Michael Mann, the auteur behind such classics as Heat, Ali, and Collateral, remains one of our finest directors. This is thanks to a bevy of motion pictures featuring dense plots, intricate characters, and an unmatched devotion to detail. Mann’s phenomenal latest film, Ferrari, centers ex-racer Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver). It sped into theaters this week, … Read more
Adam Driver gives an icy, fantastic performance as Ferrari—one that seems likely to be dismissed because of another iffy Italian accent. Get over it. Ignore the reminders of “House of Gucci” and admire the subtle choices Driver makes here to humanize a man who could have been a complete cipher. Martin’s nuanced script gives the … Read more
Michael Mann’s Ferrari is a tight, evocative portrait of a complicated man through one very short, important period in his life. PLOT: On the verge of bankruptcy, Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver) enters his racing team in the 1957 Mille Miglia. REVIEW: Ferrari is the only movie to come out this year that can say it … Read more
As someone who has attended countless film festival Q&As, I could count on one hand the number of times an audience member asked a genuinely great question after a festival screening. Inevitably you get the one person who asks how much the movie costs, and then an endless parade of moviegoers who announce “I have more of a … Read more
Adam Driver told an audience member at a Q&A session for Ferrari to hit the road (in so many roads) after a rude question. The Man, the Cars, the Races, the Machine, the Star Who Has No Time For Your Idiotic Questions. Adam Driver – who plays Enzo Ferrari in Michael Mann’s upcoming film – … Read more
But “Dogman” was applauded very warmly by its not-small crowd. The movie has a genuine crowd-pleasing quality. Despite the fact that Besson hasn’t worked with animals much in his long, roller-coaster film career, this movie seems quintessentially Bessonian. It’s not just a question of who else could come up with a protagonist who not only … Read more
Heat and The Insider director Michael Mann’s first movie in eight years is almost here. Ferrari is about the famed racer car driver turned businessman Enzo Ferrari during a period of crisis in his personal life and career in middle age. And, of course, it features plenty of cool cars. An almost unrecognizable Adam Driver stars as Ferrari. Long … Read more
Michael Mann and Adam Driver’s new racing movie, Ferrari, officially has a release date. According to Deadline, Ferrari will release Christmas 2023 from distributor Neon. Before that, the film will celebrate its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival — held Aug. 30 through Sept. 9. Along with Driver, the Mann-directed Ferrari stars Penélope Cruz, … Read more