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Mid-century Mexican films are being feted at the Film at Lincoln Center as part of a new partnership with the Locarno Film Festival. Titled Spectacle Every Day: Mexican Popular Cinema, the program spans Mexican cinema from the ’40s through the ’60s, featuring works from directors such as Roberto Gavaldón, Emilio Fernández, Julio Bracho, Alejandro Galindo, and Chano Urueta. The 22-film retrospective takes place at Flc from July 26 through August 8.

Highlights include the 4K restoration of Julio Bracho’s “Take Me in Your Arms” (1954), Alejandro Galindo’s “Wetbacks” (1955), “The Sword of Granada” (1953) which was the first 3-D film produced in Mexico, and Matilde Landeta’s sex work melodrama “Streetwalker” (1951). Landeta was one of the country’s first female directors.

The features screening as part of Spectacle Every Day: Mexican Popular Cinema have been rarely screened stateside. Some even have never before seen theatrically in the United States, per the official press release.

As featured in the conclusion to Superman: Lost, Superman's unwavering morality leads him to sacrifice his entire future while teaming up with Green Lantern Hope. In the final issue of the limited series Superman reprograms an alien ship to fulfill a time-loop, sacrificing himself to guide future Supermen on the same path. DC's ultimate time-travelers, the Green Lantern Corps, enable Superman to save himself and rewrite his own destiny in a mind-bending paradox that results in a satisfying conclusion to the ambitious series.

Warning: Contains Spoilers for Superman: Lost #10

Superman has proven himself to be one of the most self-sacrificing heroes in the DC Universe. More than any of his powers, Clark Kent's unwavering morality is what truly makes him super – and, with the help of one emerald ally, Superman has just used the power of the Green Lantern to sacrifice his entire future for the hearts of others,...