Saw movie G. G. Ross, saw Al Pacino in American Buffalo play (had to review for college
A_lways B_e C_losing
via imdb.com:
>>As you all know first prize is a Cadillac El Dorado. Anyone wanna see second prize? Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is you’re fired. Get the picture? You laughing now? You got leads.
I picked up this book the other day as soon as I read the introduction. I, too, am a “recovering liberal,” and applaud Mamet for having the guts to write this book knowing that liberals will vilify him to “going to the other side.”
Maybe he will make a new play called GlennBecky Glenn Beck... LOL..
Who the &*$! wants to know?
Yes. A very good movie. A bit stagey. Superlative acting.
“The coffee is for CLOSERS!”
But if you have a chance to see House of Games (cowriter) do it.
I saw about 30 minutes of the film and bailed. The characters didn't do anything for me and all I heard were curse words for 30 minutes.
The role that put Alex Baldwin on the map. Amazingly dark movie that shows how competition brings out the worst in human nature — and to think this guy is now a conservative! That movie and Wall Street shows the liberal position on capitalism and capitalism’s supposed belief in the virtue of greed.
I love GLengarry/Glenross from a dramatic perspective. The dialog is great.
But it’s very clear from watching it that Mamet didn’t know the first thing about how a sales office operates.
No sales office is going to send sales reps out with leads that have been proven to be unqualified. So the scene with Jack Lemmon learning that his “big deal” won’t go through because the buyers were known deadbeats in the past just doesn’t fly.
I love GLengarry/Glenross from a dramatic perspective. The dialog is great.
But it’s very clear from watching it that Mamet didn’t know the first thing about how a sales office operates.
No sales office is going to send sales reps out with leads that have been proven to be unqualified. So the scene with Jack Lemmon learning that his “big deal” won’t go through because the buyers were known deadbeats in the past just doesn’t fly.
bump
I’m half way through the book.
[Holds up prize]
Blake: Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is you're fired.
Have seen it more than once, great acting