June 9, 2003

Ely Landau's American Film Theatre Collection, a 1974 project to make movies of great plays, is out on DVD, as boxed sets or individually. A second set is due in July, and a third set is due in Fall, for a total of 14 films. Set one includes O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh, Ionesco's Rhinoceros (starring Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder), Luther, The Maids, and Butley. Set two includes Albee's A Delicate Balance, In Celebration, Pinter's The Homecoming, Chekov's Three Sisters, and The Man in the Glass Booth. Playbill article, Alan Bates Archive article.