APRIL 25: Michael Mann - 7:00pm
Crime Story: Top of the World
(Michael Mann) (1987) USA, 49 mins.
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Crime Story: Top of the World
(Michael Mann) (1987) USA, 49 mins.
Episode of the NBC TV series Crime Story, which follows the exploits of the Major Crimes Unit of the Chicago Police department in the early 1960s. This episode was the only one directed by Mann and stars Paul Anka and Debbie Harry.
Articles from CTEQ Annotations on Film:
Relevant Articles from Senses of Cinema:
The Aquarium Syndrome: On The Films of Michael Mann - Jean-Baptiste Thoret
Great Directors Critical Database: Michael Mann
HEAT
(Michael Mann) (1987) 1995 USA 172 mins MA
After an elaborately planned robbery of an armoured car turns into a triple homicide, decorated cop Lt. Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino) becomes determined to put master thief Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) back behind bars. Famous as the first on-screen pairing of these Hollywood heavyweights, Heat exhibits a Melvillian fascination with the bonds and rivalries between men defined by their professionalism and codes of conduct. Coolly evoking LA's milieu, this neo-noir is an astounding take on the possibilities of the action genre. With Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore, Val Kilmer & Ashley Judd.
Articles from CTEQ Annotations on Film:
Relevant Articles from Senses of Cinema:
The Aquarium Syndrome: On The Films of Michael Mann - Jean-Baptiste Thoret