A Guide to Hollywood Film Practitioners - Michael Mann
Michael Mann’s life is not as open and public as many of his colleagues and rivals in Hollywood, but over the last few years he has been brought into the forefront through his increasingly impressive work, which will hit a peak this year with the release of his latest offering, Ali. Mann was born in Chicago on 5th February, 1943. After High School, he attended the University of Wisconsin, from there he moved to London, and the London International Film School. All in all, Mann spent 7 years in London, attending Film school, and also directing commercials and documentaries. Mann moved back to USA after his time in England, and in the 70’s began writing for American television, working on shows such as Starsky and Hutch. In 1979, Mann directed his first TV movie, The Jericho Mile, which won him an award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Specials, and acted as a ‘springboard’ for his move away from television, and towards Hollywood. Mann’s first foray into film directing was Thief (1981). Even though this was a critical success, the relatively unknown director, caused Thief to be a box-office failure. One of the main things that Thief did was introduce many tropes th
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