What a terrible and tragic loss. Jimmy was not just a great actor with total commitment and a venturesome spirit, but he had a vitality in the core of his being that drove everything from his art and friendship to athletics and very good times.
June 17th HEAT will screen in 4K at Tribeca, preceded by a conversation with myself, Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro and Art Linson, moderated by Bilge Ebiri. The 4K remaster of the film on Ultra HD disc is out August 9th, same day my novel HEAT 2 written with Meg Gardiner hits shelves.
Ashley Judd and Val Kilmer as Chris and Charlene Shiherlis in Heat. Heat 2 tells the story of their lives before they met, and follows Chris in the aftermath of the bank heist and his narrow escape.
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So glad Penelope's peers in SAG acknowledge her powerful portrayal of a strong woman living within dimensions of grief and a deconstructing marriage with her personal authority totally intact. Penelope's Laura Ferrari is dynamic, primal.. it's terrific that she's nominated.
“….individually and collectively we all stand in total solidarity with the SAG and with the Writers Guild strikes. And I’m quoting from the SAG release, “to be crystal clear, once an agreement is in place we fully encourage our SAG-AFTRA members to work… (continued)
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Jon’s level of brilliance at what he did and his drive only occurs in those rare individuals who have within them a bright shining enthusiasm for creating and it lights up everything.
I loved working with Jon on Manhunter and Mohicans and in the years following he
HEAT in 4K screening all day August 9th at Alamo Drafthouse Los Angeles to celebrate release day for HEAT 2 and the new 4K UltraHD disc of HEAT from 20th Century Studios.
Official trailer for Michael Mann's breathtaking epic, FERRARI, starring Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz, and Shailene Woodley. Opens exclusively in theaters Christmas Day.
HEAT 2 delves into the years preceding the events of the film, and where those characters lives took them in the aftermath. Pre-order the novel here:
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I loved him and I loved working with him. He reached into the core of his being during difficult personal times to be the rebellious, half wild child, institutionalized outsider Frank, in my first film, Thief. Frank is half Frank, half Jimmy.
Heat 2 begins with a wounded Chris Shiherlis desperate to escape LA.
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Casting session with Val Kilmer and Danny Trejo. Heat 2 explores Chris and Trejo's backstories and what happens after Chris walks away from Charlene.
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BTS from the night we shot the final scene of Heat. Blown away by the insane endeavor of Blake Howard's in depth analysis. Each episode examines a minute of Heat with guests like
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I did minute 170 available July 6th.
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Inside the Benedictine Church of San Pietro in Modena, consecrated in 1518, under one of DoP's Erik Messerschmidt's helium filled balloon lights.
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Photos I took in Ciudad del Este in 2005. Meg Gardiner and I drew upon primary research like this to describe the world the characters of HEAT 2 move through as the events of the novel unfold.
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There was a core of values within him about how people should be, more or less. It might be variable, the corners could be rounded with urban irony, but there was a line and it was non-fungible. And it produced many outrageous and hilarious anecdotes.
"Fast, fierce, and wildly unpredictable."
Michael Mann's FERRARI, starring Adam Driver and Penélope Cruz, opens exclusively in theaters this Christmas.
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… producers such as PJ van Sandwijk and John Lesher – who worked for basically no fees. It was not made by a struck studio. No studio wrote us a check. And that’s why we’re able to both be here and do so in solidarity with both unions.”
-Michael Mann, Venice Film Festival 2023
Heat 2 takes us inside Neil McCauley’s early institutionalized years before he parachuted into the streets, young, angry and dangerous.
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To commemorate the 20th Anniversary of The Insider, MoMA will host a special screening November 1st at 7pm, followed by a conversation onstage between myself and Bilge Ebiri. They will screen a rarely exhibited 35mm anamorphic showprint from my archive. Tickets go on sale 10/18.
…work under that agreement and to promote work made under that agreement.” Further, Ferrari, got made because the people who worked on Ferrari made it by forgoing large percentages of salaries – in the case of Adam and myself… (continued)
Very saddened for the loss of FX Feeney, he was a true film lover, a kind and gentle man and a wonderfully insightful writer. I was fortunate to have collaborated with him for our Taschen book, his writing was graceful and astute. My thoughts and condolences are with his family.
In 1993 I made my first trip to the Ferrari Factory with Gianluigi Longinotti Buitoni, Gianni Nunnari and made my first attempt to absorb and understand some of the unique vibe of the close but incredibly rich culture of Modena. With me at the factory is Giacomo Mattioli, behind