an unique opportunity to see STM on the big screen, here's his review: I saw Superman (the Movie) in Chicago last night/early
this morning; it was the midnight showing at the Music Box Theatre. Several
years ago I contacted the theatre to see if they would show this movie
(they frequently show movies from years past). I specifically asked if
they could show the 70mm copy. They responded that they would love to
but they did not have the rights.
>>SUNDAY 10th THE SALKIND SUPERMAN 2 INTERVIEW - DELAYED Unfortunately, the Superman II interview with Ilya Salkind is taking longer than expected, the main reason for the delay is that he wants to be as accurate as possible; it was a muddled and complex time so dates are particulary important for contextual reasons. What I've got so far is thought-provoking, an interesting insight into the politics of the business. Let's see how this one pans out. Apologies for the delay.
>>SATURDAY 9th NEW LINK FOR THE DVD TRAILER Warner Bros. have forced YouTube to remove the trailer; you can watch it at its official address here
>>THURSDAY 7th TEARS OF JOY I was thinking, 5 years ago, a guy handed my letter of thanks to Donner, included in the adulations was a request, a petition to see his footage released. I never thought the day would come when I'd actually see Marlon Brando in Superman II, well today I have, even though it was a glimpse, it blew me away -- the main course is on its way. If you haven't already seen it, stop reading and click here to see the DVD trailer on youtube.
DVD COVER ART I'm in the midst of updating the DVD pages. I must say that I wish they'd used the original theatrical poster designs. I found this design at the hometheaterforum, even though it's probably fanmade, doesn't it look amazing? Replace the 'S' with the title and viola. It's so simple and elegant, we need the likes of Bob Peak type designs back at the forefront of theatrical and home video marketing. [removed]
>>TUESDAY 5th YOU'LL BELIEVE IN THE MYTH Consider this a rumour, the documentary featuring newly recorded interviews will cover all the Super Salkind pictures including Supergirl. This documentary disc is only available in the Ultimate Edition set. I know a number of Supergirl fans were disappointed with the lack of features on the one disc standalone product, but maybe some of your dreams will come true in this documentary ;)
>>SUNDAY 3rd A BETTER LOOK AT THE ULTIMATE EDITION PACKAGING Thanks to Yaniv, here's another look at the proposed design. I believe these are leaked images. I can't imagine the final version being radically different, though. I must congratulate WB and Jim Bowers, I really like this design, bravo :) What is that Richard Donner disc? More questions than answers...! :) [removed]
>>FRIDAY 1st COVER ART REVEALED...? Looks like Jim Bower's handy work: [removed] This is the Spanish version, a 13 disc set. Interesting to note, there's one disc titled: You will believe in the Myth. This must be the documentary covering all the Reeve pictures. Click here to see the page of origin. If this is the final design, let me say that it looks amazing and it bears all the hallmarks of Jim Bowers, a very talented designer.
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