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 ...

If an essential quality of great art is timelessness, Hollywood movies on contemporary social issues have a checkered history. Some endure as classics, but many others have long ago lost their ...

Sidney Lumet began his career acting and directing for the theater, and made his screen acting debut in the movie, One Third of a Nation, in 1939. Lumet began directing television in the late 1940's ...

It's impossible to say whether the film's legacy would be as impactful had legendary director Sidney Lumet helmed the movie. Known for his eye for authenticity and real-world storytelling ...

The auteur curated the screening series “Living, Breathing New York” for the Roxy Cinema, which features screenings of four of his favorite NYC movies out of a full list of Scorsese’s 32 favorite New ...

“Dog Day Afternoon” is turning 50. And it’s “Dog Day Afternoon,” the 1975 Sidney Lumet picture about an attempted Brooklyn, New York, bank robbery and the relatively brief hostage ...

12 Angry Men, directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Henry Fonda, was released in 1957 to critical acclaim, though it initially underperformed at the box office. The film takes place almost ...

How many Broadway shows has Sidney Lumet been in? Sidney Lumet has appeared on Broadway in 9 shows. How many West End shows has Sidney Lumet been in? Sidney Lumet has not appeared in the West End.

Sidney Lumet, who directed such lived-in New York street dramas as “Serpico,” “The Pawnbroker” and “Dog Day Afternoon,” might not be the first director who comes to mind for a film ...