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A.O. Scott’s initial review of a film set in this city called it “a dazzling (and sometimes daft) Wagnerian spectacle.” Scott Macaulay titled a review of that film for Filmmaker magazine “The Grain Over [this city]” in reference to its visual presentation, which he compared unfavorably to the director’s previous work with cinematographer (*) Dion Beebe. A film set in this city (10[1])uses Moby’s “One of These Mornings” over shots of one of its protagonists and his love interest, played by Gong Li, driving a go-fast boat. (10[1])That film set in this city opens with a smash cut to a woman dancing on a stage to “Numb/Encore” before transitioning into a club remix of “Sinnerman” as a character orders mojitos at a bar. For 10 points, Michael Mann directed a 2006 adaptation of an (10[1])80s (10[1])television series about Sonny and Rico titled for what city’s “Vice”? ■END■

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