Arts & Culture Nov 11, 2009
No, David Mamet did not quickly scribble off this script based on recent headlines. He actually premiered the play in 2006, long before the name Bernie Madoff was front page fodder. (The Palm Beach Post)
STAGING 'NOVEMBER' ISSUES Nov 7, 2009
The nationally acclaimed Broadway play written by David Mamet introduces President Charles Smith, a paranoid braggart finishing an exceedingly unpopular first term in office. The country is at war, though President Smith cannot recall with who, as his mornings are spent abusing his presidential powers to sway votes in his upcoming re-election, thickening his dwindling campaign coffers and arguing with his wife about White House furniture. (New Iberia, LA)
Daily guide to television and radio Nov 5, 2009
ON GREATER BOSTON Theater Review 7 p.m. WGBH-TV (Channel 2) Jared Bowen and theater critic Terry Byrne review Dead Man s Cell Phone at the Lyric Stage Company, David Mamet s Speed--the-Plow at the New Repertory Theater, and the Actor s Shakespeare Project s The Taming of the Shrew. ON BASIC BLACK Gay Rights and the African-American Community 7:30 p.m. WGBH-TV (Channel 2) The Basic Black panel analyzes Tuesday s election results and, in light of President Obama s recent signing of the Hate Crimes... (Boston Globe)
Thomas Sowell On Economics Of Medical Care Oct 29, 2009
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet has called him "our greatest contemporary philosopher," an opinion that British historian Paul Johnson shares in his book "A History of the American People.". Besides his weekly newspaper column, Sowell has written 43 books 10 in the last five years two monographs, 87 articles in periodicals and books, and 33 book reviews. (Investors Business Daily)
They've got a secret Oct 29, 2009
"The Winslow Boy," a 1999 film by David Mamet. Kellen Winslow, the once-promising, motorcycle-crashing Cleveland Browns receiver who was traded to lowly Tampa Bay. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Arts: the week ahead Oct 29, 2009
SPEED-THE-PLOW David Mamet gleefully bites the Hollywood hand that has sometimes fed him in this tale of two blockbuster-obsessed movie producers and the idealistic temp who upends their moral universe. Through Nov. 7. (Boston Globe)
Second City Takeover Oct 23, 2009
Chicago theater's most celebrated export, David Mamet, will be represented on Broadway with two works this fall: a revival of his 1992 drama Oleanna and a new play, about black-white tensions at a law firm, titled Race. Meanwhile, hot Chicago director David Cromer--whose moving, teacup-size revival of Our Town is a megahit downtown--will tackle the work of that quintessential New York wiseacre, Neil Simon, directing revivals of his autobiographical plays Brighton Beach Memoirs and Broadway... (Time.com)
Critic's picks - theater Oct 18, 2009
According to David Mamet, his 1988 satire of the movie industry revolves around this question: What is the difference between Work and Art, and how is one to draw the line. Through Nov. 7. (Boston Globe)
Robert Walsh directs David Mamet’s ‘Speed-the-Plow’ in Watertown Oct 16, 2009
Robert Walsh directs David Mamet s Speed-the-Plow in Watertown - The Boston Globe ... Director Robert Walsh works with Gabriel Kuttner (left), and Aimee Doherty on David Mamet's "Speed the Plow." (Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff) By Globe Correspondent / October 16, 2009 ... How we talk sometimes determines who we are, Robert Walsh says, paraphrasing David Mamet. (Boston Globe)
Oxbridge-Sounding Scammers in Spain Seduce British With Investing Schemes Oct 13, 2009
The portrait of the Blackwell operation conveyed by court documents, police investigations and witness accounts shows a competitive, male-dominated world reminiscent of a David Mamet play. A team of 15 young men, who had answered advertisements in London newspapers seeking telesales terrorists, made several hundred calls each day. (Bloomberg)
2 scoops of Mamet fails to fulfill Oct 1, 2009
IF these flimsy one-act plays weren't by David Mamet, they probably wouldn't have been produced by the Atlantic Theater Company ... IF these flimsy one-act plays weren't by David Mamet, they probably wouldn't have been produced by the Atlantic Theater Company. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
New Rep’s ‘Mister Roberts’ is a solid drama that needs more waves Sep 17, 2009
(She ll challenge her audience with the theater s next offering, David Mamet s Speed-the-Plow ). But despite her desire to make her cast into a plausible Navy unit, the actors haven t quite jelled yet into a tight and forceful ensemble. (Boston Globe)
The web's the thing Sep 13, 2009
The play s author, David Mamet, famously quipped that Piven was leaving the play to pursue a career as a thermometer ... The play s author, David Mamet, famously quipped that Piven was leaving the play to pursue a career as a thermometer. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
DVD Report: This week's new releases (Sept. 13) Sep 13, 2009
David Mamet casts Joe Mantegna as an inner-city cop whose twisty investigation of a Jewish shopkeeper s murder leaves him puzzling over his own identity as much as obscure clues. Extras: Commentary by Mamet and troupe member William H. Macy; new interviews with Mamet and cast; critical essay. (Boston Globe)
Fall theater productions Sep 13, 2009
SPEED-THE-PLOW According to David Mamet, his 1988 satire of the movie industry revolves around this question: What is the difference between Work and Art, and how is one to draw the line. Few writers draw moral lines with more ferocity than Mamet. (Boston Globe)
New Plays Outnumber Revivals on Broadway Sep 9, 2009
David Mamet is having his own mini-festival in New York this fall. On Broadway, that means the world premiere of "Race," opening Dec. 6 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Leaves and pages turn in the fall books preview Sep 7, 2009
A collection of a few hundred offbeat illustrations by the likes of Leonard Cohen and David Mamet. My Napenthe: Bohemian Tales of Food, Family, and Big Sur. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Piven ruling Aug 28, 2009
A professional arbiter has ruled Jeremy Piven did not his breach his contract with the Broadway producers of Speed-the-Plow when the actor abruptly left the revival of the David Mamet play last December. At the time, Piven s doctor said Piven was suffering from mercury poisoning after eating too much fish. (Boston Globe)
Arbiter rules for Jeremy Piven in the 'Speed-the-Plow' contract dispute Aug 28, 2009
A professional arbiter has ruled Piven did not his breach his contract with the Broadway producers of "Speed-the-Plow" when the actor abruptly left the revival of the David Mamet play last December. At the time, Piven's doctor said he was suffering from mercury poisoning after eating too much fish. (FOX61, CT)
Intriguing Ideas Falter In Rough Execution Aug 19, 2009
Like a David Mamet minus the urgency, "Live Broadcast" plods along, with a second act consisting almost entirely of a lengthy, overly familiar debate over abortion and gun control. At one point, the movie star declares, "Bring it on!". (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Mamet, Disney team on Frank tale Aug 12, 2009
The film will be written and directed by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet. Mamet will produce with Andrew Braunsberg. (Variety)
Critic's corner Jul 31, 2009
Put on your thinking caps for playwright David Mamet s mind-boggling puzzle of a first film. Lindsay Crouse (a former Mrs. Mamet) stars as a psychologist who ventures into the world of con games to try to help a patient who is in over his head. (Boston Globe)
I Used to Act Private in Public, Now I Act Public in Private Jul 16, 2009
My drama school mentor David Mamet had taught that acting isnt about magic; its about exercising your will. I found the same to be true for writing. (Slate)
Black culture lights up Broadway stages Jul 13, 2009
And, in one of the most anticipated events, American playwright David Mamet premieres a new play in the fall called "Race." Mamet, whose plays often address themes of masculinity, has not said what the play is about, but a producer told The New York Times, "I think the title speaks for itself.". Greater desire for black stories"You can't underestimate the importance of Obama on this theater season," said Joe DiPietro, who wrote the book and lyrics for "Memphis.". (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
The top 10 best screen mobsters Jun 29, 2009
Al Capone (Robert De Niro, "The Untouchables"): "I want him dead! I want his family dead! ... I want to go there in the middle of the night and piss on his ashes!" Chicago's poet laureate, David Mamet, was the perfect guy to write the screenplay, and De Niro, in yet another stunningly transformative performance, was the last guy you'd want pacing behind you with a baseball bat. 7. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Suffering from the invasion of celebrity Jun 26, 2009
who was married to hotelier Donald Saunders, and there was Lindsay Crouse, married to David Mamet, who later traded her in for a younger model named Rebecca Pidgeon. The half-celebrity was Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, who used to spend a lot of time in rehab. (Boston Globe)
Amesbury actor worthy of 'Notice' Jun 24, 2009
Monday s screening of American Buffalo, the 1996 movie starring Dustin Hoffman and Dennis Franz, was part of the American Repertory Theatre series Sex, Satire, Romance, and Ducks: A David Mamet Celebration. Mamet wrote American Buffalo. (Boston Globe)
Mamet's males at the ART Jun 18, 2009
David Mamet doesn t beat around the bush. He whacks it to and fro, puts it in the mulcher, and spits it out. (Boston Globe)
Pass the bloody marys Jun 5, 2009
From some writers this might be a sweet little romantic comedy - which is what director Ed Zwick, pre-"thirtysomething," is going for - but it's based on a David Mamet play. So one is inclined to see only a love nightmare. (Boston Globe)
Ricky Jay conjures up a new kind of show May 14, 2009
An encounter at the fair might help shed light on a different side of a man most know as a gruff, menacing staple of David Mamet movies such as House of Games and last year's Redbelt. Or so the thinking went. (Globe and Mail)
TV shows on 'the bubble' mirror the real world May 13, 2009
David Mamet is the creator of the CBS series ''The Unit ... The David Mamet-created drama registers between 9 million and 11 million viewers, as it has throughout its run. (Boston Globe)
Stress Tested: Has Geithner's Bank Confidence Game Worked? May 9, 2009
The playwright David Mamet said such scams get their name not from the confidence the victim places in the con man, but the trust the con man pretends to place in the victim to elicit trust in return. By that standard, Geithner may be the most effective con man around, for better and for worse. (Time.com)
IN MY LIBRARY: BRIAN DENNEHY Apr 19, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009 Last Update: 07:35 AM EDT. hide topics THIS WEEK'S HOT TOPICS. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Love your library: See 'The Verdict,' Read about Sumo Mice Apr 16, 2009
com states, In this 1982 courtroom drama written by David Mamet and directed by Sidney Lumet, Paul Newman found the perfect role for a transitional period of his stellar career. As alcoholic Boston lawyer Frank Galvin, Newman shook off his screen persona as a handsome, blue-eyed hunk to portray an aging, weary man whose best years are behind him, with a shot-glass future that looks very bleak indeed. (Somerville Journal, MA)
The Piven principle: You can eat too much fish Apr 11, 2009
Even "Speed-the-Plow" playwright David Mamet joked that Piven planned to leave show business to pursue a career as a thermometer. Others suggested Piven's real indulgence was not seafood but nightlife. (The Palm Beach Post)
Watch closely Apr 10, 2009
The him is Ricky Jay, a sleight-of-hand artist, actor, author, writer, speaker, and star of "Ricky Jay - A Rogue's Gallery: An Evening of Conversation & Performance." Whether he's acting in a David Mamet film, doing card tricks, or hosting a TV documentary about conjuring, there's never a dull moment. Tonight's show will be talk and tricks. (Boston Globe)
Peterson takes cantankerous to a new level Apr 9, 2009
Written by David Mamet ... three & a halfI'll admit to a certain amount of trepidation walking into Soulpepper's new production of Glengarry Glen Ross, David Mamet's profane and profoundly entertaining 1983 play about Chicago real-estate salesmen whose tactics would make Bernie Madoff blanch. (Globe and Mail)
When Hollywood meets Kennywood Apr 2, 2009
For Mottola, who studied with Sidney Lumet, David Mamet and George Roy Hill during grad school at Columbia University, Pittsburgh was interlaced with some painful personal memories. "I have alopecia and my hair fell out when I was in college, and it was a time when it wasn't cool to shave your head. I didn't handle it so well. I was kind of a mopey, introverted person for a period of my college life.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
In an effort to be hip, theater has lost its shock value Mar 30, 2009
At their best (and leaving aside their misogyny for another day), Sam Shepard and David Mamet can do this. I'm also delighted by outrageousness of the most graphic sort - Ryan Landry's deliriously blood-spattered, giddy, and weirdly moving "Medea" comes to mind, along with the flawed but incisive dark satire of Bruce Norris's "The Pain and the Itch," now at Company One - as long as it treats me as an equal, a grownup with a sense of humor, rather than as some stick figure who needs to be shaken... (Boston Globe)
Sean Penn, Anna Nicole Smith, David Mamet Mar 27, 2009
The dispute between the Broadway producers of the David Mamet play "Speed-the-Plow" and the actor Jeremy Piven is officially on to its next act: arbitration. In a statement, the show's producers said the case will be heard June 8-9 in New York by George Nicolau, a professional arbiter. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Jeremy Piven arbitration hearings set for June 8-9 Mar 26, 2009
Piven abruptly left the revival of the David Mamet play in December after his doctor said he was suffering for mercury poisoning after eating too much fish over a lengthy period of time. The producers said in a statement that they were preparing their case, and "in connection with that, have requested a wide range of relevant information from Mr. Piven relating to his claims that an alleged illness required him to leave the show.". (The Palm Beach Post)
Milan Stitt, at 68, playwright and noted talent developer Mar 19, 2009
In his years with the company, he served as dramaturge to budding such playwrights as Bill C. Davis, Albert Innaurato, Arthur Kopit, and David Mamet. In 1992, he helped start the Circle Rep's theater school. (Boston Globe)
Neverland Nevermore? Mar 17, 2009
And in 1988 he, Joe Mantegna and Madonna were the original cast of David Mamet s Speed the Plow. Ron won a Tony Award for his performance as Charlie Fox, the screenwriter with the idea who comes to Bobby Gould (Mantegna) for help. (Fox News)
Actor Ron Silver dies in NYC at age 62 of cancer Mar 16, 2009
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Weekend Events Mar 13, 2009
Gannon University's Schuster Theatre hosts its annual Alex Clemente fundraiser Saturday with a performance of "A Life in the Theater," a comedy by David Mamet about the on- and offstage friendship between an older actor and a younger one. Preshow reception, 7 p.m., curtain at 8 p.m.. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Audrey Niffenegger, Diddy, David Mamet Mar 12, 2009
"Race," a new play by David Mamet, will have its world premiere on Broadway at the end of this year, said one of its producers, Jeffrey Richards. Richards declined to say whether the play was comedy or drama, satire or parody. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Piven talks end without deal Feb 28, 2009
Speed-the-Plow writer David Mamet even joked: "My understanding is that Jeremy is leaving showbusiness to pursue a career as a thermometer.". Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Festival considers O'Neill in the 21st century Feb 26, 2009
"Here's an author who was very much formed in the 19th century and defined American drama in the 20th century. I wanted to see if these plays are still relevant in the 21st century."His work is hard, and his work is tough, and it tends to be pessimistic, but I look at O'Neill as an artist for all time," he said. Falls, who has previously mounted festivals celebrating the work of Edward Albee, David Mamet, August Wilson and Horton Foote, said it took only 18 months to assemble the offerings,... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Why Do Producers Get the Best Picture Oscar, Anyway? Feb 21, 2009
As David Mamet wrote in , an associate producer credit is "what you give to your secretary instead of a raise.". To ensure that a producer nominated for a best picture Oscar actually supervised a majority of the production process, the Producers Guild and the Producers Branch Executive Committee of the academy conduct extensive interviews with everyone from studio executives to crew members. (Slate)
College Quiz Bowl basics Feb 17, 2009
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MUSIC: Yet another gig for Steve Martin, with a banjo in his arms Feb 8, 2009
He has made movies for Carl Reiner ("The Jerk") and David Mamet ("The Spanish Prisoner") alike. Through his many incarnations, a banjo has never been far from his reach, whether the instrument was an integral part of his act or a tool to help him unwind in private. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Macy takes Piven's role in 'Speed-the-Plow' Feb 8, 2009
Genial actor William H. Macy certainly knows playwright David Mamet. At age 58, he's a Mamet veteran, having been friends with the writer for more than 30 years, since their days at Goddard College in Vermont where Macy was a student and Mamet a budding instructor. (Erie Times-News, PA)
