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Glengarry Glen Ross: David Mamet's brilliant portrait of businessmen as crooks

Earlier this season, Keith Phillips of the Actors Theatre of San Francisco directed his brother Christian Phillips as Teach in a magnificently...
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David Mamet's Controversial "Race" At A.C.T. — What Is The Man Thinking?

  • Race
  • November 5, 2011
GUEST REVIEW BY STEVEN GRAYThere are courtroom dramas, which most attorneys know are souped up compared to the drudgery of courtrooms, but &ldquo...
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American Buffalo at Actors Theatre of San Francisco

The play opens on the interior ofDonny’s second-hand store stocked with questionable TV's, stolen traffic signs, radios, odd chairs, a...
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Actors Theatre of SF's "American Buffalo" done to a perfect turn

Actors' Theatre of San Francisco's revival ofDavid Mamet'sAmerican Buffalois a brilliantly directed, brilliantly acted production of a...
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Pacino depicts 'wall of sound' producer Phil Spector for HBO

Legendary record producer Phil Spector will be the subject of an HBO feature starring Oscar winner Al Pacino. Spector, 70, is currently serving a...
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Eye from the Aisle: Race, Rape, Truth, Mamet—90 compelling minutes at A.C.T.

  • Eye from the aisle: RACE at ACT
  • October 29, 2011
About 20 years ago, I was walking with my girlfriend down 2nd Avenue in NYC. I looked up and saw “Final Preview Tonight --Mamet’s...
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State and Main

  • State and Main
  • March 28, 2011
Movies about moviemaking aren't uncommon, particularly movies that take a wry, jaded look at the process. State and Main, a 2000 film, is no...
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Funny Video: Danny DeVito and David Mamet bring us behind the scenes footage from 'Gandhi 2'

The video below's not just your average entry from the Funny or Die school of funny videos. Oh, no, this one's got the award-winning David...
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Chris Rock rewriting David Mamet's 'High and Low' for director Mike Nichols...wait, what?

It's Monday, so that means we're obligated to run at least one "What the hell is that all about?!" story to start off the week. You might...
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