Read more David Mamet stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/30470/david-mamet.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:03:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67967/fishy-tale-gets-piven-off-the-hook.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJeremy 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 statement. Said...http://www.newser.com/story/67967/fishy-tale-gets-piven-off-the-hook.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 16:48:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66700/mamet-to-write-direct-anne-frank-film-for-disney.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDisney 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,...http://www.newser.com/story/66700/mamet-to-write-direct-anne-frank-film-for-disney.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Aug 2009 6:09:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/47720/mercury-illness-was-real-piven.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJeremy 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...http://www.newser.com/story/47720/mercury-illness-was-real-piven.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Jan 2009 14:29:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45699/mercury-count-speeds-pivens-broadway-exit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJeremy 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 popular play, a...http://www.newser.com/story/45699/mercury-count-speeds-pivens-broadway-exit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 18 Dec 2008 11:57:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44955/blago-dialogue-worthy-of-mamet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn 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...http://www.newser.com/story/44955/blago-dialogue-worthy-of-mamet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Dec 2008 11:42:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/26980/redbelt-gets-a-no-decision.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRedbelt 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 B-movie,” that sadly “never marshals...http://www.newser.com/story/26980/redbelt-gets-a-no-decision.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 May 2008 17:44:46 CDT