MANN AGED: YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TOOTH

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MANN AGED E5: INNA GADDA DA XENU     

1986'S MANHUNTER, made after two years serving as the showrunner for Miami Vice, was little-seen upon its release but, arguably is Mann's most lasting genre effort. It created a template that has been repurposed approximately five million times: serial killer, profiler, victim in trouble, all leading to an explosive climax. Is William Peterson the Citizen Kane of film FBI profilers? The first, oft-imitated, but never topped? Brian Cox as Hannibal Lektor along with the limp Ratner remake RED DRAGON (2002) will also be discussed.  Mann continues an unparalleled streak of casting here and it was clear, even in 1986, he knew how to make actors at the fore and the background pop like few other directors. 

Then we talk COLLATERAL (2004), Mann's attempt at taking a fun blockbuster-type concept (stony hitman in a cab driven around LA by a meek cabdriver that has to learn how to be a man) and infusing it with his masterful visuals, knotty themes about life with brooding, violent characters. Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx bring every ounce of movie star charisma and bravado to this odd marriage of a movie. Is this a good match? Ken, Jack and Thomas almost get into a fistfight disagreeing about this one. Is the pod over as a result? Find out!

Also: we receive a voicemail complaint from an anonymous film director about Jack's harangues against just about everyone. What will he learn about being a Man this week?

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