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Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman has arrived on Blu-ray! In this video review, we'll discuss not only the release's technical merits, but also how the show has (or has not) stood the test of time as a piece of the Superman's nearly 90-year legacy. Get Lois & Clark on Blu-ray HERE: https://amzn.to/46M6BY3 More Superman from Cereal At Midnight: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLms82QIo-B9mFThaihm65Hnkndg-ghJOD **************************************************************** Commentaries:  https://www.cerealatmidnight.com/p/commentaries.html **************************************************************** Need collecting storage solutions? Use code CAM15 to save 15% on your order at  https://bit.ly/t3lshopCAM  and see how it works here:  https://youtu.be/GX0fTq_VYs4 **************************************************************** Become a Member and unlock exclusive and ad free videos, early access, and much more at  Patreon.com/CerealAtMi...

The 1950s were transformative for the western genre. Television was changing the game forever, with quality visual storytelling at home now competing with theatrical films for the attention spans of viewers. On the big screen, westerns were growing in scope (literally and figuratively) and taking on more complex nuances. This was even felt in the B-westerns of the era as the white hats and black hats were giving way to more complicated emotions, situations, and relationships. In short, the western was growing up.  1951's The Longhorn  embodies this shift. This Monogram picture stars "Wild Bill" Elliott , one of the many western heroes who had established himself as a B-movie hero in the 1930s and 1940s. His tenure at Columbia Pictures in the late 1930s had given way to a stint at Republic, but his late-career work at Monogram feels different from the simple plots that revolve around stopping bad guys with fists and six guns.  A scrolling text prologue at the start of...

1957's Chicago Confidential is but one of many movies that purports to be "ripped from the headlines" and tackles (read: exploits) contemporary news trends in hopes of converting them into ticket sales. This B-movie formula ran rampant throughout the 1950s,   with Chicago Confidential just one in a string of many low-budget films that sought success on the promise of a tell-all expose. Labor racketeering is the salacious subject here, "suggested" by a 1950 book by Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer which exposed the seedy underbelly of the famous city.  Like several other B-movie noirs of the fifties, Chicago Confidential  features an authoritative, god-like narrator in an attempt to provide a sense of importance and credibility. I suspect this narration exists because the story itself cannot establish much gravitas on its own due to its low budget and by-the-numbers direction from workman director Sidney Salkow, who did much better work elsewhere ( Robber's Roost ...

Welcome to the very first chapter of Serials At Midnight, a new series where we'll spotlight the movie serials that paved the way for our modern entertainment blockbusters! In the inaugural chapter, we discuss Superman and the 1948 Columbia cliffhanger that was the very first live-action, big-screen adventure of the Man of Steel!

With 2018's The Death of Superman film, Warner Brothers animation attempts to right some past wrongs caused by the first attempt at adapting this story with 2007's Superman: Doomsday. So is the second time the charm, or is this movie dead on arrival? Be a part of the community! Like, subscribe, and comment so that your voice is heard. Cereal At Midnight would not exist without YOU! CerealAtMidnight.com @CerealMidnight on Twitter CerealMidnight on Instagram

DC Comics collected editions are hitting Ollie's Bargain Outlets in America and fans are finding some incredible deals! This video features the stack that I found at my local Ollie's and includes such characters like Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Shazam, and Blue Beetle and books created by Tim Sale, Walter (Walt) Simonson, Len Wein, Jim Starlin, and John Byrne!