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House of Games
Posted on 4/22/09 at 9:05 pm
Posted on 4/22/09 at 9:05 pm
Late 1980's, David Mamet's first film-
ON IFC TONIGHT
great story that will have you guessing and surprised. I think it is over a 90 on rotten tomatoes.
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great story that will have you guessing and surprised. I think it is over a 90 on rotten tomatoes.
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Posted on 4/22/09 at 11:26 pm to blueslover
On my DVR.
It's the movie that got us on the Mamet bandwagon.
It's the movie that got us on the Mamet bandwagon.
Posted on 4/23/09 at 9:04 am to Fewer Kilometers
Very good noirish thriller about conning and grifting. Well directed, well filmed, crisp dialog what's not to like.
This post was edited on 4/23/09 at 2:20 pm
Posted on 4/23/09 at 2:12 pm to blueslover
I haven't seen that movie in a long time, I thought it was good, but the main woman was horrible.
Posted on 4/23/09 at 2:15 pm to H-Town Tiger
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I haven't seen that movie in a long time, I thought it was good, but the main woman was horrible.
That was Mamet's wife at the time, Lindsay Crouse. I have to say, I like Rebecca Pidgeon much better!
I like this movie a lot, but it does suffer a little from the typical Mamet syndrome of too much "right place, right time".
Interesting sidebar, I watched it right after I first moved to Seattle and though it looked like Seattle (including the scenes in the courtyard). Turns out it was filmed in Seattle, and that courtyard is the courtyard inside an old VA hospital - which is now the headquarters of Amazon.com and sits high on a hill like a haunted house. Pretty cool looking.
ETA: Also, it has Ricky Jay. So far, only one bad movie with Ricky Jay has ever been made, and that's Boogie Nights.
This post was edited on 4/23/09 at 2:17 pm
Posted on 4/23/09 at 4:49 pm to blueslover
Love Mamet directed and/or written scripts, Joe Montegna films,etc..
Have House Of Games, Things Change, Glengary Glenross,etc..on DVD.
Lindsay Crouse was great in this film. Also the late JT Walsh was great in this film, Grifters, Good Morning Vietnam,etc..
Have House Of Games, Things Change, Glengary Glenross,etc..on DVD.
Lindsay Crouse was great in this film. Also the late JT Walsh was great in this film, Grifters, Good Morning Vietnam,etc..
This post was edited on 4/23/09 at 5:00 pm
Posted on 4/23/09 at 4:59 pm to TheRoarRestoredInBR
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Also the late JT Walsh was great in this film, Grifters, Good Morning Vietnam,etc..
Sling Blade, The Last Seduction, A Few Good Men and Red Rock West too.
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