NEW YORK — Sidney Lumet, the award-winning director of such acclaimed films as “Network,” “Serpico,” “Dog Day Afternoon” and “12 Angry Men,” has died. He was 86. Lumet’s death was confirmed by ...
Sidney Lumet once wrote: “While the goal of all movies is to entertain, the kind of film in which I believe goes one step further. It compels the spectator to examine one facet or another of his own ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sidney Lumet, an American film director known for inspiring top-notch performances from actors in a stream of classic films including "12 Angry Men," "Dog Day Afternoon," "Network ...
There are moments in American cinema when art catches history in its teeth — when the camera becomes a prophecy. Two films from the late 1970s do this. Hal Ashby’s “Being There” (1979) and Sidney ...
The Film Society of Lincoln Center will honor the late, great New York director Sidney Lumet with a retrospective titled "Prince of the City" running July 19 through 25. The gritty and socially ...
Network turns 50 — and somehow feels more shocking, more sobering, and more timely than ever ...
“There’s a reason I’ve had some good pictures and other guys will never have good pictures,” Sidney Lumet says matter-of-factly on a recent afternoon in his New York office — four cramped white walls, ...
Sidney Lumet director of nearly 50 films, including the classics 12 Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon and Network, passed away in his Manhattan apartment this morning, The New York Times is reporting.
Sidney Lumet, the award-winning director of such acclaimed films as "Network," "Serpico," "Dog Day Afternoon" and "12 Angry Men," has died. He was 86. Lumet's death was confirmed by relatives and ...