Superman the Movie

Superheroes weren't always the cash kings of the Hollywood box office. Forty years ago the idea of someone making a movie about comic-book characters was almost unimaginable. Richard Donner changed all that with the blockbuster film Superman. Actor Christopher Reeve looked the part and made a great Clark Kent to boot, Margo Kidder played hard-charging reporter Lois Lane and only bad guy Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) killed anyone. Throw in a convincing romance and some great sidekick work by Ned Beatty and you have an entertaining family film that still stands up. Warner Bros. and Fathom Events celebrate the ruby anniversary of the movie by getting it back in the theaters. At 7 p.m. Sunday, November 25, you can see Christopher Reeve fly through Metropolis again at the Marcus Wehrenberg Ronnies 20 (5320 South Lindbergh Boulevard; www.fathomevents.com). Superman is shown with the great Max Fleischer-animated Superman short from 1941, "The Mechanical Monsters." Tickets are $12.50.