Background
Vineberg, Steve was born on February 5, 1951 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Cecil and Sally (Strean) Vineberg.
(This is a history of the style that has pervaded American...)
This is a history of the style that has pervaded American acting for more than 50 years. The author appraises the fruits of Method training by the psychological truth and candour in the performances of such actors as Marlon Brando, Jason Robards, Rod Steiger and James Dean. He observes how the Method's "third generation" - Warren Beatty, Al Pacino, and Jack Nicholson, among others - brought a distinctive tone of hip disenchantment to films of the 1960s and 1970s. And he uses Dustin Hoffman's performance in the Broadway revival of "Death of a Salesman" to show how the Method has continued to evolve.
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(The New Yorker praised Method Actors as an "invigorating ...)
The New Yorker praised Method Actors as an "invigorating eclectic . . . (and) impassioned cultural history." Now Steven Vineberg turns his considerable critical acumen to the movies of our own time. Sure to be controversial, No Surprises, Please! is a powerful indictment of the films of the 1980s, continually upsetting our own expectations of what movies can be.
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critic theatre and film educator
Vineberg, Steve was born on February 5, 1951 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Cecil and Sally (Strean) Vineberg.
Bachelor, Brandeis University, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1985.
Teacher English & drama, Riverdale High School, Montreal, 1975-1978; teacher English & drama, Northmount High School, Montreal, 1978-1980; film & theatre critic, The Threepenny Review, Berkeley, California, since 1984; film & theatre critic, The Boston Phoenix, since 1986; assistant professor theatre, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1985-1991; associate professor theatre, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts, since 1991.
(This is a history of the style that has pervaded American...)
(This is a history of the style that has pervaded American...)
(The New Yorker praised Method Actors as an "invigorating ...)
Member American Theater Critics' Association, Boston Society Film Critics, Association Theatre in Higher Education.