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As is the way, stories are surfacing related to an upcoming summer blockbuster. Here are a few items that have cropped up thanks to next week’s release of Superman Returns.

• Screen Rant points to a two-and-a-half minute clip from Superman Returns. It looks cool for all the reasons Vic @ Screen Rant mentions. I got the same cool vibe I got when I saw Superman: The Movie and Superman II in my youth. Funny thing with those movies was they didn’t quite hold up on recent re-viewings with my daughter. There were some dialogue and suspension of disbelief issues that I just didn’t catch when I was eleven. Yet now my older (and more critical) eyes are looking forward to Superman Returns.
• Superman expert Tom DeHaven is looking forward to Superman Returns as he completes his Superman-related book for Yale Univerty Press’ American Icon series.
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• SciFiWeekly gives Superman Returns an “A”.
• The Real Heroes of Superman, an 8-part series at Flixens. Here are parts one, two, three and four.
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• Rotten Tomatoes offers a sneak peek at Danny Boyle’s sci-fi film Sunshine.
• Ahhhh! Library Dominoes!

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