In this Book
- The Philosophy of Michael Mann
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: The University Press of Kentucky
- Series: The Philosophy of Popular Culture
Known for restoring vitality and superior craftsmanship to the crime thriller, American filmmaker Michael Mann has long been regarded as a talented triple threat capable of moving effortlessly between television and feature films 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), the cult favorite The Keep (1983), the American epic The Last of the Mohicans (1992), and the Academy Award-nominated The Insider (1999) as well as his most recent works—Ali (2001), 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 the director's recognizable visual style and the various on-screen and philosophical elements he has tested in his thirty-five-year career. The essays in this wide-ranging book will appeal to fans of the revolutionary filmmaker and to philosophical scholars interested in the themes and conflicts that drive his movies.
Table of Contents
- Michael Mann and Nonplace
- pp. 14-30
- "Awakened to Chaos"
- pp. 31-50
- Existential Mann
- pp. 51-65
- "Do You See?"
- pp. 66-73
- Mann and Ubermensch
- pp. 74-89
- "Blood in the Moonlight"
- pp. 90-103
- Style, Meaning, and Myth in Public Enemies
- pp. 104-118
- Interiorization in Public Enemies
- pp. 119-140
- The Commodification of Justice
- pp. 181-199
- Natural Man, Natural Rights, and Eros
- pp. 215-226
- Emotion, Truth, and Space in Heat
- pp. 227-243
- Acknowledgments
- pp. 257-258
- Contributors
- pp. 259-264