About this episode
Dr Vincent M Gaine joins Steve Hunt to discuss the film Ali directed by Michael Mann.
In this episode, Dr Vincent M Gaine joins me to discuss Michael Mann's Ali, from 2001. Vincent is the senior teaching associate in media studies at Lancaster University. He is also a film and television researcher. His first book, Existentialism and Social Engagement in the Films of Michael Mann was published by Palgrave MacMillan in 2011. His work on film and media has been published in Cinema Journal and The Journal of Technology, Theology and Religion, as well as edited collections including The 21st Century Superhero and The Directory of World Cinema. He is also the host of, The Spy With The Blood Tinted Glasses, a podcast which nostalgic espionage in television and film. you can checkout his work and follow him here - Re-Mediated Mann: The Re-Mediation of Public Figures and Events in The Insider and Ali : https://ojs.meccsa.org.uk/index.php/netknow/article/view/53 Existentialism and Social Engagement in the Films of Michael Mann : https://link.springer.com/book/10.1057/9780230348448#overview Follow Vincent @drgaine on Instagram, Threads, LetterBoxd, Bluesky. The Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mty46JjXBMof9hxyCPNKh?si=4d8a14490e0e48fc…
People in this episode
Host: Steve Hunt
Guest: Dr Vincent M Gaine
Topics covered
- boxing
- film analysis
- biographical films
- Michael Mann
- media studies
Keywords
- Ali
- Michael Mann
- boxing movies
- film reviews
- biography
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Lancaster University, Palgrave MacMillan, Cinema Journal, The Journal of Technology, Theology and Religion, The 21st Century Superhero, The Directory of World Cinema, The Spy With The Blood Tinted Glasses, Invasion of the Pody People, The Geek Show, The Critical Movie Critics
Books & works: Ali, Existentialism and Social Engagement in the Films of Michael Mann
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