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Films and tv shows referenced: 

Heat (1995) dir. by Michael Mann

Heat 2 (tbc) dir. by Michael Mann

The Batman trilogy (2005-2012) dir. by Christopher Nolan

LA Takedown (1989) dir. by Michael Mann

LA Confidential (1997) dir. by Curtis Hanson

The Godfather: Part II (1974) dir. by Francis Ford Coppola 

Other sources:

James Clark and Paul Szoldra, ‘That one scene in Heat that gave audiences the most realistic firefight in movie history’, taskandpurpose.com

Vincent M. Gaine, Existentialism and Social Engagement in the Films of Michael Mann (2011)

Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner, Heat 2 (2022)

Koralijka Suton, Heat at 25: Michael Mann’s meticulous masterpiece’, cinephiliabeyond.org

Kristopher Tapley, ‘Christopher Nolan talks Michael Mann’s Heat, variety.com

Zach Vasquez, ‘The crime cinema renaissance of 1990’, crimereads.com

‘The Making of Heat (1995)’, youtube.com



Editing and production by Lily Austin and James Brailsford, original theme music by James Brailsford. 

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Edited and produced by Lily Austin and James Brailsford
Original music by James Brailsford

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