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Two stills....
which I randomly came across tonight from a film that I subjectively consider to be the highest form of cinematic expression. I do not think the casting in the film was optimal but ultimately it was not underwhelming either 
. What matters here most is the way in which the writer and director of the film sees the world and people in it, and this viewpoint will permanently be as idiosyncratic as it can conceivably get with Mr. Michael Mann. Love it or hate it I could not help but share these here........
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Two stills....
which I randomly came across tonight from a film that I subjectively consider to be the highest form of cinematic expression. I do not think the casting in the film was optimal but ultimately it was not underwhelming either . What matters here most is the...
I agree wholeheartedly :).
It seems to me that the film resonates considerably more with European audiences than it does with American! Couldn't help but notice you are writing from France . Cheers, Filip
I'll need to watch this film again. I never did finish it.
I grew up on the original Miami Vice TV show and the Manhunter movie which later spawned the Hannibal Lecktor movies, but this Vice "reboot" film had none of the 80s feel IMHO. From the praise here I'll try to re-watch it with fresh eyes.
Please do!
He is a profoundly philosophical filmmaker where there is a considerable amount of substance beneath the highly polished aesthetic and sparse dialogue. This is done with sheer auteur intent. You have to put your mind to work with this movie in order to gl...
It is.... (video content)
ridiculously easy to freeze-frame almost any image in this film how expertly it was shot by director of photography Dion Beebe (Australian). Some footage from the movie below....
Well, idosyncratic in the sense of "unique to this film", yes I agree
This movie has got such an somnambulant atmosphere that makes it very easy to follow but at the same time one can notice the ever increasing intensity that that turns the somnambulant atmosphere into a night mare. The intensity explodes in an act of sheer...
:)
I am honestly slightly surprised a decent number of people here really appreciate this movie but perhaps I shouldn't be. It is after all a hyper-rare place online which I chose to call home as well . As I mentioned, thus far most of the positive commentar...
Thus far,
living in LA, I did not encounter any notable number of people who would have a positive reaction to me mentioning this was one of my favorite movies of all time!! As a matter of fact I cannot recall even a single person telling me something particularly ...
i started to wear a moustache just because Sonny
btw I think he (and maybe Freddy Mercury) is the only who looks better with it than w/o.
Dare I say it....
I think she did the best acting of the three main characters in this movie! Cheers, Filip
I am a big fan of cinematographers...
As much as I enjoy and appreciate still photography, if the cinematography is done right there is almost nothing better... Miami Vice (2006) - Cinematography by Dion Beebe ... best known for his collaboration with Rob Marshall in the films Chicago (2002),...
Some of those....
I have not seen (Chicago, Nine, Into the Woods, Mary Poppins Returns) so I will have to check them out and then 'Memoirs of a Geisha' I saw when it came out a dozen years ago so it is well overdue for another viewing. 'Heat' probably remains Mann's best w...
This movie surprised me as well.
I didn’t think much of it as I find all those remakes or ‘based-upons’ the ultimate proof of lacking imagination. So that was the vibe I had when I started the movie (nothing else on tv so what the hell)....but I was pleasantly surprised. Very entertainin...
+1 Avant garde vs re-interpretation/extrapolation of an Original seen thru a different viewing lens/imagination. Though it was all about style, attitude and offered little...
... substance it certainly set the garbs or fire - Corvette as a Ferrari- nothing sartorial about it ) FWITW I still find DJ/SC trailblazing style impeccably cool.
Never really watched Miami Vice, but you can blame me because I wrote the kit car instruction manual on turning a Corvette into a Daytona
It was a different era, and I needed the money, and they offered me the job ... I even got to drive the car we used as the subject for the conversion manual (a piece of crap). What did you say about "Style, attitude and little substance"? Sigh. Cazalea
Wow!!....
I had no clue that you were involved in that bit of masterclass trickery .... ...
I beg to differ on your claim of lacking substance :).... (good analytical article inside)
I would suggest reading this excellent analysis of the movie by Jean-Baptiste Thoret.... Excerpt: 'The film closes as abruptly as it opened: Isabella escapes from the flux by the sea (the eternal utopia of Mann’s characters): “It’s magic”, says a fisherm...
Indeed,
it is an interpretation. I feel that it aligns with the intent of the film-maker but ultimately it comes down to each and every person's subjective viewpoint and sensibilities . Cheers, Filip
I do agree :)....
great title card still from the TV show!! Thanks for posting it here! Cheers, Filip
“Do you dance?”
I’ve watched this movie so many times. The well-curated soundtrack. The signature gunfights with loud deep booms reminiscent of Heat. The one-upmanship in dialogs. Organic directing and cinematography as opposed to, say, a Wes Anderson or Coen brothers mo...
:D
Your wordplay is dead-on . Alongside Terrence Malick he is undoubtedly the leading film director for spontaneous image sequencing. Thanks for the lovely thoughts, cheers, Filip
