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Metropolis. Hilles Library Cinema, Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Film | 2/22/1979 | See Source »

And where is there greater evil than in Metropolis, the image of Manhattan right down to the grit on the sidewalks? Clark Kent (Christopher Reeve) lands a job on the Daily Planet, where he can keep a watch on crime and corruption, and then, with cape on and horn-rimmed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Here Comes Superman!!! | 11/27/1978 | See Source »

Just when he is getting Metropolis in shape, a real villain emerges in the person of Luthor (Gene Hackman), who lives in splendor 200 feet below Metropolis' railroad station. Luthor, who has a moronic aide (Ned Beatty) and a voluptuous moll (Valerie Perrine), is played strictly for laughs. He...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Here Comes Superman!!! | 11/27/1978 | See Source »

The picture unfortunately shows at times that it passed through many hands. The early scenes in Krypton and Kansas, for instance, are in dead earnest, with a strong overlay of spiritualism and Christian symbolism. The tone shifts abruptly when the action moves to Metropolis, which, along with evil, abounds with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Here Comes Superman!!! | 11/27/1978 | See Source »

Superman pulls out of his funk at the end of the show of course; his overwhelming desire to do good triumphs in the face of Freudian psychoanalysis. During a song called "Pow! Bam! Zonk!" Superman trounces his foes, returns as Metropolis's hero, and wins the love of Lois Lane...

Author: By Mary G. Gotschall, | Title: Faster Than a Speeding Bullet | 11/8/1978 | See Source »

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