Tuesday, May 10, 2011

May 5, 2011: Richard Donner at Hero Complex Film Festival




Director Richard Donner will be the guest of honor at the 2011 Hero Complex Film Festival to be held on June 11, where he'll present a rare cinema screening of "Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut".

    The onstage interview with Donner on June 11 will look back on the movie classic�that promised to make the world "believe a man can fly" and in doing so created the modern cinema era of superhero films that is showing no signs of slowing down. Donner will also talk about the bittersweet achievements of "Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut" and reflection of the celluloid mythology he created with a stellar cast that included Reeve, Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Ned Beatty, Glenn Ford as well as Jackie Cooper, who�died�this week. Donner will also touch on his other films, among them the "Lethal Weapon" movies, "The Goonies" and "The Omen."


The Hero Complex Film Festival runs from June 9-12 at the Mann Chinese 6 in Hollywood. Purchase tickets online.

Source: LA Times.


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