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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
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