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House of Games

Index House of Games

House of Games is a 1987 heist-thriller film directed by David Mamet, his directorial debut. [1]

38 relations: Alaric Jans, Alfred Hitchcock, Almeida Theatre, Bluff (poker), Charles Spencer (journalist), Confidence trick, David Mamet, DVD, Film noir, Foxbase Alpha, Heist film, J. T. Walsh, Joe Mantegna, Jonathan Katz, Juan Ruiz Anchía, Lilia Skala, Lindsay Crouse, MacGuffin, Michael Billington (critic), Mike Nussbaum, Orion Pictures, Psychiatrist, Richard Bean, Ricky Jay, Roger Ebert, Rotten Tomatoes, Saint Etienne (band), Screenplay, Sigmund Freud, Sting operation, Tell (poker), The Criterion Collection, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Thriller film, Vincent Canby, William H. Macy.

Alaric Jans

Alaric "Rokko" Jans (born January 27, 1949 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American film and theater composer.

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Alfred Hitchcock

Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director and producer, widely regarded as one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema.

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Almeida Theatre

The Almeida Theatre, opened in 1980, is a 325-seat studio theatre with an international reputation, which takes its name from the street on which it is located, off Upper Street, in the London Borough of Islington.

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Bluff (poker)

In the card game of poker, a bluff is a bet or raise made with a hand which is not thought to be the best hand.

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Charles Spencer (journalist)

Charles Spencer (born 4 March 1955) is a British journalist.

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Confidence trick

A confidence trick (synonyms include con, confidence game, confidence scheme, ripoff, scam and stratagem) is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their confidence, used in the classical sense of trust.

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David Mamet

David Alan Mamet (born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, film director, screenwriter and author.

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DVD

DVD (an abbreviation of "digital video disc" or "digital versatile disc") is a digital optical disc storage format invented and developed by Philips and Sony in 1995.

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Film noir

Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those which emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations.

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Foxbase Alpha

Foxbase Alpha is the first album by British band Saint Etienne, released in 1991.

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Heist film

The heist film is a subgenre of crime film.

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J. T. Walsh

James Thomas Patrick Walsh (September 28, 1943 – February 27, 1998) was an American actor.

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Joe Mantegna

Joseph Anthony Mantegna (born November 13, 1947) is an American actor, producer, writer, and director.

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Jonathan Katz

Jonathan Paul Katz (born December 1, 1946) is an American comedian, actor, and voice actor best known for his starring role in the animated sitcom Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist as Dr.

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Juan Ruiz Anchía

Juan Ruiz Anchía (born 1949) is a Spanish cinematographer.

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Lilia Skala

Lilia Skala (November 28, 1896December 18, 1994) was an Austrian-American actress.

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Lindsay Crouse

Lindsay Ann Crouse (born May 12, 1948) is an American actress.

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MacGuffin

In fiction, a MacGuffin (sometimes McGuffin or maguffin) is a plot device in the form of some goal, desired object, or another motivator that the protagonist pursues, often with little or no narrative explanation.

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Michael Billington (critic)

Michael Keith Billington OBE (born 16 November 1939) is a British author and arts critic.

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Mike Nussbaum

Michael Nussbaum (born December 29, 1923) is an American actor and director.

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Orion Pictures

Orion Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture producer and distributor that produced and released films from 1978 until 1999 and was also involved in television production and syndication throughout the 1980s until the early 1990s.

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Psychiatrist

A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry, the branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, study, and treatment of mental disorders.

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Richard Bean

Richard Bean (born Richard Anthony Bean in East Hull, 11 June 1956) is an English playwright.

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Ricky Jay

Richard Jay Potash (born 1948), known professionally as Ricky Jay, is an American stage magician, actor, and writer.

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Roger Ebert

Roger Joseph Ebert (June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, historian, journalist, screenwriter, and author.

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Rotten Tomatoes

Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television.

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Saint Etienne (band)

Saint Etienne are an English band from London, formed in 1990.

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Screenplay

A screenplay or script is a written work by screenwriters for a film, video game, or television program.

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Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud (born Sigismund Schlomo Freud; 6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

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Sting operation

In law enforcement, a sting operation is a deceptive operation designed to catch a person committing a crime.

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Tell (poker)

A tell in poker is a change in a player's behavior or demeanor that is claimed by some to give clues to that player's assessment of their hand.

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The Criterion Collection

The Criterion Collection, Inc. (or simply Criterion) is an American home video distribution company which focuses on licensing "important classic and contemporary films" and selling them to film aficionados.

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The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph, commonly referred to simply as The Telegraph, is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post is a major American daily newspaper founded on December 6, 1877.

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Thriller film

Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that involves excitement and suspense in the audience.

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Vincent Canby

Vincent Canby (July 27, 1924 – October 15, 2000) was an American film and theatre critic who served as the chief film critic for The New York Times from 1969 until the early 1990s, then its chief theatre critic from 1994 until his death in 2000.

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William H. Macy

William Hall Macy Jr. (born March 13, 1950) is an American actor.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Games

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