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Ghosts of the West (2012)
An Amazing Film
I saw this film at a historic theater in Denver and was impressed by the care and research put into the movie. The cinematography was rich, and the subjects—ghost towns which hold a silent history—share their mood and skeletal remains with the viewer. A testament to the changing times since the gold rush and the westward bound period, it is very interesting to see what little remains of a time gone by. The narration and score are excellent, and the material is profound.
Filmed lovingly with an emphasis on black and white, the mixed media presentation of motion shots with stills is perfect for the subject matter.
Looking forward to more films by this production company!
Superman (1988)
One of the Very Best
In my mind, this remains one of the very best depictions of Superman on TV, as well as one of the most faithful to a particular comics period.
This series paid homage to both the Superman films of the '70s/'80s and the Superman comics series "reboot" of 1986-onward ("Man of Steel," "Superman Vol 2," "Action Comics," "Adventures of Superman," etc). The opening score and titles were stirring, based on the John Williams score from the films, updated for a Saturday morning action series. Marv Wolfman, one of the main contributors to the comics reboot (writer of "Adventures of Superman") was a perfect choice to be involved in this animated series. Overall, the series had a more mature feel while continuing to be very kid-friendly.
Superman was presented as believable, strong, and iconic. His recurring nemesis was Lex Luthor in his megalomaniac/CEO incarnation. The Daily Planet characters Lois, Jimmy, and Perry were portrayed well. One of my favorite appearances was by Wonder Woman, and the story revolved around her home island of Themyscira ("Paradise Island"). Both her design and that of her mother Hippolyte were in keeping with the similarly rebooted Wonder Woman comic book series of the era, and it seemed like an equally well-done animated series could have been developed for her if handled the same.
The one thing that is hard to believe is that this has not been released on DVD/Blu-ray! It deserves to be.