All right! The wait is almost over for me... After anticipating this for exactly two and a half years, precisely since January 2011 when Henry Cavill was first announced as our Kryptonian hero, the agonizing wait soon comes to an end. Years have turned to months, months to weeks, weeks to days... and now it's …
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It's been a while since I've done a Poster Spotlight, so I thought it's time to do one as part of the Man of Steel Countdown! I first noticed this poster last week when I came across a tweet from the movie's official Twitter account. Here's the beautiful poster titled... Dark Side of the Man …
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Yet another SUPER post on my favorite superhero! Special thanks to Terrence for taking part on the Man Of Steel Countdown festivities. I love this post and especially his closing statement... Is Man of Steel the beginning of a new era for Superman? I think so. It brings in a new era and with it …
In less than fourteen days, the wait would be over. The Man of Steel countdown has officially begun last week with Superman & Me and Superman: The Movie in 1978,The Year. Today we've got Bubbawheat from Flights, Tights and Movie Nights' review of a Smallville episode starring miss Lois Lane herself, Amy Adams. When I …
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An excellent historical perspective of my favorite superhero film. Putting Superman: The Movie in the context of that era made me appreciate this a whole lot more!
THANK YOU, Michael!
My generous colleague, Ruth of Flixchatter, kicked off her countdown this week for likely the most anticipated film of the year, Man of Steel.
She offered moi a chance to participate in the endeavor since we’re both big fans of the progenitor for the modern comic superhero film, Superman: The Movie. Here is my contribution.
“Ever since ancient times, humanity has sought to use stories to explain the world in which it lives. Just as ancient man used stories of gods and monsters to explain the world, modern man uses stories of godlike heroes and monstrous villains to do the same. Comic books are modern mythology, in that they are modern man’s method of explaining the world around them through the fantastical.”
The above quote, written by the blogger known as witnessing101 in his Modern Mythology: What Superheroes Can Show Us About Humanity piece, eloquently expressed what comic…
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In just twenty four days (well 21 days for me :D), THE most anticipated movie of the year will arrive in theaters. There have been few movie events in the past decade, but for me, THIS would count as the one of the biggest one to date. In preparation for Man of Steel, I'll be …
I knew I would be inside of a movie theater watching Disconnect when this trailer hits ... so I was super excited when I got home to see it on my big screen TV! Well, all that waiting is not for naught. I have a bunch of superlatives I could use for this trailer... but …
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