http://www.tvguide.com/movies/house-games/101384 The latest on House Of Games TV Guide RSS Publishing Engine V 1.0 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 1440 http://www.tvguide.com/images/tvg_rss_logo.gif http://www.tvguide.com/movies/house-games/101384 http://video.tvguide.com/ID/815035?rss=object <p><a href="http://video.tvguide.com/ID/815035?rss=object"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://videodetective.com/photos/016/000068_13.jpg" width="60" height="45" alt="House Of Games" style="margin:0 5px 5px" /></a>In his directorial debut, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet creates a stylish cinematic puzzle of games within games, as con men are joined by a psychologist in creating the perfect caper. Dr. Margaret Ford (Lindsay Crouse), the writer of psychological self-help books, meets Mike (Joe Mantegna) as she attempts to help a patient who owes heavy gambling debts. When she herself is the victim of a con, she becomes intrigued by the psychological drama of the con game and joins in a complicated scam involving a suitcase of cash. Mamet directs his extremely complicated plot with skill and complete control until it is impossible to tell who is the con and who is the victim. The suspense builds to an amazing surprise ending which is both reasonable and believable but completely unpredictable. Crouse and Mantegna are outstanding as are all the supporting performances. Mamet and his cinematographer Juan Ruiz-Anchia create a visually stunning, compelling film that does justice to Mamet's superbly written scre</p> Video Detective http://video.tvguide.com/ID/815035?rss=object Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:35:18 +0000 <p><a href="http://video.tvguide.com/ID/815035?rss=object"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://videodetective.com/photos/016/000068_13.jpg" width="60" height="45" alt="House Of Games" style="margin:0 5px 5px" /></a>In his directorial debut, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet creates a stylish cinematic puzzle of games within games, as con men are joined by a psychologist in creating the perfect caper. Dr. Margaret Ford (Lindsay Crouse), the writer of psychological self-help books, meets Mike (Joe Mantegna) as she attempts to help a patient who owes heavy gambling debts. When she herself is the victim of a con, she becomes intrigued by the psychological drama of the con game and joins in a complicated scam involving a suitcase of cash. Mamet directs his extremely complicated plot with skill and complete control until it is impossible to tell who is the con and who is the victim. The suspense builds to an amazing surprise ending which is both reasonable and believable but completely unpredictable. Crouse and Mantegna are outstanding as are all the supporting performances. Mamet and his cinematographer Juan Ruiz-Anchia create a visually stunning, compelling film that does justice to Mamet's superbly written scre</p> House Of Games http://video.tvguide.com/ID/665627?rss=object <p><a href="http://video.tvguide.com/ID/665627?rss=object"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51-NYCWmCWL._SX320_SY240_.jpg" width="60" height="45" alt="House of Games" style="margin:0 5px 5px" /></a>A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led my a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.</p> Amazon Video on Demand http://video.tvguide.com/ID/665627?rss=object Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:32:51 +0000 <p><a href="http://video.tvguide.com/ID/665627?rss=object"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51-NYCWmCWL._SX320_SY240_.jpg" width="60" height="45" alt="House of Games" style="margin:0 5px 5px" /></a>A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led my a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.</p> House of Games http://video.tvguide.com/ID/647407?rss=object <p><a href="http://video.tvguide.com/ID/647407?rss=object"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51-NYCWmCWL._SX320_SY240_.jpg" width="60" height="45" alt="House of Games" style="margin:0 5px 5px" /></a>A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led my a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.</p> Amazon Video on Demand http://video.tvguide.com/ID/647407?rss=object Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:55:12 +0000 <p><a href="http://video.tvguide.com/ID/647407?rss=object"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51-NYCWmCWL._SX320_SY240_.jpg" width="60" height="45" alt="House of Games" style="margin:0 5px 5px" /></a>A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led my a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.</p> House of Games http://video.tvguide.com/ID/516108?rss=object <p><a href="http://video.tvguide.com/ID/516108?rss=object"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://a1.phobos.apple.com/us/r10/Music/27/cf/ea/mzi.uxuvpdfv.170x170-75.jpg" width="60" height="45" alt="House of Games" style="margin:0 5px 5px" /></a>When a suicidal patient reveals that his gambling debt has him at the end of his rope, dedicated psychiatrist Margaret Ford (Crouse) enters into the shadowy underground world of gaming to help him out. At a seedy casino, she boldly confronts Mike (Montegna), the con man who holds her patient's markers. Duped into a high-stakes poker match, Margaret becomes intoxicated by Mike's mastery, as he both cheats at the game and charms her. She quickly falls for him, turning a blind eye to the fact that he's a swindler who can't be trusted. And before long she finds herself sparring in a mental poker match of the heart with deadly consequences!</p> iTunes http://video.tvguide.com/ID/516108?rss=object Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:32:08 +0000 <p><a href="http://video.tvguide.com/ID/516108?rss=object"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://a1.phobos.apple.com/us/r10/Music/27/cf/ea/mzi.uxuvpdfv.170x170-75.jpg" width="60" height="45" alt="House of Games" style="margin:0 5px 5px" /></a>When a suicidal patient reveals that his gambling debt has him at the end of his rope, dedicated psychiatrist Margaret Ford (Crouse) enters into the shadowy underground world of gaming to help him out. At a seedy casino, she boldly confronts Mike (Montegna), the con man who holds her patient's markers. Duped into a high-stakes poker match, Margaret becomes intoxicated by Mike's mastery, as he both cheats at the game and charms her. She quickly falls for him, turning a blind eye to the fact that he's a swindler who can't be trusted. And before long she finds herself sparring in a mental poker match of the heart with deadly consequences!</p> House of Games http://www.tvguide.com/listings Get your local listings TV Guide Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:26:38 +0000