LONG BEACH, Calif., June 19 (UPI) -- Independent filmmaker David Mamet has unveiled "Redbelt," a film about ultimate fighting, at the Pyramid in Long Beach, Calif.

NEW YORK, June 8 (UPI) -- Nathan Lane has agreed to play the lead in "November," a political comedy by David Mamet scheduled to preview on New York's Broadway in December.

AUSTIN, Texas, April 18 (UPI) -- The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas has acquired the papers of playwright David Mamet, it was announced Wednesday.

UPI almanac for Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006.

SYDNEY, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Actress Cate Blanchett and husband Andrew Upton have agreed to serve as joint artistic directors of Australia's Sydney Theatre Co. in 2008.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Gary Rubin's film "I Trust You to Kill Me," has Kiefer Sutherland touring Europe with Rocco DeLuca & the Burden, a band signed under his Ironworks music label.

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 30, the 334h day of 2005 with 31 to follow.

LOS ANGELES, July 26 (UPI) -- Actor William H. Macy said "low-budget isn't for sissies" as he related an incident on the "Edmond" set that sounded more like an episode of "Punk'd."

LOS ANGELES, June 29 (UPI) -- Political pundit Arianna Huffington has signed a deal with Yahoo! News that will allow Yahoo! to post content from Huffingtonpost.com.