Biff Bam Pop’s Andy Burns (that’s me) is also curator of the website, City of Night: The Films of Los Angeles.
“The purpose and plan for City of Night is to explore many of those films in a variety of ways, including but not limited to reviews, reflections and interviews with creators. We’ll look at story beats and histories, colour schemes and skylines. And we’ll both celebrate and understand the impact Los Angeles has had on writers, actors, and directors, along with audiences who may never attempt to merge on a Los Angeles freeway.”
The latest instalment is a look at Michael Mann’s 2004 film, Collateral. You can read an excerpt below:
Collateral, director Michael Mann’s 2004 film about Los Angeles cab driver Max (Jamie Foxx), forced to chauffeur contract killer Vincent (Tom Cruise) for an evening, is, in many ways, a film about loneliness; specifically, the loneliness of L.A. at night.
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