Annual Bibliography, 2000-Summer 2001
Works by and about Mamet and his works are cited.
Compiled by David K. and Janice A. Sauer, Bibliographers
(For some references to newspapers and magazines, the source was the lexis/nexis subscription service that gives full text, but no page number.)
Publications By David Mamet
Mamet, David. Boston Marriage. London: Methuen, 2001.
---. "The Burning House, and Other Tales from the Van." The New York Times 10 Sept. 2000: AR53.
---. "Fair Warning." In Adrienne Brodeur, et al., eds. Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope All Story. San Diego: Harcourt: 2000.
--. "The Goon Squad [tales of movie location crews]." The Guardian 2 Feb. 2001: S5.
---. "Ira Glass: He Has Retuned Radio with Old-fashioned Storytelling." Time 9 July 2001: 84.
---. Wilson: A Consideration of the Sources. Woodstock, N.Y.: Overlook Press, 2001.
On Mamet
Lahr, John. Show and Tell: New Yorker Profiles. Woodstock, N.Y.: Overlook Press, 2000.
Marranca, Bonnie and Gautam Dasgupta, eds. Playwrights Making Movies: Conversations on Art and Performance. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, 1999.
Moore, Booth. "Ideas, Trends, Style and Buzz: A Celebration of David Mamet's 'State' of Mind." Los Angeles Times 20 Dec. 2000: E-2.
Rigney, Melanie. "Literary trails: David Mamet's Chicago." Writer's Digest June 2000: 43.
Stein, Joel. "David Mamet [The Arts/Q&A]." Time 25 Dec 2000:164.
Scholarly:
Adler, Thomas P. "Mamet's Three Children's Plays: Where the Wilder Things Are." Gender and Genre: Essays on David Mamet. Eds. Christopher C. Hudgins and Leslie Kane. New York: Palgrave, 2001. 15-27.
Bean, Kelly. "A Few Good Men: Collusion and Violence in Oleanna." Gender and Genre: Essays on David Mamet. Eds. Christopher C. Hudgins and Leslie Kane. New York: Palgrave, 2001. 109-25.
Blansfield, Karen. "Women on the Verge, Unite!" Gender and Genre: Essays on David Mamet. Eds. Christopher C. Hudgins and Leslie Kane. New York: Palgrave, 2001. 125-43.
Borden, Diane C. "Man without a Gun: Mamet, Masculinity, and Mystification." Gender and Genre: Essays on David Mamet. Eds. Christopher C. Hudgins and Leslie Kane. New York: Palgrave, 2001. 235-55.
Brucher, Richard. "Prophecy and Parody in Edmond." Gender and Genre: Essays on David Mamet. Eds. Christopher C. Hudgins and Leslie Kane. New York: Palgrave, 2001. 61-77.
Callens, Johan. Mr. Smith Goes to Chicago: Playing Out Mamet's Critique of Capitalism in American Buffalo." European Journal of American Culture 19.1 (2000): 17-389.
---. Post-War Literatures in English 48 (2000 Sept.): 1-21; A1-3; B1-6.
Combs, Robert. "Slaughtering Lambs: The Moral Universe of David Mamet and Wallace Shawn." Journal of American Drama and Theatre 13.1 (2001): 73-81.
Diamond, Thea. "Review of David Mamet. Henrietta." The David Mamet Review 7 (2000): 11.
Dorff, Linda. "Reinscribing 'the Fairy': The Knife and the Mystification of Male Mythology in the Cryptogram." Gender and Genre: Essays on David Mamet. Eds. Christopher C. Hudgins and Leslie Kane. New York: Palgrave, 2001. 175-91.
Ephraim, Michelle. "Review: Weasels and Wisemen: Ethics and Ethnicity in the Work of David Mamet." Theatre Journal 52. 3 (Oct 2000): 432-5.
Garner, Stanton B. "Framing the Classroom: Pedagogy, Power, Oleanna." Theatre Topics 10.1 (2000): 39-59.
Geis, Deborah. "Review of Leslie Kane. Weasels and Wisemen." The David Mamet Review 7 (2000): 10-11.
Habib, Imtiaz. "Demotic Male Desire and Female Subjectivity in David Mamet: The Split Space of the Women in Edmond." Gender and Genre: Essays on David Mamet. Eds. Christopher C. Hudgins and Leslie Kane. New York: Palgrave, 2001. 77-95.
Haedicke, Janet V. "Plowing the Buffalo, Fucking the Fruits: (M)Others in American Buffalo and Speed-the-Plow." Gender and Genre: Essays on David Mamet. Eds. Christopher C. Hudgins and Leslie Kane. New York: Palgrave, 2001. 27-41.
Hudgins, Christopher C. "'A small price to pay': Superman, Metafamily, and Hero in David Mamet's Oedipal House of Games." Gender and Genre: Essays on David Mamet. Eds. Christopher C. Hudgins and Leslie Kane. New York: Palgrave, 2001. 209-35.
Hudgins, Christopher C. and Leslie Kane. "Introduction." Gender and Genre: Essays on David Mamet. Eds. Christopher C. Hudgins and Leslie Kane. New York: Palgrave, 2001. 1-15.
Joki, Ilkka. "Mamet's Novelistic Voice." Gender and Genre: Essays on David Mamet. Eds. Christopher C. Hudgins and Leslie Kane. New York: Palgrave, 2001. 191-209.
Kane, Leslie, ed. David Mamet in Conversation. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2001.
Kane, Leslie. "'It's the Way That You Are with Your Children': The Matriarchal Figure in Mamet's Late Work." Gender and Genre: Essays on David Mamet. Eds. Christopher C. Hudgins and Leslie Kane. New York: Palgrave, 2001. 143-75.
---. "New and Forthcoming." The David Mamet Review 7 (2000): 6-8.
---. "President's Message."The David Mamet Review 7 (2000): 9.
Lublin, Robert I. "Differing Dramatic Dynamics in the Stage and Screen Versions of Glengarry Glen Ross." American Drama 10.1 Winter 2001: 38-55.
McDonald, Paul. "The 'Unmaning' Word: Language, Masculinity and Political Correctness in the Work of David Mamet and Philip Roth." Journal of American Studies of Turkey.
Nadel, Ira. "Review of David Mamet Wilson: A Consideration of the Sources." The David Mamet Review 7 (2000): 12.
Pearce, Howard. "'Loving Wrong' in the Worlds of Harold Pinter's Moonlight and David Mamet's Cryptogram." Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism 15.1 (2000): 61-79.
Porter, Thomas E. "Postmodernism and Violence in Mamet's Oleanna." Modern Drama 43.2 (Spring 2000): 13-31.
Price, Steven. "Disguise in Love: Gender and Desire in House of Games and Speed-the-Plow." Gender and Genre: Essays on David Mamet. Eds. Christopher C. Hudgins and Leslie Kane. New York: Palgrave, 2001. 41-61.
"Review: David Mamet in Conversation." Publishers Weekly 18 June 2001: 75.
Ryan, Steven. " David Mamet's A Wasted Weekend." American Drama 10.1 Winter 2001: 56-65.
Sauer, David Kennedy. "Oleanna and The Children's Hour: Misreading Sexuality on the Post/Modern Realistic Stage." Modern Drama 43.3 (Fall 2000): 421-442.
Sauer, David K. and Janice A. "David Mamet Bibliography, 1999-Summer 2000." The David Mamet Review 7 (2000): 10-11.
Skloot, Robert. "Oleanna, or, the Play of Pedagogy." Gender and Genre: Essays on David Mamet. Eds. Christopher C. Hudgins and Leslie Kane. New York: Palgrave, 2001. 95-109.
Weber, Myles. "David Mamet in Theory and Practice." New England Review 21.2 (2000): 136-41.
Reviews of Boston Marriage
(Donmar Warehouse, London 16 Mar. - 14 April 2001)
Bassett, Kate. "Rev. of Boston Marriage." Independent on Sunday 25 Mar. 2001. Rpt. in Theatre Record 21.6 (17 Apr. 2001):339.
Billington, Michael. "Rev. of Boston Marriage." Guardian 17 Mar. 2001. Rpt. in Theatre Record 21.6 (17 Apr. 2001):340.
Brown, Georgina. "Rev. of Boston Marriage." Mail on Sunday 25 Mar. 2001. Rpt. in Theatre Record 21.6 (17 Apr. 2001):338.
Clapp, Susannah. "Rev. of Boston Marriage." Observer 25 Mar. 2001. Rpt. in Theatre Record 21.6 (17 Apr. 2001):342.
Coveny, Michael. "Rev. of Boston Marriage." Daily Mail 17 Mar. 2001. Rpt. in Theatre Record 21.6 (17 Apr. 2001):339.
de Jongh, Nicholas. "Rev. of Boston Marriage." Evening Standard 19 Mar. 2001. Rpt. in Theatre Record 21.6 (17 Apr. 2001):338-39.
Edwardes, Jane. "Rev. of Boston Marriage." Time Out 21 Mar. 2001. Rpt. in Theatre Record 21.6 (17 Apr. 2001):340.
Foss, Roger. "Rev. of Boston Marriage." What's On 21 Mar. 2001. Rpt. in Theatre Record 21.6 (17 Apr. 2001):338.
Gore-Langton, Robert. "Rev. of Boston Marriage." Express 23 Mar. 2001. Rpt. in Theatre Record 21.6 (17 Apr. 2001):339.
Gross, John. "Rev. of Boston Marriage." Sunday Telegraph 25 Mar. 2001. Rpt. in Theatre Record 21.6 (17 Apr. 2001):339.
Koenig, Rhoda. "Rev. of Boston Marriage." Independent 20 Mar. 2001. Rpt. in Theatre Record 21.6 (17 Apr. 2001):341.
Lahr, John. "Boston Marriage." The New Yorker 2 April 2001: 94-95.
Macaulay, Alastair. "Rev. of Boston Marriage." Financial Times 20 Mar. 2001. Rpt. in Theatre Record 21.6 (17 Apr. 2001):341.
Morely, Sheridan. "Rev. of Boston Marriage." Spectator 31 Mar. 2001. Rpt. in Theatre Record 21.6 (17 Apr. 2001):342.
Nathan, David. "Rev. of Boston Marriage." Jewish Chronicle 23 Mar. 2001. Rpt. in Theatre Record 21.6 (17 Apr. 2001):339.
Nightingale, Benedict. "Rev. of Boston Marriage." The Times 19 Mar. 2001. Rpt. in Theatre Record 21.6 (17 Apr. 2001):338.
Spencer, Charles. "Rev. of Boston Marriage." Daily Telegraph 19 Mar. 2001. Rpt. in Theatre Record 21.6 (17 Apr. 2001):340.
Wolf, Matt. "Boston Marriage." Variety 16 April 2001: 39.
Woodis, Carole. "Rev. of Boston Marriage." Herald 20 Mar. 2001. Rpt. in Theatre Record 21.6 (17 Apr. 2001):341-42.
Reviews: Atlantic Theatre Company's Mamet Plays
Zinman, Toby. "The Atlantic Theatre Company's Mamet Season." The David Mamet Review 7 (2000): 2-3.
---. "Rev. of American Buffalo." The David Mamet Review 7 (2000): 3.
---. "Rev. of Sexual Perversity in Chicago and Duck Variations."The David Mamet Review 7 (2000): 3.
---. "Rev. of The Water Engine and Mr. Happiness." The David Mamet Review 7 (2000): 3.
Misc. Theatre Reviews
Burch, Steven Dedalus. "Rev. of 'American Buffalo' [Chicago, dir. Mike Nussbaum]." The David Mamet Review 7 (2000): 1-2,
Everett, Todd. "Writer's 'American Buffalo' Roams Thousand Oaks Stage." Los Angeles Times 15 June 2000: B6.
Price, Steven. "Rev. of American Buffalo [Donmar Warehouse, London 3-26 Feb. 2000]." The David Mamet Review 7 (2000): 4.
Price, Steven. "American Buffalo [New Ambassador's, London 16 Mar.-22 April 2000].: The David Mamet Review 7 (2000): 4.
Shirley, Don. "Theater Review; Laguna Playhouse Puts New Shine on 'Buffalo'." Los Angeles Times 4June 2001 pF-4.
Mannion, Kristina. "American Buffalo." Back Stage West 14 June 2001: 8.
Phillips, Michael. "Theater Review; 'Death Defying Acts': Jokes on Life Support; In an International City production, Allen, May and Mamet Recycle Mostly Tired Laughs. Los Angeles Times 25 June 2001: F-2.
Kelly-Saxenmeyer, Anne. "Edmond." Back Stage West 7 June 2001:11.
The Washington Post, "Contemplating . . . Um . . . Mamet; ' Glengarry Glen Ross' Through Aug. 11 Keegan Theatre." 20 July 2001: 20.
Warfield, Polly. "Glengarry Glen Ross." Back Stage West 21 Sept. 2000: 19.
Reid, Kerry. "Speed-the-Plow [Exit Stage Left, San Francisco]." Back Stage West 18 May 2000: 28.
Gale, Steven H. "An Interview [Actor's Theatre of Louisville]." The David Mamet Review 7 (2000): 5.
Reviews of Mamet's Film: State and Main
"Mamet's Comic Relief." The Washington Post 22 Dec. 2000: T48.
Agresti, Aimee, et al. "State and Main." Premiere Jan 2001: 17.
Bergmann, Mayna. "State and Main." Video Business 7 May 2001: 12.
Cockrell, Eddie. "State and Main." Variety 4 Sept. 2000: 19.
Flatley, Guy. "State and Main." Interview Dec 2000: 58.
Gleiberman, Owen. "The Liars' Club: A Crew of Hollywood Charlatans Invades a Small Town in David Mamet's Hilarious and Biting 'State and Main'." Entertainment Weekly 19 Jan. 2001: 59+.
Holden, Stephen. "Movie Folk, It Turns Out, Are Subject to Venality." The New York Times 22 Dec. 2000: B29(N) pE17(L).
Johnson, Brian D. "Holiday Escapades: Tales of Self-Absorbed Men Enjoying Mid-life Epiphanies Dominate This Season's Fare." Maclean's 25 Dec. 2000:148.
Johnston, Andrew. "State and Main." US Weekly 31 Dec. 2000: 38.
Kauffmann, Stanley. "On Films - Choices, Large and Small." The New Republic 29 Jan. 2001: 28.
Morgenstern, Joe. "State and Main." The Wall Street Journal 22 Dec. 2000: W6.
Newman, Bruce. "State and Main." Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service, Dec 20, 2000 pK6562.
Rainer, Peter. "State and Main." New York 1 Jan. 2001: 80+.
Reginato, James. "Mamet Goes to Main Street." W Dec. 2000: 140.
Roberts, Rex. "Cinema Verite." Insight on the News 1 Jan. 2001: 27.
Ryan, Desmond. "State and Main." Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service, Dec 21, 2000 pK7233.
Simon, John. "Lost and Found." National Review 5 Feb. 2001 v53 i2 pNA.
Sterritt, David. "State and Main." Film Comment Nov. 2000: 74.
Turan, Kenneth. "Writer-Director Mamet Is in a Good Place in 'State and Main'." Los Angeles Times 22 Dec. 2000: F-2.
Wall, James M. “Probing the depths.” The Christian Century, Sept 13, 2000: 932.
(The Video)
Brumley, Al. "`State and Main' stars get gushy over David Mamet." Dallas Morning News 26 June 2001.
King, Susan. "Home Video; A Speechless David Mamet; Writer-director of 'State and Main' Lets the Actors Do All the Talking." Los Angeles Times 21 June 2001: F-14.
"State and Main." The New York Times 15 June 2001: B27(N) pE28(L).
(The book:)
Miller, Barry X. "State and Main." Library Journal 15 March 2001: 87.
Reviews of Film: Lakeboat
Kauffmann, Stanley. "On Films - Stages of Mastery." The New Republic 30 April 2001: 30.
Levy, Emanuel. "Lakeboat." Variety 17 April 2000: 28.
Scott, A. O. "That Poetry of Mamet, Aboard a Boat, Dammit." The New York Times 13 April 2001: B14.
Reviews of the film: Hannibal
Ansen, David. "Knock, Knock. Who's There? A Stylish 'Hannibal' Comes Calling, but Doesn't Deliver." Newsweek 12 Feb. 2001: 56.
Bowman, James. "Hannibal." The American Spectator April 2001: 83+.
Cagle, Jess. "The Bite Stuff: Grab your Chianti. Anthony Hopkins Returns as Hannibal Lecter in the Long-awaited Sequel to The Silence of the Lambs." Time 29 Jan. 2001: 60+.
Johnson, Brian D. "Haute-Cannibal Cuisine: Hannibal's Overcooked; Two Other Tales Dish up Childlike Romance." Maclean's 19 Feb. 2001: 48.
Lane, Anthony. "Hannibal." The New Yorker 12 Feb. 2001: 88+.
McCarthy, Todd. "Hannibal." Variety 5 Feb. 2001: 37.
Mitchell, Elvis. "Whetting that Large Appetite for Second Helping." The New York Times 9 Feb. 2001: B10(N); E12(L).
Orr, David. "Script Review: Hannibal." Creative Screenwriting 8.2 (2001): 31-36.
Simon, John. "Ominous Appetites." National Review 5 Mar. 2001 v53 i4
Steyn, Mark. "Hannibal." Spectator 17 Feb. 2001: 49.
Travers, Peter. "Hannibal." Rolling Stone 1 Mar. 2001: 56+.
Miscellaneous
Burke, Kathleen. "Review: River Run Cookbook: Southern Comfort from Vermont." Smithsonian June 2001: 124.
"CBS Teams with Mamet, Morrie Author." Broadcasting & Cable 25 Sept. 2000: 28.
Jensen, Elizabeth. "Television: She Proposes Brainstorming Session, Plans to Invite Spielberg, Mamet and Others in Creative Community. Los Angeles Times 28 April 2000: F-2.
King, Susan. "Movies; They're Company Men and Women; Directors Who Rely on a Regular Group of Actors Continue a Tradition Benefiting All Parties." Los Angeles Times 26 Nov. 2000: 20.
Lyman, Rick. "More Sleaze, Please [Actor David Paymer Plays Sleazy Movie Producer in David Mamet's Film 'State and Main']." The New York Times 5 Jan. 2001: B26(N); E27(L).
Nightingale, Benedict. "One Place Where American Talent Gets Respect: London is Going Trans-Atlantic, with Williams, Miller and Mamet Plays and Star turns by Kathleen Turner and Donald Sutherland." The New York Times 25 June 2000: AR4.
Schiffman, Jean. "Dot-Com Digs [theater productions in San Francisco area]." Back Stage West 8 Feb. 2001: 12.