Introduction: Michael Mann in his interviews / Steven Sanders -- Four minute mile / Julian Fox -- Castle keep / Harlan Kennedy -- Of Vice and Mann / Art Harris -- "Manhunter" An interview with Michael Mann / Alain Charlot and Marc Toullec -- Michael Mann: Hollywood writer-director-producer / Graham Fuller -- Mann and his movies / Jonathan Romney -- All the corporations' men / Michael Sragow -- Smoking gun / Stuart Husband -- "Ali likes the film a lot. He's seen it six times" / Xan Brooks -- Paint in black / Mark Olsen -- Mann among men / Michael Sragow -- L.A. belongs to the coyotes / Leif Kramp -- Michael Mann interview / John Maguire -- A Mann's man's world / Scott Foundas -- Number one with a bullet / John Patterson -- The study of Mann / F.X. Feeney.
Summary:
This reader is the first to bring together a selection of Mann's own interviews where he reflects on his film and television productions. The sixteen interviews provide historical context, interpretation and evaluation of the auteur's work. They encompass his entire career as a feature filmmaker and television producer/director as he and others reflect on his themes, working methods, artistic development and career achievements. The book aims to open up Mann's body of work, making it available for comparison with the work of his contemporaries, and to provide fresh insights into his film and television work. A substantive introductory essay, chronology and filmography provide additional bases for understanding the interviews, essays and work of this major filmmaker. -- Provided by publisher.
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