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Shia LaBeouf and David Mamet Just Might Save Each Other

On May 9, David Mamet’s first directorial film effort in nearly 20 years, Henry Johnson, will be available for streaming on HenryJohnsonMovie.com. The film is a straightforward adaptation of Mamet’s ...
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"I Once Had the Privilege of Telling Bobby DeNiro To Go F**k Himself": David Mamet Revisits His Storied Career From 'Glengarry Glen Ross' to 'Henry Johnson'

David Mamet is one of the true greats of his industry. A Pulitzer Prize-winning author, playwright, and filmmaker, among many other strings to his bow, Mamet stands tall as one of America's greatest ...
IndieWire

‘Henry Johnson’ Review: David Mamet’s Bitter Portrait of a Manipulated Man Is Too Theatrical for Its Own Good

Evan Jonigkeit stars as a man whose inability to grow a spine turns him into a sucker for a world filled with nefarious actors all too eager to use him. Adapted from his play of the same name, which ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Henry Johnson’ Review: Shia LaBeouf and Evan Jonigkeit Are Riveting in David Mamet’s Dark Study of Puppet Masters and Pawns

Chris Bauer and Dominic Hoffman also star in the writer-director’s lean screen adaptation of his four-character 2023 play. By David Rooney Chief Film Critic There’s no expository padding and no ...
Washington Examiner

A new Mamet film at last

Between 2009 and the beginning of last week, dramatist and author David Mamet released 16 new plays and books, some of them exceptional. During the same span, filmmaker David Mamet directed either one ...
IndieWire

‘Henry Johnson’ Star and Producer Evan Jonigkeit Doesn’t Always Agree with David Mamet — Their First Film Together Is Better for It

The actor reprises his role (yes, the title one) from Mamet's play for a film adaptation, co-starring Shia LaBeouf. As he explains to IndieWire, the endeavor is both a "record" of the live stage ...