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

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BONUS - Remembering Pasquale "Pat" Buba - Editor of HEAT

ONE HEAT MINUTE is the podcast examining Michael Mann's 1995 crime saga HEAT, minute by minute. It's the 152nd minute (2:31:00-2:32:00) - host Blake Howard joins one of the editors of HEAT, and editor for the legendary George A. Romero, the dearly departed Pasquale "Pat" Buba. Blake was honoured to speak to Pat in one of his final interviews; where we dive into his favourite scene in the film, how he came to the project and finally his wife Zilla's reaction to HEAT at the premiere that perfectly encapsulates his enduring legacy. (Please note that this will be reposted in chronological order once we catch up to the minute. )

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One HEAT Minute: Episode #108 - Joe Lynch (Director of Mayhem, Everly, Point Blank)

ONE HEAT MINUTE is the podcast examining Michael Mann's 1995 crime opus HEAT minute by minute. It's the 108th minute (1:47:00-1:478:00) - host Blake Howard joins one of the Top 3 HEAT obsessives in the known universe, the immensely talented director of MAYHEM, EVERLY and the upcoming Frank Grillo and Anthony Mackie starring POINT BLANK for Netflix, friend of the show, Joe Lynch. As promised about 70 episodes ago, Blake brings Joe back in to discuss THE HEIST TO END ALL HEISTS. Pop your Val Kilmer "Shark Eyes" contact lenses in and take a listen.

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One HEAT Minute: Episode #107 - Jedidiah Ayres

ONE HEAT MINUTE is the podcast examining Michael Mann's 1995 crime opus HEAT minute by minute. It's the 107th minute (1:46:00-1:47:00) - host Blake Howard joins the author of Peckerwood and crime fiction aficionado and author of Noir Literature Film and Culture Blog - Hardboiled Wonderland - Jedidiah Ayres. Blake and Jedidiah discuss that Brian Eno continues to be the MVP of this minute; the perfection of Michael Mann's execution of HEAT due to the verbatim run-throughs of this story in L.A Takedown and Crime Story and finally that Hannah is Mann's cipher delivering dialogue in this minute that is both a direction and an understated affirmation that we're never taking this crew alive. Watch your background, get clean shots, listen now.

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One HEAT Minute: Episode #106 - Jon Abrams (Editor of Daily Grindhouse)

ONE HEAT MINUTE is the podcast examining Michael Mann's 1995 crime saga HEAT, minute by minute. It's the 106th minute (1:45:00-1:46:00) - host Blake Howard joins New York-based writer, cartoonist, committed cinemaniac, and editor of Daily Grindhouse, Jon Abrams. Blake and Jon talk about Michael Mann's "epic realism," faith in the audience to process fleeting bits of information to maintain blistering momentum and the subtextual way that quintessentially New York actors (Pacino and De Niro) affect the pace of the L.A sprawl. Take off your balaclava, fix your hair and take a listen.

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One HEAT Minute: Episode #105 - Michael Roffman (President and Editor-in-Chief for Consequence of Sound)

ONE HEAT MINUTE is the podcast examining Michael Mann's 1995 "Symphony of damaged masculinity" HEAT, minute by minute. It's the 105th minute (1:44:00-1:45:00) - host Blake Howard joins President and Editor-in-Chief for Consequence of Sound, Michael Roffman. Blake and Michael marvel at Val Kilmer's money bagging skills, the raw power of 90s Tom Sizemore, Brian Eno's "Force Marker" scoring mild cardiac arrest of the heist, and the feeling that something is going to go wrong in this scene even when you watch it the first time.

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One HEAT Minute: Episode #104 - Oscar Hillerstrom (and the MAILBAG)

ONE HEAT MINUTE is the podcast examining Michael Mann's 1995 crime saga HEAT, minute by minute. It's the 104th minute (1:43:00-1:44:00) and host Blake Howard is once again joined by the man who helped start Empire Magazine Aus, Popcorn Taxi and The Sci-Fi Show. That’s right, it’s the two-decade content creation veteran of radio, print, T.V and online; Oscar Hillerstrom. Blake and Oscar read correspondence from the ONE HEAT MINUTE mailbag; discuss HEAT as the greatest remake of all time; examine effective negotiation techniques for the next time you visit a bank; and finally the editing in this minute as a curriculum for future editors.

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One HEAT Minute: Episode #103 - Mike Vanderbilt (Asst. Ed. The Daily Grindhouse)

ONE HEAT MINUTE is the podcast examining Michael Mann's 1995 crime saga HEAT, minute by minute. It's the 103rd minute (1:42:00-1:43:00) - host Blake Howard joins assistant editor for The Daily Grindhouse; contributor for The Takeout, Consequence of Sound, Fandor, Chicago Reader and The AV Club; bartender and premiere "Manhunter" expert, Mike Vanderbilt. Blake and Mike discuss great Mann-erisms like "sport," "slick" and "jagoff"; Mann's style in both aesthetic and fashion choices; asking whether Neil's crew are "bad guys" when they're only taking the bank's money; and finally, call "Heat" a quiet dramatic film punctuated with scenes of extreme violence.

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One HEAT Minute: Episode #102 - Chris Evangelista

ONE HEAT MINUTE is the podcast examining Michael Mann's 1995 crime saga HEAT, minute by minute. It's the 102nd minute (1:41:00-1:42:00) - host Blake Howard joins film critic with bylines at Bright Wall Dark Room, Little White Lies, Mashable, Nerdist but now has a home as a staff writer for SLASHFILM Chris Evangelista. Blake and Chris discuss the jam-packed 60 seconds taking place over four spaces, talk about HEAT taking over from DOG DAY AFTERNOON as the bar for the heist movie, our current favourite scenes and Chris asks, yes or no - right now, if I'll be continuing straight into Mann's 1999 masterpiece THE INSIDER after ONE HEAT MINUTE. Raise your heart rate, listen along.

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One HEAT Minute: Episode #101 - Bill Duke (STAR OF PREDATOR, COMMANDO, AMERICAN GIGOLO)

ONE HEAT MINUTE is the podcast examining Michael Mann's 1995 crime saga HEAT, minute by minute. It's the 101st minute (1:40:00-1:41:00) - host Blake Howard joins phenomenal character actor, film and T.V director and trailblazer, the inimitable legend - Bill Duke. Blake and Bill discuss the distinction of acting and being, the blessing of working with great writers like Paul Schrader, honing his craft in T.V at a time when there were very few people of colour behind the lens, and working alongside Michael Mann on Miami Vice and the short-lived Robbery Homicide Division. When can you listen...(whispers) anytime. Mr Duke's memoir "Bill Duke: My 40-Year Career on Screen and behind the Camera" is available on Amazon now.

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One HEAT Minute: Episode #100 - Dante Spinotti

ONE HEAT MINUTE is the podcast examining Michael Mann's 1995 crime saga HEAT, minute by minute. It's the 100th minute (1:39:00-1:40:00) - host Blake Howard joins one of the greatest living cinematographers and the very cinematographer of HEAT - the one and only Dante Spinotti. Blake and Dante discuss HEAT as one of the finest movies he's ever worked on, L.A as the most cinematic city, Michael Mann mapping the psychological trajectory of his characters, shooting the entire film in 2000 ASA to give the picture its defining grainy look and provoking Christopher Nolan.

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One HEAT Minute: Episode #99 - Connor Ratliff

ONE HEAT MINUTE is the podcast examining Michael Mann's 1995 crime saga HEAT, minute by minute. It's the 99th minute (1:38:00-1:39:00) - host Blake Howard joins improv comic behind ASSSSCAT/The Stepfathers/The George Lucas Talk Show at the UCB in New York and an actor in Orange is the New Black and Search Party, Connor Ratliff. Blake and Connor discuss that HEAT's structure is the final week in the life of Neil McCauley (insert RING joke here), the "ain't I a stinker" Bugs Bunny expression on Waingro's face, and how Vincent and Neil's professional approaches perfectly align with the contrasts of improv and sketch comedy.

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One HEAT Minute: Episode #98 - THE SINNER FILES (Stu Coote, Josh Corbett & Liam McKibben)

ONE HEAT MINUTE is the podcast examining Michael Mann's 1995 crime saga HEAT, minute by minute. It's the 98th minute (1:37:00-1:38:00) - host Blake Howard joins THE SINNER FILES podcast crew including OHM all-star Stu Coote, COUNTDOWN TO CLASSIC's Josh Corbett and the infamous Liam McKibben). Blake and The Sinner Files boys discuss Kevin Gage's charm, the "sleeping in your office chic," Mann's set direction to underscore Van Sant as prey in this criminal animal kingdom and Liam answers the question of whether it's sex or dinner for him and Waingro.

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One HEAT Minute: Episode #97 - Jordan Harper (PRODUCER OF GOTHAM, THE MENTALIST, EDGAR AWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF "SHE RIDES SHOTGUN")

ONE HEAT MINUTE is the podcast examining Michael Mann's 1995 crime saga HEAT, minute by minute. It's the 97th minute (1:36:00-1:37:00) - host Blake Howard joins producer and television writer of "The Mentalist," "Gotham," and the "L.A Confidential" pilot and Edgar-winning author of "She Rides Shotgun" Jordan Harper. Blake and Jordan discuss the precision of Michael Mann, the enjoying the fun of asking and answering where the fuck Neil's crew are, and the delicate precision of drilling through concrete. Come and nerd out on HEAT with a man who owns bootleg HEAT action figures and a man who wants to own them.

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One HEAT Minute: Episode #96 - Zak Hepburn

ONE HEAT MINUTE is the podcast examining Michael Mann's 1995 crime saga HEAT, minute by minute. It's the 96th minute (1:35:00-1:36:00) - host Blake Howard joins resident film critic for ABC News Breakfast and reverend of the Melbourne cinematic church the Astor Theatre, Zak Hepburn. Blake and Zak discuss the coffee house coda, a palpable sense of energy even in a moment of silence, tease the prospect of a Michael Mann retrospective at the Astor and everyone in Vincent's crew looking exhausted and mirroring the audience's huge sigh. Come and rekindle your love for Michael Mann once again.

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One HEAT Minute: Episode #95 - Nick James (AUTHOR OF BFI MODERN CLASSICS "HEAT" and Editor of Sight & Sound Magazine)

ONE HEAT MINUTE is the podcast examining Michael Mann's 1995 crime saga HEAT, minute by minute. It's the 95th minute (1:34:00-1:35:00) - host Blake Howard joins Editor of Sight & Sound Magazine and author of the BFI Modern Classics "Heat," Nick James. Blake and Nick discuss middle-aged handsomeness, the career peaks of Pacino and De Niro in this film and so much more "acting" happening in this minute than Nick had remembered. Brother, you are going … to listen to this podcast.

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One HEAT Minute: Episode #94 - Anthony Maras

ONE HEAT MINUTE is the podcast examining Michael Mann's 1995 "sea of unquantifiable connections" HEAT, minute by minute. It's the 94th minute (1:33:00-1:34:00) - host Blake Howard joins writer/director Anthony Maras from the Australian Premiere of his debut feature HOTEL MUMBAI at the 2018 Adelaide Film Festival. Blake and Anthony discuss his production team's gift of an original theatrical poster of HEAT, how legends like Pacino and De Niro realise that the camera is reading their thoughts and Anthony's view that HEAT feels like the urban reworking of THE WILD BUNCH. Hope you've got enough time, to do what you gotta do and listen to the show.

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One HEAT Minute: Episode #93 - Joanna Di Mattia

ONE HEAT MINUTE is the podcast examining Michael Mann's 1995 "sea of unquantifiable connections" HEAT, minute by minute. It's the 93rd minute (1:31:00-1:32:00) - host Blake Howard joins the joyously obsessive award-winning film critic for many publications including Senses of Cinema, Kill Your Darlings, The Age and Fandor - Joanna Di Mattia. Blake and Joanna "HEAT" as the inaction film (as opposed to an action film), extra-textual layers of Pacino and De Niro finally stepping into the ring (so-to-speak) and the CALL ME BY YOUR NAME fantasy re-casting of HEAT. Have a listen to this recurring dream ...

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One HEAT Minute: Episode #92 - Bilge Ebiri

ONE HEAT MINUTE is the podcast examining Michael Mann's 1995 "sea of unquantifiable connections" HEAT, minute by minute. It's the 92nd minute (1:31:00-1:32:00) - host Blake Howard joins the world-renowned film critic for the Village Voice (R.I.P), Rolling Stone, New York Magazine, Vulture (and elsewhere) - Bilge Ebiri. Blake and Bilge discuss Heat's poetry, being face-to-face with Michael Mann, Hanna's light bulb moment when he hears "I have a woman," and McCauley abandoning his code to let the “heat” sit in front of him and buy him a cup of coffee.

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One HEAT Minute: Episode #90 - LIVE AT THE SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL with Maria Lewis (Author of Who's Afraid) and Guests

ONE HEAT MINUTE is the podcast examining Michael Mann's 1995 "magnum opus" HEAT minute by minute. For the 90th minute (1:29:00-1:30:00) - host Blake Howard joins the prodigiously talented author of the "Who's Afraid" series, journalist and screenwriter Maria Lewis and a "murderers row" of guests recorded LIVE at this years SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL in June. Blake and Maria have a super special video call from director Joe Lynch in L.A to kick things off before being joined by One Heat Minute all-stars Luke Buckmaster, Garth Franklin and Stu Coote. The panel discuss HEAT toying with contrasts of quiet and loud, the anticipation for an encounter where these characters and men finally meet, Diane Venora's bangs in THE JACKAL and so very much more.

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