The Trial (1962)
Nov 5, 2001Bureaucratic Nightmare World/Kafka Adaptation
Orson Welles's adaptation of the Frank Kafka novel about a man caught in a nightmare bureaucracy is one of the most visually stunning black-and-white films ever shot
Alexander Salkind
Bluebeard (1972)
Jan 31, 2014Multiple Wife Murderer
The fairytale about a multiple wife murderer is given the lavish costume drama treatment. Featuring Richard Burton at the height of his Bad Actor period in a series of increasingly absurd softcore romps
Superman (1978)
Dec 16, 2000Comic-Book Superhero
This is where the modern comic-book superhero began on screen. A film that is almost completely successful in banishing campy silliness and taking itself seriously, allowing Superman to fly with magnificent effects. Christopher Reeve shines as the ultimate boy scout
Superman II (1980)
Dec 16, 2000Comic-Book Superhero
Shot back-to-back with the first Christopher Reeve film, this then became a mess behind the scenes. The end result emerges fairly well with the show dominated by the magnificent Phantom Zones villains and giving depth to the Superman-Lois relationship
Superman III (1983)
Dec 16, 2000Comic-Book Superhero
The nadir of the Christopher Reeve Superman films, one where the desire to add a comedy element in the form of Richard Pryor overtakes and wrecks what is already a random and unfocused plot
Supergirl (1984)
Jul 5, 2000Comic-Book Superheroine
The Christopher Reeve Superman films started superbly but became wrecked by the producers' insistence on the insertion of comedy element. Here they turn their attentions to Superman's cousin Kara whose screen debut is derailed by a horrendously overacting Faye Dunaway
Santa Claus – The Movie (1985)
May 25, 2003The Santa Claus Story
The producers of the Christopher Reeve Superman films turn to making a Santa film but this proved a massively over-budgeted flop
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)
Dec 15, 2013Comic-Book Superhero
The original version of Superman II became mired in problems over the firing of director Richard Donner. After the rediscovery of the original footage, Donner was able to go offer up a restored version. Seeing the storylines the way they were meant to be and Marlon Brando's original scenes as Jor-el make for a work that is superior in every way