Tag: Miami Vice
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Penélope Cruz’s Ferocious ‘Ferrari’ Performance Revs Up Oscar Prospects For Michael Mann’s Latest
Among all working U.S. filmmakers, few have built as faithful and fervent a following of critics and cinephiles as Michael Mann. Mann’s acolytes have secured such sleekly hard-boiled genre works as “Thief” and “Heat” a permanent place in the American canon, while staunchly advocating for the merits of more divisive titles like “Blackhat” and “Miami…
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Michael Mann’s ‘Miami Vice’ Doesn’t Look Like Most Movies — and That’s Good
In 2006, audiences were thrown into the deep end when the film adaptation of the hit series Miami Vice was an esoteric and disorienting crime thriller that abandoned the tone and style of the source material. Michael Mann’s efforts were divisive at the time, but Miami Vice has since been critically re-evaluated as a cult…
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‘Florida Man’ Teaser: Edgar Ramírez Dives into the Sunshine State’s Seedy Underbelly
Florida is a state that’s constantly the butt of the joke, but it’s also been the inspiration for plenty of great TV: “Miami Vice!” “On Becoming a God in Central Florida!” All the Jacksonville jokes in “The Good Place!” Now, Netflix is hopefully adding to that canon with “Florida Man,” a new thriller show set…
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Michael Mann’s Miami Vice Is a Misunderstood, Essential Crime Epic
There were several expectations for Miami Vice when it was announced that a movie remake was slotted for release in 2006. For Gen-Xers who grew up with the seminal television series of the 80s, there were expectations of bright, sea-foam colored tees underneath sports coats with rolled up sleeves, big cash for drug swaps and…
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A 10-Year Old Dakota Johnson Took Her First Tiny Acting Role Very Seriously
Dakota Johnson has been staunchly committed to her craft ever since her first day on the job. The actress began her career at age nine and has since made a name for herself starring in the “Fifty Shades of Grey” franchise.The “Suspiria” actress was first exposed to the industry through her star-studded family. Her mother,…
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Why Michael Mann Gave The Aviator Away To Martin Scorsese
Michael Mann has made so many films about obsessives, it’s still rather stunning that he passed on the opportunity to direct “The Aviator.” After all, Howard Hughes was the ultimate obsessive, a man hellbent on the attainment of perfection in everything he did. Mann is known to share many of these traits. He pushed so…
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Michael Mann Had To Get Creative When Adapting The Last Of The Mohicans
“The Last of the Mohicans” is a potboiler written by James Fenimore Cooper and published in 1826. It tells the tale of Natty Bumppo, a white man raised by Native Americans who goes on rollicking adventures across the frontier. “The Last of the Mohicans” is book two of a five-part series, like if “Star Trek…
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The Daily Stream: Happy 15th Anniversary to ‘Miami Vice,’ Michael Mann’s Movie About Hot Nights, Cold Mojitos, and Guys Being Dudes
(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Movie: Miami Vice Where You Can Stream It: Peacock The Pitch: Michael Mann takes Miami Vice, the slick ’80s crime show he executive produced and…
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‘Miami Vice’: Quintessentially Michael Mann At 15 Years
Early on in “Thief,” Michael Mann’s 1981 feature debut, James Caan’s Frank stares out at a body of water enveloped by a sky that seems to go on forever. He’s just returned from another successful heist in Mann’s subterranean underworld, and he wants out. His life of crime is no life at all. He’s stuck…
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Now Stream This: ‘mother!’, ‘Unsane’, ‘Excalibur’, ‘Miami Vice’, ‘Outland’, ‘Enemy’ and More
(Welcome to Now Stream This, a column dedicated to the best movies streaming on Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and every other streaming service out there.) Another long holiday weekend is almost upon us. If you need something to stream over Labor Day Weekend, or beyond, I’m here to help. I’ve combed through numerous streaming sites, and…