Shadow of the Real World

A few musings from Kansas by a high school literature teacher. Over the past few months, this blog has turned a commentary on media. I will probably continue to focus on film and television, but books and music might sneak in... By the way - If you would like me to post on a regular basis - please comment, even if it's just to say, "Hi." If my audience disappears, I lose the motivation to write! Thanks!

Thursday, May 05, 2005

Superman site

Hi - I thought I would share a fun site with you all.
www.bluetights.net
What is interesting about this sight is not the fact that it has a lot of Superman news. If you look under "Brian's journals" you will find a series of short film diaries by director Brian Singer. It's a nice look into the filming process. The one entitled "The Call" is very interesting. Peter Jackson called in Singer to direct King Kong when Jackson fell asleep. Literally. Toward the end of filming Kong, Jackson had worked himself into an exhaustion that just looked terrible. He looked like he'd lost an incredible amount of weight.

Singer would fly over to Wellington in the morning and stay there for a few hours and then fly back to Australia and direct Superman Returns in the afternoons and evenings. Wow. I love the spirit of cooperation, even though Singer looks a little uneasy about it at times. Check it out, esp. if you are a Jackson fan.

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