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Post by petrolino on Dec 29, 2018 3:22:16 GMT
Sidney Lumet directs ... angry ...,
"He was ferocious, passionate, brilliant ... absolutely ferocious temper."
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12 Men
Anna Magnani
Walter Matthau
Jean Sorel
George Segal
Trevor Howard & Sean Connery
Al Pacino
Paul Newman & Lindsay Crouse
Philip Seymour Hoffman
A Beginning to an End
"Sidney Lumet was an old friend who directed my dad in 12 Angry Men in 1957. It was my dad’s Easy Rider — he believed in it with the same unstoppable fierceness as I would 12 years later. Dad took it from a 1954 one-hour episode of the dramatic anthology series, Studio One, and he made it into a major movie and critical success.
I am proud of him, as my dad also served as co-producer — his sole foray behind the camera for a film — along with writer Reginald Rose. Dad was thrilled to be directed by Sidney and to work with the top character actors in the business — e.g. Jack Klugman, Lee J. Cobb, Jack Warden, E.G. Marshall, Ed Begley, Sr., Martin Balsam, and John Fiedler.
Dad always thought of himself as a character actor, not a leading man, being uncomfortable with the “handle” of a leading man or romantic lead. Sidney gave him all the best things he wanted in his career.
12 Angry Men was shot in only three weeks for a budget of about $350,000 — it was Sidney’s first movie — and won four top prizes. Sidney received Oscar, Golden Globe, and Directors Guild of America nominations for Best Director.
It is considered one of my dad’s and Sidney’s best, and it is studied by all film schools. The movie was one of my dad’s favorite roles, along with “Tom Joad” in The Grapes of Wrath and “Gil Carter” in The Ox-Bow Incident.
Bless you, Sidney. You made a great film and made my dad the happiest man."
- An open letter from Peter Fonda, 'Medium Cool'
'Frankie & Johnny' by Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (born June 30, 1917, Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.)
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Post by petrolino on Dec 29, 2018 5:36:11 GMT
One of the great actor's directors who also made some great films (and some that weren't so good, but that's to be expected). Another exceptional thing about his talent was his ability to work so well in so many different genres. Like Kazan, he started as an actor on Broadway, then began directing in live television - an intense training ground, for sure. I love many of his films, though not all. On a personal note, I always found it interesting that at one time he was Lena Horne's son-in-law. But I guess you know that.
Hi spiderwort. I deliberately picked out some pictures across the decades to fit his press reputation and I think everybody looks uneasy with him. I'd say focused rather than scared, but clearly he saw this as work rather than play. Because he was a filmmaker known for vigorous preparation, I'm guessing he demanded top dollar on set (or location).
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Post by teleadm on Dec 29, 2018 17:43:50 GMT
One of the great American directors!  12 Angry Men 1957  Long Day's Journey into Night 1962  The Hill 1965  The Anderson Tapes 1971  Murder on the Orient Express 1974  Dog Day Afternoon 1975  Network 1976  Find Me Guilty 2006 and offcourse much much more! |
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Post by wmcclain on Dec 29, 2018 17:52:59 GMT
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Post by wmcclain on Dec 29, 2018 17:54:15 GMT
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Post by wmcclain on Dec 31, 2018 1:55:42 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Dec 31, 2018 2:24:38 GMT
Always good with his ensemble casts. Been meaning to see Network.
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Post by hi224 on Dec 31, 2018 2:32:13 GMT
An All timer as well.
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Post by marshamae on Dec 31, 2018 2:57:22 GMT
Lumet started in the Yiddish Theater , moved to Broadway as a child in Dead End. He was directed by Max Reinhardt in the Eternal Road as a child, and continued to act on Broadway through the 40’s. He was no filmschool 9 day wonder. He had deep roots in the theater of Europe and the US, and was the perfect person to helm the mid century anti hero classics with actors like Al Pacino
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Post by jervistetch on Dec 31, 2018 3:10:42 GMT
Thank you, Petrolino. An absolutely amazing gallery of photos. Lumet's impact on all of our lives can't be underestimated. How is it humanly possible that he never won an Oscar? It doesn't matter. His name and resume are immortal.
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Post by wmcclain on Dec 31, 2018 16:51:42 GMT
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Post by plasma on Dec 31, 2018 19:38:59 GMT
Nice tribute. Lumet was truly one of the great actor directors. Aside from obvious picks like 12 Angry Men, or Network, one of my personal favorite Lumet films has always been The Pawnbroker, a really stunning provocative drama with a tour deforce performance by Rod Steiger.
Another good lesser talked about Lumet film is a 1982 thriller known as Deathtrap. A bit of a stagey film (it was based off a play after all), it's nonetheless a pretty entertaining time with some real great twists, and also proves Christopher Reeve's sadly underused talents as a dramatic actor.
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Dec 31, 2018 23:22:02 GMT
Sidney Lumet directs ...
"He was ferocious, passionate, brilliant ... absolutely ferocious temper."
`12
12 Men
Anna Magnani
Marlon Brando
Walter Matthau
Jean Sorel
George Segal
Trevor Howard & Sean Connery
Al Pacino
Faye Dunaway
Paul Newman & Lindsay Crouse
Treat Williams
Philip Seymour Hoffman
A Beginning to an End
"Sidney Lumet was an old friend who directed my dad in 12 Angry Men in 1957. It was my dad’s Easy Rider — he believed in it with the same unstoppable fierceness as I would 12 years later. Dad took it from a 1954 one-hour episode of the dramatic anthology series, Studio One, and he made it into a major movie and critical success.
I am proud of him, as my dad also served as co-producer — his sole foray behind the camera for a film — along with writer Reginald Rose. Dad was thrilled to be directed by Sidney and to work with the top character actors in the business — e.g. Jack Klugman, Lee J. Cobb, Jack Warden, E.G. Marshall, Ed Begley, Sr., Martin Balsam, and John Fiedler.
Dad always thought of himself as a character actor, not a leading man, being uncomfortable with the “handle” of a leading man or romantic lead. Sidney gave him all the best things he wanted in his career.
12 Angry Men was shot in only three weeks for a budget of about $350,000 — it was Sidney’s first movie — and won four top prizes. Sidney received Oscar, Golden Globe, and Directors Guild of America nominations for Best Director.
It is considered one of my dad’s and Sidney’s best, and it is studied by all film schools. The movie was one of my dad’s favorite roles, along with “Tom Joad” in The Grapes of Wrath and “Gil Carter” in The Ox-Bow Incident.
Bless you, Sidney. You made a great film and made my dad the happiest man."
- An open letter from Peter Fonda, 'Medium Cool'
'Frankie & Johnny' by Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (born June 30, 1917, Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.)
Paul Newman with a tasty glass of beer in the 2nd photo. 🍺 |
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Post by wmcclain on Dec 31, 2018 23:27:27 GMT
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Post by london777 on Dec 31, 2018 23:50:43 GMT
How is it humanly possible that he never won an Oscar? He said "It seems to me that I've always lost to crap." Is that true? I list some of his most Oscar-worthy movies with the Best Director winners for those years: 12 Angry Men (1957) The Bridge on the River Kwai (David Lean)Fail-Safe (1964) My Fair Lady (George Cukor)Serpico (1973) The Sting (George Roy Hill)Dog Day Afternoon (1975) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Miloš Forman)Network (1976) Rocky (John G. Avildsen)He did receive an Honorary Oscar in 2005. He did make some stinkers, including: The Wiz (1978) Power (1986) Gloria (1999) ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Other favorites of mine not so far mentioned in this thread are among his late works: Running on Empty (1988) Night Falls on Manhattan (1996) Find Me Guilty (2006) I did not know Vin Diesel could act! Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) |
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Post by joekiddlouischama on Jan 1, 2019 8:59:02 GMT
Fail-Safe (1964) and The Hill (1965) constitute a pair of really underrated films from the mid-sixties. Fail-Safe tends to be overshadowed by the similarly-themed and much more sardonic Dr. Strangelove from that same year, but in some ways it is more chilling.
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Post by joekiddlouischama on Jan 1, 2019 9:01:32 GMT
How is it humanly possible that he never won an Oscar? He said "It seems to me that I've always lost to crap." Is that true? I list some of his most Oscar-worthy movies with the Best Director winners for those years: 12 Angry Men (1957) The Bridge on the River Kwai (David Lean)Fail-Safe (1964) My Fair Lady (George Cukor)Serpico (1973) The Sting (George Roy Hill)Dog Day Afternoon (1975) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Miloš Forman)Network (1976) Rocky (John G. Avildsen)He did receive an Honorary Oscar in 2005. He did make some stinkers, including: The Wiz (1978) Power (1986) Gloria (1999) ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Other favorites of mine not so far mentioned in this thread are among his late works: Running on Empty (1988) Night Falls on Manhattan (1996) Find Me Guilty (2006) I did not know Vin Diesel could act! Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) , The Sting, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest are certainly outstanding films, although The Sting is not exactly a profound movie. (I still have yet to see Rocky.) Aside from Cuckoo's, one could suggest that Lumet's movies lost to epics or entertainment vehicles that fit the more conventional criteria for a Best Picture. |
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Post by wmcclain on Jan 1, 2019 12:52:30 GMT
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Post by spiderwort on Jan 2, 2019 21:59:20 GMT
Interesting story about Lumet from a one-on-one interview with Robert Osborne on TCM:
After years of working as an actor in theatre, he became a director in live television, because Yul Brynner, who was directing at the time, encouraged him to do so. Lumet demurred, saying he had no experience with cameras, but Brynner prevailed, saying that the head of the network (CBS in that instance) was dedicated to hiring directors who understood actors, believing the technical crews would take care of the rest. So Lumet directed his first project, a CBS Television Workshop production of Don Quixote in 1952. Brynner obviously took a different path later, but Lumet stuck it out and became one of our most important directors (thanks to a very smart executive, Charles Underhill, who was so instrumental in establishing what we call the Golden Age of Television).
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