HitFix talks to “Blackhat” director Michael Mann about digital photography and his goals when using it as a filmmaking tool.
Michael Mann wants to derive an aesthetic from what digital photography can do
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:10 pm · January 16th, 2015
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'Blackhat' director Michael Mann has a worst-case cyber-attack scenario for you
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:41 am · January 14th, 2015
HitFix sits down with “Blackhat” director Michael Mann to discuss his latest film, cyber-terrorism, the Sony hack and more.
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Production begins on Michael Mann's cyber thriller
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:08 pm · June 11th, 2013
Legendary Pictures announced start of production today on Michael Mann’s untitled latest feature, a Morgan Davis Foehl-scripted cyber-theft thriller starring Chris Hemsworth and Viola Davis.
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Venice: What will win the big awards… and what should
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:55 am · September 8th, 2012
Critics are crazy for ‘The Master,’ but will the jury throw a curveball?
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Spike Lee joins the listing game
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:40 am · August 10th, 2012
As his latest joint hits theaters, he reveals his Top 15 films on iTunes.
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Venice competition lineup includes Malick, De Palma, Assayas
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:51 am · July 26th, 2012
There are few surprises in the just-announced Venice Film Festival lineup, while ‘The Master’ may appear as a late addition.
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Academy welcomes six new governors, including Lisa Cholodenko and Bill Condon
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:15 am · July 18th, 2012
The election of a new Board of Governors precedes the announcement of a new Academy president.
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Venice jury includes Samantha Morton and Marina Abramovic
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:55 pm · July 13th, 2012
The festival has picked eight artists to serve under jury president Michael Mann.
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Michael Mann to chair 69th Venice festival jury
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:36 am · June 1st, 2012
Michael Mann hasn’t been in the director’s seat since 2009’s “Public Enemies,” save for his involvement in HBO’s short-lived series “Luck.” He’s a guy with a stack of potential projects lined up, but it seems he’ll take a little bit of a break from the fray to head up the jury of the 69th annual Venice Film Festival later this year.
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Michael Mann looks back on 'The Last of the Mohicans' 20 years later
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:31 pm · May 12th, 2012
Michael Mann’s 1992 colonial epic “The Last of the Mohicans” will be celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, if you can believe it. In honor of the film’s 20th anniversary, the American Cinemateque premiered the DCP of that cut at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood Friday night.
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Mike Wallace's great moment of pause was immortalized forever in 'The Insider'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:46 am · April 8th, 2012
The “60 Minutes” icon’s great moment of pause was immortalized forever by Christoher Plummer in “The Insider.”
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Michael Mann talks finding a place for camaraderie with his fellow directors
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:29 am · January 9th, 2012
As we await the DGA’s announcement, an interview with Michael Mann at the Guild’s website makes for particularly nutritious reading this morning.
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A 'Drive' poster that makes sense
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:14 am · October 25th, 2011
A privately-made poster for Nicolas Winding Refn’s “Drive” manages to capture the film better than anything FilmDistrict put out on it.
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