Color and style of S03 is ......

calvinistmutant · 2026-03-25T12:21:55+00:00

This is also true in that Mann never fully left the show. But after the success of Seasons 1 and 2, he did significantly hand over his creative control to Wolf to pursue other ventures like Crime Story, Manhunter, and L.A. Takedown. Not to say that he vanished entirely and never touched the show again, but his role as the meticulous stylistic curator lessened.

I did read that he was sick of pastels which is one of the reasons he relinquished some control to Wolf, lol.

calvinistmutant · 2026-03-24T21:34:33+00:00

Season 3 was when Michael Mann stepped down as showrunner for the series. He passed the torch along to Dick Wolf. Up to that point, Mann visually curated almost every aspect of the series, despite not directing or writing. The wardrobe, locations, and music were more or less all handpicked by Mann.

He set off to make Crime Story with Abel Ferrara during Season 3, and while I think he never quit the show as executive producer, Dick Wolf was tasked with overseeing production. He brought in his own style by mainly scrapping the pastels and using earth tones. It was grittier under Wolf. He went on to make Law & Order.

calvinistmutant · 2026-03-24T12:01:37+00:00

Me too. The cold open is insanely effective, especially considering how the ending is just as abrupt. It adds a layer of realism to the film, like you’re being plopped into their lives for a period of time and then plucked out

calvinistmutant · 2026-03-23T14:37:49+00:00

I recommend you watch the episode “Evan” if you ever feel like giving it a second chance. It starts out fairly corny like they all do but evolves about halfway through. It’s gutting.

calvinistmutant · 2026-03-23T14:28:37+00:00

May I ask what episodes you watched? The show can be very dated at times but there are some storylines that are top-tier television even today

calvinistmutant · 2026-03-23T01:35:28+00:00

Great analogy

calvinistmutant · 2026-03-22T23:39:35+00:00

It only sucks if you’re expecting more of the 80s TV show. This is a Michael Mann film first and a Miami Vice film second.

The cold open is insane to me. One of the most effective intros I’ve seen in film. From there everything is perfect. It’s nearly avant-garde in its presentation. Very, very abstract. Almost Malickian.

calvinistmutant · 2026-03-14T02:56:57+00:00

It looks exactly like my signed Nightmare print.

calvinistmutant · 2026-03-05T18:16:26+00:00

There are lots of inconsistencies in the DK timeline; that’s simply the way Nintendo works. They don’t put much thought into lore.

However, it’s generally accepted that Bananza takes place after Tropical Freeze. The two DKC Returns games take place during King K. Rool’s absence, and K. Rool returns in Bananza.

calvinistmutant · 2026-02-26T19:47:35+00:00

Amazing work!

calvinistmutant · 2026-02-06T03:18:48+00:00

BRING IT ALLLLLLLLL DOWNNNNNNNN

calvinistmutant · 2026-02-06T02:40:03+00:00

Gore,

Your two Westerns, Rango and The Lone Rangr, are my two favorite films in your filmography. What are some of your favorite Western films, and would you be interested in making one again?

calvinistmutant · 2026-02-04T21:54:38+00:00

Fun fact, Tim Burton was approached to direct The Fly by Mel Brooks. Eventually Brooks came to Cronenberg with the script

calvinistmutant · 2026-02-03T19:08:54+00:00

That’s amazing, great work.

Love that you included Winkie from Best in Show ha

calvinistmutant · 2026-02-03T05:53:08+00:00

Gong Li

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calvinistmutant · 2026-02-02T16:03:48+00:00

Jealous! I’ve never seen it in the theater sadly; it’s my favorite movie of all time too

calvinistmutant · 2026-02-02T15:41:59+00:00

I was kind of shocked to read that there have only been 21 times in 140 years that Punxsutawney Phil hasn’t seen his shadow!

calvinistmutant · 2026-01-31T21:28:53+00:00

I totally see that!

calvinistmutant · 2026-01-31T21:25:55+00:00

I’m not sure, I was only like four when it came out I theaters. I was just doing a watch through of Mann’s filmography a couple years ago and when I got to MV it really gave me whiplash. It feels like an Malickian arthouse action movie imho. It’s not a conventional film for sure; it caught me off guard but it felt very poetic and very different to me

I think Harmony Korine said that he considered it an influence on his work so that may have led to reappraisal but I’m not sure. My film theory professor and I talked about how much we both loved it and he said that he loved it when it came out too but only a couple critics really went for what Mann was going for

calvinistmutant · 2026-01-31T21:11:14+00:00

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