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	Paul Rudnick: "Is This Going To Be Funny?"
		Paul Rudnick is a rare anomaly in the literary world, someone people might call a "triple threat," for he is an accomplished screenwriter, playwright, and novelist.
		Rudnick was born in Piscataway, New Jersey, in 1957.
		Rudnick, as a gay male himself, understood the fear that permeated society and the character of Jeffrey.
	www.bard.org /Education/resources/other/ihatehamletplaywright.html (1115 words)

	SPLICEDwire: Paul Rudnick feature
		Paul Rudnick has a huge mouth, almost like a Muppet.
		While Rudnick says Paramount Pictures meddled very little in what might have been a risky film to target at a mainstream audience, he admits the smooch made the studio suits nervous.
		In "Jeffrey," the shock of a surprisingly passionate male-male lip-lock is defused by a seemingly random cut-away to two teenage couples, serving as a surrogate audience and reacting to the kiss in a movie theater.
	www.splicedonline.com /features/rudnick1.html (1064 words)

	NPR : PAUL RUDNICK is a essayist, novelist, and playwright
		NPR : PAUL RUDNICK is a essayist, novelist, and playwright
		Fresh Air from WHYY, December 10, 1993 · 2: PAUL RUDNICK is a essayist, novelist, and playwright.
		RUDNICK also wrote the screenplay for the movie "Addams Family Values," starring Angelica Houston and Raul Julia.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=1107348 (191 words)

	Welcome to summer camp: Nicole Kidman and writer Paul Rudnick talk about remaking The Stepford Wives in an era when ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Rudnick, who previously blended laughs with chills in the Addams Family films, saw this as a remake ripe for someone with his wicked gifts.
		Rudnick: We did have this discussion, I think, on the set one day that there is something very Barbie-like about the Stepford Wives.
		In a time when gays and lesbians are fighting for the right to get their own taste of whatever you think of as traditional marriage, this movie draws on the notion that if you're really talking tradition, you're talking about wives as property.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1589/is_2004_May_25/ai_n6150975 (879 words)

	Paul Rudnick isn't afraid of anything.
		So when Rudnick says over the phone from his home in New York that he can be "far more of a coward than some of the characters I write about," it feels as if he's being falsely modest about the steeliness of his own spine.
		Rudnick's latest play, "Valhalla," at San Francisco's New Conservatory Theatre Center through July 16, is about a deeper sort of fearlessness.
		And Texas, the quintessential George W. Bush red state, seemed like the most mundane and simultaneously most extreme setting for Rudnick's noncondescending vision of hicks with fire in their eyes.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/06/18/PKGBIJAGFN1.DTL (837 words)

	Lycos Movies - Biography - Paul Rudnick
		A mainstay of New York theater since the early 1980s, the openly gay Paul Rudnick has become a latter-day Dorothy Parker, animating plays, screenplays, novels and a column in PREMIERE magazine (under the pseudonym Libby Gelman-Waxner) with his subversive wit.
		Rudnick finally received screen credit for the far superior sequel "Addams Family Values" (1993), the first time mainstream audiences could appreciate his trademark sensibility in uncompromised form.
		After Rudnick helped Rudin out with some uncredited script doctoring on Hugh Wilson's "The First Wives Club" (1996), the pair teamed again on Frank Oz's "In & Out" (1997), Rudnick's original screenplay loosely inspired by Tom Hank's Oscar acceptance speech mentioning the homosexuality of his high school drama teacher.
	entertainment.lycos.com /movies/celeb_bio.php?id=27794 (618 words)

	AP Wire \| 11/21/2006 \| Paul Rudnick has fun with gay marriage
		Perhaps Rudnick's most representative movie is 1997's "In and Out," the story of a small-town high school teacher outed on national TV (loosely based on Tom Hanks' Oscar acceptance speech).
		Rudnick's more loopy side can be found in his film reviews in Premiere magazine, written under the pseudonym Libby Gelman-Waxner, perhaps the world's most irresponsible film critic.
		Rudnick, whether as Gelman-Waxner or himself, has had his share of criticism from those who don't appreciate his irreverence and remain suspicious of his motives.
	www.twincities.com /mld/twincities/entertainment/16068303.htm (1157 words)

	Paul Rudnick's "Valhalla," reviewed by Don Shewey
		Rudnick intricately cross-cuts between the life of Ludwig (a bravely over-the-top performance by Peter Frechette) and the fictional story of James Avery (the ever-adorable Sean Dugan), a small-town Texan who grew up in the 1930s.
		James is the kind of precocious gay kid whose defense, when caught stealing a crystal swan from a department store, is “I needed it.” Ludwig is a fanatical opera-lover and swoony romantic who bankrupts his country’s treasury building rococo castles all over Bavaria.
		The structure of the play is wildly and admirably ambitious, but as the chronology plods on, the second act bogs down in plot manipulations.
	www.donshewey.com /theater_reviews/valhalla.html (428 words)

	I Hate Hamlet Study Guide by Paul Rudnick: Critical Essay #2
		In keeping with one of the major themes of Shakespeare's Hamlet, Paul Rudnick's I Hate Hamlet is a contrast between both old and new, the value of Shakespearean theater versus the instant gratification of television fame.
		Rudnick draws on historical figure John Barrymore for his inspiration, an actor captivated by the role of Shakespeare's prince.
		A sentimental, lighthearted social commentary, Rudnick's Hamlet is not a tragedy, does not seek to redeem or preach a heavy handed message.
	www.bookrags.com /studyguide-i-hate-hamlet/essay2.html (188 words)

	SPLICEDwire: Paul Rudnick Q&A
		He works on the edge of the mainstream, writing films like "Addams Family Values" and doctoring the dialogue in "The First Wives Club," always adding irony that plays slightly to the darker side of humor.
		But nothing is ever serious when Rudnick has a hand in it.
		So I just had a ball writing the movie you were not going to see, "To Serve and Protect." I think Frank Oz, the director, had such a blast filming it because he got to use every possible movie-making clichÈ, all of the stuff he was forbidden to use otherwise.
	www.splicedonline.com /features/rudnick2.html (3711 words)

	Paul Rudnick's "Great" Take on Jacqueline Susann
		Rudnick remembers Susann and her big hair from her talk show appearances in the '60s and early '70s.
		Rudnick still writes Premiere magazine columns that poke fun at "high art," under the pseudonym of yenta film critic Libby Gelman-Waxner.
		Rudnick, who quips that Libby Gelman-Waxner "absolutely adores Jackie," has a theory about why Susann is enjoying a cult revival, especially in the gay drag world.
	www.jewishjournal.com /old/jacquelinesusann.1.21.0.htm (751 words)

	glbtq >> literature >> Rudnick, Paul
		Rudnick also wrote the screenplay for Isn't She Great (2000), based on the life and career of novelist Jacqueline Susann and her need for celebrity.
		As a journalist, Rudnick writes regularly for the movie magazine Premiere under the pseudonym Libby Gelman-Waxner, a fictional wealthy Long Island retail store executive who mixes celebrity and family gossip with movie criticism and campy insights.
		Proudly open about his homosexuality, Rudnick is one of the most interesting comic writers at work today.
	www.glbtq.com /literature/rudnick_p_lit,2.html (592 words)

	PrideSource: Out playwright Paul Rudnick on perpetrating the perfect partner
		Let famed out screenwriter/playwright/wit Paul Rudnick put it to you this way: "Think about that moment when you're sitting on the couch channel-surfing," offers the "In and Out" scribe, "and your partner is next to you and they're nagging or doing whatever most irritates you.
		Based on the novel by Ira Levin, the original film was a chilling (if now camp) satire on the encroaching "dangers" of feminism, documenting the mutant measures that one town's husbands employed to keep their wives in line.
		Rudnick, for one, was more than up for the task of revamping this timely tale for a new era.
	www.pridesource.com /article.shtml?article=8213 (1267 words)

	Paul Rudnick - Moviefone
		Paul Rudnick is a screenwriter of often successful comedies, and who, under the pen name Libby Gelman-Waxner, wrote a long-running and popular...
		Out American playwright, novelist, and screenwriter Paul Rudnick brings a gently subversive wit to all of his projects.
		Paul Rudnick - Filmography, Biography, News, Photos, Birth date, Relationships, Paul Rudnick Film Clips, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
	movies.aol.com /celebrity/paul-rudnick/167017/main (99 words)

	I Hate Hamlet Summary & Essays - Paul Rudnick
		As its title suggests, Paul Rudnick’s 1991 play I Hate Hamlet deals with the question of just how relevant William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is for modern audiences.
		Barrymore offers guidance to the young actor, who has to decide between the easy money that he could make with a new television series and the confidence to be gained by facing the world’s most difficult acting challenge.
		Rudnick fills the play with laughs, as he lightly satirizes greedy realtors, vacuous Hollywood producers, pretentious but well-meaning actresses, and hard-drinking, womanizing actors.
	www.enotes.com /hate-hamlet (330 words)

	REVIEW: MR. CHARLES, CURRENTLY OF PALM BEACH * Writer: Paul Rudnick * Director: Christopher Ashley by Don Shewey
		Charles, settling himself on the throne of his cable-access empire, sporting a lemon custard jacket, a paisley necktie for a belt, and a gleam in his eye born of more than one martini.
		Like a creature fashioned from the DNA of Paul Lynde in some fabulous laboratory, the title character of Paul Rudnick’s hilarious new one-act Mr.
		Paul Rudnick on a roll is one of the funniest writers in America.
	www.donshewey.com /theater_reviews/mr_charles.htm (428 words)

	village voice > theater > Rude Entertainment by Paul Rudnick; Are You Dave Gorman? by Dave Gorman by James Hannaham
		Assuming that, as a gay man, Rudnick has gay interests in mind, the by-products of sidestepping the more difficult problems of queers in society is tolerance lite.
		The answer: because Rudnick is a big queen who can strand his inner diva in Peoria for only so long before she bursts out of the celluloid closet.
		As with Rudnick, the real point of the show isn't the journey he describes, fascinating only for the lengths to which he'll go, but Gorman's supersonic delivery and single-mindedness.
	www.villagevoice.com /theater/0141,hannaham,28881,11.html (1008 words)

	AfterElton.com - Interview with Paul Rudnick (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Almost thirty years after the original, more horror-oriented version of The Stepford Wives made its debut in movie theaters, a campy and comedic remake, starring Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick, Glenn Close, Christopher Walken, David Marshall Grant, and scene stealers Bette Midler and Roger Bart, is making an impact.
		I spoke with novelist, playwright and screenwriter Paul Rudnick about his vision for the wives of Stepford, which is now out on DVD with all sorts of special features.
		Paul Rudnick: Oh, they’re one and the same.
	www.afterelton.com /movies/2005/1/paulrudnick.html (571 words)

	`Regrets Only,' a labored, patchwork Paul Rudnick comedy of New York's upper crust 111906 - The Augusta Chronicle
		In fact, there's a labored, patchwork quality to Paul Rudnick's uneven new play on view at off-Broadway's Manhattan Theatre Club Stage I. The evening, despite the work of such expert actors as Christine Baranski, George Grizzard, David Rasche, Sian Phillips and Jackie Hoffman, suffers from a stop-and-go script that lurches from joke to joke.
		Rudnick's heroine is a glamorous Fifth Avenue matron named Tibby McCullough portrayed with style by Baranski, who has been dressed most glamorously by costume guru William Ivey Long.
		The new job causes a riff between Tibby and Hank, a divide exacerbated by the fact that Hank is designing the wedding dress for Spencer, Tibby's soon-to-be-married daughter (a strident Diane Davis).
	chronicle.augusta.com /ap/122062322.shtml (670 words)

	Paul Rudnick's Jeffrey
		Jeffrey is a nice, fairly typical gay man who realizes that his favorite pastime has some fairly unpleasant and even deadly consequences.
		Rudnick may well be the gay Neil Simon, and it took great courage to look the terrifying grim ripper in the eye with flamboyant style and wit.
		Rudnick doesn't just perpetuate gay stereotypes and clichés, he celebrates them.
	www.steadstylechicago.com /jeffrey.htm (523 words)

	I Hate Hamlet Study Guide by Paul Rudnick: Author Biography
		Early on, he knew what he wanted to do with his life, writing in a grammar school essay that he wanted to be a playwright.
		After graduation from high school, Rudnick studied drama at Yale University.
		His first play, Poor Little Lambs, was produced in 1982; the off-Broadway production drew mixed critical responses, though the solid cast included several actors, such as Bronson Pinchot and Kevin Bacon, who went on to gain fame on TV and in movies.
	www.bookrags.com /studyguide-i-hate-hamlet/bio.html (212 words)

	BootLeg Betty » An Interview With Writer Paul Rudnick (The Stepford Wives)
		This week, Nicole Kidman, Bette Midler, Glenn Close, Christopher Walken, and Matthew Broderick are mouthing the words to Paul Rudnick’s screenplay for The Stepford Wives, a wise and comical reinvention of the 1975 original.
		Rudnick: That was another aspect that lent itself heavily to the current moment because we’re living in an age of the web and computer animation.
		Rudnick: That was one of the pleasures of making this film, the idea that you’ve got this town built by this particular group of actors.
	www.bootlegbetty.com /?p=1532 (1730 words)

	Interview May 23, 1998: Libby Gelman-Waxner (aka Paul Rudnick)
		Libby just couldn't get away from her jobs (buyer of junior's active sportswear and film critic) to talk with Michael, so she sent her alter-ego Paul Rudnick.
		Listen in while Michael and Paul cast a film to please everyone -- Jessica Tandy and an exploding police car.
		Paul Rudnick is a novelist, playwright, and screenwriter whose works include the play "Jeffrey" and the films Addams Family Values and In and Out.
	www.notmuch.com /Features/Interview/int-052398.html (109 words)

	Amazon.com: I'll Take It: Books: Paul Rudnick (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Hedy Reckler and her older sisters Ida and Pola have worked hard to pamper their husbands and children; now, with Hedy's layabout son Joe, they plan a small reward: a week-long trip through New England, ostensibly to see the autumn leaves, but actually a barely veiled excuse for a multi-state shopping spree.
		For all four, shopping is a spiritual, emotional and close to carnal pleasure, but unlike her sisters, Hedy doesn't always understand the phrase "I'll take it" to involve payment.
		Rudnick writes about shopping with the passion a master chef would bring to describing the perfect truffle, and some of his comic set-pieces provoke helpless laughter, but the heart of the novel is his depiction of Ida, Pola and Hedy: quarrelsome, nostalgic and completely true to life.
	www.amazon.com /Ill-Take-Paul-Rudnick/dp/0394579178 (1284 words)

	Paul Rudnick Photos - Paul Rudnick News - Paul Rudnick Information
		Paul Rudnick Photos - Paul Rudnick News - Paul Rudnick Information
		Paul Rudnick is an openly-gay screenwriter and playwright.
		Tell the world what you think of Paul Rudnick, write a review for this person.
	www.tv.com /paul-rudnick/person/251393/summary.html (147 words)

	Playbill News: New Works by Paul Rudnick and Kia Corthron Considered for Next NY Theatre Workshop Season
		New York Theatre Workshop is currently considering a host of new works by playwrights as they assemble their next season.
		Paul Rudnick, Kia Corthron and possibly Tony Kushner may see the downtown Manhattan theatre's stage in 2003-2004.
		Paul Rudnick's The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told began at NYTW before transferring to a commercial run Off-Broadway.
	www.playbill.com /news/article/79429.html (451 words)

	Amazon.ca: I'll Take It: Books: Paul Rudnick (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The characters they meet are memorable and will surely remind you of people you have come across in New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts or Maine....in other words....people who are NOT New Yorkers.
		Having enjoyed Paul Rudnick's rapier wit in movies such as JEFFREY, ADDAMS' FAMILY VALUES, and IN and OUT, I thought I'd give his prose fiction a try.
		I can't tell you what a disappointment the first 50 pages of this book were -- after which, I cut my losses and quit reading.
	www.amazon.ca /Ill-Take-Paul-Rudnick/dp/034536225X (449 words)

	Paul Rudnick (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A mainstay of New York theater since the early 1980s, the openly gay Rudnick has become a latter-day Dorothy Parker.
		Rudnick made his off-Broadway debut with "Poor Little Lambs" (1982), a comedy starring Kevin Bacon.
		The play was well received and subsequently optioned by Hollywood, where it languished in development limbo until the rights returned to Rudnick....
	www.hollywood.com /celebs/detail/id/189037 (479 words)

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