Superb-Man se la svigna per cinque lunghi anni alla ricerca del proprio pianeta d'origine, che trova annientato - come avrebbe dovuto sapere se avesse letto i propri fumetti. In questo lasso di tempo, sulla Terra, non è rimasto più nessuno a tirar giù i gatti dagli alberi e ad aiutare le vecchiette ad attraversare la strada (a parte
Ba(s)tman, il cui uso eccessivo del
batarang non soddisfa però né i gatti né le vecchiette).
Per il resto - diciamolo - tutto continua a girare come al solito: da una parte
Lex Rutthor ha tutto il tempo per preparare un nuovo piano per diventare il padrone del mondo, e dall'altra scopriamo che
Lois non ha passato i cinque anni dalla scomparsa del vergutissimo superuomo (e, coincidentalmente, pure del collega
Clark Doppioment) a grattarsela ed ha messo su famiglia niente popo' di meno che con
Ciclope degli X-men (qui con le lenti a contatto, per l'occasione
).
Al proprio ritorno a
Metropolis, il caro vecchio
nembo pig scopre d'essere arrivato giusto in tempo per fronteggiare il suo
arci-(gay-)rivale, mentre la casuale ricomparsa -
lo stesso giorno! - del fesso Clark non insospettisce nessuno, benché quella vacca di Lois abbia istantaneamente le fregole alla vista del ben tornito pacco di
membro kid (del resto come riconoscervi Clark, se si toglie gli occhiali e si fa un ricciolo coi capelli?
)
Con l'uomo d'acciaio, volendo restare nei canoni classici del personaggio, non è che si possa poi giocare molto: velocissimo, sa volare, è invulnerabile, vede attraverso gli oggetti ed ha un solo punto debole (non tanto la
kryptonite quanto la propria stupidità nel lasciarne in giro tanti di quei frammenti che ormai la vendono pure al supermercato).
Con simili presupposti è abbastanza difficile creare una storia interessante, salvo introdurre nemici di potenza paragonabile; eppure, anche senza grandi novità,
Superman Returns riesce a tenere svegli per tutti i suoi 154 minuti. Merito soprattutto dell'eccellente regia di
Bryan Singer, di una buona recitazione (sempre ottimo
Kevin Spacey) e di sceneggiatura e dialoghi all'altezza - che dicono ciò che tutti si aspettano, è vero, ma almeno
lo dicono bene.
E poi un colpo di scena neanche piccolo (che non spoilero) sono riusciti a metterlo.
Leggendo che questo superman si ispirava molto ai film classici mi ero seriamente preoccupato; fortunatamente del vecchio ciclo viene ripreso
lo spirito più che
l'estetica, che oggettivamente al giorno d'oggi risulterebbe a dir poco datata. Scelta azzeccata l'uso del tema classico composto da
John Williams.
Voto: 7.
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Marsden, James (I)
Nome di battesimo: Marsden, James Paul
Data di nascita: 18 September 1973
Altezza: 5' 10½" (1.79 m)
Coniuge: Lisa Linde::(22 July 2000 - present) 2 children
Ultimi lavori: Trivia random: He wore lifts for most of his scenes in the X-Men movies, because his character Cyclops is supposed to be 6' 3" compared to a 5' 3" Wolverine. In actuality, Marsden is under 6 feet tall, slightly shorter than Famke Janssen (as his love interest, Jean Gray) and approximately 4 inches inches shorter than Hugh Jackman (who played Wolverine).
Citazione random: "If you're an attractive guy, everyone thinks you're successful just because of the way you look. I hate that."
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Williams, John (I)
Nome di battesimo: Williams, John Towner
Data di nascita: 8 February 1932
Coniuge: Samantha Winslow::(9 June 1980 - present), Barbara Ruick::(1956 - 3 March 1974) (her death) 3 children
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:As one of the best known, awarded, and financially successful composers in US history, John Williams is as easy to recall as John Philip Sousa, Aaron Copland or Leonard Bernstein, illustrating why he is "America's composer" time again. With a massive list of awards that includes over 41 Oscar nominations (five wins), twenty-odd Gold and Platinum Records, and a slew of Emmy (two wins), Golden Globe (three wins), Grammy (18 wins), National Board of Review (including a Career Achievement Award), Saturn (six wins), and BAFTA (seven wins) citations, along with honorary doctorate degrees numbering in the teens, Williams is undoubtedly one of the most respected composers for Cinema. He's led countless national and international orchestras, most notably as the nineteenth conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra from 1980-1993, helming three Pops tours of the US and Japan during his tenure. He currently serves as the Pop's Conductor Laureate. Also to his credit is a parallel career as an author of serious, and some not-so-serious, concert works - performed by the likes of Mstislav Rostropovich, André Previn, Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Gil Shaham, Leonard Slatkin, James Ingram, Dale Clevenger, and Joshua Bell. Of particular interests are his Essay for Strings, a jazzy Prelude & Fugue, the multimedia presentation American Journey (aka The Unfinished Journey (1999)), a Sinfonietta for Winds, a song cycle featuring poems by Rita Dove, concerti for flute, violin, clarinet, trumpet, tuba, cello, bassoon and horn, fanfares for the 1984, 1988 and 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2002 Winter Olympics, and a song co-written with Alan & Marilyn Bergman for the Special Olympics! But such a list probably warrants a more detailed background...Born in Long Island, New York on February 8, 1932, John Towner Williams discovered music almost immediately, due in no small measure to being the son of a percussionist for CBS Radio and the Raymond Scott Quintet. After moving to Los Angeles in 1948, the young pianist and leader of his own jazz band started experimenting with arranging tunes; at age 15, he determined he was going to become a concert pianist; at 19, he premiered his first original composition, a piano sonata.He attended both UCLA and the Los Angeles City College, studying orchestration under MGM musical associate Robert van Eps and being privately tutored by composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, until conducting for the first time during three years with the U.S. Air Force. His return to the states brought him to Julliard, where renowned piano pedagogue Madame Rosina Lhevinne helped Williams hone his performance skills. He played in jazz clubs to pay his way; still, she encouraged him to focus on composing. So it was back to L.A., with the future maestro ready to break into the Hollywood scene.Williams found work with the Hollywood studios as a piano player, eventually accompanying such fare such as the TV series "Peter Gunn" (1958), South Pacific (1958), Some Like It Hot (1959), The Apartment (1960), and To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), as well as forming a surprising friendship with Bernard Herrmann. At age 24, 'Johnny Williams' became a staff arranger at Columbia and then at 20th Century-Fox, orchestrating for Alfred Newman and Lionel Newman, Dimitri Tiomkin, Franz Waxman, and other Golden Age notables. In the field of popular music, he performed and arranged for the likes of Vic Damone, Doris Day, and Mahalia Jackson... all while courting actress/singer Barbara Ruick, who became his wife until her death in 1974. John & Barbara had three children; their daughter is now a doctor, and their two sons, Joseph and Mark, are rock musicians.The orchestrating gigs led to serious composing jobs for television, notably "Alcoa Premiere" (1961), "Checkmate" (1960), "Gilligan's Island" (1964), "Lost in Space" (1965), "Land of the Giants" (1968), and his Emmy-winning scores for Heidi (1968) (TV) and _Jane Eyre (1970)_ . _Daddy-O (1959)_ and Because They're Young (1960) brought his original music to the big theatres, but he was soon typecast doing comedies. His efforts in the genre helped guarantee his work on William Wyler's How to Steal a Million (1966), however, a major picture that immediately led to larger projects. Of course, his arrangements continued to garner attention, and he won his first Oscar for adapting Fiddler on the Roof (1971).During the '70s, he was King of Disaster Scores with The Poseidon Adventure (1972), Earthquake (1974) and The Towering Inferno (1974). His psychological score for _Images (1972/I)_ remains one of the most innovative works in soundtrack history. But his Americana - particularly The Reivers (1969) - is what caught the ear of director Steven Spielberg, then preparing for his first feature, The Sugarland Express (1974). When Spielberg reunited with Williams on Jaws (1975), they established themselves as a blockbuster team, the composer gained his first Academy Award for Original Score, and Spielberg promptly recommended Williams to a friend, George Lucas. In 1977, John Williams re-popularized the epic cinema sound of Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Franz Waxman, and other composers from the Hollywood Golden Age: Star Wars (1977) became the best selling score-only soundtrack of all time, and spawned countless musical imitators. For the next five years, though the music in Hollywood changed, John Williams wrote big, brassy scores for big, brassy films - The Fury (1978), Superman (1978), 1941 (1979), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) ... An experiment during this period, Heartbeeps (1981), flopped. There was a long-term change of pace, nonetheless, as Williams fell in love with an interior designer and married once more.E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) brought about his third Oscar, and The River (1984), Empire of the Sun (1987), The Accidental Tourist (1988), and Born on the Fourth of July (1989) added variety to the 1980s, as he returned to television with work on Amazing Stories and themes for NBC, including NBC Nightly News. The '80s also brought the only exceptions to the composer's collaboration with Steven Spielberg - others scored both Spielberg's segment of Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) and The Color Purple (1985).Intending to retire, the composer's output became sporadic during the 1990s, particularly after the exciting Jurassic Park (1993) and the masterful, Oscar-winning Schindler's List (1993). This lighter workload, coupled with a number of hilarious references on "The Simpsons" (1989) actually seemed to renew interest in his music. Two Home Alone films (1990, 1992), JFK (1991), Nixon (1995), Sleepers (1996), Seven Years in Tibet (1997), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Angela's Ashes (1999), and a return to familiar territory with Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) recalled his creative diversity of the '70s. In this millennium, the artist shows no interest in slowing down. His relationships with Spielberg and Lucas continue in Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001), the remaining Star Wars prequels (2002, 2005), Minority Report (2002), Catch Me If You Can (2002), and a promised fourth Indiana Jones film. There is a more focused effort on concert works, as well, including a theme for the new Walt Disney Concert Hall and a rumored light opera. But one certain highlight is his musical magic for the world of Harry Potter (2001, 2002, 2004, etc.), which he also arranged into a concert suite geared toward teaching children about the symphony orchestra. His music remains on the whistling lips of people around the globe, in the concert halls, on the promenades, in album collections, sports arenas, and parades, and, this writer hopes, touching some place in ourselves. So keep those ears ready wherever you go, 'cause you will likely hear a bit of John Williams on your way.
Trivia random: Attended UCLA, Los Angeles City College & Juilliard
Citazione random: "His chameleon adaptability was a prerequisite to longevity and success in Hollywood. We used to call him Gorgeous. He was the golden boy, a beautiful presence. His music had a freshness, and he had a freshness." - about his friend Jerry Goldsmith.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Superman Returns (2006)
Regista: Bryan Singer Scrittore: Michael Dougherty,
Dan Harris Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Valutazione: 7.1/10 (36984 voti)
Durata: 154 min
Paese: Australia, USA
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:The latest installment of the Man of Steel; the story presented as a Christian parable. After leaving Earth for 5 years to visit his home planet, Superman returns to find that Earth has lost hope in him as its savior. We are reminded that Jor-El has sent his only son to Earth because people are basically good. We get to see Superman rekindle his relationship with Lois Lane, who now has a son of questionable paternity; could it be Superman's son being raised by another man. Superman fights the evil in the form of Lex Luther. Can Superman save humanity? Does humanity have faith in him?
Trivia random: The last line of Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) (the one before "Returns") is Superman saying to Luthor, "See you in twenty." That scene was filmed in 1986. Coincidentally, twenty years later, in 2006, the next Superman movie was released.
Citazione random: Lois Lane: How many "f's" in "catastrophic"?
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Singer, Bryan
Data di nascita: 17 September 1965
Altezza: 5' 11" (1.80 m)
Ultimi lavori: Trivia random: Graduate of West Windsor-Plainsboro High School in New Jersey.
Citazione random: [Talking about casting Brandon Routh as Superman/Clark Kent in the new Superman film]: "I was always dead set on casting an unknown. Brandon embodied the character the best - his acting talent, physical presence and personality."
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