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Icon Review by Vives Anunciacion Inquirer Libre June 28 2006 Directed by Bryan Singer Written by Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris Based on the comic book character created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster Starring Brandon Routh, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth G / 153minutes Warner Brothers/ Legendary Pictures/ DC Comics Call me a sentimental idiot. Christopher Reeve will always be my Superman, and when he died I thought he brought the Man of Steel with him for good. Many others will wear the suit, but Reeve will always be the only Superman, right? Wrong. So how was Superman Returns ? Kate Bosworth is a little off as reporter Lois Lane, and Kevin Spacey shifts from great to good as a brooding Lex Luthor. The surprise is Brandon Routh who practically owns Superman. He is the new Man of Steel. By default, I’m now a fan. I didn’t expect to like Superman Returns that much – no, I didn’t expect to love it. I was reduced into a giddy kid again, amazed at how much magic this movie has taken hold ...

Review by Vives Anunciacion Inquirer Libre June 21 2006 There’s the French film festival currently ongoing at Shangri-La for the subtitle-addicted; for the rest who simply crave for Hollywood movies that are a little outside of the box, here are two worth thinking about. Inside Man Directed by Spike Lee Written by Russel Gerwitz Starring Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster, Clive Owen PG13 / 129 minutes Universal Pictures Dalton Russel (Clive Owen) and his accomplices carefully execute the “perfect bank robbery” in the middle of Manhattan. They hold up the bank, take everyone inside hostage and demand a getaway plane from the police. They do everything very fast, but they hesitate and stall the ending. In this crime caper, everything about the movie is taking control – control over events, over actions, over emotions and even control over fate. The NYPD negotiator is an upcoming detective Keith Frazier (Denzel Washington) who takes the rule books seriously and tries to keep his cool at all...

Review by Vives Anunciacion Cars Directed by John Lasseter Written by Dan Fogelman, Robert L. Baird Featuring the voices of Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt GP / 116 minutes Walt Disney/ Pixar Animations Who knows how far a car can get Before you think about slowin' on down - Aretha Franklin, Freeway of Love America’s love affair with the automobile turns hilarious with Cars , the latest model to emerge from the Disney-Pixar factory of adorable animation. Get your motor runnin’ for a fun journey with Cars . The Disney and Pixar tandem so far has produced the best collection of studio animations (outside Japan) since Toy Story in 1995. Cars is a worthy addition to this collection, but it’s definitely not Pixar’s best since the studio raised the animation bar too high with the amazing The Incredibles in 2004. Cars begins in the middle of the Piston Cup race where rookie Lightning McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson) is preparing to take the championship from his idol, Strip “the ...