IN 2017, AUSTRALIAN FILM JOURNALIST BLAKE HOWARD CAME UP WITH THE IDEA FOR A PODCAST ABOUT MICHAEL MANN’S 1995 CRIME OPUS HEAT. EXAMINING THE FILM CHRONOLOGICALLY, IN 60-SECOND INCREMENTS, THE APTLY TITLED “ONE HEAT MINUTE” SAW HOWARD, AND A GUEST STAR, SPENDING ANYWHERE FROM 15 MINUTES TO WELL OVER AN HOUR DISSECTING THE SELECTED MINUTE. EACH DISCUSSION USED THE MINUTE AT HAND AS A SPRINGBOARD TO EXPLORE MANY ELEMENTS OF THE FILM, AS WELL AS MICHAEL MANN’S BROADER BODY OF WORK AND HIS IMPACT ON CINEMA.
WITH MORE THAN 170 EPISODES RELEASED SO FAR, THE LINE-UP OF GUESTS INCLUDES FAMOUS FILMMAKERS (JOE LYNCH, DANTE SPINOTTI, PHIL HAY, ABE FORSYTHE), WRITERS (REED FARREL COLEMAN, JORDAN HARPER), EDUCATORS, MAJOR CRITICS (MANOHLA DARGIS, BILGE EBIRI, MATT ZOLLER SEITZ, WALTER CHAW) AND FILM JOURNALISTS (KRIS TAPLEY, CHRIS EVANGELISTA). WITH ONLY A FEW REMAINING EPISODES, HOWARD USED HIS FINAL LIVE SHOW RECORDING AT THE 2019 SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL TO ANNOUNCE THAT MICHAEL MANN, THE LEGENDARY MASTERMIND DIRECTOR, SCREENWRITER AND PRODUCER BEHIND THE FILM, WOULD BE THE FINAL CRESCENDO OF THE INCREDIBLY EXTENSIVE YET LIMITED SERIES.
“I could not have imagined in my wildest dreams that ‘One HEAT Minute’ would include Michael Mann himself as our final guest. For Michael Mann fans, there’s information about HEAT here that’s literally nowhere else. For fans of ‘One HEAT Minute,’ this is the most perfect ending imaginable. I’m still struggling to grasp that it even happened.” said Howard.
“I’m honoured by this genuine tribute to the film. The passion and enthusiasm that Blake and his guests – artists, cinephiles, film historians – showed to HEAT is extraordinary, and their appreciation of it, humbling,” said Mann.
HEAT, MICHAEL MANN’S 1995 CRIME OPUS DELIVERED THE FIRST ON-SCREEN ENCOUNTER BETWEEN AMERICAN CINEMATIC TITANS ROBERT DE NIRO AND AL PACINO. WHEN AN ARMOURED CAR ROBBERY GOES WRONG, PROFESSIONAL THIEF NEIL MCCAULEY (DE NIRO) AND HIS CREW ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF L.A.’S ROBBERY HOMICIDE DIVISION AND DETECTIVE VINCENT HANNAH (PACINO). THESE OBSESSIVE PROFESSIONALS, ON BOTH SIDES OF THE LAW, CONDUCT AN UNRELENTING CAT-AND-MOUSE CHASE THROUGH THE SPRAWLING INDUSTRIAL CITYSCAPE OF L.A.
“When you’ve done 121 hours excruciating hours about Heat, only then are you just on the same level as One Heat Minute. ”
— Maria Lewis - Award-Winning Author and Screenwriter
“Blake Howard’s Cine-essential ‘One HEAT Minute’ podcast may be the most delightfully detailed dissection of a single film since Roger Ebert’s shot-by-shot explication of CITIZEN KANE, and possibly more entertaining! It’s one of the few podcasts in recent memory that could stand the test of time to become a valuable resource for film theorists and casual movie lovers alike. And to have Director Mann, himself, for the final episode to discuss his classic film is just like the final shot in HEAT....the perfect ending to an epic journey.
— Joe Lynch - Director of POINT BLANK & MAYHEM
“It’s a brilliant idea, relentlessly executed with charm, wit, and enthusiasm. Every time I listen to it, I feel the need to rush back to my TV and watch the whole movie again.”
— Bilge Ebiri - New York Magazine
“That’s a GREAT idea”
— Christopher Nolan Director of THE DARK KNIGHT TRILOGY
What makes One Heat Minute distinct, though, is the sheer, unfiltered sincerity with which Howard conducts the proceedings. Howard is a true believer in the power of film and this film specifically. Heat is his means of bringing people together, accessing their worldviews, and cultivating a sense of solidarity. And he does so with enviable conviction. “Sometimes you get this perfection, you know,” Howard told KQED’s Carly Severn in a September 2018 interview. “It’s like, it was made to be examined. It was made for me to have a conversation about.”
One Heat Minute Turned the Movie Heat Into a Religious Experience By Nicholas Quah
BONUS: ONE HEAT MINUTE w/Isabel Sandoval
In this very special bonus episode of ONE HEAT MINUTE, the contemporary auteur behind Lingua Franca, Isabel Sandoval, joins host Blake Howard to about developing a noir film inspired by Le Cercle Rouge/Drive/Heat, the Chekhovian brilliance of contemplative moments in action cinema and THIEF and HEAT’s ongoing expression of self-abnegation.
HEAT 2 BOOK CLUB FINALE w/ Meg Gardiner
In this special ONE HEAT MINUTE, the finale HEAT 2 BOOK CLUB, co-author of HEAT 2 Meg Gardiner, joins host Blake Howard to talk about her origins with HEAT, how she and Mr Mann wrote the novel, L.A ride-alongs and so much more.
FANTASY CAST HEAT 2 Pt. 3
In this special episode of ONE HEAT MINUTE, members of the HEAT 2 BOOK CLUB - Justin Liberman, Niles Schwartz and Kris Tapley - join host Blake Howard to fantasy cast the forthcoming HEAT 2 MOVIE.
FANTASY CAST HEAT 2 Pt. 2
In this special episode of ONE HEAT MINUTE, members of the HEAT 2 BOOK CLUB - Joshua Caldwell, Katie Walsh and Conor O'Donnell - join host Blake Howard to fantasy cast the forthcoming HEAT 2 MOVIE.
FANTASY CAST HEAT 2 Pt. 1
In this special episode of ONE HEAT MINUTE, members of the HEAT 2 BOOK CLUB Roxana Hadadi, Brendan Hodges, Hannah Blechman, Gavin G. Smith (@gavingsmith) and John P. Glynn, join host Blake Howard to fantasy cast the forthcoming HEAT 2 MOVIE.
HEAT 2 BOOK CLUB - "Part Six - Los Angeles, 2000" w/Niles Schwartz and Kris Tapley
In this special episode of ONE HEAT MINUTE, the HEAT 2 BOOK CLUB, host Blake Howard joins two “ride or die” crew members - recovering movie journalist Kris Tapley and the author of Off the Map: Freedom, Control, and the Future in Michael Mann’s Public Enemies Niles Schwartz - to discuss "Part Six - Los Angeles, 2000" of the novel HEAT 2.
HEAT 2 BOOK CLUB - "Part Five - Paraguay, 1996" w/Justin Liberman and Conor O'Donnell
In this special episode of ONE HEAT MINUTE, the HEAT 2 BOOK CLUB, host Blake Howard joins filmmaker/educator/former Michael Mann assistant Justin Liberman and writer at the Film Stage/Producer of the B-Side podcast Conor O'Donnell to discuss "Part Five - Paraguay, 1996" of the novel HEAT 2.
HEAT 2 BOOK CLUB - "Part Four, US-Mexican Border, 1988" w/Joshua Caldwell and Katie Walsh
In this special episode of ONE HEAT MINUTE, the HEAT 2 BOOK CLUB, host Blake Howard joins filmmaker Joshua Caldwell and film critic/podcaster Katie Walsh to discuss "Part Four, US-Mexican Border, 1988" of the novel HEAT 2.
HEAT 2 BOOK CLUB - "Part Three, 1995-96" w/Brendan Hodges, Hannah Blechman and Roxana Hadadi
In this special episode of ONE HEAT MINUTE, the HEAT 2 BOOK CLUB, host Blake Howard joins film critic Brendan Hodges, podcaster Hannah Blechman, and T.V and film critic Roxana Hadadi to discuss "Part Three, 1995-96" of the novel HEAT 2.
HEAT 2 BOOK CLUB - "Part Two, 1988" w/Gavin G. Smith
In this special episode of ONE HEAT MINUTE, the HEAT 2 BOOK CLUB, host Blake Howard joins author Gavin G. Smith to discuss "Part Two,1988" of the novel HEAT 2.
HEAT 2 BOOK CLUB - "Prologue" and "Part One - Los Angeles, 1995" w/Stu Coote and John P. Glynn
In this special episode of ONE HEAT MINUTE, the HEAT 2 BOOK CLUB, host Blake Howard joins John P. Glynn (HEAT Uber Fan) and Stu Coote (Co-host The Sinner Files podcast/) to discuss the "Prologue" and "Part One - Los Angeles, 1995" of the novel HEAT 2.
"HEAT 2" Review with Kris Tapley
In this episode host, Blake Howard joins OHM “ride or die” crew member and recovering movie journalist Kris Tapley to review Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner’s HEAT 2 novel. We discuss our fears for the book, share resonant tear-jerking experiences and the movie that you can’t help but see and hear play out while you’re reading. We also preview the six-part, book club style, mini-series deep-diving the novel coming soon to ONE HEAT MINUTE. *** NO SPOILERS ****
BONUS: HEAT @ TRIBECA
On this very special BONUS episode host Blake Howard joins OHM family Garth Franklin and Stu Coote to debrief on all the happenings of the very special HEAT 4K restoration at the Tribeca Festival featuring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Producer Art Linson. We discuss the out-of-body experience of meeting Pacino and De Niro, the chaotic Q&A including debunking Pacino’s suggestion to cast Timothy Chalamat as Vincent Hannah.
BONUS: One HEAT Minute Returns w/ Travis Woods
ONE HEAT MINUTE IS THE PODCAST EXAMINING MICHAEL MANN'S 1995 L.A CRIME OPUS HEAT MINUTE BY MINUTE.
On this very special BONUS episode host Blake Howard joins editor staff writer Bright Wall/ Dark Room, and host of Increment Vice, Travis Woods. Travis and I discuss all the details of the series' return and that men would rather start a second HEAT podcast than getting therapy.
BONUS One HEAT Minute: Guillermo del Toro
ONE HEAT MINUTE IS THE PODCAST EXAMINING MICHAEL MANN'S 1995 L.A CRIME OPUS HEAT MINUTE BY MINUTE. IN THIS VERY SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE I TALK TO ACADEMY-AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR AND MANN ACOLYTE GUILLERMO DEL TORO ABOUT MANN AS A RARE L.A POET, WESTERNS CONTAINED BY CANYONS OF STEEL, PITCHING ALTERNATE ENDINGS TO HEAT AND FURY ROAD TO MANN AND GEORGE MILLER AND "LIVING IN" HEAT AT LEAST THREE TIMES A YEAR.
BONUS One HEAT Minute: Tom Sizemore - "The Action is the Juice"
ONE HEAT MINUTE IS THE PODCAST EXAMINING MICHAEL MANN'S 1995 L.A CRIME OPUS HEAT MINUTE BY MINUTE. IN THIS VERY SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE, BLAKE TALKS TO Michael Cheritto HIMSELF - TOM SIZEMORE. BLAKE AND TOM DISCUSS CHRISTMAS EVE PHONE CALLS FROM MICHAEL MANN TO GET BACK TO L.A FOR 6 WEEKS OF GUN BATTLE REHEARSALS, HEARING FIRST-HAND STORIES FROM DE NIRO ABOUT THE MAKING OF CASINO (SHOOTING SIMULTANEOUSLY) AND FINALLY HEAT AS THE HIGHWATER MARK OF CRIME CINEMA.
BONUS One HEAT Minute: Brian Koppelman - "I know how to grab it..."
ONE HEAT MINUTE is the podcast examining Michael Mann's 1995 L.A crime opus HEAT minute by minute. In this very special bonus episode, Blake talks to the host of "The Moment” podcast, co-writer of Rounders & Ocean’s Thirteen and the co-creator, showrunner, and executive producer of Showtime's Billions - Brian Koppelman. Blake and Brian talk about obsessively revisiting canonical texts, Brian emphatically pitches that the next minute podcast should be Zodiac and finally reveals a second scene with Kelso that was shot and never included in the final film.
BONUS One HEAT Minute: "One Ralph Minute" with Xander Berkeley
ONE HEAT MINUTE is the podcast examining Michael Mann's 1995 L.A crime opus HEAT minute by minute. In this very special bonus episode, the only man (besides Michael Mann) to connect HEAT and L.A Takedown joins host Blake Howard to talk about his small and unforgettable role as Ralph, Xander Berkely. Blake and Xander discuss being in the orbit of Michael Mann and casting director Bonnie Timmerman since a guest-starring role on Miami Vice, illuminating Blake on the evolution of pilot “Hannah” into “L.A Takedown,” modelling his Waingro’s physicality on the infamous Hillside Strangler and even throws in a Pacino “SIDDOWN.”
One HEAT Minute Finale with Michael Mann
ONE HEAT MINUTE is the podcast examining Michael Mann’s 1995 L.A crime saga HEAT minute by minute. It’s the series finale and the second part of the examination of the 166th minute (2:45:00 - 2:46:00) - and host Blake Howard joins a guest that needs no introduction. The final crescendo of the incredibly extensive, yet limited, series is none other than the legendary mastermind director, screenwriter and producer of HEAT, Michael Mann. Blake and Mr Mann discuss airports as romantic alien landscapes, crafting performances with his legendary players, the occurrence of the moment depicted that unlocked the epic and the feeling that while it was filming that there was nowhere else on planet earth that he and his cast would have preferred to be.
One HEAT Minute: Episode #166 Part 1 “Creator, Critic, Fan, Friend” - PHIL HAY (WRITER DESTROYER), KRIS TAPLEY (RECOVERING JOURNO), JOHN P. GLYNN (HEAT UBER FAN), STU COOTE (THE SINNER FILES PODCAST)
ONE HEAT MINUTE is the podcast examining Michael Mann’s 1995 crime opus HEAT minute by minute. It’s the first part of the 166th minute (2:45:00 - 2:46:00) - host Blake Howard joins an awesome foursome - Phil Hay (Writer Destroyer/The Invitation), Kris Tapley (Recovering Journalist Variety), John P. Glynn (HEAT Uber Fan) and Stu Coote (Co-host The Sinner Files podcast) - to unpack the mythological, to discuss being unsullied by Oscar, to talk the trajectory of the show, and wrestle with fulfilment.
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Phil Hay: 3:30
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Kris Tapley: 38:07
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John P. Glynn: 1:16:03
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Stu Coote: 2:04:04