July 21stSuperman** (PG)
("Director's Cut")
National Film Theatre, BFI South Bank
US 1978/2000. Warner Bros. 155m. Panavision
An orphaned baby is sent away by his doomed parents from the planet Krypton just before its destruction, and travels to Earth to begin a new life as the Man of Steel, where master criminal Lex Luthor has a few plans of his own...
Still the definitive telling of the Superman legend; entertaining, occasionally witty and spectacular, although rather long and slightly hampered by exorbitant big stars (Brando, Hackman), in a budget given rather too much to spend. Loads of pleasurable moments however, and a now famous signature tune.
Written by: Mario Puzo, David Newman, Robert Newman, Leslie Newman, Robert Benton (and Tom Mankiewicz).
Producer: Pierre Spengler.
Director: Richard Donner.
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Ned Beatty, Valerie Perrine, Jackie Cooper, Glenn Ford, Phyllis Thaxter, Trevor Howard, Harry Andrews, Jeff East, Marc McClure.
Photography: Geoffrey Unsworth.
Music: John Williams.
Production Design: John Barry.
+ the so-called "Director's Cut" released in cinemas in 2000 (in the US only, making this screening something of a UK first), is more an officially approved version by Richard Donner of certain selected extra scenes, most of which are superfluous but of minor interest.
100 Favourite Films: Superman
("Director's Cut")
National Film Theatre, BFI South Bank
US 1978/2000. Warner Bros. 155m. Panavision
An orphaned baby is sent away by his doomed parents from the planet Krypton just before its destruction, and travels to Earth to begin a new life as the Man of Steel, where master criminal Lex Luthor has a few plans of his own...
Still the definitive telling of the Superman legend; entertaining, occasionally witty and spectacular, although rather long and slightly hampered by exorbitant big stars (Brando, Hackman), in a budget given rather too much to spend. Loads of pleasurable moments however, and a now famous signature tune.
Written by: Mario Puzo, David Newman, Robert Newman, Leslie Newman, Robert Benton (and Tom Mankiewicz).
Producer: Pierre Spengler.
Director: Richard Donner.
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Ned Beatty, Valerie Perrine, Jackie Cooper, Glenn Ford, Phyllis Thaxter, Trevor Howard, Harry Andrews, Jeff East, Marc McClure.
Photography: Geoffrey Unsworth.
Music: John Williams.
Production Design: John Barry.
+ the so-called "Director's Cut" released in cinemas in 2000 (in the US only, making this screening something of a UK first), is more an officially approved version by Richard Donner of certain selected extra scenes, most of which are superfluous but of minor interest.
100 Favourite Films: Superman
Labels: adventure, comic strip, fantasy
posted by Joe at 8:00 AM
1 Comments:
Wow! Glad you got to see this wonderful film on the big screen again!! If this print comes to the midlands, hopefully we can get to see it - I'd like to see it at the Electric.
We are hoping to catch Wall-E tomorrow.
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