Michael Mann & The Importance of Reappraisals

With a career spanning over 50 years and counting, there are few filmmakers quite as legendary as Michael Mann. Throughout his career, Mann has amassed an extensive and diverse body of work, ranging from his critically acclaimed era using film (Thief, Heat, The Insider) to his far more polarising digital era (Miami Vice, Blackhat). In this video, I attempt to defend and highlight the brilliance of Mann’s modern works, with a particular emphasis on Blackhat.

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Chapters:
Reappraisals 0:00
Mann 2:01
Thief 3:47
Heat 5:06
Collateral and the use of digital cameras 13:44
Miami Vice 15:34
Blackhat 17:01
Conclusion 22:05

Films:
Miami Vice
Blackhat
At Eternity’s Gate
2001: A Space Odyssey
A Clockwork Orange
The Shining
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Dr Strangelove
Ali
The last of the mohicans
The keep
Heat
Thief
Drive
The Godfather Part II
The Dark Knight
Collateral
Manhunter
Ferrari

Music:
Epidemic Sound & Cello suite - Bach by Lud & Schlatts Musical Emporium. Conducted by Philip Milman

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Interviews:
Michael Mann Directors on Directors
Michael Mann Behind the philosophical thrillers
Michael Mann on Blackhat
Bruce Lee on being human
Michael Mann on Heat 2

Sources:
The Woman who made Van Gogh
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/14/ma...

Classic movies originally trashed by critics
https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2023...

How Heat influenced The Dark Knight
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/mov...

Mann’s portrayal of Los Angeles
https://cinephilefix.com/2014/09/21/f...

'Collateral' Marked the Start of Michael Mann's Second Era of Filmmaking
https://collider.com/collateral-micha....

Attack of the zeros and ones: the early years of digital cinema, as told by David Lynch, Miranda July, Michael Mann and more
https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-soun...

How Collateral was shot
https://theasc.com/magazine/aug04/col....

Miami Vice’s Journey From Misfire to Masterpiece
https://www.vulture.com/2021/10/miami...