Tuesday, 12 April 2011

SIDNEY LUMET RIP

http://youtu.be/-_HWOHpdng0
Tribute
Prolific director Sidney Lumet died at age 85. His most famous films make up quite a list of great contemporary movies
Serpico
The Verdict
Dog Day Afternoon
Twelve angry men
the Pawnbroker
Murder on the Orient express
Network
Fail Safe
But what elevates Lumet is that a list of some of his lesser known films are better than most Directors 'A game' movies; That's how good he was
The Hill
The Offence
Prince of the City
Q&A
The Anderson Tapes
Running on empty
Night falls on Manhattan
Family business
But it wasn't all seriousness,he even had time for a curio
The Wiz
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