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Superman Returns... Again to DVD

Bryan Singer's SUPERMAN RETURNS, which takes its inspiration from the two Richard Donner classics with Christopher Reeve, bows Nov. 28, 2006, on DVD, HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc (Warner Home Video: $28.98 for single-disc DVD with no bonus features, $34.99 for two-disc special edition DVD, $39.99 for HD-DVD/DVD combo and $34.99 for Blu-ray).

Whether you love it or hate it, there's no denying the passion and craftsmanship, including the stunning vfx divided among 11 companies (including Sony Pictures Imageworks, Rhythm & Hues, Framestore CFC, Frantic Films, The Orphanage, Rising Sun Pictures, Photon, Pixel Liberation Front and Eden FX).

Bonus features include:* "Requiem for Krypton: Making SUPERMAN RETURNS": a comprehensive three-hour doc, including: Secret Origins and First Issues: Crystallizing Superman, The Crystal Method: Designing Superman, An Affinity for Beachfront Property: Shooting Superman (Superman on the Farm, Superman in the City, Superman in Peril), The Joy of Lex: Menacing Superman, He's Always Around: Wrapping Superman* Resurrecting Jor-El (courtesy of Rhythm & Hues)* Deleted scenes: The Date, Family Photos, Crash Landing/X-Ray Vision, Old Newspapers, Are You Two Dating?, Martinis and Wigs, I'm Always Right, Jimmy the Lush, Language Barrier, Crystal Feet, New Krypton* Easter egg: "Wrong!"

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Bill Desowitz, former editor of VFXWorld, is currently the Crafts Editor of IndieWire.