Blackhat was released on January 15, 2015 (123 minutes) – the Theatrical Cut. This cut of the film had a last minute, last-minute restructuring of the original timeline of the film. Information on why these changes were made and the various versions of the films released over the years can be found here. The Director’s Cut (122 minutes) premiered at a special screening in February 2016, had a limited broadcast run in 2017, and will be released on home video for the first time on November 28, 2023. This is Mann’s preferred version of the film and restores the structure to its original chronology along with other changes.

In which we pay tribute to the proud tradition of TV sitcom Christmas Carol episodes with one of the loosest riffs there could be.

Bill Murray as Scrooge! What could go wrong?

In which George C. Scott gives us a masterpiece of a Carol.

In which Disney takes its first crack at A Christmas Carol.

In which Ethan makes the admittedly perverse argument that one of the loosest adaptations of A Christmas Carol is one of the best.

The most gimmicky, dated entry on the list is also [record scratch] one of the best?

Walter Matthau as Scrooge! What could go wrong?

A classic of animation, one of the shortest Carols, and one of the best.

Albert Finney in an all-singing, all-dancing Christmas Carol.

In which A Christmas Carol gets animated, and legally blind.

Many argue this is the best Christmas Carol. How will it fare in the Christmas Carol gauntlet?

A Christmas Carol comes to TV, accompanied by Vincent Price.

In which Reginald Owen plays the holliest, jolliest Scrooge of them all.

Sound comes to A Christmas Carol, as do the loosest interpretations of the spirits ever put to film.

An introduction to the Christmas Carol Advent Calendar™️ and a look at what happens when A Christmas Carol tries silence.

The following is based on behind-the-scenes interviews, production documentaries, production notes, marketing materials and even one or two private conversations.

From 1981 to 2023, Michael Mann only made 12 feature films, with the gap between each film widening. However, over these three decades, Mann’s name has been attached to a myriad of fascinating projects. The range of these projects is startling - anywhere from a contemporary media mogul drama to a medieval archer story and everything in between. Below is a list of these projects with brief details, including when they were announced and if any news followed their announcements. There are likely even more films than mentioned here, and one can hope we, as an audience, get to see some of these one day.

To celebrate the release of a new Australian outback thriller THE ROYAL HOTEL, I talk with writer/director Kitty Green about the differences between narrative and documentary cinema, the balance of time and style, Julia Garner choosing her own own love interest, and so much more.

To celebrate the roadshow release of a new Australian Neo-Noir ("Yeah Noir") SLANT, I talk with writer/star Michael Nikou, director James Vinson, producer Monique Fisher and the icon Sigrid Thornton about shooting chronologically, being "in for a penny, in for a pound" making an independent original film and so much more.