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Sidney Lumet, Director of American Film Classics, Dies at 86

post #1 of 14
4/9/11 at 2:35pm
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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/10/mo...6.html?_r=2&hp

Great director

I enjoyed Network and Dog Day Afternoon. At some point I'll watch Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
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post #2 of 14
4/9/11 at 2:53pm
RIP
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post #3 of 14
4/9/11 at 2:55pm
Absolutely loved Dog Day Afternoon.

RIP Mr. Lumet
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post #4 of 14
4/9/11 at 2:58pm
Network, Dog Day Afternoon and 12 Angry Men are 3 of my favorites of all time. Sad news.
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post #5 of 14
4/9/11 at 3:17pm
Fail-Safe is an under-appreciated classic.
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post #6 of 14
4/9/11 at 9:46pm
Love Sidney Lumet's work. Making Movies is also a great read.
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post #7 of 14
4/9/11 at 10:48pm
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Originally Posted by mordecai View Post
Network, Dog Day Afternoon and 12 Angry Men are 3 of my favorites of all time. Sad news.

+1

Network seems so prophetic in retrospect given the rapidly changing landscape of the news and entertainment industries and how the two have become more intertwined.

12 Angry Men is simply one of the best examples of compelling movie storytelling emerging from 90 minutes of masterful dialogue and acting.
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post #8 of 14
4/9/11 at 11:10pm
how could we leave out Serpico, an all time classic? i love that movie
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post #9 of 14
4/9/11 at 11:15pm
He was a good actor too.
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post #10 of 14
4/10/11 at 11:44am
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12 Angry Men is simply one of the best examples of compelling movie storytelling emerging from 90 minutes of masterful dialogue and acting.
Lumet and Kaufman used the camera very effectively to escalate the tension in the film. For the first third the camera is somewhat high or in a more natural position and we see the jurors in mostly wide shots. As the story progresses the camera begins to drop, the lensing goes longer and the room starts to become more claustrophobic. Finally in the last act the camera drops below eye-level and we see the ceiling which seems to press down on the jurors heads. First feature - low budget - Oscar nomination. Also considered one of the sweatiest movies ever made. lefty
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post #11 of 14
4/10/11 at 12:25pm
"Network" is undoubtedly in my top 10 films. Lumet was a phenom.
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post #12 of 14
4/14/11 at 5:42pm
Before the Devil Knows Your Dead is absolutely amazing. Everyone should watch this, 12 Angry Men, and Dog Day Afternoon at LEAST in honor of this man.
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post #13 of 14
4/14/11 at 5:47pm
Is TMC going to broadcast his films? They just got around to Elizabeth Taylor's films a couple days ago. I want to see Murder on the Orient Express. And The Verdict.
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post #14 of 14
4/15/11 at 5:14am
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Is TMC going to broadcast his films? They just got around to Elizabeth Taylor's films a couple days ago. I want to see Murder on the Orient Express. And The Verdict.

Paul Newman is great in The Verdict.
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