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NEWS ABOUT: David Mamet

David Mamet stories: 6 news summaries

(Newser) - Jeremy Piven was on the level when he blamed mercury poisoning for his decision to bail on a Broadway production of Speed-the-Plow last December, an arbitrator has ruled. "While we respect the decision, we strongly disagree with it," the producers of the David Mamet play said in a... More »

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entertainment • theater • Broadway • mercury • sushi • mercury poisoning • David Mamet • Jeremy Piven • Speed-the-Plow

(Newser) - Disney has bought the rights to film a new adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank, Variety reports. The diary of a young girl who hid from the Nazis was first filmed 50 years ago. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet will be writing and directing the movie, and Andrew Braunsberg,... More »

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Holocaust • Disney • Anne Frank • Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl • movie rights • David Mamet

 Mercury Illness Was Real: Piven

Star defends decision to leave Broadway production

Jan 12, 09 2:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Jeremy Piven has taken a lot of flak since leaving the Broadway production of Speed-the-Plow due to unhealthy amounts of mercury in his body—including anonymous sources who said medical reasons were a cover for the fact that he was fired—but the condition was real, the actor tells People.... More »

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theater • Broadway • mercury • sushi • mercury poisoning • David Mamet • Jeremy Piven • Speed-the-Plow

'Mercury Count' Speeds Piven's Broadway Exit

Writer David Mamet
is a little skeptical
of star's ailment

Dec 18, 08 11:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Jeremy Piven is bailing on Broadway because of a high mercury count, and it doesn’t sound like David Mamet is buying the excuse, Variety reports. “My understanding is that he is leaving show business to pursue a career as a thermometer,” said Mamet, who wrote Speed-the-Plow. The... More »

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Broadway • mercury • David Mamet • Jeremy Piven • Speed-the-Plow

OPINION

 Blago Dialogue 
 Worthy of Mamet 


Dec 10, 08 11:42 AM CST
(Newser) - An astute reader of the criminal complaint against Rod Blagojevich will notice that, with shockingly little tweaking, the wiretapped conversations between the Illinois governor and his co-conspirators could be dialogue from a David Mamet play. Choire Sicha demonstrates in Salon, turning it into a quick one-acter. From the trash-talking femme... More »

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Barack Obama • theater • corruption • profanity • play • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • dialogue • political scandal • David Mamet • Patti Blagojevich

movie Review

 Redbelt Gets a No-Decision 

Reviews mixed for Mamet fight flick

May 9, 08 5:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Redbelt can’t quite score a knockout with critics. While many find much to admire in David Mamet’s fight movie, most also concede it’s a flawed affair, and some outright disliked it. In the New York Times, Manohla Dargis described it as “a satisfying, unexpectedly involving... More »

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movie review • reviews • movies • David Mamet • Redbelt • Chiwetel Ejiofor

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