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 As a director, screenwriter, and producer, four-time Academy Award? nominee Michael Mann has established himself as one of the most innovative and influential filmmakers in American cinema. After writing and directing the Primetime Emmy Award-winning television movie The Jericho Mile (1979), Mann made his feature-film directorial debut with Thief (1981), followed by executive producing the television series Miami Vice (1984). He went on to direct Manhunter (1986), The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Heat (1995), and The Insider (1999), Ali (2001), Collateral (2004), a film adaptation of Miami Vice (2006), Public Enemies (2009), and most recently, Blackhat (2015).As a producer, Mann's work includes Martin Scorsese's The Aviator (2004), Hancock (2008), Texas Killing Fields (2011), and the HBO series Luck (2011) and Witness (2012). He has been a member of the DGA since 1977, and currently sits on the DGA's National Board.
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As a director, screenwriter, and producer, four-time Academy Award? nominee Michael Mann has established himself as one of the most innovative and influential filmmakers in American cinema. After writing and directing the Primetime Emmy Award-winning television movie The Jericho Mile (1979), Mann made his feature-film directorial debut with Thief (1981), followed by executive producing the television series Miami Vice (1984). He went on to direct Manhunter (1986), The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Heat (1995), and The Insider (1999), Ali (2001), Collateral (2004), a film adaptation of Miami Vice (2006), Public Enemies (2009), and most recently, Blackhat (2015).As a producer, Mann's work includes Martin Scorsese's The Aviator (2004), Hancock (2008), Texas Killing Fields (2011), and the HBO series Luck (2011) and Witness (2012). He has been a member of the DGA since 1977, and currently sits on the DGA's National Board.
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In 1985, sued William Friedkin for plagiarism, claiming that Friedkin stole the entire concept of Miami Vice (1984) when he made the movie To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) (which, ironically, starred William Petersen, who later played Will Graham in Manhunter (1986)). Mann lost the lawsuit. Despite this, the two directors are close friends nowadays. Friedkin even tease Mann in several interviews by saying "Michael Mann is one of my favorite directors because he tries to make films like mine!".Tried to make an epic film about drug-trade in Southern California with screenwriter Shane Salerno. But they abandoned the project after 'Steven Soderbergh''s rival project, Traffic (2000), got green-lighted.Is one of Robert De Niro's favourite directors.Was Will Smith's personal choice to direct Ali (2001). Spike Lee campaigned vigorously against Mann, saying that only a black director could do Ali's story justice.Directed four different performers in Oscar-nominated performances: Russell Crowe, Will Smith, Jon Voight and Jamie Foxx.During production of Manhunter (1986), he wanted Francis Dollarhyde (Tom Noonan) to have a tattoo of William Blake's "Red Dragon" painting on his back, but ended up discarding the idea after deciding the tattoo trivialized Dollarhyde's inner struggles. In Red Dragon (2002), the second adaptation of Thomas Harris's novel, director Brett Ratner decided to include the tattoo and the subplot about Blake's painting "The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun" (ca.1803-1805).Was 38 years old when he released his first feature film.Michael Mann listed in BFI's 'Sight and Sound' Poll 2002 the following 10 films as the best ever: John Ford's My Darling Clementine (1946), Sergei Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin (1925), F.W. Murnau's Faust (1926), Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979), Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch (1969), Alain Resnais' Last Year at Marienbad (1961), Carl Theodor Dreyer's The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull (1980), Orson Welles' Citizen Kane (1941) and Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964).As of 2007, he has used Mick Gould as a technical advisor on three of his films: Heat (1995), Collateral (2004) and Miami Vice (2006). For all three of these films, Gould served as a weapons trainer, instructing cast members how to properly handle firearms.Mann attended the University of Wisconsin at Madison and received a B.A. in English. He went to the UK in 1965 to study film and graduated from the London International Film School. First gained working experiences in TV and film production, Mann returned to the USA in 1971.Has an impressive knowledge of criminality and police procedures gained through empirical research in law enforcement.Was a close friend of legendary author Edward Bunker, since they both worked together on an adaptation of his novel "No Beast So Fierce", published in 1973. It later became the screenplay for Straight Time (1978), but Mann is not credited anymore as a writer.Directed Manhunter (1986), the first 'Hannibal Lecter' film based on the novel "Red Dragon", published by author Thomas Harris in 1981. Brett Ratner's Red Dragon (2002) is the second film based on the novel. Both films share the cinematographer Dante Spinotti and the (executive) producer Dino De Laurentiis but are very different adaptations.He was executive producer of the Miami Vice (1984) TV series and among other things greatly responsible for the show's unique look and feel.Is a friend of independent film director Abel Ferrara. Ferrara directed at the beginning of his career 2 episodes of executive producer Mann's popular TV series Miami Vice (1984) and the pilot of Mann's second TV series "Crime Story"(1986).Frequently uses the "thumbs up" sign after he feels that last take was the one.Owns a house in the canals of Fort Lauderdale, Fl, which was used in some Miami Vice (1984) TV scenes.Member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Directors Branch) [2000-2006]Has Ukrainian roots from his father's side.He has named his ten favorite films as Apocalypse Now (1979), Avatar (2009), Battleship Potemkin (1925), Biutiful (2010), Citizen Kane (1941), Dr. Strangelove (1964), My Darling Clementine (1946), The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), Raging Bull (1980) and The Wild Bunch (1969).Announced that he will direct and co produce with George Clooney Gates of Fire, based on the epic Greek Battle of Thermopylae in 480BC when 300 Spartan warriors held back rampaging soldiers from the Persian Empire for six days before being slaughtered.President of the 'Official Competition' jury at the '69th Venice International Film Festival' in 2012.Father of director Ami Canaan Mann and production designer Aran Mann.Took over the bio pic film on Muhammed Ali after Bary Sonnenfeld left,.Suggested Jackie Chan to receive the Honorary Award of the Board of Governors by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for 2017. After Mann's suggestion the whole board agreed unanimously for the first time ever.Born at 12:45am-CWT. |
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Michael Mann |
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Producer,Writer,Director (IMDB) |
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| Height: |
5' 8' (1.73 m) |
| Biography: |
As a director, screenwriter, and producer, four-time Academy Award? nominee Michael Mann has established himself as one of the most innovative and influential filmmakers in American cinema. After writing and directing the Primetime Emmy Award-winning |
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In 1985, sued William Friedkin for plagiarism, claiming that Friedkin stole the entire concept of Miami Vice (1984) when he made the movie To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) (which, ironically, starred William Petersen, who later played Will Graham in Manhunter (1986)). Mann lost the lawsuit. Despite this, the two directors are close friends nowadays. Friedkin even tease Mann in several interviews by saying "Michael Mann is one of my favorite directors because he tries to make films like mine!".Tried to make an epic film about drug-trade in Southern California with screenwriter Shane Salerno. But they abandoned the project after 'Steven Soderbergh''s rival project, Traffic (2000), got green-lighted.Is one of Robert De Niro's favourite directors.Was Will Smith's personal choice to direct Ali (2001). Spike Lee campaigned vigorously against Mann, saying that only a black director could do Ali's story justice.Directed four different performers in Oscar-nominated performances: Russell Crowe, Will Smith, Jon Voight and Jamie Foxx.During production of Manhunter (1986), he wanted Francis Dollarhyde (Tom Noonan) to have a tattoo of William Blake's "Red Dragon" painting on his back, but ended up discarding the idea after deciding the tattoo trivialized Dollarhyde's inner struggles. In Red Dragon (2002), the second adaptation of Thomas Harris's novel, director Brett Ratner decided to include the tattoo and the subplot about Blake's painting "The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun" (ca.1803-1805).Was 38 years old when he released his first feature film.Michael Mann listed in BFI's 'Sight and Sound' Poll 2002 the following 10 films as the best ever: John Ford's My Darling Clementine (1946), Sergei Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin (1925), F.W. Murnau's Faust (1926), Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979), Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch (1969), Alain Resnais' Last Year at Marienbad (1961), Carl Theodor Dreyer's The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull (1980), Orson Welles' Citizen Kane (1941) and Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964).As of 2007, he has used Mick Gould as a technical advisor on three of his films: Heat (1995), Collateral (2004) and Miami Vice (2006). For all three of these films, Gould served as a weapons trainer, instructing cast members how to properly handle firearms.Mann attended the University of Wisconsin at Madison and received a B.A. in English. He went to the UK in 1965 to study film and graduated from the London International Film School. First gained working experiences in TV and film production, Mann returned to the USA in 1971.Has an impressive knowledge of criminality and police procedures gained through empirical research in law enforcement.Was a close friend of legendary author Edward Bunker, since they both worked together on an adaptation of his novel "No Beast So Fierce", published in 1973. It later became the screenplay for Straight Time (1978), but Mann is not credited anymore as a writer.Directed Manhunter (1986), the first 'Hannibal Lecter' film based on the novel "Red Dragon", published by author Thomas Harris in 1981. Brett Ratner's Red Dragon (2002) is the second film based on the novel. Both films share the cinematographer Dante Spinotti and the (executive) producer Dino De Laurentiis but are very different adaptations.He was executive producer of the Miami Vice (1984) TV series and among other things greatly responsible for the show's unique look and feel.Is a friend of independent film director Abel Ferrara. Ferrara directed at the beginning of his career 2 episodes of executive producer Mann's popular TV series Miami Vice (1984) and the pilot of Mann's second TV series "Crime Story"(1986).Frequently uses the "thumbs up" sign after he feels that last take was the one.Owns a house in the canals of Fort Lauderdale, Fl, which was used in some Miami Vice (1984) TV scenes.Member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Directors Branch) [2000-2006]Has Ukrainian roots from his father's side.He has named his ten favorite films as Apocalypse Now (1979), Avatar (2009), Battleship Potemkin (1925), Biutiful (2010), Citizen Kane (1941), Dr. Strangelove (1964), My Darling Clementine (1946), The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), Raging Bull (1980) and The Wild Bunch (1969).Announced that he will direct and co produce with George Clooney Gates of Fire, based on the epic Greek Battle of Thermopylae in 480BC when 300 Spartan warriors held back rampaging soldiers from the Persian Empire for six days before being slaughtered.President of the 'Official Competition' jury at the '69th Venice International Film Festival' in 2012.Father of director Ami Canaan Mann and production designer Aran Mann.Took over the bio pic film on Muhammed Ali after Bary Sonnenfeld left,.Suggested Jackie Chan to receive the Honorary Award of the Board of Governors by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for 2017. After Mann's suggestion the whole board agreed unanimously for the first time ever.Born at 12:45am-CWT. |
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Often chooses expressive architecture as shooting locations.
Uses dramatically colored lighting, especially the color blue.
Often uses pre-existing ambient music, music composed for other films (OSTs), contemporary pop/rock songs and/or avant-garde music to create eclectic and often unique soundtracks for his films.
Often portrays criminals as likeable and sympathetic lead characters. See The Jericho Mile (1979), Thief (1981), Heat (1995) and Blackhat (2015).
Has collaborated with the following artists multiple times: Actors 'Al Pacino', Jamie Foxx, John Voight, Dennis Farina, Wes Studi, Tom Noonan, Xander Berkeley, J��rgen Prochnow, Michael Gambon, Joan Allen, Danny Trejo, 'Benicio del Toro', film editors Dov Hoenig, 'William Goldenberg', cinematographers Dante Spinotti, Dion Beebe, 'Stewart Dryburgh' and composers Einst��rzende Neubauten, Tangerine Dream, 'Elliot Gouldenthal', 'Lisa Gerrad' and Peter Bourke. |
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[on whether he operates the camera] The criterion is when I want to see what's going on through the lens. Usually, it comes down to performance more than technique . . . I've also worked with the same camera crews, even down to the assistants, on the last four films. So, we've developed a family in camera. A family that picks right up where they left off every few years. I see the world from the perspective of a 5'8" person, not someone who is 6'4". so naturally, I'm going to choose certain lens heights over and again . . . Sometimes nature makes choices for you. [1999]
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[on the cinematic experience] A 65-ft.-wide screen and 500 people reacting to the movie, there is nothing like that experience.
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Could I have worked under a system where there were Draconian controls on my creativity, meaning budget, time, script choices, etc.? Definitely not. I would have fared poorly under the old studio system that guys like Howard Hawks did so well in. I cannot just make a film and walk away from it. I need that creative intimacy and, quite frankly, the control to execute my visions, on all my projects.
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I think it's easy for directors to stay fresh more than actors, especially once an actor becomes a star. It's hard for Russell Crowe to walk down a street or take a subway. I can fly coach.
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[on Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)] It said to my whole generation of filmmakers that you could make an individual statement of high integrity and have that film be successfully seen by a mass audience all at the same time. In other words, you didn't have to be making Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) if you wanted to be a part of the commercial film industry, or be reduced to niche filmmaking if you wanted to be serious about cinema. So that's what Stanley Kubrick meant, aside from the fact that I loved Kubrick and he was a big influence. [2006] |
| Salaries: |
Ali (2001) - $5,000,000 |
| Job title: |
Producer,Writer,Director |
| Others works: |
(2002) TV commercial: Directed commercial "Lucky Star" for Mercedes-Benz, which took the form of a film trailer for a purported (but non-existent) thriller featuring Academy Award-winner Benicio Del Toro in the lead.
(2007) TV commercial: Direc |
| Spouse: |
Summer Mann (1974 - present) (4 children)? (? - 1971) (divorced, 1 child) |
| Children: |
Aran MannAmi Canaan Mann |
| Parents: |
Jack Mann
Esther Mann |
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