Movies: Dear Diary: Action!

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Ultimately, the success of the videos hangs on the personality of the director, and fortunately for King Kong, Jackson's self-deprecation and boyish excitement about his movie are infectious. Singer has delegated more, and the diary focuses less on him. "It's the same reason I like to invite friends to set," says Singer of why he agreed to do bluetights.net "It exposes the amazing technical and sometimes emotional theater that's involved in making films of this type." But is there such a thing as too much information? Does it deplete the movie's magic? On the Superman Returns blog, we see Stephan Bender as young Superman, working in the flying harness and trying to keep his dignity intact, not to mention other sensitive parts of his anatomy. "Nothing's comfortable," the stunt coordinator admits. If you ever believed a man can fly, you may want to skip that entry. --Reported by Desa Philadelphia/Los Angeles