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
One HEAT Minute: Episode #54.1 - Dan Barrett
It's the 54th episode of ONE HEAT MINUTE, the podcast examining Michael Mann's 1995 crime opus HEAT minute by minute (53:00-54:00). Host Blake Howard is joined by film and T.V writer and the podcasting T1000 at SBS - Dan Barrett . Blake and Dan discuss parlaying passions into podcasts, being invited onto a podcast for the first time, hanging out on the View Askew message boards, and "Peepshow" as a gateway drug to "Heat."
One HEAT Minute: Episode #53.2 - Luke Buckmaster and Stu Coote
It's the second episode examining the 53rd minute HEAT dropping for ONE HEAT MINUTE, the podcast examining Michael Mann's 1995 crime epic HEAT minute by minute (52:00-53:00). Host Blake Howard is joined by dynamic duo Luke Buckmaster and Stu Coote. Blake, Luke and Stu defend their levels of inebriation, wonder whether Henry Rollins in this movie is weird, how McCauley's crew got in that kitchen and how you don't want to play dumb in a Michael Mann movie.
One HEAT Minute: Episode #53.1 - Lisa Malouf
It's the 53rd episode of ONE HEAT MINUTE, the podcast examining Michael Mann's 1995 crime epic HEAT minute by minute (52:00-53:00). Host Blake Howard is joined by TV writer, script consultant and film reviewer Lisa Malouf. Blake and Lisa discuss Van Sant's death wish and clearly shitting oneself, a lifetime of characters DNA permeating through performances and the psychology of the this game of cop versus crook.
One HEAT Minute: Episode #52 - Tom Clift
It's the 52nd episode of ONE HEAT MINUTE, the podcast examining Michael Mann's 1995 crime opus HEAT minute by minute (51:00-52:00). Host Blake Howard is joined by editor and film writer for Junkee and Concrete Playground Tom Clift. Blake and Tom discuss Western graveyard imagery, the affect of repetitive moment to reinforce narrative and that he was invited on the show expressly because he wasn't a raving fan of HEAT.
One HEAT Minute: Episode #51 - Philippa Hawker
It's the 51st episode of ONE HEAT MINUTE, the podcast examining Michael Mann's 1995 crime opus HEAT minute by minute (50:00-51:00). Host Blake Howard is joined by film writer for The Australian Philippa Hawker. Blake and Philippa talk about what it’s like to interview Michael Mann, translating Chicago to Los Angeles, leading thieves in Frank (James Caan) and Neil (Robert De Niro) and Mann’s ability to synthesise a lifetime of research into effortless tapestry.
One HEAT Minute: Episode #50 – Stephen A Russell
It's the 50th episode of ONE HEAT MINUTE, the podcast examining Michael Mann's 1995 crime epic HEAT minute by minute (49:00-50:00). Host Blake Howard is joined by critic and former Glasgow man about Melbourne Stephen A Russell. Blake and Stephen find themselves talking about Post-Apocalyptic aesthetic in Terminator II: Judgement Day, unintended Lynchian Twin Peaks vibes and gun violence.
One HEAT Minute: Episode #49 – Stephen Hunter
It's the 49th episode of ONE HEAT MINUTE, the podcast examining Michael Mann's 1995 crime epic HEAT minute by minute (48:00-49:00). Host Blake Howard is joined by a member of one of cinema and fantasy literature’s most famous heist crews, actor Stephen Hunter, Bombur from The Hobbit Trilogy. Blake and Stephen take some great digressions to talk about acting craft, a mutual obsession with “The Trip” series and finally that a young Ian McKellen could totally play Chris Shiherlis.
One HEAT Minute: Episode #48 – Nick Remy Matthews
It's the 48th episode of ONE HEAT MINUTE, the podcast exploring Michael Mann's 1995 crime epic HEAT minute by minute (47:00-48:00). Host Blake Howard is joined by cinematographer (HOTEL MUMBAI [Late 2018] & THE PALACE [2011]) and filmmaker (ONE EYED GIRL [2014]) Nick Remy Matthews. Blake and Nick discuss the importance seeing HEAT in your formative years, the significance of world building in fleeting scenes and screening HEAT for all the new people in your life.
One HEAT Minute: Episode #47 - Travis Johnson
It's the 47th episode of ONE HEAT MINUTE, the podcast analysing Michael Mann's 1995 crime opus HEAT minute by minute (46:00-47:00). Host Blake Howard is joined once again by friend and human locomotive behind Australia's FilmInk Magazine Mr Travis Johnson. Blake and Travis love the texture of this underground night club and catch Michael Mann’s second cult music star (after Henry Rollins) Ton Loc joins this rich tapestry of supporting characters. However, Blake and Travis ignore the discipline of the minute to cackle at one of the line’s of the movie “Albert, What’s wrong with you?!”
One HEAT Minute: Episode #46 - Mark Searby
It's the 46th episode of ONE HEAT MINUTE, the podcast analysing Michael Mann's 1995 crime epic HEAT minute by minute (45:00-46:00). Host Blake Howard is joined by journalist, broadcaster and author of Al Pacino: The Movies Behind the Man, Mark Searby. Blake and Mark tackle Pacino’s performance as Vincent and its standing in his mighty body of work. Blake and Mark also discuss that this is the very scene that Vincent originally scored cocaine (confirmed by the amazing Pasquale Buba – Editor of HEAT) and whether or not that influences our opinion of his character.
One HEAT Minute: Episode #45 - Bobby Roberts
It's the 45th episode of ONE HEAT MINUTE, the podcast exploring Michael Mann's 1995 crime epic HEAT minute by minute (44:00-45:00). Host Blake Howard is joined producer of the 80s All Over Podcast, culture writer, premiere Star Wars aficionado and one of Blake’s absolute favourite people on Twitter Bobby Roberts.
One HEAT Minute: Episode #44 - Craig Mathieson
It's the 44th episode of ONE HEAT MINUTE, the podcast analysing Michael Mann's 1995 crime opus HEAT minute by minute (43:00-44:00). Host Blake Howard is joined by film and television critic with Fairfax Media and creator of BINGE-R - Mr Craig Mathieson. Blake and Craig go DEEP on this incredible exchange between McCauley (De Niro) and Charlene (Judd); talking coat hangers, evolutions in Mann's original script and the waves of Elliot Goldenthal's incredible score.
One HEAT Minute: Episode #43 - Travis Johnson
It's the 43rd episode of ONE HEAT MINUTE, the podcast analysing Michael Mann's 1995 crime opus HEAT minute by minute (42:00-43:00). Host Blake Howard is joined by friend and human locomotive behind Australia's FilmInk Magazine Mr Travis Johnson. Blake and Travis pucntuate the Don Breedan scene with discussions of morality in Bud Cort's boss character Solenko (a.k.a the kid from "Harold and Maude") and the thickness of Henry Rollins' neck at the time of shooting this film.
One HEAT Minute: Episode #42 - Andy Buckle
It's the 42nd episode of ONE HEAT MINUTE, the podcast analysing Michael Mann's 1995 crime opus HEAT minute by minute (41:00-42:00). Host Blake Howard is joined once again by one part cinephile, one part NBA tragic Andy Buckle. Blake and Andy talk about the tragic gut-punch of life as an ex-con attempting to go straight with Dennis Haysbert's Donald Breedan.
One HEAT Minute: Episode #40 - Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin returns for the 40th episode of ONE HEAT MINUTE, the podcast examining Michael Mann's 1995 crime saga HEAT minute by minute (39:00-40:00). Host Blake Howard talks to Garth - internet movie trailblazer, Editor of and one man writing army behind DarkHorizons.com - about disgusting elbow injuries and the eponymous line of the movie.
One HEAT Minute: Episode #39 - The Sinner Files (Stu Coote and Josh Corbett)
We've already learned from Vincent Hannah that if "I do for you" you better "do for me." In that spirit I roped in The Sinner Files podcasting team in for a crossover episode of ONE HEAT MINUTE - after joining them to confess my sin of gluttony on their terrific podcast. ONE HEAT MINUTE for new listeners, examines Michael Mann's 1995 crime epic HEAT minute by minute (38:00-39:00). Host Blake Howard talks to Stu Coote and Josh Corbett about match-cuts, "husband and wife stuff," and how Josh sees absolutely nothing wrong with Neil's interior design philosophy.
One HEAT Minute: Episode #38 - Blake Howard ("WHO'S THE LONER" EP)
Welcome back to ONE HEAT MINUTE. The podcast, for new listeners, examines Michael Mann's 1995 crime opus HEAT minute by minute (37:00-38:00). Host Blake Howard talks to himself (and occasionally to Samantha Howard his wife; who at this point has refused to be a guest) about the Kelso (Noonan) being on the cusp of the digital age despite Neil's (De Niro) skepticism; and about how Mann is about to load so much thematic STUFF into every transition scene.
One HEAT Minute: Episode #37 - Luke Buckmaster
All it took was the old chestnut of "we steal from you, and sell back to you," to bring back Luke Buckmaster to another episode of ONE HEAT MINUTE. The podcast, for new listeners, examines Michael Mann's 1995 crime opus HEAT minute by minute (36:00-37:00). Host Blake Howard talks to Luke - the premiere film critic for the Guardian Australia, The Daily Review and author of "Miller and Max: George Miller and the making of a film legend" - about what gets one's underwear in a twist.
BONUS One HEAT Minute: Pasquale Buba - THE EDITOR OF HEAT
Thanks to the incredibly generosity and tenacity of The Movie Crypt's Joe Lynch, THE Pasquale Buba, one of the editors of HEAT- joined host Blake Howard on ONE HEAT MINUTE to spend time talking about a minute of incredible cinema that he helped assemble. The minute he chose (but you won't hear in this teaser) was actually his favourite to assemble, and it's 152nd minute. This episode also features a snippet of the Movie Crypt podcast where the you'll hear our great fortune manifest. To keep you from bursting with anticipation, and to say thank you for all of your support, here's a BONUS teaser of our conversation.