Superman: The Movie
Superman review – Christopher Reeve’s superhero origin movie still looks swell
Richard Donner’s 1978 event movie brought Hollywood grandeur, a great John Williams score and a gentlemanly hero quite unlike any other
Peter Bradshaw
06, Apr, 2023 @6:00 AM
Batgirl axed, The Flash floundering – can Black Adam turn things round for DC’s troubled superheroes?
Any company with characters like Batman and Wonder Woman should be laughing all the way to the bank. So why are DC and its owner Warner Bros struggling with so many projects?
Steve Rose
18, Oct, 2022 @5:00 AM
Richard Donner obituary
Director who enjoyed huge success in the 1970s with the hit films The Omen and Superman: The Movie
Ryan Gilbey
06, Jul, 2021 @2:58 PM
Richard Donner, director of Superman and The Goonies, dies aged 91
The New York-born film-maker worked on hits ranging from The Twilight Zone to Lethal Weapon
Guardian staff
05, Jul, 2021 @9:25 PM
'I barely breathed': Tilda Swinton, Emma Thompson, Steve McQueen and more on their most memorable moments at the movies
From transformative nights in the grubbiest of fleapits to spellbinding screenings under the stars, film-makers and critics recall the communal thrill of going to the cinema
15, May, 2020 @5:00 AM
Forty years on from Superman: The Movie, I still believe a man can fly | Mark O’Connell
Christopher Reeve’s 1978 blockbuster got my head in a spin, says author Mark O’Connell
Mark O'Connell
14, Dec, 2018 @9:45 AM
Margot Kidder obituary
Superman star whose performance as the go-getting reporter Lois Lane brought pizzazz to the blockbuster superhero films
Ryan Gilbey
15, May, 2018 @10:59 AM
Margot Kidder: the Hollywood star who defied convention
The death of the 69-year-old actor leaves behind a legacy highlighted by a star turn as Lois Lane in Superman and an uncensored honesty about the industry
John Patterson
14, May, 2018 @10:18 PM
Margot Kidder, Superman's Lois Lane, dies aged 69
Canadian-born actor, who secured screen stardom via blockbusting comic book adaptation, experienced long-term mental health issues
Andrew Pulver
14, May, 2018 @7:34 PM
What if superheroes aren’t really the good guys?
We’ve always thought of them as flawed, noble and on our side – but perhaps they’re just dangerous rightwing vigilantes
Steve Rose
27, Apr, 2018 @4:59 AM
Jesse Eisenberg: ‘Do you look at me and think, God! What an indulgent prick?’
He writes, he acts – but the star of The Social Network isn’t comfortable with the fame that followed. How will he handle a gang of fans in a London park?
Tom Lamont
25, Jun, 2016 @11:00 AM
Lois Lane is far more than 'just' Superman's girlfriend
Lois Lane is a brave, smart, fearless, ambitious journalist who always goes after the story – and it’s time to put her famous love interest to one side argues teen author Gwenda Bond
Gwenda Bond
11, Mar, 2016 @11:18 AM
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