The philosophy of Michael Mann / edited by Steven Sanders, Aeon J. Skoble, and R. Barton Palmer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sanders, Steven, 1945- editor.

Skoble, Aeon J., editor.

Palmer, R. Barton, 1946- editor.

Series:

Philosophy of popular culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mann, Michael, 1943---Criticism and interpretation.

Mann, Michael.

Mann, Michael, 1943-.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

275 pages ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Michael Mann

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, [2014]

Summary:

Known for restoring vitality and superior craftsmanship to the crime Thriller, American filmmaker Michael Mann has long been regarded as a multi-faceted talent capable of moving effortlessly between television and feature films and among his roles as a writer, director, and executive producer. His unique visual sense and thematic approach are evident in the Emmy Award-winning The Jericho Mile (1979), cult favorite Manhunter (1986). American epic The Last of the Mohicans (1992), the popular Hem (1995), and the Academy Award-nominated The Insider (1999), as well as in his most recent works-Collateral (2004), Miami Vice (2006), and Public Enemies (2009). The Philosophy of Michael Mann provides an up-to-date and comprehensive account of the work of this highly accomplished filmmaker, exploring Mann's recognizable visual style and the various cinematic and philosophical elements with which he has experimented in his thirty-five-year career. The essays in this wide-ranging book will appeal equally to fans of the revolutionary auteur and to philosophy scholars interested in the themes and conflicts that drive his movies. Book jacket.

Contents:

An introduction to the philosophy of Michael Mann / Steven Sanders

Michael Mann and nonplace: a Nietzschean element in Mann's modern crime films / Robert Arnett

"Awakened to chaos": outsiders in The jericho mile and Thief / R. Barton Palmer

Existential Mann / Steven Sanders

"Do you see?": Reflecting on evil in Manhunter / Aeon J. Skoble

Mann and Übermensch: evil and power in Manhunter / David Sterritt

"Blood in the moonlight": toward an aesthetics of horror in The keep and Manhunter / Ivo Ritzer

Style, meaning, and myth in Public enemies / Steven Rybin

Interiorization in public enemies / Murray Pomerance

Mannerism: neoclassical style in the films of Michael Mann / Tom Paulus and Vito Adriaensens

The ethics of contracts, conscience, and courage in The insider / David LaRocca

The commodification of justice: Michael Mann and postmodern law / Mark Wildermuth

Subjectivity and the ethics of duty in Michael Mann's cinema / Aga Skrodzka

Natural man, natural rights, and eros: conflicting visions of nature, society, and love in The last of the Mohicans / Alan Woolfolk

Emotion, truth, and space in Heat / Jonah Corne

Mann's biopics and the methodology of philosophy: Ali and The insider / David Rodríguez-Ruiz.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780813144719

081314471X

OCLC:

858901769