A Guide to Hollywood Film Practitioners - Michael Mann

Michael Mann’s life is not as open and public as many of his colleagues and rivals in Hollywood, but over the last few years he has been brought into the forefront through his increasingly impressive work, which will hit a peak this year with the release of his latest offering, Ali. Mann was born in Chicago on 5th February, 1943. After High School, he attended the University of Wisconsin, from there he moved to London, …

…have to wait and see whether Ali is the film that makes Mann the top director in Hollywood, and whether he can live up to the big task that he has taken on. Mann, in my opinion, has found his niche in Hollywood with The Insider and Ali, and now he has settled into this role, I believe we have yet to see his best work and hopefully we have not already seen his peak.