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  2. David Mamet - Wikipedia

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    David Alan Mamet (/ ˈ m æ m ɪ t /; born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, filmmaker, and author.. He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for his plays Glengarry Glen Ross (1984) and Speed-the-Plow (1988).

  3. Sexual Perversity in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    David De Silva bought the motion picture rights to Sexual Perversity In Chicago and went with David Mamet on Mamet's first trip to Hollywood, to meet with Michael Eisner, head of Paramount Pictures, regarding doing a film version of the play. Eisner was very enthusiastic about the project, but Mamet ultimately was not able to deliver an ...

  4. A Life in the Theatre - Wikipedia

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    A Life in the Theatre is a 1977 play by David Mamet. It focuses on the relationship between two actors, the play's only characters. One, Robert, is a stage veteran while John is a young, promising actor. As the play goes on they are involved in a variety of productions, and gradually their relationship begins to change.

  5. David Mamet slams Hollywood's 'garbage' DEI initiatives. 'It ...

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    David Mamet is not done lambasting the liberal establishment in Hollywood. "DEI is garbage," said the Pulitzer Prize-winning author to a packed house at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.

  6. Book Review: David Mamet screams at clouds in new ... - AOL

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    Just in time for Christmas, when you need a gift for that weird old uncle who is upset that everyone gets a trophy in youth soccer, comes a new David Mamet book. “Everywhere an Oink Oink: An ...

  7. Three Uses of the Knife - Wikipedia

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    In it, Mamet discusses the conscious and unconscious processes that go on in developing a work of art. [ 1 ] The essay, dedicated to Michael Feingold (a critic of The Village Voice ), is divided in three chapters: "The Wind-Chill Factor", "Second Act Problems", and "Three Uses of the Knife".

  8. ‘Henry Johnson’ Review: A David Mamet Play Debuts ... - AOL

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    Shia LaBeouf doesn’t appear until more than 20 minutes into “Henry Johnson,” a new David Mamet play making its world premiere at the Electric Lodge in Venice, Calif. The play amounts to just ...

  9. True and False: Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor

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    In the book, Mamet derides the practice of teaching drama students the system of Constantin Stanislavski or method acting of Lee Strasberg. In Mamet's opinion, time spent searching for emotion memory or considering character's biographies is time wasted, and he suspects that it is an academic bluff working to keep actors uncertain.