An Evening with Michael Mann, moderated by critic Bilge Ebiri

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  • Watch the entire conversation between director Michael Mann and New York magazine film critic Bilge Ebiri from our February 11, 2016 event, part of the full-career retrospective Heat & Vice: The Films of Michael Mann.
    www.BAM.org/MichaelMann

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  • @quicksite
    @quicksite 4 года назад +44

    17:48 - "Where did the look of "THIEF" come from?" - Michael Mann so confidently articulates the methods he used to try to portray his character Frank's inner psychology, using external compositional & other tricks. Every interview I see of Michael Mann shows his giant intellect informing every aspect of his film worlds and story thematics.

  • @HabAnagarek
    @HabAnagarek 8 лет назад +80

    Brilliant. All of his answers are more than a master class in film, but history, racial politics, philosophy, art... a brilliant mind.

    • @KermitHitler
      @KermitHitler 7 лет назад +13

      A fiercely intelligent, creative, original and compassionate polymath and a master of his art.
      Truly a renaissance man.

  • @michaelblum4557
    @michaelblum4557 3 года назад +17

    It's insane how articulate he is when talking about his films (or anything?). He doesn't waste words or flower his statements with unnecessary intellectual gestures. Straight to the point, and what a point it is.

    • @b.pradhana_ol660
      @b.pradhana_ol660 Год назад +1

      Just like his films. He is one of the least pretentious person after Howard Hawks..

  • @MahmoudOscar98
    @MahmoudOscar98 7 лет назад +48

    Mann is one of the most influential filmmakers to me. He might not be so big on plot but when it comes to the image, tone, and feel, whew! Mann conquers the city nights with his unconventional shooting style and music choice. Love him or hate him, he is a true artist with a vision.

    • @kellymulderino7156
      @kellymulderino7156 3 года назад +7

      no plots are good too

    • @MahmoudOscar98
      @MahmoudOscar98 3 года назад +1

      @@kellymulderino7156 In some instances, having a plot might be a problem, I agree.

    • @thederrickmuhammadshow
      @thederrickmuhammadshow 2 года назад

      No lies were told here ☝🏿He’s highly underrated and I love his eye, his style ,tone and cool intensity.

    • @haoleizhang6758
      @haoleizhang6758 2 года назад

      especially his STYLE.

    • @babylongigolo
      @babylongigolo Год назад

      Yeah I like the plots. They’ve a rhythm that I imagine is to be acquired for some people but I’ve never not been engaged by one saving The Keep.

  • @quicksite
    @quicksite 4 года назад +16

    I think it'd be cool to have Michael Mann play Noam Chomsky in a biopic by Michael Mann. They've got a similar way of thinking & articulating.

  • @mundi352
    @mundi352 3 года назад +12

    Alex Colville was the Canadian painter he referred to as the inspiration for the scene in Heat where Deniro starts out into the ocean from his apartment

    • @Elassyahmed
      @Elassyahmed 2 года назад

      Gorgeous painting. Named ‘Pacific’

  • @adriennf10
    @adriennf10 8 лет назад +13

    such a fascinating interview. could listen to michael mann forever discussing his films. thanks for giving us your great films esp my fav: heat and the insider.

  • @WalterDiamond
    @WalterDiamond 8 лет назад +36

    Really enjoyed this. Michael Mann is a helluva talent who seems to somewhat slip by the mainstream, as far as directors are concerned. I get absolutely no sense of humor from his films, but I don't say that as a critique. There's something alpha about his work, and I like most of it.

    • @Bryan8329
      @Bryan8329 8 лет назад +11

      There is a bit of humor buried beneath most of, if not all his work. It's pretty essential without being immediately noticeable.
      Collateral is his funniest work. Foxx and Cruise have moments which really ease the tension to such a degree without ever snuffing it out.

    • @andrewb439
      @andrewb439 7 лет назад +6

      Bryan8329 "yo homie, that my briefcase?"

    • @jasonparkin9808
      @jasonparkin9808 7 лет назад +1

      WalterDiamond "But you got your tan in Miami?"

    • @DrJones20
      @DrJones20 3 года назад +5

      @@Bryan8329
      "You killed him?"
      "No, I shot him. The bullets and the fall killed him"

    • @aktimm
      @aktimm 3 года назад +2

      "There's something alpha about his work..." YES!! An astute observation WalterDiamond!

  • @KKK-wd6hr
    @KKK-wd6hr 8 лет назад +7

    Glad to be part of this era..his extraordinary films ..he is such a super human talent impacting viewers and as a person. His approach on character and several levels of depth and intense story and action bringing his vision to screen is truly remarkable. ..Heat and Miami Vice

  • @istvantoth7431
    @istvantoth7431 6 лет назад +13

    Listening his answers (especially in regards to Heat) I cannot go lower than superlatives. A great mind!

  • @quicksite
    @quicksite 4 года назад +9

    22:08 - re his choice to use TANGERINE DREAM for score of Thief. Again, Mann articulates with amazing clarity how his desire for Muddy Waters blues would have imposed a regional specificity to the film, where he wanted the film to embody more important themes, thus something more abstract felt better... then suprisingly hearing Tangerine Dream had their roots in blues.

  • @ilpezkato
    @ilpezkato 5 лет назад +16

    Underrated genius...

  • @phantom347
    @phantom347 4 года назад +7

    Michael Mann is a genius and the Interviewer is very good, professional and polite.

  • @nathmurrell
    @nathmurrell 3 года назад +5

    Great questions thank you ! Only real film people understand who he is and the true skill he possesses!

  • @jc6594
    @jc6594 6 лет назад +9

    Happy 75th Birthday Michael Mann

  • @MATTDALOR1AN
    @MATTDALOR1AN 7 лет назад +12

    thank you so much for this!

  • @mikebrush3266
    @mikebrush3266 8 лет назад +23

    When he turns to his left it kinda looks like he has a ponytail

  • @opencarrydrift6308
    @opencarrydrift6308 4 года назад +9

    Blackhat is amazing

  • @icewater091
    @icewater091 8 лет назад +14

    Im a big fan of him films

  • @nevergiveupmann
    @nevergiveupmann 8 лет назад +28

    My GF asked me ,How much I love her ?
    I said Pls watch 'HEAT' by Michael Mann
    She did , but .....
    I said I'm a Filmmaker and Movies is the only thing I cannot walk away in 30 secs !!(When De Niro meets Pacino in Coffee shop)
    She said You are crazy !
    Me ,Yes I'm crazy for Movies and for You !!
    We r getting married this April

  • @allamaraine8066
    @allamaraine8066 Год назад

    Great questions and some really informative answers. I could listen to Mann talking all day. He's fascinating as a filmmaker, and I'd say he's an equally fascinating dude minus the impact he's had with those films. Thanks to whoever posted this for us.

  • @aktimm
    @aktimm 6 лет назад +27

    Mr. Mann. In regards to your lack of interest in a restored director's cut of "The Keep".....PLEASE RECONSIDER!!

    • @SmithFilms2009
      @SmithFilms2009 4 года назад +2

      OBEY ME!

    • @Largentina.
      @Largentina. 3 года назад +1

      He wrote that film off and doesn't own the rights. Even if he did reconsider, it's not entirely up to him.

    • @aktimm
      @aktimm 3 года назад

      @@Largentina. You are correct on all three points. But if he was approached by a Paramount executive to oversee a restoration funded by the studio, I would hope that he would take advantage of the opportunity. We've seen studio funded restorations of Richard Donner's cut of "Superman 2", Samuel Fuller's "The Big Red One", Robert Wise's edit of "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" and I believe adding Michael Mann's "The Keep" to that list would prove to be a profitable endeavor for CBS/Viacom.

  • @lancegoodthrust546
    @lancegoodthrust546 7 лет назад +6

    I really wish there was more talk about The Keep. I've been wondering about that movie ever since I first saw it as a kid on our local TV station. It's very rare to see to surrealism mixed with a WWII setting. And even though it's not a perfect film there was a lot there I liked.

    • @vaughnmild4467
      @vaughnmild4467 6 лет назад

      Lance Goodthrust A new documentary about the making of tbe Keep was just put out call A World War II Fairy Tail

    • @Largentina.
      @Largentina. 3 года назад +1

      From what I read, Mann's written that movie off so it doesn't surprise me that he doesn't talk about it too much here.

  • @jeffreyb6165
    @jeffreyb6165 3 года назад +2

    This guy is so unassuming and isn't a spotlight seeker. You could put him in a lineup of top movie makers and he'd be the one that would be the least recognizable my most, but everyone would certainly recognize his body of work.
    He'll never admit it, but he was burned so badly by Jamie Foxx while filming Miami Vice that I personally think it stifled his desire to be more active in the film industry.
    How many movies has he put out since Miami Vice? 2....3 tops?
    Gotta hand it to the film critic doing the interview.
    His questions are deep and he clearly did his homework before sitting down with Michael although the F-bomb caught me by surprise.
    It came outta nowhere! 😄

  • @daneoman1000
    @daneoman1000 8 лет назад +12

    Legend!

  • @Mario-gf5un
    @Mario-gf5un 4 года назад +6

    Mann the best director of the world

  • @seriouslyyoujest1771
    @seriouslyyoujest1771 2 года назад

    When you find the perfect actor, and great actors for different parts and bringing them together often it looks like chemistry, I would think?

  • @michaszeremeta4745
    @michaszeremeta4745 2 года назад

    I like his movies very much. I could watch Collateral over and over and over again. And never get tired of them.

  • @Elassyahmed
    @Elassyahmed 6 месяцев назад

    The amount of thought he puts in his movies that seem to regular audience as simple and basic action movies

  • @JimiJames
    @JimiJames 2 года назад

    I was at this live. My friends surprised me with tickets for my birthday the night of.

  • @10FRANKTV
    @10FRANKTV 8 лет назад +7

    48:30 brilliant screenwriting tip.

  • @SIGHBOY6
    @SIGHBOY6 8 лет назад +20

    When does he talk about The Keep?

    • @bgwinn
      @bgwinn 8 лет назад +7

      1 hour 12 minutes

    • @vaughnmild4467
      @vaughnmild4467 6 лет назад +3

      SIGHBOY6 He's written that film off (so I've read). Too much studio interference. I just noticed someone made a documentary about that film called A World War II Fairy Tail: The Making of Michael Mann's "The Keep" (2018)

  • @SmithFilms2009
    @SmithFilms2009 7 лет назад +3

    For those who want to hear mann discuss The Keep, jump to 1:12 ;)

  • @RohitSonawane
    @RohitSonawane 2 года назад +5

    Miami Vice - 24:38

    • @vavedern8860
      @vavedern8860 11 месяцев назад

      Thank you so much

    • @aquariumlife2929
      @aquariumlife2929 8 месяцев назад

      Really amazing...77 minutes with Michael f*cking Mann ( the man himself ) seating there in front of you and not even a minute about the MV series, the change of a decade's culture ?! Waw...i cannot believe the interviewer's fetish with the last of the mohicans...waw...i guess any questions about MV series wasn't intelectually enough to the interviewer's ego i guess.

  • @Wolshanze
    @Wolshanze 4 года назад +3

    God dam it release “The Keep” on 4K Mann

    • @Largentina.
      @Largentina. 3 года назад

      He wrote that film off and he doesn't own the rights. Even if he wanted to do it, it's not even up to him.

  • @demisialockett8437
    @demisialockett8437 2 года назад +1

    God Bless Michael Mann Brotherhood keep up the 👌👍 excellent beautiful works keep it coming Good 👍😊 Luck 🤞 from Me and my son's Terry Lee Harris Roman numeral 1 senior and JAYLEN Michael Lucienne Harris my babies 34 and 14 year's old 🗝️ and their 2 Father's Bless Up...

  • @mantra3000
    @mantra3000 5 лет назад +6

    "Chicoago"...

  • @buzzcrushtrendkill
    @buzzcrushtrendkill 4 года назад +3

    Aww, come on! Release your original cut of The Keep! It is time!!!

    • @Largentina.
      @Largentina. 3 года назад

      He doesn't own the rights. It's not possible to do without the studio's permission, plus Mann wrote that film off so I doubt we'd see a director's cut regardless.

    • @buzzcrushtrendkill
      @buzzcrushtrendkill 3 года назад +1

      @@Largentina. Yeah, my cries are hopeless. But I'll keep hope alive!

  • @princeleo8803
    @princeleo8803 5 лет назад +6

    Michael Man. Would be a great Batman director

  • @fernandoperezbarreto7699
    @fernandoperezbarreto7699 5 лет назад +3

    What an Inspiring fucking genius

  • @mattcastellanos2178
    @mattcastellanos2178 Год назад

    Man hunter is an excellent film, ahead of its time with an outstanding performance by W. Peterson.

    • @irish66
      @irish66 3 дня назад

      I would add to that, Joan Allen, Brian Cox, and Tom Noonan in particular.

    • @mattcastellanos2178
      @mattcastellanos2178 3 дня назад

      @@irish66 couldn't agree with you more. In my opinion, Anthony Hopkins in S.O.T.L. first watched B. Cox's portrayal of Hannibal Lecter -there are similarities.

  • @raiden6156
    @raiden6156 5 месяцев назад +2

    They said nothing on Miami Vice (2006). Disappointing.

  • @irissolow1342
    @irissolow1342 3 года назад +2

    What brand is that jacket Mann is wearing?

  • @jameshoran8
    @jameshoran8 4 года назад +1

    My question would be, "Did Neil hesitate or did he allow Vince to shoot him?"

  • @robinhooduk8255
    @robinhooduk8255 8 лет назад +11

    there is one thing that pisses me off is how many films he does with an LA location. collateral was meant to be in new york, although the film is great he always tries to bring in LA when its a very boring place.

    • @Tylerson
      @Tylerson 6 лет назад +8

      Eh. It doesn't really matter, does it? The city it's in doesn't really serve as anything other than a backdrop.

  • @cameronkanachki
    @cameronkanachki 2 года назад +1

    Michael Mann Facts

  • @lsdc1
    @lsdc1 8 месяцев назад

    @BAMorg no captions?

  • @arthurmiller9103
    @arthurmiller9103 2 года назад

    Awesome👍

  • @sebastianfainbinda653
    @sebastianfainbinda653 6 лет назад +1

    What's the name of the killer he mentions as an inspiration for Dolarhyde? I don't get the middle name

  • @orangewarm1
    @orangewarm1 6 месяцев назад +1

    No one wanted Hanna to get McCauley.

  • @css6231
    @css6231 4 года назад +2

    RELEASE THE MANN CUT OF THE KEEP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😤😤😤😤😤

    • @Largentina.
      @Largentina. 3 года назад

      He wrote thag film off and doesn't own the rights. Even if he wanted to, it's not up to him.

  • @lilbigman777
    @lilbigman777 4 года назад +1

    1:02:47

  • @Barefoot67
    @Barefoot67 4 года назад +1

    he doesn't think that the Heat score is the best? Wtf?

    • @Largentina.
      @Largentina. 3 года назад +2

      Cause it isn't. Thief's score is better than that and it's not even his best score.

  • @seriouslyyoujest1771
    @seriouslyyoujest1771 2 года назад

    Wrong. It’s fine in the right actor for the right part. You know it when they walk through the door. Got it

  • @Arfabiscuit
    @Arfabiscuit 4 года назад +5

    Last of the mohicans

  • @butterfliesandtape
    @butterfliesandtape 3 года назад

    Good job R Kelly never nailed that melody for "Ali".

  • @filmmaker610
    @filmmaker610 2 года назад

    23:00 “Please don’t recut Thief” 😆

  • @User-be8sw
    @User-be8sw Год назад

    46 mins in*

  • @michaelmann2202
    @michaelmann2202 3 года назад

    Name brother

  • @vova47
    @vova47 2 месяца назад

    I love Michael Mann films but can't stand the annoying interviewer dropping F-bombs trying to be "cool".

  • @YoungKuntzler
    @YoungKuntzler Год назад

    A right load of bilge.

  • @sumofat5
    @sumofat5 Год назад

    This has to be one of the worst interviewers of all time. Saw him moderate a panel with Pacino and Deniro at NYFF screening of Heat and he asked Deniro “what did you think of the script when you read it?” And Deniro threw his hands up and said “I don’t remember, it was over 30 years ago.”

  • @guileniam
    @guileniam 8 лет назад +3

    Hes hit and miss, although when hes good ala Miami Vice (the show) and Heat, hes really damn good

    • @conandoyle1740
      @conandoyle1740 8 лет назад +5

      vice is the best movie hes ever made

    • @guileniam
      @guileniam 8 лет назад +2

      George W. Bush i meant the show

    • @SQfighterpilot
      @SQfighterpilot 8 лет назад +11

      I always liked Mann because of Heat, but it wasn't until I went back and saw Thief and Manhunter that I thought "you know what... this guy's a genius."
      For those three movies alone, I'd list him in my all-time favorites, even if some of his recent work doesn't measure up.

    • @Largentina.
      @Largentina. 3 года назад +1

      Thief and Manhunter all day

  • @getyaboogieon
    @getyaboogieon 3 года назад

    Heat is an absolute masterpiece. Collateral was entertaining but complete nonsense. Miami Vice was way too try-hard and completely soulless. '95 Mann takes the prize

    • @Largentina.
      @Largentina. 3 года назад

      Agreed. I thought Public Enemies was terrible too. I love Heat, Thief and Manhunter though.

    • @caseyjones831
      @caseyjones831 2 года назад

      Mann is a risk taker he doesn't stick with what works , he does what he feels is right to him . I love 80s Michael Mann most of all.
      Manhunter
      The Keep
      Thief

  • @mcrowley8460
    @mcrowley8460 2 года назад +4

    The miami vice remake sucked.

  • @b.pradhana_ol660
    @b.pradhana_ol660 Год назад

    Michael Mann is A MAD GENIUS!