In Heat

This may be the greatest ishotkatemoss submission yet … and given that this was identified and sent to us by a general member of the public, it may in fact be the moment that iskm has officially entered into our society’s psyche.

It was with the utmost surprise that, post a recent screening of Michael Mann’s movie Heat (the modern-crime classic in which he brought together Al Pacino and Robert De Niro), an iskm follower emailed and told us to look it over and watch carefully during the pivotal bank robbery/gun battle scene on the streets of L.A. …

iskm founder Zev Jonas recently recalled: “I remember learning of Heat during its production due to De Niro and Pacino being paired. I went to a morning showing on the film’s opening day and it impacted me greatly. The lighting, the emotion, the violence and the constant tinge of blue painted a modern America that was harsh, striking and unparalleled.”

Just in case you are unaware, from Wikipedia: Michael Kenneth Mann (born February 5, 1943) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. For his work, he has received nominations from international organizations and juries, including those at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Cannes and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. His major films include Heat, The Insider, Collateral, Ali and The Last of the Mohicans.

Mann's films contain fast-paced, artful, ingenious scenes … where often two opposing sides intermix, such as undercover policework and undercover drug trafficking, so that it is hard to distinguish between the two … Mann's films mix artistry (via music, stylishness and emotional intensity) with sexuality, strong violence, humorless noir-like stoicism, and complex plot twists.

Mann also produced Miami Vice in the 1980s and was the first to bring Hannibal Lector to the screen in Manhunter. All in addition to writing, producing and directing Heat, the remake of his own 1989 made-for-TV movie L.A. Takedown.

So watch a portion of the aforementioned scene from Heat below and keep an eye for a particular sequence (starting at approximately 1.30 minutes) when the character Michael Cheritto, played by Tom Sizemore, is separated from his crime partners (De Niro and Val Kilmer). Pay extra close attention at the 1.33 minute mark as he turns to flee, still with a stolen bag of money slung over his shoulder.

People! Did you see it!?! We watched it over and over again, carefully. And for those who need to reaffirm, we processed some movie stills:

MICHAELMANNSHOTKATEMOSS!!! And he did it almost 20 years before us!

Here again, zoomed in, is the money shot:

Now was this accidental? We think not. Michael Mann is renowned for caring about every detail and component within his movies.

So, as an ode to Michael, and all of his collaborators, we have submitted – on his behalf – the close-up images of this greatest of moments to the www.ishotkatemoss.com collage.

And “if you feel the heat around the corner” you know what to do …

Observe:

 

Slow Down:

Shoot:

Submit!!!

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