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Just like in the comics and the movies, Superman is receiving much adulation while dodging Kryptonite as he faces movie critics today (Tuesday) in advance of midnight screenings of Superman Returns. The critics are about equally divided over whether Superman flies. "Man, oh Man of Steel, it’s good to have you back," Jack Mathews fairly shouts in his review in the New York Daily News. William Arnold in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer describes the film as "immensely satisfying … magnificently mounted." Claudia Puig in USA Today calls it "a rousing spectacle… an action-packed saga with exhilarating special effects and dazzling production design." To Terry Lawson in the Detroit Free Press, it’s "an elegantly rendered, perfectly pitched homage to the golden era of comics." Lou Lumenick in the New York Post writes that with this sequel, "Bryan Singer’s super, soulful and very expensive new resurrection of the venerable big-screen franchise ups the ante with must-see results." Amy Biancolli expresses thanks to the filmmakers for not trying to invest Superman with angst as the makers of Batman Begins did with their superhero. "because an angsty Superman is no Superman at all." Ty Burr in the Boston Globe also remarks that "this isn’t a reinvention of a beloved franchise. It’s a renewal." He concludes that the film is "a generally thrilling entertainment that’s not quite the grand slam you want it to be." Similarly, Michael Phillips in the Chicago Tribune dishes out what he calls "qualified praise" to the film, but refers to the title character as "the savior from Krypton." But Manohla Dargis in the New York Times takes the criticism a step further, accusing director Bryan Singer of turning the superhero into a kind of Jesus. Referring to his earlier work on the X-Men franchise, Dargis remarks: "Mr. Singer likes to make important pop entertainments that trumpet their seriousness as loudly as they deploy their bangs. It’s hard not to think that Superman isn’t the only one here with a savior complex." Kenneth Turan in the Los Angeles Times makes a similar point: "This is a film that tries too hard and wants too much," he writes. And Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times simply dismisses it as "a glum, lackluster movie in which even the big effects sequences seem dutiful instead of exhilarating."

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Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose spent most of today in a Stockholm jail cell after allegedly biting a security guard in the leg at his hotel, police said.

Concert organiser Ema Telstar spokeswoman Catarina Oscarsson said the band was not travelling with a publicist and would not comment on the arrest.

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Radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh is joking about his police detainment at the airport yesterday for carrying Viagra in his luggage.

"I’ve been racking my brain. I’m trying to figure out how Bob Dole’s luggage got on my airplane," Limbaugh clowned as he opened his national program today. "I told the doctor, I said, ‘Look, I’m worried about the next election, not … .’ A misunderstanding. Now, things are what they are."

Former Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas is well-known for his use and endorsement of Viagra, a male sexual-enhancement drug.

The host then changed subjects to discuss his visit Friday to the White House, but later opened his second hour with more jokes.

"The people at Customs were as nice as they could be. They just didn’t believe me when I told them that I got those pills at the Clinton Library gift shop, and they told me at the Clinton Library gift shop that it was just blue M&Ms. … I know a lot of people who don’t even need Viagra. [They] just look at themselves in the mirror and the problem’s taken — many of them in Washington, many of them Republicans, too."

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ANNA NICOLE SMITH is refusing to comment on the death of her courtroom adversary E PIERCE MARSHALL, who died last week (20JUN06) after developing an aggressive infection. The 38-year-old former model married billionaire J HOWARD MARSHALL in 1994 when she was aged 26 and he was 89. His 1995 death triggered a decade-long legal battle between Smith and her stepson Pierce Marshall over the late oil tycoon’s estate. Despite press probes, Smith has refused to divulge how she will be pursuing her claim. A statement on her website reads: "I am aware that my late husband’s son E Pierce Marshall has died. "The media has been contacting my attorneys in an attempt to get my reaction. Out of respect for his family’s request for privacy, neither my attorneys nor I will be making any comments." Only last month (MAY06), the US Supreme Court awarded ANNA NICOLE SMITH the right to continue her legal battle in pursuit of her late husband’s fortune. Pierce Marshall disputed Smith’s claims her husband had intended to bequeath half his estate to her, insisting the $6 million (GBP3.5 million) worth of gifts she accumulated during the 14-month marriage was all she was entitled too.

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BRITNEY SPEARS confesses she was shocked when she discovered she was pregnant with her second child.
The singer admits it took the approval of husband KEVIN FEDERLINE before she could get excited about the prospect of childbirth again, less than a year after son SEAN PRESTON was born.
She says, "I was shocked because it was so soon and I was a little scared at first. Yes, I was very surprised.
"He (Federline) was a little shocked too. But his shock turned to excitement and he said, ‘Let’s just go for it.’"

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