{"product_id":"heat-9781839027895","title":"Heat","description":"\u003cp\u003eRobert de Niro and Al Pacino have acted opposite each other only once, in \u003ci\u003eHeat\u003c\/i\u003e, Michael Mann's operatic 1995 heist thriller. De Niro is Neil McCauley, a skilled professional thief at the centre of a tight-knit criminal team; Pacino is Vincent Hanna, the haunted, driven cop determined to hunt him down. Boasting a series of meticulously orchestrated setpieces that underline Mann's sense of scale and architecture, \u003ci\u003eHeat\u003c\/i\u003e also presents a rhapsody to Los Angeles, as Hanna closes in on his prey. \u003cbr\u003eFor Nick James, the pleasures and virtues of \u003ci\u003eHeat\u003c\/i\u003e are mixed and complex. Its precise compositions and minimalist style are entangled with a particular kind of extravagant bombast. And while its vision of male teamwork is richly compelling it comes close to glorifying machismo. But these complexities only add to the interest of this hugely ambitious and accomplished film, which confirmed Mann's place in the front rank of American film-makers.\u003cbr\u003eIn his afterword to this new edition, published to coincide with the film's 30th anniversary, Nick James reflects upon its lasting impact and on Michael Mann's subsequent film-making career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNick James has written for \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Observer, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe London Review of Books \u003c\/i\u003eand American \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, and was for a time TV Editor at London's \u003ci\u003eCity Limits\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He was editor of \u003ci\u003eSight and Sound\u003c\/i\u003e for over twenty years.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"British Film Institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51384322785554,"sku":"9781839027895","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ec1b7207-9751-4340-ac95-16d73d035806.jpg?v=1750170113","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/heat-9781839027895","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}