Taking inspiration from the late Chicago police detective Charlie Adamson – who killed the actual Neil McCauley in a shootout in 1963 – HEAT was the culmination of years of research by Mann resulting in its depth and range of characters and choreography of action. With its epic scale and stunning performances from Pacino, De […]
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Celebrate the Life and Legacy of Muhammad Ali with Ali: Commemorative Edition!
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is releasing a special edition of Michael Mann’s Muhammad Ali biopic, starring Will Smith, on Blu-ray this month. Ali: Commemorative Edition will include a new featurette – On the Set with The Greatest. It will be in stores on January 17th. Details follow the break.
El Rey Network Presents: The Director’s Chair with Michael Mann!
Michael Mann will be the director sitting in the chair opposite Robert Rodriguez on the next episode of El Rey Network Presents: The Director’s Chair. He will appear on Sunday, 9th. Leading into his appearance, El Rey will air four episodes of Miami Vice (selected by Mann) and following the show, the network will air Mann’s […]
Blackhat – Cyberterrorism Thriller With Muscle!
The release of Universal’s Blackhat couldn’t be timelier. After all, if it’s so easy to crack open the cyber security at a major company like Sony, or a government website, might it not also be fairly simple to hack a nuclear reactor. Michael Mann’s new thriller posits attacks on a Chinese reactor and another on […]