Sidney Lumet (1924-2011)

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How Tom Cruise and Sean Penn Got Their Big Breaks
6:16 pm PST 12/17/2011
- Bill Higgins
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The Hollywood Reporter looks back at some of the most glamorous and memorable moments from its eight decades of storied history, including how "Taps" influenced the actors' careers. READ MORE
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Appeals Court Ends Four Decades of Lawsuits Over Bank Robber Who Inspired 'Dog Day Afternoon'
9:33 am PST 12/5/2011
- Eriq Gardner
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The 1975 Oscar-nominated film caused the bank robber who inspired the Sidney Lumet film to seek out a percentage of Warner Bros. royalties. READ MORE
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Matt Damon, John Leguizamo, Late Sidney Lumet Honored With 'Made in NY' Awards
8:54 pm PDT 6/6/2011
- Georg Szalai
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Leguizamo jokes about Rep. Anthony Weiner, while Mayor Michael Bloomberg quips about his seven-second scene in 'The Adjustment Bureau' during the sixth annual awards event that also honored NBCUniversal's Lauren Zalaznick. READ MORE
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Sidney Lumet Tribute: THR’s Todd McCarthy Remembers the ‘Dynamic’ Director
7:42 am PDT 4/13/2011
- Todd McCarthy
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The "Serpico" helmer, who died Saturday at 86, “was a man of his time, of his city, anxious to engage with urgent issues, contemporary people, knotty conflicts and difficult moral struggles.” READ MORE
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Sidney Lumet (1924-2011)
9:01 am PDT 4/11/2011
- Emily Blank
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Look back on the famed director's career. READ MORE
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Steven Spielberg Remembers Sidney Lumet
6:03 am PDT 4/11/2011
- Lindsay Powers
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Lumet "was one of the greatest directors in the long history of film," he tells THR in a statement. READ MORE
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Sidney Lumet Made New York City Star of His Films
3:21 pm PDT 4/9/2011
- Kirk Honeycutt
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New York itself was the most intriguing, domineering character in a spectacularly good collection of movies he made, THR film critic Kirk Honeycutt writes. READ MORE
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6 Things to Know About Director Sidney Lumet
1:56 pm PDT 4/9/2011
- Philiana Ng
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With a career spanning more than 50 years, the filmmaker has made a stamp in the movies, but here are a few things you might not have known. READ MORE
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Director Sidney Lumet Dies at 86
8:32 am PDT 4/9/2011
- Gregg Kilday
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UPDATED: He had helmed "12 Angry Men," "Serpico" and "Dog Day Afternoon"; he was 86. READ MORE
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