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Title: Heat by Nick James ISBN: 0-85170-938-9 Publisher: British Film Inst Pub. Date: 07 October, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: one of the finest BFI Modern Classics book series!
Comment: For such a highly regarded filmmaker, so little has been written about Michael Mann's films in book form. This is a solid look at one of his most popular films. Not so much an anecdotal account (unfortunately), rather a more analytically approach to HEAT. James makes some very insightful observations on the movie and how it fits into Mann's overall body of work. For example, he points out how James Caan's character in THIEF truly embodies HEAT's famous philosophy (do not have anything you can't walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you see the heat coming...) much more successfully than De Niro's character.
While I would have enjoyed more behind-the-scenes stories and information, this is a well-written book that always has something interesting to say. James is clearly a fan of the film and of Mann's but isn't afraid of being critical -- this isn't a fan boy's love letter. His book is definitely required reading for any fan of HEAT or Mann's movies in general. BFI's Modern Classics series comes through again.
Rating: 4
Summary: an excellent effort in the BFI series of Modern Classics
Comment: For such a highly regarded filmmaker, so little has been written about Michael Mann's films in book form. This is a solid look at one of his most popular films. Not so much an anecdotal account (unfortunately), rather a more analytically approach to HEAT. James makes some very insightful observations on the movie and how it fits into Mann's overall body of work. For example, he points out how James Caan's character in THIEF truly embodies HEAT's famous philosophy (do not have anything you can't walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you see the heat coming...) much more successfully that De Niro's character.
While I would have enjoyed more behind-the-scenes stories and information, this is a well-written book that always has something interesting to say. James is clearly a fan of the film and of Mann's but isn't afraid of being critical -- this isn't a fan boy's love letter. His book is definitely required reading for any fan of HEAT or Mann's movies in general. BFI's Modern Classics series comes through again.
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Title: L.A. Confidential (BFI Modern Classics) by Manohla Dargis ISBN: 0851709443 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: 05 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Se7en (BFI Modern Classics) by Richard Dyer ISBN: 0851707238 Publisher: British Film Inst Pub. Date: July, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Eyes Wide Shut by Michel Chion, Trista Selous ISBN: 085170932X Publisher: British Film Inst Pub. Date: 07 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Taxi Driver (Bfi Film Classics) by Amy Taubin ISBN: 0851703933 Publisher: British Film Inst Pub. Date: June, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Blade Runner (Bfi Modern Classics) by Scott Bukatman ISBN: 0851706231 Publisher: British Film Inst Pub. Date: February, 1998 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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