Michael Mann Talks 'Blackhat,’ Sony Hack Attack, Controversial Choice To Shoot ‘Public Enemies’ Digitally & More

Already a divisive film in the eyes of film critics (I loved it, but notices have been mixed), it’s difficult to argue with the notion that filmmaker Michael Mann’s latest globetrotting cyber crime drama, “Blackhat,” is anything but his unyielding singular vision. That is to say, this isn’t a film that has been massaged by studio micromanaging or interference. For better or worse, it is the 100% immersive vision of Michael Mann (here’s our “Blackhat” review). And that means he has the same detailed singular purpose and laser focus of the film's protagonists who surge forward to track down the hackers that committed an act of cyber-terrorism with global implications. Starring Chris Hemsworth and Viola Davis, “Blackhat” isn’t frontloaded with stars (the rest of the cast is relatively unknown unless you know the supporting cast members of Ang Lee’s “Lust, Caution” by name), it doesn’t feature much of a traditional three-act structure, and its characters aren’t really going through...