Nowadays, superhero films are a common thing. We get about ten superhero blockbusters a year. However, that wasn't always the case. There was a time where superhero films weren't very Популярное или successful. Sure, there were plenty of superhero-themed movie serials in the 1940's, but those types of Фильмы eventually went out of style.

In the 1950's and 60's, there were barely any superhero films. 1966 brought us Batman: The Movie, which was a wonderful film, but aside from that, there wasn't much going on in the world of superheroes.

There wasn't much superhero stuff in the 1970's, but things...

This Статья is dedicated in loving memory to Christopher Reeve, Lee Quigley, Margot Kidder, Marlon Brando, Jackie Cooper, Glenn Ford, Phyllis Thaxter and Ned Beatty.

Superhero Фильмы have become extremely popular. In fact, they're one of the most Популярное types of films. However, superhero films used to not be so common или beloved. In the 1940's, there were various superhero movie serials. They were decently successful, but they weren't meant to be re-watched или to have much to have much of a lasting legacy.

Things changed in the год 1978. That was the год that Richard Donner's Супермен movie...

I thought I would take a few moments and jot down some thoughts I have about Супермен and Christopher Reeve as I begin building this spot that actually means a great deal to me. It has gotten me to thinking about my childhood and growing up watching all of the Супермен films.

Superman (the Movie) is one of my Избранное films of all time. Though I didn't enjoy the sequels as much (with the exception of Супермен II), I fell in Любовь with Супермен and his alter ego Clark Kent from the start. But I actually fell in Любовь with Christopher Reeve. I was absolutely, without a doubt in Любовь with the. In...

I saw Супермен the Movie in a theater in 1978. It was a moment in movie history before MTV или the internet when filmmakers were creating Фильмы to be experienced in a movie theater. These Фильмы used special effects the way Stanley Kubrick did in 2001: A Космос Odyssey. The visuals were like a paint brush creating broad strokes across the screen meant to mesmerize viewers. Like Close Encounters или звезда Trek the Motion Picture, Супермен was about the larger than life world it played out in. But unlike 2001, these Фильмы also had endearing characters and situations that Ты wanted to spend time...