Marvel vs. DC: Superman IV: the Quest for Peace, 1987 Directed by: Sidney J. Furie Starring: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure, Jon Cryer, Sam Wanamaker, Mark Pillow, Mariel Hemingway, Margot Kidder It’s not the only example of this from DC, but this was the first example of them not being ableContinue reading “Classic Film Review: Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)”
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Classic Film Review: Superman II (1980)
Marvel vs. DC: Superman II, 1980 Directed by: Richard Lester Starring: Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Margot Kidder, Jack O’Halloran, Valerie Perrine, Susannah York, Terence Stamp The sequel to Superman sees Superman/Clark Kent (Christopher Reeve, Superman) finally reveal himself to Lois Lane (Margot Kidder, Superman) while battling three Kryptonians,Continue reading “Classic Film Review: Superman II (1980)”
Classic Film Review: Superman (1978)
Marvel vs. DC: Superman, 1978 Directed by: Richard Donner Starring: Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Glenn Ford, Trevor Howard, Margot Kidder, Valerie Perrine, Maria Schell, Terence Stamp, Phyllis Thaxter, Susannah York This was the film that told the world that those characters from comic books can not only makeContinue reading “Classic Film Review: Superman (1978)”
Classic Film Review: The French Connection (1971)
And the Oscar Goes to: The French Connection, 1971 Directed by: William Friedkin Starring: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi Two detectives, Det. Jimmy ‘Popeye’ Doyle (Gene Hackman, Unforgiven) and Buddy ‘Cloudy’ Russo (Roy Scheider), begin an undercover investigation into a suspected narcotics deal organised by Salvatore ‘Sal’ BocaContinue reading “Classic Film Review: The French Connection (1971)”
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