Michael Mann
Did you know Michael Mann wrote the first four
episodes of Starsky And Hutch?
There are many director's whose films and work
I admire greatly. There are a few film director's whom I consider
extraordinary talents, both for their story-telling and their
visual power. For example, Hitchcock, Ford, Lucas, Spielberg,
Coppola, Scott and Cameron. But Michael Mann is the only director
who has influenced my own writing attempts. It was whilst
watching Heat I realised the space he allows his characters
to breathe freely. I get the feeling, watching Michael Mann
films, he exercises a very light touch. I like that very much
and allow my characters a very loose rein in novels I have
written since the first time I saw Heat.
You only have to look at Michael Mann's films
to see what a great storyteller he is. Mann was the first to
bring Thomas Harris's Hannibal Lecter to the screen in the
film Manhunter, and what about Thief with James Caan, a movie
that is an enduring all time favourite of mine. Then we have
The Last Of The Mohicans, another favourite and, in my view,
a true classic. But what about Insider? In my opinion, Russell
Crowe's best film and that will be down to Michael Mann's
light touch as the audience really gets to feel the tension
at the centre of the character and get damned angry and afraid
with him. And Collateral, with Tom Cruise, and, in my very
humble opinion, Cruise's best performance. And Ali, with Will
Smith, and many consider that to be Smith's best performance...
Why all the best performances? In my view because he allows
the actors more freedom and an earmark of Mann's direction
is he never rushes scenes to fill a time slot, he allows scenes
to unfold under their own momentum, but that is just my opinion
and the feeling I get... Big respect to you Michael.
Tim Rees
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