The Inception Reception

The Inception Reception

by Charlie Wachtel | July 19, 2010

It’s easy to credit the American movie-going public with having the highest worldwide theatrical IQ of anyone in the world. Yet somehow whenever a Christopher Nolan movie hits theaters, that all seems to change. And then all of a sudden, routine movie-goers magically turn into amateur movie critics, declaring films like Inception to be the cinematic equivalent of the messiah.

Q&A: Producer & Cinematographer of “HOOP DREAMS” After 15 Years

Q&A: Producer & Cinematographer of “HOOP DREAMS” After 15 Years

by Charlie Wachtel | November 6, 2009

Fifteen years ago on November 5th, one of the most groundbreaking films in the history of documentary filmmaking was released in theaters. Today, “Hoop Dreams” is still considered among the best. The man behind the camera, Peter Gilbert, reveals the hidden back-story behind “Hoop Dreams” in an exclusive interview with Charlie Wachtel.

The Shameless Hijacking of an Artform

The Shameless Hijacking of an Artform

by Zach Copeland | October 6, 2009

As Hollywood studios continue to pursue the property rights for classic American board games, action figures and arcade games, nostalgic movie-going masses may no longer feel that once-precious nostalgia.

Public Embarrassment

Public Embarrassment

by Charlie Wachtel | August 10, 2009

What is it with the bad-guy biopics? And why do audiences keep eating them up? Michael Mann’s Public Enemies is a clear-cut example of the direction Hollywood has been going for the last couple decades in terms of framing traditional antagonists as protagonists.

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