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At some point, it sometimes feels like every reasonably well-known person from the world of culture and entertainment gets their own movie. Many of them are documentaries in which companions are allowed to sing their praises. But fictionalized feature film versions are also possible, most recently there was "Monsieur Aznavour", which is dedicated to the legendary French chansonnier Charles Aznavour. With "Saint-Ex", another biopic is now being released that focuses on a…
Superman is the most classic of all comic book heroes. A man of steel, supposedly without gray areas or shades. A thoroughly good character. This may be the reason why his revival has taken so long: Today, simple, good heroes are no longer in such high demand. "Batman Begins" struggles with the psychological problems of its protagonist, "Sin City" illustrates the darker corners of the comic book world and even "Spider-Man" prefers to gnaw at his vocation…
There are directors who make you feel like you're watching something new with every movie. Steven Spielberg used to be someone like that, when horror, family adventure, war film or historical drama followed on from one another and the filmmaker actually mastered all genres equally. François Ozon's work is also very diverse. Wes Anderson is pretty much at the other end of the spectrum: his films are so similar and yet so…
"Superman IV: The Quest For Peace" is generally regarded as the nail in the coffin for the Man of Steel. The piece of kryptonite that led to plans for "Superman V" falling through and it would be almost two decades before the superhero returned to the big screen in "Superman Returns". The basis of the story is not bad and was also topical at the time. Superman prevents the destruction of the Earth by nuclear weapons. Unfortunately,…
"Karate Kid: Legends" is the sixth film in the franchise, which began with "The Karate Kid" and received three sequels up to 1994 - although Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso was no longer in the fourth installment. In 2010, a remake of the first film was released, in which Jackie Chan appeared as Mr. Han for the first time. However, it was the series "Cobra Kai", which is based on the original…
The falling out between Richard Donner and the "Superman" producers had consequences for the series that went beyond the second part, which fluctuated stylistically between Donner's approach and the approach of newly brought in director Richard Lester.
And the fact that Lester's style is allowed to run unchecked in "Superman III" can be seen from the very first minutes, in which there is a slapstick chain reaction of absurd collisions and accidents, at the end of which…
"Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning" is now the eighth installment of the successful Ethan Hunt franchise. For 30 years, the now 62-year-old Tom Cruise has embodied the agent who once again has to save the world. Cruise still performs all of his stunts himself and characterizes "Mission: Impossible" with ambition and perfectionism. He finds a perfect partner in Christopher McQuarrie, who as director and screenwriter has the almost thankless task of…
There aren't really that many movies on Apple TV+. But when the streaming service does include one in its program, it usually features a top-class cast. Apple also dug deep into its pockets for "Fountain of Youth" to attract some big names. This time it's John Krasinski, Natalie Portman and Domhnall Gleeson who are set to attract an audience as they embark on a dangerous adventure together. And there are also celebrities behind the camera.…
Pride often comes before a fall. The producers had actually done everything right when they confidently worked on the sequel with the same crew during the filming of "Superman". The success proved them right and they would have saved a lot of time and money this way, but in the end everything turned out differently.
Director Richard Donner already had 70% of "Superman II" in the can when the studio decided to get rid of…
Classics and popular films from the 1970s and 1980s were remade in the 2000s and 2010s, especially in the horror genre, but the influential martial arts youth film "Karate Kid" was also given a new version in 2010.
Daniel-san is out, Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) is in da house. And because this remake has to go one better in a number of respects, a paltry move to California is no longer enough; instead, the whole continent is…
In 1978, "Superman" was the first serious attempt to make a superhero film acceptable as a genuine blockbuster and no expense or effort was spared. The whole project almost bordered on megalomania for the time and could well have broken Warner Brothers' back, but it clearly paid off in the end. The involvement of Hollywood enfant terrible Marlon Brando alone caused an uproar, as the two-time Oscar winner collected the then utopian sum of 3.7 million dollars…
With "Thunderbolts*", the MCU is already concluding its phase five, which the studio launched in 2023 with "Ant-Man an the Wasp: Quantumania". Phase six will then start this year with "The Fantastic Four: First Steps". For "Thunderbolts*", anti-heroes from the second row have now been brought in, a team story has been written for them and the troupe is set to act together and against each other in a rather dark adventure…
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