On the DVD release of 'Ali':
It might be the greatest thing Mann's ever filmed--decades of prejudice and righteous indignation erupting into triumph the moment Sam Cooke breaks into a blistering "Bring It on Home to Me" at the Harlem Square Club, while a young Cassius Clay ferociously charges down a long Madison Square Garden hallway (all hallways are extra long in Mann's world) to finally claim his place as heavyweight champ.
Every time I watch it, this sequence practically makes me wet myself.
And on Steven Spielberg's camera work in The Terminal?
It's a movie so visually sophisticated you could probably enjoy it just as much with the sound turned off. Heck, I'll admit it: Certain crane shots in The Terminal actually gave me an erection.
Um, thanks for sharing.
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