tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post3360099141890598946..comments2024-01-07T06:59:04.212-05:00Comments on The Playgoer: More MametPlaygoerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-70391067249051147322008-04-24T17:31:00.000-04:002008-04-24T17:31:00.000-04:00And my Madonna comment? Dead on..And my Madonna comment? <B><I>Dead on.</I></B>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-25028480007127066382008-04-24T17:30:00.000-04:002008-04-24T17:30:00.000-04:00So, okay, I read from the Dojo and come back with....So, okay, I read from the Dojo and come back with.... y'know, pretenders to the throne of agent provocateur step up, and they have their moments of glory, then the King steps up, and everyone steps back.<BR/><BR/>So, Mamet has just out La Buted La Bute. Class dismissed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-45304252509533146152008-04-24T13:04:00.000-04:002008-04-24T13:04:00.000-04:00We touch on the subject here as well - http://writ...We touch on the subject here as well - http://writerjoshuajames.com/dailydojo/?p=776Joshua Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08239067667651048280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-32310230503772313642008-04-24T11:34:00.000-04:002008-04-24T11:34:00.000-04:00No, his neo-Victorianism explains why his female c...No, his neo-Victorianism explains why his female characters are alien -- they exist in his milieu outside of their natural sphere. The monstrous dykes of Boston Marriage defile the parlor setting where decent, Christian women should rule -- they make what should be natural, unnatural.<BR/><BR/>Like Dickens, Mamet went to the underworld to develop his themes of honor, because that setting is more interesting and kinky. Now as a mature artist, he can fall back to the 'civilized' settings *he* feels more comfortable in.<BR/><BR/>But if he starts talking in faux-British like Madonna, it's over for him....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-85537662888079042772008-04-23T22:58:00.000-04:002008-04-23T22:58:00.000-04:00So does this mean his plays aren't any good now? I...So does this mean his plays aren't any good now? I'm confused... why the fuss..?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com