skillzdadirecta Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Starring Ansel Eglefort and Ken Watanabe He'll direct the pilot with the option of doing more episodes. Mann is one of my favorite directors and I actually wondered what he was up to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatGamble Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 I loved the book. And Ken Watanabe? Im in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted May 16, 2020 Author Share Posted May 16, 2020 Micheal Mann Discusses shutting down shooting because of the pandemic and resuming production. Quote Well, first of all, the infection rate at that time was reported to be about 2,000 in the whole country, on March 19. They may have been painting a slightly rosy picture on infections, because they were at that time wanting the Olympics to still happen, and then they gave up on that. The sense of life on the street in Tokyo was that starting in February, half the population was walking around in masks, and they all took the social distancing extremely seriously. And that’s easier to do in a country that has a homogeneous culture and is on an island, and it’s vastly different from this country. But the level of social awareness was already there; if someone gets a common cold in Japan, they wear a mask to not infect other people. Even when we left after March 17, 18, during that weekend, everybody was wearing masks, but the restaurants were mostly full, and life continued as normal. I don’t think it is now, but the reason we left had much more to do with the anxiety of our American crew’s families in the United States, those in New York that had to deal with actual conditions. We’re in probably better shape than productions that will have to start up. That has to do with insurance coverage, frankly. We have a policy. I think any new production that’s about to begin, the production’s going to be faced with the business affairs side of the studio saying, insurance companies aren’t going to insure us against claims because of COVID-19. They’re going to exempt that. If you were in production and you were interrupted, I think those studios feel secure in continuing. The bigger issue for us is, we want to do it safely, responsibly. There’s going to be new protocols put in place. The DGA is working on those in conjunction with the studios. What kind of testing will go on and what kind of separation, how to shoot a crowd scene. There’s no firm date. I don’t believe there’s much of a playbook. First of all, Japan has barred people from reentering. That has to be lifted. What kind of tests are they going to want? Because, the infection rate in the U.S. is much greater than Japan. So, they’re nervous about us. What kind of separation, what kind of daily testing? I shot six days. I had 12 days left. We have mothballed everything in Tokyo. We’re ready to resume. It’s when we can, and that’s an unknown, determined by all these other factors. There's a LOT more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 HBO Max debut on April 7: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 This seem to come out of left field for me and then I saw the OP date and was like “what the fuck else did I miss” The movie was so-so but I still have a soft spot after Collateral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 I saw Update: Michael Mann di... from the main page and thought oh no. Luckily that turned out not to be the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 1 minute ago, silentbob said: The movie was so-so but I still have a soft spot after Collateral It was the last time Paul Oakenfold was good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 3 hours ago, silentbob said: This seem to come out of left field for me and then I saw the OP date and was like “what the fuck else did I miss” The movie was so-so but I still have a soft spot after Collateral Collateral is money - not so-so. I love that film, excellent movie. Michael Mann is one of the best, very interested in this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 22 minutes ago, Greatoneshere said: Collateral is money - not so-so. I love that film, excellent movie. Michael Mann is one of the best, very interested in this. Collateral was in my top 10 maybe even top 5 films that year. I meant that I felt so-so on his Miami Vice movie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 10 minutes ago, silentbob said: Collateral was in my top 10 maybe even top 5 films that year. I meant that I felt so-so on his Miami Vice movie Ah okay, that makes more sense. That's a very divisive film, but it has a cult following, of which I am a part, I really like that movie (I prefer the director's cut, which makes the plot more clear, others prefer the "drop you in a day in the life" opening of the theatrical cut, but I like the boat race opening, it's fun). Movie deserves a re-appraisal, but I know a lot don't like it. Though, to be fair, I think Blackhat is some of Michael Mann's most interesting filmmaking and best action scenes and people really didn't like that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 I haven’t seen the DC of movie and I think I have a copy of it on HD-DVD but I think was one of them flipper disc with the dvd on the back. What you just said might up my enjoyment for the film with some fleshing out of character/story. I just have too many newer films ahead of it I want/need to view before I watch it again sadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 3 hours ago, silentbob said: I haven’t seen the DC of movie and I think I have a copy of it on HD-DVD but I think was one of them flipper disc with the dvd on the back. What you just said might up my enjoyment for the film with some fleshing out of character/story. I just have too many newer films ahead of it I want/need to view before I watch it again sadly. I definitely recommend watching the director's cut (with subtitles . . . it helps lol). It's the perfect "day in the life" of these undercover cops who live on the edge. It's beautifully filmed and has a great soundtrack. It just doesn't have the structure of a typical film, so it throws a lot of viewers off and turns them off from the film. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted March 14, 2022 Author Share Posted March 14, 2022 I never saw the Director's cut of Collateral but I need to track it down. It's a movie I wasn't that impressed by when I first saw it but have grown to love with subsequent viewings. So many subtle touches that Mann does in that film. REALLY looking forward to Tokyo Vice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 I always loved the Miami Vice movie. I love how it just jumped right into things. Man it’s been years since I’ve seen it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamusha Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Michael Mann is one of my blindspots, oddly enough. Heat has been on my to-watch list for well over a decade at this point, just never got around to it for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 That looks like something I would definitely watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 20 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: I never saw the Director's cut of Collateral but I need to track it down. It's a movie I wasn't that impressed by when I first saw it but have grown to love with subsequent viewings. So many subtle touches that Mann does in that film. REALLY looking forward to Tokyo Vice. Did you mean Miami Vice? Collateral doesn't have a director's cut I believe. 4 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: That looked fucking amazing, I'm all in. Mann is well suited for long form storytelling given his films' long runtimes and what always feel like somewhat truncated plots. Do we know if he's directing every episode or just the first one? I hope he's directing all of them. I can't seem to find confirmation anywhere. The entire trailer looks like Mann-directed stuff to me. Also can we appreciate the fact Michael Mann just turned 79 and he's still making energetic filmmaking of this level? This had Raid level energy to it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted March 14, 2022 Author Share Posted March 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Greatoneshere said: Did you mean Miami Vice? Collateral doesn't have a director's cut I believe. Oh i thought you guys were saying Collateral had a director's cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 2 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: Oh i thought you guys were saying Collateral had a director's cut. I was confused too at first - silentbob mentioned Collateral and Miami Vice in the same post and I got thrown off at first too. Yeah we were talking about the Miami Vice director's cut, there is none for Collateral. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 19 hours ago, Greatoneshere said: I was confused too at first - silentbob mentioned Collateral and Miami Vice in the same post and I got thrown off at first too. Yeah we were talking about the Miami Vice director's cut, there is none for Collateral. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamusha Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 23 hours ago, Greatoneshere said: Did you mean Miami Vice? Collateral doesn't have a director's cut I believe. That looked fucking amazing, I'm all in. Mann is well suited for long form storytelling given his films' long runtimes and what always feel like somewhat truncated plots. Do we know if he's directing every episode or just the first one? I hope he's directing all of them. I can't seem to find confirmation anywhere. The entire trailer looks like Mann-directed stuff to me. Also can we appreciate the fact Michael Mann just turned 79 and he's still making energetic filmmaking of this level? This had Raid level energy to it for me. He only directed the pilot I believe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 I’m having a weirdly hard time finding something more definitive than IMDB credits (which can often be wonky for things that haven’t aired yet), but from what I understand Destin Daniel Cretton directed at least most of the season after the pilot, and someone named Hikari maybe did two episodes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 2 hours ago, Kamusha said: He only directed the pilot I believe. Boo, that's a shame, I'll still watch though. To be fair if the pilot is long (say, double length) then it's basically a Mann film. 35 minutes ago, TheLeon said: I’m having a weirdly hard time finding something more definitive than IMDB credits (which can often be wonky for things that haven’t aired yet), but from what I understand Destin Daniel Cretton directed at least most of the season after the pilot, and someone named Hikari maybe did two episodes. Well Destin Cretton is no Mann but he's still good so I'll take it I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 On 10/24/2019 at 5:55 PM, skillzdadirecta said: Starring Ansel Eglefort and Ken Watanabe He'll direct the pilot with the option of doing more episodes. Mann is one of my favorite directors and I actually wondered what he was up to. Thats such a great cast all around, and I loved the memoir this is based on. I hope they do it justice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 4 hours ago, BloodyHell said: Thats such a great cast all around, and I loved the memoir this is based on. I hope they do it justice. The book has been on my wish list for about 8 years. One of these days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 Collider's Review 'Tokyo Vice' Review: A Gripping Series That Lives in the Moments Between Acts of Violence COLLIDER.COM HBO Max has struck gold with this addictive series featuring an ensemble cast and a brilliant narrative. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 That was a very glowing review - that's promising. The review makes clear that Michael Mann directed the pilot, so the rest of the episodes will have to conform to whatever he establishes in the first episode in terms of directing, which is good, though it's a shame he didn't direct more episodes. The review says episodes 2 and 3 are directed by Josef Kubota Wladyka (directed 7 episodes of Narcos, 2 episodes of The Terror: Infamy) and that episodes 4 and 5 are directed by Hikari (directed the really good movie 37 Seconds). Still not sure yet about episodes 6 thru 8 though Daniel Destin Cretton directed at least one from what I can tell (he did the films Short Term 12, The Glass Castle, Just Mercy, and Shang-Chi). But it sounds like the show is really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted April 8, 2022 Author Share Posted April 8, 2022 Watching the second episode now... GREAT show so far and BEAUTIFULLY shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 6 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: Watching the second episode now... GREAT show so far and BEAUTIFULLY shot. Good to hear. Looking forward to it as I love the book. Plus, Ken Watanabe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Watched the first episode and really enjoyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted April 15, 2022 Author Share Posted April 15, 2022 We got not one but TWO new epsiodes this week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 I believe two episodes will be dropping every week, and these two from yesterday were great. That fight scene was baller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted April 16, 2022 Author Share Posted April 16, 2022 2 hours ago, Greatoneshere said: I believe two episodes will be dropping every week, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre801 Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Just finished episode one. Definitely will keep watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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