The design and architecture of Michael Mann’s narratives
Khoi Vinh discusses the minimalist narratives in Michael Mann’s films: With a nearly impudent disregard for common storytelling conventions, the director has in recent years taken to gutting from his works anything and everything that might be superfluous to the forward momentum of his core narratives. He affords his characters practically no backstory or prehistory, his plots are reduced to the threadbare, and subplots are often extracted altogether. Including “Public... Read More
Most anticipated summer flicks
The New York Observer has published their list of most anticipated summer films. A couple of those (Away We Go, Public Enemies) are on my list, too. And, obviously, one they missed: Pixar’s Up, which opens May 29 in the States. (Really, Observer? The Ugly Truth but not Up?) What are your most anticipated films of the summer season? Read More
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