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...result of a 1990 car accident. The accident changed her life forever, but it did not stop her from earning degrees from Harvard College and the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Her inspirational story—portrayed in a 2004 TV movie directed by the late Superman actor Christopher Reeve—has helped make her into a formidable opponent, according to Arthur “Jerry” Kremer, a Long Island attorney and political consultant. “She’s probably the most interesting candidate on the map, but the odds against her are daunting...
...about 6% the first week of summer compared to summer 2005’s first week. “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” drew in almost $4 billion, despite its exasperating length and tiresome nonstop action sequences. Meanwhile, “Superman Returns” lured the Clark Kent-obsessed out of their mother’s basements while “The Devil Wears Prada” attracted a solid audience and featured the impressive acting chops of Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. That still leaves “Snakes...
Summer might be the best time to read a good book at the beach, but there’s never a guarantee that printed blockbusters will hit the shelves. While Hollywood churned out smash hits like “Superman Returns” and “Talladega Nights,” the publishing industry stayed relatively quiet...
...Hollywoodland was allowed to use a Superman costume, because the fictional figure is so iconic it's considered part of the public domain. But for the original 1950s' TV show The Adventures of Superman, Warners had more legal clout. The studio was highly restrictive regarding the new movie's use of the TV show's original theme and famous introduction ("Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive...") "They looked at the opening title of the TV series down to the second," says Coulter. "We had to re-shoot the entire title sequence." As a result, Hollywoodland...
...Affleck, who plays Reeves, was obsessed with getting his real-life role down perfectly. He watched all 108 episodes of the original Superman series, read stacks of material about the actor's life and death, met with the actor who played Jimmy Olsen on the old TV show, and gained 20 pounds to more closely resemble the hunky TV hero. He even listened endlessly to CDs of Reeves' voice so he could get the same intonations and timbre. "It wasn't an imitation of George's voice, but an embodiment," says Coulter. There were other, more subtle shifts as well...