Ba Ba Booey
I groaned when Pat Jordan told me the Times assigned him to do a piece on the playwright, screenwriter, director, Neil LaBute. Pat’s writing has an almost feral quality and when matched with a plump, if deserving target like LaBute, well, you know it is not going to be pretty. I’ve seen a couple of LaBute’s movies and can’t think of one good thing to say about them. I found them empty and vicious and completely phony. The thought of what a hard old sharp shooter like Jordan would do with a misanthropic mo mo like LaBute was not exactly appetizing.
The story is in this week’s New York Times Magazine. I think Pat went easy on him all considering though I don’t imagine that LaBute will see it that way.
the world needs more pat jordans.
only saw "The Shape of Things"..except for the very attractive Rachel Weisz, the film was terrible, contrived and rather pointless.
He's not Mormon (left long ago) and although his work can be misanthropic, I don't know the man in order for me to say he is, himself. I loved 'reasons to be pretty', and found that there is hope of happiness for all involved in the work. Personally, I can't bother with a journalist that seems to think personal information is more important than writing about the work and the process. If I want gossip, I'll read "People".