Sidney Lumet
Director
Accent on international fare at New York festival...event. "Two years ago, we had the Coen brothers and Wes Anderson and Julian Schnabel and Noah Baumbach and Sidney Lumet," said Richard Pena, programing director and selection committee chair for the Film Society of Lincoln Center. "Last... In this article: Thomson Reuters, New York, Lars von Trier, Alain Resnais, U.S., All rights reserved, The White Ribbon, and Small business |
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www.washingtonpost.com | September 27, 2007
American Directors Dominate NY Film Fest
"Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" is Lumet's first film at the NYFF since "Fail-Safe" played there in 1964, a surprising bit of trivia for a director so synonymous with New York, and more specifically, the Upper West Side. Alluding...
In this article: Wes Anderson, NEW YORK, Owen Wilson, The Darjeeling Limited, Noah Baumbach, New York Film Festival, Jason Schwartzman, and Hotel Chevalier
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International Herald Tribune - Culture | August 16, 2007
People: Quentin Tarantino, Marjane Satrapi, Matt Damon - International Herald Tribune
...for Old Men," by Joel and Ethan Coen. New American films by Noah Baumbach, Gus Van Sant, Todd Haynes and Sidney Lumet will be shown, as will international productions by Julian Schnabel and Abel Ferrara. Among the foreign films are: "The...
In this article: Quentin Tarantino, Nicole Brown Simpson, Marjane Satrapi, Gordon Gano, Matt Damon, Jordache, Ronald Goldman, Heidi Klum, and Violent Femmes
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www.movingimagesource.us
Noah Baumbach + Jennifer Jason Leigh - Dialogues - Moving ...
Sidney Lumet, Ethan Hawke, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei October 25, 2007 ... Writer-director Noah Baumbach and actress Jennifer Jason Leigh collaborated on ...
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nymag.com
How Did Noah Baumbach and Jennifer Jason Leigh Make 'Margot ...
How could Noah Baumbach and Jennifer Jason Leigh make such a ... An Indie Marriage: Noah Baumbach and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Dog Day Afternoons: Sidney Lumet ...
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www.cbc.ca
CBC News - Film - Lumet, DePalma to screen films at NY Film Fest
Films by Sidney Lumet, Noah Baumbach and Brian DePalma will be part of the lineup for the 45th New ... Lumet is bringing crime thriller Before the Devil Knows ...
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www.movingimagesource.us
Sidney Lumet, Ethan Hawke, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa ...
Noah Baumbach + Jennifer Jason Leigh November 8, 2007 ... Sidney Lumet's critically acclaimed 2007 film Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, ...
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www.usatoday.com
Noah Baumbach - Tag Story Index - USATODAY.com
USATODAY.com Latest News ... Stories about: Noah Baumbach. Browse: Index of ... From Wes Anderson to Sidney Lumet, this year's New York Film Festival is ...
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The Return of the New York Auteur -- New York Magazine
... Noah Baumbach, Peter Bogdanovich, Abel Ferrara, Murray ... An Indie Marriage: Noah Baumbach and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Dog Day Afternoons: Sidney Lumet ...
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www.bostonherald.com
New York Film Fest announces lineup heavy on American ...
Among the directors bringing films to the festival: Sidney Lumet ... the festival: Sidney Lumet ("Before the Devil Knows You're Dead"), Noah Baumbach ...
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Description from Wikipedia:
Sidney Lumet (pronounced: /luˈmɛt/, loo-MET; born June 25, 1924) is an Academy Award winning American film director, with over 50 films to his name, including the critically acclaimed 12 Angry Men (1957), Serpico (1973), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Network (1976) and The Verdict (1982), all of which, except for Serpico (1973), earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Director.
According to The Encyclopedia of Hollywood, Lumet is one of the most prolific directors of the modern era. He has made more than one movie per year on average since his directorial debut in 1957. He is noted for his ability to draw major actors to his projects which has allowed him to make many ambitious movies for over fifty years.
One of his steady themes during his career has been the "fragility of justice and the police and their corruption," according to Thomson’s Biographical Dictionary of Film. He can deliver "powerhouse performances from lead actors," and fine work from character actors and is today one of the foremost figures of New York moviemaking. His sensitivity to actors and to the rhythms of the city have made him "America’s longest-lived descendant of the 1950s Neorealist tradition and its urgent commitment to ethical responsibility."
Lumet began as an off-Broadway director, then became a highly efficient TV director. His first movie was typical of his best work: a well-acted, tightly written, deeply considered "problem picture," 12 Angry Men (1957). Since then, Lumet has divided his energies among other idealistic problem pictures along with literate adaptations of plays and novels, big stylish pictures, and New York-based black comedies. As a result of directing Twelve Angry Men, he is also responsible for leading the first wave of directors who made a successful transition from TV to movies.
- Birth Date:
- June 25, 1924
- Birthplace:
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Spouse:
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- Mary Gimbel (1980-)
- Rita Gam (1949-1954)
- Gail Jones (1963-1978)
- Gloria Vanderbilt (1956-1963)
- Years Active:
- 1939 - present
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