Reunion & Dark Pony
“Reunion is a poem for two voices–and a distinguished and remarkable one.” –Edith Oliver, The New Yorker
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The Woods, Lakeboat, Edmond
“[Mamet’s] language has never been so precise, pure, and affecting.”–Richard Eder, The New York Times
keep readingWe’re No Angels
With this screenplay David Mamet gives the traditional prison-break story his special blend of gripping suspense, slapdash buffoonery, and ingenious plotting.
keep readingThings Change
This screenplay is a humorous burlesque of the American Dream tinged with bitter irony. It is the second film to be directed from his…
keep readingSpeed-the-Plow
“A brilliant black comedy, a dazzling dissection of Hollywood cupidity and another tone poem by our foremost master of the language of moral epilepsy….
keep readingThe Shawl and Prairie Du Chien
“A beautifully crafted piece of work, with a sharp, hurting edge. . . . [Mamet’s] spinning of the yarn . . . is ingenious,…
keep readingSexual Perversity in Chicago and The Duck Variations
“Sexual Perversity in Chicago is like a sleazy sonata of seduction . . . Mamet is the first playwright to create a formal and…
keep readingA Life in the Theatre
“Though the work has serious undertones, it is, first of all, a comedy–and Mr. Mamet’s language glistens. His writing is a cross between the…
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“A wonderfully devious comedy. . . . Mr. Mamet . . . makes a fine, completely self-assured debut . . .” –Vincent Canby, The…
keep readingHomicide
“Mamet’s crisp storytelling, his wonderfully heightened language, and his rich ambiguities come together in this disturbing, provocative tale we haven’t seen on screen before.”…
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