
A vaguely interesting concept becomes a true mess
by JOHN VINCENT
Jun-9-2013 -
Film delivers the goods in a satisfying, if not familiar, summer-fun-fest
In what is essentially a remake of Richard Donner's "Superman" (1978) and "Superman II," "Man of Steel" delivers the goods in a satisfying, if not familiar, summer-fun-fest. WHAT WORKED Told mostly in a long series of flashbacks, with minor deviations from "Superman" and "Superman II," Zack Sny ...
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Read MoreOscar-winning actor approached to take over spot originated by Wes Bentley
If you think the Hunger Games are dangerous inside the arena, try being the guy who's running it and screws up. Spoiler alert: That's something Seneca Crane, played by Wes Bentley, learned the hard way in "The Hunger Games" earlier this year. So what will happen with this replacement, Plutarch He ...
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Kneel before Zod. Spoken by Terrence Stamp, those words have become a key part of the Superman mythology. And in Zack Snyder's upcoming reboot of the franchise it will be "Boardwalk Empire's" Michael Shannon who is giving the orders. Shannon, who plays Internal Revenue Agent Van Alden in HBO's ...
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Henry Cavill is Clark Kent, Kevin Costner and Diane Lane are the Kents … and now "The Man Of Steel" has signed on its intrepid reporter, Lois Lane. "The Fighter" actress (and three-time Oscar nominee) Amy Adams has signed on to play the hard-nosed investigator in Zack Snyder's reboot of the Sup ...
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