tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680366926166353079.post2921354751470233672..comments2013-04-12T09:52:10.014-07:00Comments on Spotlight Right: Where the F*ck is F*cking Mamet?Dave Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12555640778324360770noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680366926166353079.post-63139970851237194742012-02-10T13:31:43.930-08:002012-02-10T13:31:43.930-08:00Hello, Neat post. There is an issue with your site...<b>Hello, Neat post. There is an issue with your site in internet explorer, may check thisกK IE nonetheless is the marketplace leader and a huge part of people will leave out your excellent writing because of this problem.</b><br><a href="https://sites.google.com/a/new.newcheapgood.2suz.com/where-to-buy-waterproof-boots-shoes-for-sale/buy-new-chooka-women-s-dotty-flowers-knee-high-boot" rel="nofollow">Chooka Women's Dotty Flowers Knee-High Boot</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680366926166353079.post-77514106139917275312012-01-21T10:46:38.257-08:002012-01-21T10:46:38.257-08:00Shepard is another interesting omission, though I&...Shepard is another interesting omission, though I'm not sure he has quite Mamet's cultural footprint. I'm not suggesting there is a conspiracy or that individuals are trying to punish Mamet's legacy for his beliefs. Goldberg might be saying that, I can't quite tell. If his politics are a contributing factor to a decline in his reputation, I'm sure it is unconscious on some level, one of many factors which push an artist into the rarified air of "greatest living..." or that drag them down a bit. Thanks for checking out Spotlight Right.Dave Marcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12555640778324360770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680366926166353079.post-36003883364398160362012-01-20T09:36:29.830-08:002012-01-20T09:36:29.830-08:00It's a broad topic asked. Mamet pretty much cr...It's a broad topic asked. Mamet pretty much created a style and a genre singlehandedly. So, that's a Herculean task in and of itself. Problem is, he ran it into the ground and, in my opinion, never grew past where he started. Not to totally knock the man. Glengarry Glenross takes its place among the greatest American plays ever written, but after that you have American Buffalo, Sexual Pervosity (a personal fave), and a couple of others, and then a lot of mediocrity. Oleanna is particularly bad. Not because of the politics, sexual and otherwise. It's just not a good play.<br /><br />If Lamford Wilson were alive, I'd probably nominate him. As it is, I would pick Sam Shepard, even though he also suffered from the same slow slide as Mamet. His works just speak to me a certain way. And I have a soft spot for Michael Weller as well.<br /><br />As far as politics are concerned, it usually doesn't enter my mind (who knows if it entered the mind of the playwrights asked)I'm interested in human emotion and behavior and the interactions between characters and what it tells us about ourselves. If that's done well through the prism of political thought and position, I'm fine with it. If not, it's excrutiating. There's not worse theater than bad political theater.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com