11/10/25

Thief

Directed by Michael Mann (1981)

American auteur Michael Mann’s bold artistic sensibility was already fully formed when he burst out of the gate with Thief, his debut feature, based on a biographical novel called “The Home Invaders: Confessions of a Cat Burglar,” published in 1975 by real-life jewel thief John Seybold, under the pen name of Frank Hoimer. James Caan stars, in one of his most riveting performances, as a no-nonsense ex-con professional thief planning to leave the criminal world behind after one last score—but he discovers that escape is not as simple as he’d hoped. Finding hypnotic beauty in neon and rain-slick streets, sparks and steel, Thief effortlessly established the moody stylishness, tactile approach, and drama that would also define such later iconic Mann films as Heat, The Insider, Ali, and The Last of the Mohicans. 

Music by Tangerine Dream, also starring Willie Nelson, Jim Belushi, and Dennis Farina.

New 4K digital restoration of the director’s cut, supervised and approved by director Michael Mann, with 5.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack

Courtesy of Park Circus

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Nightmusic (Stan Brakhage Shorts, 35mm, 1986, 30 seconds, silent)