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April 25, 2017: Free "Superman: The Movie" Screening in Cleveland, OH
by Neil Cole
The Main Branch of the Cleveland, OH Public Library will present a free screening of the 1978 blockbuster "Superman: The Movie" on Saturday, May 6th at 3:00pm in the Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium.
One of the most well-regarded superhero films of all time, Superman was a box-office smash when it rocketed to Earth in 1978. The last son of the dead planet Krypton, Kal-El (Christopher Reeve) is found as a baby by Jonathan (Glenn Ford) and Martha Kent (Phyllis Thaxter) when his spaceship crashes just outside of Smallville, USA. Given the name "Clark" by his adopted parents, the boy grows up strong in the American heartland, developing amazing powers under the light of the yellow sun. One day, Clark finds a glowing crystal, and with it finds out about his alien heritage, the knowledge imparted to him by his birth father, Jor-El (Marlon Brando). The boy becomes a man, and moves to Metropolis to work for the Daily Planet newspaper, finding love in Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) and danger in the form of criminal genius Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman).
The free screening is part of the opening day festivities for the "Superman: From Cleveland to Krypton" exhibit which will be on display at the library for several months and showcases memorabilia, art, & artifacts from the Mike Curtis Collection of Superman memorabilia and other prominent collectors.
For more information, please visit CPL.org.
