One Last Score: Thief (1981) with writer Daniella Mazzio

Jeremy and Paco are joined by culture writer and Hand Me The Mike host Daniella Mazzio to discuss Michael Mann’s Thief (1981). Check out Daniella’s website for her latest writing, and please listen to her excellent Michael Shannon podcast, Hand Me the Mike. 

This is the second episode in our miniseries, One Last Score, where we're going through different heist and bank robbing movies set in Chicago. Our next episode will be a film from another Chicago director – John McNaughton’s Normal Life (1996).

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We're recommending stuff at the end of the podcast now!

Paco’s recommendation:

• ⁠Clout City: The Rise and Fall of the Chicago Political Machine | Dominic A. Pacyga

Jeremy’s recommendations:

• ⁠The animated films of Wolfgang Reitherman, especially One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)

Sources and further reading:

• Wool Over Our Eyes: The Enduring Relevance of Michael Mann’s The Insider | Daniella Mazzio, In Review Online

• Who Will Remember You?: “The Secret Agent” and the Humanities as Resistance | Daniella Mazzio, RogerEbert.com

• My Money Is Still In Your Pocket: The Death of the American Dream in Michael Mann’s Thief | Sarah Welch-Larson, Bright Wall/Dark Room

• Michael Mann: A Contemporary Retrospective | Jean-Baptiste Thoret

• The Home Invaders Confessions Of A Cat Burglar | Frank Hohimer

• Michael Mann Looks Back on His Career, Talks Innovation, Dialogue, and Diversity | Bilge Ebiri, Vulture

• Michael Mann’s Thief: James Caan and James Belushi Return to Chicago 40 Years Later | Adam Carston, Andrew Buss, and Michael Roffman, Consequence of Sound