Posts by Charlie Riccardelli

December 19, 2014 |

World Trade Center: An Outlier in the Filmmaking Career of Oliver Stone

Charlie Riccardelli

2006 saw the release of World Trade Center and United 93, the first two studio films to use the events of 9/11 as their primary focus. I recall their impending releases at my local movie theatre

September 26, 2014 |

Annie: An Outlier in the Filmmaking Career of John Huston

Charlie Riccardelli

Watching the musical Annie is something like a rite of passage for redheaded children. I’ve met so many carrot tops in my life who grew up humming the tunes of Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin,