Interview (Video): Michael Mann

77 minute conversation with writer-director of Heat, The Insider

From a February 2016 appearance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, this video is a must-see for fans of Michael Mann. His writing-directing movie credits include Thief, Heat, and The Insider. He also directed such notable films as Manhunter and Collateral.

Here in conversation with film critic Bilge Ebiri, Mann covers a lot of terrain in this hour plus chat.

In checking Mann’s writing credits, he goes way back having written 4 episodes of “Starsky and Hutch” in 1975–1977 and creating the TV series “Vega$” which ran from 1978–1981.

What are your favorite Michael Mann movies?