a b Armstrong, Sam (16 December 2015). "Lost And Found: Tangerine Dream's The Keep". uDiscoverMusic. Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Cotter, Padraig (5 January 2017). "The Disappearance of Michael Mann's The Keep". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Liddiard, Robert. (2005) Castles in Context: Power, Symbolism, and Landscape, 1066 to 1500. Macclesfield, UK: Windgather Press. ISBN 0-9545575-2-2. With the production extensions and the film already having gone well over budget, Paramount refused to pay for the filming of the additional footage needed for this finale, necessitating that Mann instead opt for the simplified conclusion present in the film's theatrical cut. [15] Original director's cut [ edit ] In this instance the book works so well because of all the great characters. The main protagonist is Larksdale, but the story is told from several perspectives including one of the Queens and a mysterious witch like character. We even get to see events through the eyes of the killer, Red Marie. There is magic and folklore weaved through the book, but also a grittiness. Worrad likes nothing better than to pop a character’s arrogance should it get too much. There are some great twists that the reader will not see coming.

GENEVA, Apr 4 – In 2010-2019 average annual global greenhouse gas emissions were at their highest levels in human history, but the rate of growth has slowed. Without immediate and deep emissions reductions across all sectors, limiting global warming to 1.5°C is beyond reach. However, there is increasing evidence of climate action, said scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released today. The changeling offspring of Jorg Ancrath and Phèdre nó Delaunay. Filthy, furious, wonderful."– Anna Smith-Spark, author of "The Court of Broken Knives" The Norman keep (r) and prison (l) at Goodrich Castle, built to a square design in the early 12th century Provocative and decadent, crude and funny, and an altogether entertaining fantasy adventure.”—Edward Cox, author of The Relic Guild series Writer Steven Rybin notes in his book Michael Mann: Crime Auteur that The Keep "does not construct a view of the world in which simple and unambiguous forces such as "good" and "evil" do battle. Mann clearly finds human evil in the failure of systems and not in individuals", citing the fact that the Nazi soldiers in the film pillage the metal crosses from the stone fortress for economic gain, unwittingly unleashing the evil spirit of Molasar. [9] Rybin also asserts that, despite the narrative's core thematic elements, Mann is more concerned with crafting a "visual and sonic fairytale". [10] Production [ edit ] Filming [ edit ]

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Rybin, Steven (2013). Michael Mann: Crime Auteur. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-810-89084-8. As you can see a lot going on yet Worrad knows when to let one plot point breathe; move on and then I the latter half collide with gusto. The story is always moving – dramatic, violent and thoughtful. Its also quite refreshing how this story handles queerness as something people understand happens and accepts it (interestingly less so in the Keep but the wider town seems far more enlightened). This is a story where people have not just passion for power but want to be loved or sometimes just take pleasure for its own sake. It adds to that feeling of this being almost a version of some forgotten bawdy and bloody play set in this world. But by the end as the cast gets smaller, and all comes to light we see an interesting commentary on exactly why do people want power when they rarely do anything with it for anyone else? An usual but much more interesting idea we don’t get in too many novels even today. Schulz, Juergen. (2004) The New Palaces of Medieval Venice. University Park, US: Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 978-0-271-02351-9. Possibly this isn't Michael Mann's best - or even next to next to best - movie, but I make no apologies for liking it quite a lot. In fact, my chief complaint about this movie is that it has never been released on DVD so that the full texture and sense of this piece could be better experienced and appreciated. It is a travesty with all the tripe that leaps from the undergrossing screen to overblown DVD these days, that no studio has had the stones to release THE KEEP on DVD. In a weird, connect the dots fashion, I consider this film to be a critical milestone in Mann's directorial evolution. In and of itself, this makes the film entirely watchable, if not "important". The movie should be indispensable to Mann's devotees, and I find it surprising that it is not. As much as Manhunter (one of my all time favorites) and Heat (right up there with them) are ranked by most as very good films, THE KEEP, if for no other reason than its novelty should be accorded more respect than it gets.

Nordine, Michael (22 August 2013). "Michael Mann's Long Lost Film "The Keep" Rises Again". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022.Rowan, A. J. (1952) The Castle Style in British Domestic Architecture in the 18th and 19th Centuries. Cambridge: Cambridge University, Unpublished Ph.D. thesis. The theme and incidental music for The Keep was composed by Tangerine Dream. [27] The band previously worked with Mann on his first theatrical film Thief (1981). [28] The score to The Keep is primarily made up of moody soundscapes, as opposed to straightforward music cues. Most notably, an ambient cover of Howard Blake's " Walking in the Air" was featured during the end sequence of the film. Additionally, Tangerine Dream's arrangement of the song "Gloria" from Mass for Four Voices by Thomas Tallis can also be heard in the film.