David Mamet

‘The Verdict’: Sidney Lumet and David Mamet’s Masterpiece as a Blend of a Courtroom Drama and a Personal Redemption Story

  By Sven Mikulec   Frank Galvin is an empty, whisky-drenched shell of a man. Once a successful lawyer at…

3 years ago

Gang Wars, the Prohibition Menace: Brian De Palma’s ‘The Untouchables’

  By Tim Pelan   Screenwriter David Mamet came up with a Stanislavski quote to describe The Untouchables: “Tragedy is…

4 years ago

‘Homicide’: David Mamet’s Soul-Searching Thriller as a Modern-Day Classic

In the course of the last forty years, the Chicago-born Pulitzer-winning American playwright, screenwriter and director David Mamet steadily built…

8 years ago

David Mamet’s screenplay for ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ is the best screenwriting school you can ever get

Adapted by David Mamet from his 1984 Pulitzer- and Tony-winning Broadway hit, Glengarry Glen Ross is an ideal example of…

9 years ago