Talk:Michael Mann

message: The film style section is terrible.  It says almost nothing about his film style, and instead is trying desperately to find connections in the plots between various of his movies.  It wouldn't be a bad idea to remove the section entirely, but it certainly needs to be rewritten.
: Agreed. Made changes to that section to remove the subjective essay and include variety of professional viewpoints and proper citations. I think we can remove the Argumentative Essay flag. --GimmeChoco44 (talk) 01:22, 9 August 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: It now has one thin statement on Mann's style, one negative critic's opinion on his style, and one statement on a common theme in his films. However the negative opinion on his style is WP:UNDUE and cannot stand alone, so I have removed it. It is not widely held, most critics are very positive on Mann's style. That leaves more on theme than style, so I have changed the header to Filming style and themes. This section was apparently created for the now removed unsourced essay. I would be for removing the section as it stands now, but I'll leave it for others to build up. - Gothicfilm (talk) 23:20, 9 August 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: The "Film Style" Section Is Terrible

message: Someone familiar with the film, please rewrite the section. — Shadowhillway 00:48, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  ''Ali'' 

message: Like Wilpower, I came here looking for facts and got what looks like a publicist's statement.  This article is a mess -- for one thing, most of it is just a summary of all of Mann's films, each of which already has its own page, and the info here adds absolutely nothing.  And the final section is a list of unsourced fanboy rumours and wishful thinking.  It also has serious POV problems and is rife with peacock terms in place of facts. --Misterwindupbird 19:39, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Nice work.  It reads much better now. --Mr Wind-Up Bird ✈ 15:08, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  cleanup tag added 

message: I've created a template for Mann's films: Template:Michael_Mann_Films Anyone interested in having this perhaps replace the filmography which looks kinda clunky? -- Count Ringworm 19:52, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I just readded a filmography section, not realizing that the article had previously had one and had it removed in favour of the template at the bottom (which I looked over when I was reading the article and didn't even realize was there).  Anyways, it seems to me that the "clunky" filmography section is standard practice for directors at wikipedia (see Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Alfred Hitchcock for examples), and I think it's what users are expecting to find in the Michael Mann article, so I vote to keep it in. SweetP112 13:53, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Film Template 

message: The comment "...in part to dodge the Vietnam draft (for which he was ineligible because of asthma)" is really interesting.  If one were ineligible for the draft, why would one have to dodge it?  Also, this statement is far from a NPOV. Tzittnan 17:21, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The Taschen book about Mann says he went to graduate school in England to dodge the Vietnam war.--Lord of the Ping 00:12, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Biography 

message: Why does the table always end up at the bottom of the page? I cannot figure out why it won't stay in the middle.
KMils 04:47, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Table Issues 

message: Mann's use of music is very distinctive, surprised this isn't addressed in more depth in the article. 90.202.100.211 04:34, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Music 

message: "On May 2, 2007, Variety magazine revealed that Mann's next project would be a 1930s film noir starring Leonardo DiCaprio" ... I believe this project was wactually Public Enemies... is it needed anymore?Reeferboy (talk) 13:35, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  working with Leonardo DiCaprio 

message: I would like to suggest splitting the filmography into two sections, one dedicated to movies Mr. Mann Writes,Directs and Produces- which are in essence truly his projects, and another separate section for producer credits most of which he has collected in the past decade. I would suggest splitting in 2 sections- one as a Director(in addition to writer or producer) and another for projects he wasn't actively involved with. thoughts?--Theo10011 (talk) 19:27, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Splitting Filmography 

message: *‘New McCarthyism’ Described by Climate Scientist Michael Mann July 8, 2012, in reference to McCarthyism
*Climate Denialists Would Be Remembered as Villains, Says Mann July 8, 2012, regarding Climate change denial and Climate change controversy#Funding for partisans
108.195.138.171 (talk) 05:13, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Not the same Michael Mann, I'm afraid. You're looking for Michael E. Mann. GRAPPLE X 13:23, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Add? 

message: is Hue 1968 still happening?
I thought I remember reading about it on Mann's article page
--Celco85Celco85 (talk) 13:17, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hue 1968