Actress Patricia Marand, who played Lois Lane in the Broadway musical "It's a Bird ... It's a Plane ... It's Superman,"' has died. She was 74. Family spokeswoman Maryellen Lee says Marand died of brain cancer Thursday at her Manhattan home. Marand was nominated for a Tony Award ...

I must declare an interest: as a devotee of DC Comics' Superman since early childhood, I am incontinently prepared in advance to enjoy every radio show, television series and film that features him. So before seeing this one, Superman Returns (which opens here on 14 July), I was ready to give it a good review, and I have not been ...