Gene Hackman, the prolific Oscar-winning actor whose studied portraits ranged from reluctant heroes to conniving villains and ...

Cinematically, David Mamet is first, a wordsmith, and second, a director. His movies, more often than not, feature unbelievable sequences of dialogue packaged around subtly textured plots in what are ...

The new film "Heist" is the latest attempt from acclaimed playwright-turned-filmmaker David Mamet. "Heist" is a complex con-artist caper in the tradition of "The Sting" but vastly inferior. The film ...