The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Playwright John Patrick Shanley referring to Tennessee Williams as a "gorgeous unstoppable beast," recounted an incident in a restaurant when he, a budding writer,...
Worth your while (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
Last night himself and I watched Doubt. I had heard glowing reviews from my sister and had it on my list of movies to watch. It definitely didn't disappoint. This 2004 play by John Patrick Shanley was made into a movie in 2008. The plot centers around a Catholic Priest and 'doubts' about his moral character. Two nuns try to uncover the truth and this investigation leads to a different set of doubts...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 08/04/2009
David Pierini plays Aldo and Nancy Zoppi is Teresa in the B Street production of "Italian American Reconciliation." For 20 years before John Patrick Shanley won the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award for his 2005 drama "Doubt," he was writing plays and screenplays with varying degrees of commercial and critical success. His 1984 two-character play "Danny and the Deep Blue Sea"...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/08/2009
John Patrick Shanley; Meryl Streep Philip Seymour Hoffman. Rating:
The One-Line Review Presents (Free subscription) | 07/05/2009
Hell and Beyond Adaptation (2002) .. Spike Jonze The American Astronaut (2001) .. Cory McAbee Apocalypse Now (1979) .. Francis Ford Coppola Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) .. John Carpenter Babe: Pig in the City (1998) .. George Miller Back to the Future (1985) .. Robert Zemeckis Blade Runner (1982) .. Ridley Scott Blood Simple (1984) .. The Coen Brothers Charade (1963) .. Stanley Donen A Clockwork Orange...
The Wicked Stage (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
I appreciate David Cote playing the role of provocateur, particularly if he's casting himself in that part opposite one of my less favorite would-be provocateurs, Neil LaBute, but I have to say that his recent Guardian piece , registering his approval at the apparent LaBute/MCC Theatre Company divorce , seems off the mark. He's got two basic points that are self-contradicting on their face. He begins...
prefixmag (Free subscription) | 06/19/2009
Stephen Merritt, Bret Michaels, and David Bryan may be dominating the current talk of rock stars in New York theater with their work on Coraline , Rock of Ages , and Toxic Avenger: the Musical , respectively, but there's another rock star currently working with New York theater as well. Last weekend, Ian Astbury, former singer for The Cult, performed with his new band The Soft Revolt to help promote...
Nemvem Quenaotem (Free subscription) | 05/14/2009
O ator Philip Seymour Hoffman Sinédoque, Nova York (Synecdoche, New York), de Charlie Kaufman (2008) Dúvida (Doubt), de John Patrick Shanley (2008) Capote, de Bennett Miller (2005) Felicidade (Happinness), de Todd Solonz (1998) Jogos do Poder (Charlie Wilson's War), de Mike Nichols (2007) Boogie Nights (1997), de Paul Thomas Anderson Ninguém é perfeito (Flawless), de Joel...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 04/23/2009
Legit News: Slate includes Sheik musical, Lewis Black play -- A concert reading of the latest Duncan Sheik tuner, a workshop presentation of a play by Lewis Black and readings of plays by John Patrick Shanley, Beth Henley and Theresa Rebeck are all part of the 2009 season lineup at Vassar and New York Stage and Film's Powerhouse Theater.
DVD Times (Free subscription) | 04/15/2009
News: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment have announced the UK DVD and Blu-ray Disc release of Doubt on 6th July 2009. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Amy Adams and Joseph Foster star in John Patrick Shanley's screen-adaptation of his Pulitzer Pr...
Popdose (Free subscription) | 04/14/2009
No Doubt about it: writer-director John Patrick Shanley’s commentary track makes his film of his hit play a more satisfying experience the second time around. Not that it was entirely unsatisfying when I saw it on my Oscar-watching rounds; Shanley’s adapted screenplay was nominated, as were all four of its principal actors, Meryl Streep, Philip [...]
The Screening Log (Free subscription) | 04/08/2009
Here's what we've got on DVD and Blu-ray this week: "Doubt" with Meryl Streep; "Bedtime Stories" with Adam Sandler; "Yes Man" with Jim Carrey; "The Day the Earth Stood Still" with Keanu Reeves; "The Tale of Despereaux" and "No Country For Old Men." DOUBT John Patrick Shanley's big-screen adaptation of "Doubt" was one of my 10 favorite...
ScrippsNews (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
"Doubt," the excellent movie that John Patrick Shanley adapted and directed from his Pulitzer- and Tony Award-winning play, works on many levels. Like the play, the film is set in 1964 in a Catholic church in the Bronx. read more
Cinematical (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
Doubt Philip Seymour Hoffman is thrilling to watch as a priest accused of abuse by god-like nun Meryl Streep. Streep's highly-studied Bronx accent cracks me up, but this is a crackerjack stage play by John Patrick Shanley that he adopted for the screen and directed. Viola Davis makes a deep impression, and Amy Adams is a cute nun. Buy it. Add to Netflix queue | Buy at Amazon | Read Jeffrey M. Anderson's...
A.V. Club (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
John Patrick Shanley’s Academy Award-nominated adaptation of his own Tony-winning play Doubt is arguably this week’s most significant new release, though what crackled on stage comes off a little stiff on screen, even with Shanley tilting the camera like a madman. Honestly, although Doubt ’s script and performances are clearly superior, the movie is every bit as heavy-handed as the...
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