Film Series
Heat & Vice: The Films of Michael Mann
“A master of the form and a full-throttle entertainer”
—The New York Times
“One of the greatest filmmakers of his generation”
—The A.V. Club
Michael Mann is a master of the modern urban noir, with a unique brand of pulp poetry that is pure cinephiliac pleasure. He defined cool in the 1980s, directed some of the most highly regarded thrillers of the 1990s, and pioneered digital filmmaking in the 2000s. BAMcinématek presents this career retrospective showcasing the visionary auteur’s intelligent, stylish, and intensely entertaining films, which mark an uncompromising commitment to aesthetic perfection and an almost obsessive exploration of his key archetype: the renegade antihero who plays by his own rules.
All prints and DCPs approved by Michael Mann
The acclaimed filmmaker of Thief and Heat comes to BAM for a rare career-spanning conversation.
James Caan is a jewel thief who crosses the Chicago mob in Mann’s stylish feature debut.
Daniel Day-Lewis stars as a Mohican-raised Englishman in Mann’s adventure epic.
Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell star in Mann’s adaptation of the 80s TV hit he produced.
Mann produced this awesomely 80s exercise in retro-cool kitsch.
Mann’s infamous, rarely seen film maudit is a dark, ravishing triumph.
Chris Hemsworth stars in Mann’s latest, a breathless, globetrotting cyber-thriller.
Will Smith gives an Oscar-nominated performance as the boxing legend in Mann’s biopic.
Psychopathic charmer Hannibal Lecter made his screen debut in Mann’s moody thriller.
Russell Crowe and Al Pacino star in Mann’s engrossing conspiracy thriller.
Johnny Depp stars as notorious bank robber John Dillinger in Mann’s white-hot gangster saga.
Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx star in Mann’s neon-splashed, neo-noir action joyride.
Robert De Niro and Al Pacino face off in Mann’s modernist masterpiece.