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Tag: David Mamet
Posted inMusic
Spelunking in the Reader of 1971
The music ads in the Reader’s very first issues add context—and curiosities—that the stories alone can’t provide.
Posted inArts & Culture
Stuart Gordon, legend of off-Loop theater and horror films, dies at 72
From Warp! to Re-Animator, Gordon told the stories he wanted to see his way.
Posted inArts & Culture
Ensemble is the first gossip-free oral history of Chicago theater
Mark Larson explains how he created his 700-page behemoth.
Posted inArts & Culture
Odd’s Bodkins’ 1590s-style Romeo and Juliet hovers between improvisation and sloppiness
The rough edges are deliberate, but they could use a little bit of smoothing.
Posted inArts & Culture
Crossing Aviva might be enjoyable if it left any room to breathe
There are so many narratives the show requires an LED crawl to keep them straight.
Posted inArts & Culture
Erika Sheffer’s The Fundamentals does David Mamet proud
The intriguing outweighs the dutiful in Steppenwolf’s new production.
Posted inArts & Culture
Off-Loop institution Mary-Arrchie Theatre says good-bye with American Buffalo
Tony Adler reviews the production of American Buffao David Mamet didn’t want reviewed.
Posted inBlogs
Forget Jake Gyllenhaal—cinematographer Robert Elswit is the real star of Nightcrawler
Dan Gilroy’s satirical thriller represents a high point in the noted cinematographer’s career.
Posted inBest of Chicago
Best Performance by an 89-Year-Old (and One of the Better Ones by Anyone of Any Age)
Chicago’s grand old man of the stage still has a touch of Cary Grant about him.
Posted inBlogs
Now Playing: About Last Night
David Mamet’s Sexual Perversity in Chicago gets another screen adaptation with About Last Night.
Posted inBlogs
A lot of Claudia Cassidy and somewhat less of everyone else
Chris Jones publishes an anthology of Chicago Tribune theater criticism.
Posted inBlogs
The best new movie in theaters, the best new movie not in theaters, and the rest of this week’s movies
A roundup of new and notable movies playing in Chicago between September 27 and October 3
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Curtains for the Uptown Hull House Center theater
An 11th-hour effort fails to save the longtime home of Organic and Black Ensemble theater companies.
Posted inBlogs
The education of an illusionist, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue