For as long as I can remember, Christopher Reeve's Superman has been one of my heroes. After the many revelations in Super/man, that's doubly true.

The Christopher Reeve Story” reconstructs the star’s life and career both before and after his fateful accident, ultimately rendering a sensitive, harrowing and incredibly human portrait of the man as actor,

Even several decades and several actors later, Christopher Reeve remains the definitive Superman.

Robert Redford was apparently considered for the role of Superman in the early stages of production — a fact that got a few laughs from the crowd during the film’s premiere at Sundance, which was founded by Redford. Other A-listers who were in the running included Burt Reynolds, Paul Newman, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Neil Diamond.

Armed with home videos and interviews with Reeve's family and closest friends, "Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story" gives a powerful and honest look at the man who played a hero, and then became one after a devastating horse-riding accident left him paralyzed nearly 30 years ago.

To me, the greatest superhero movie is hands down, Richard Donner's Superman, starring Christopher Reeve. This film, featuring a grown man in tights hung on wires, made you believe that Superman was real and that a man could fly.

W hen Christopher Reeve was thrown from a horse during an equestrian event in Virginia in 1995, resulting in the “Superman” actor becoming paralyzed from the neck down, the im

Composer Ilan Eshkeri discusses putting music to the life of a screen and advocacy icon with his score for Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story.