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May162010

MAMET DISCUSSES THE MAGIC OF THEATER WITH RICKY JAY

As we previously reported, Ricky Jay sat down with Director David Mamet to discuss his latest book in an exclusive appearance at Largo at the Coronet on Thursday. According to the LA Times:

"Egad," the magician said, chuckling, "some people really don't like you." Mamet, his eyes behind round-framed glasses, looked unperturbed by this piece of information.

Mamet disclosed that when Martin Scorsese once asked him to rework the script for a planned remake of a Kurosawa film, he'd told the director to perform an anatomically impossible act.

A memorable evening. A pair of cards. A writer in fine aphoristic, irascible form.

Read the complete article here.

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AuthorDodd Vickers | DateSunday, May 16, 2010 at 02:46PM | Comments Off