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  • FeyadorFeyador Montreal, Canada
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    Univex wrote: »
    Heat is a Michael Mann remake of his own film. Just another example.

    Ozu, De Mille, just a couple of others. Probably not unusual among directors with long careers who straddled the silent/sound eras.
  • SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
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    I think apart from film, in music, U2 also remade some of their old songs from their popular albums.
  • UnivexUnivex
    edited January 30 Posts: 6,710
    I know writers who did that with their earlier less known novels as well.
  • peterpeter Toronto
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    Had no idea Mann remade Heat from one this earlier films. That's very cool.
  • FeyadorFeyador Montreal, Canada
    edited January 30 Posts: 735
    peter wrote: »
    Had no idea Mann remade Heat from one this earlier films. That's very cool.

    It's right here ... L.A. Takedown



    But in retrospect feels more like a sketch, or trial run, for the masterpiece to come.
  • peterpeter Toronto
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    Oh wow, he's even called Vincent!! Thanks @Feyador !! I'm giving this a watch right now... Wow I can't believe these first few scenes!!! I had no idea!!! This is amazing!!!
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    I find L.A. Takedown to be impressive in some aspects, weak in others (especially in the acting), but it's interesting to compare, as that sort of trial run, with the masterpiece that is Heat.
  • FeyadorFeyador Montreal, Canada
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    peter wrote: »
    Oh wow, he's even called Vincent!! Thanks @Feyador !! I'm giving this a watch right now... Wow I can't believe these first few scenes!!! I had no idea!!! This is amazing!!!

    Yeah, it's fascinating ... even has much of the same dialogue!
  • peterpeter Toronto
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    Feyador wrote: »
    peter wrote: »
    Oh wow, he's even called Vincent!! Thanks @Feyador !! I'm giving this a watch right now... Wow I can't believe these first few scenes!!! I had no idea!!! This is amazing!!!

    Yeah, it's fascinating ... even has much of the same dialogue!

    It really does, this is boggling my mind, 😂!! This is great!! Thanks again for posting it!!
  • MakeshiftPythonMakeshiftPython “Baja?!”
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    Yeah it was the pilot made by Mann after MIAMI VICE had finished its run. It didn’t get picked up for series, but Mann still liked the concept and decided to adapt it as a film.
  • FeyadorFeyador Montreal, Canada
    edited January 31 Posts: 735
    peter wrote: »
    Feyador wrote: »
    peter wrote: »
    Oh wow, he's even called Vincent!! Thanks @Feyador !! I'm giving this a watch right now... Wow I can't believe these first few scenes!!! I had no idea!!! This is amazing!!!

    Yeah, it's fascinating ... even has much of the same dialogue!

    It really does, this is boggling my mind, 😂!! This is great!! Thanks again for posting it!!

    My pleasure!

    It was alternate reality stuff for me too when I first came across it in a video store a couple of years after the release of Heat itself.

    You may be aware of it, but for true Heat obsessives (like me) check out the podcast One Heat Minute. The final two episodes feature Mann and Dante Spinotti, but the whole thing is quite extraordinary.

    https://www.oneheatminute.com/podcast/

    There's also this:

  • peterpeter Toronto
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    Thanks for the links, @Feyador ... I knew about the podcast and have been meaning to listen to it.

    And yes, this really boggled my mind hearing the same lines being spoken in similar scenes. What a wild ride...

    I read the prequel/sequel Mann co-wrote, just this last summer... I thought it was a tremendous work of pulp fiction/lit.art... so visceral and powerful and got deep in me. However, Mann's been saying that he now wants to shoot this concept as his next film... Not sure how I feel about that as the prequel parts only took place about seven years before the film, and the sequel picks up right after the events of Heat.

    I don't know if I can believe any actor in these roles (last night was a great experiment, 😂)...

    The prequel/sequel seems perfect left in one's imagination.... (But, if he does do it, I know I'll be there the first day it's released)...
  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
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    We're all forgetting Mad Max and Evil Dead, which are basically sequel-remakes.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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  • FeyadorFeyador Montreal, Canada
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    Nolan at the BFI:

  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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  • 007HallY007HallY
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    MaxCasino wrote: »

    * cue tabloid outlets and people on the internet claiming Nolan’s next project is definitely going to be Bond *
  • UnivexUnivex
    edited March 12 Posts: 6,710
    I love Nolan, I really do.
    But it's gonna be Villeneuve.
    And I love Villeneuve, I really do.
    ;)
    That being said, can't wait to see what the Nolan team brings up next. Been a fan since Memento, and even a bigger fan since Insomnia. Then The Prestige came along, and I knew I had a favorite modern director.

    But fingers crossed it's gonna be Denis. And that him and his pal Nolan speak a whole lot about it, before during and after it.

    That being said, if it's one or the other, there'll be champagne, Maccallan and cigars at my home the day of the announcement. Bring it!
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    007HallY wrote: »
    MaxCasino wrote: »

    * cue tabloid outlets and people on the internet claiming Nolan’s next project is definitely going to be Bond *

    Those comments are well on their way. I hope he is, but I’d be ok with another project.
    Univex wrote: »
    I love Nolan, I really do.
    But it's gonna be Villeneuve.
    And I love Villeneuve, I really do.
    ;)
    That being said, can't wait to see what the Nolan team brings up next. Been a fan since Memento, and even a bigger fan since Insomnia. Then The Prestige came along, and I knew I had a favorite modern director.

    But fingers crossed it's gonna be Denis. And that him and his pal Nolan speak a whole lot about it, before during and after it.

    That being said, if it's one or the other, there'll be champagne, Maccallan and cigars at my home the day of the announcement. Bring it!

    I’d say let Nolan launch the next Bond. Then, let Denis direct the sequel, as he has two modern classic ones to his name. Not too mention, he’s already worked with a lot of Bond alumni. So yes, both honestly make sense. As for filming them back to back, there’s pros and cons of that. As I said before, Anthony Horowitz would make a decent writing mentor. He does get Bond.
  • 007HallY007HallY
    edited March 12 Posts: 4,310
    Between Villeneuve and Nolan I’d say Villeneuve’s more likely to direct. I mean, it really doesn’t seem like it’ll be Nolan at this point.

    But then again there’s a very strong possibility it’ll be neither… arguably that’s the most likely outcome.
  • DenbighDenbigh UK
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    As others have said, Villeneuve and Nolan could easily follow each other, so it would make sense for one to follow the other in this next era. While they're both unique to themselves in many ways, they're also both extremely suited together. I couldn't say which one would be better to go first, but given Villeneuve's schedule, maybe he should go first before going back to Dune?
  • UnivexUnivex
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    Denbigh wrote: »
    As others have said, Villeneuve and Nolan could easily follow each other, so it would make sense for one to follow the other in this next era. While they're both unique to themselves in many ways, they're also both extremely suited together. I couldn't say which one would be better to go first, but given Villeneuve's schedule, maybe he should go first before going back to Dune?

    And because we want our femme fatale, right? 👌😉
  • Colonel_VenusColonel_Venus
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    Denbigh wrote: »
    As others have said, Villeneuve and Nolan could easily follow each other, so it would make sense for one to follow the other in this next era. While they're both unique to themselves in many ways, they're also both extremely suited together. I couldn't say which one would be better to go first, but given Villeneuve's schedule, maybe he should go first before going back to Dune?
    Even though Nolan has never explicitly stated that he is interested in Bond only if he gets to direct the first movie of a new Bond era, he has repeatedly hinted at that.
  • DenbighDenbigh UK
    edited March 12 Posts: 5,970
  • 007HallY007HallY
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    Hadn’t heard of that show before now, but as the basis of a movie it sounds awesome.
  • Scaramanga1974Scaramanga1974
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    This genius of a director was born to direct a Bond film. Make it happen EON.
  • Colonel_VenusColonel_Venus
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    Scaramanga1974 wrote: »
    This genius of a director was born to direct a Bond film. Make it happen EON.
    Yep. And if it flops, they will be able to do a reboot with Villeneuve before the end of the decade.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    007HallY wrote: »
    Hadn’t heard of that show before now, but as the basis of a movie it sounds awesome.

    I recommend you watch 'The Prisoner' with Patrick McGoohan. It was a unique series at the time! Great premise
    Quite interesting step after 'Oppenheimer'
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    All right, I finally saw Oppenheimer and loved it. Had it too built up in my mind, didn't think I'd ever get around to seeing it, let alone enjoying it as much as I did, but nah, it was really fantastic from start to finish. Yes, you can do a three hour, dialogue-heavy film and make it as engrossing as that was. I needed that from Nolan after the fetid dud that was Tenet.
  • SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
    edited March 13 Posts: 2,190
    Christopher Nolan had long since joined the echelon of the greatest directors in film history. The Oscar win only reaffirmed it. Not saying he's David Lean or Alfred Hitchcock, but he can easily sit at their table.
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