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Sidney Lumet (1924-2011)

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  1. How Tom Cruise and Sean Penn Got Their Big Breaks

    6:16 pm PST 12/17/2011
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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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  2. Appeals Court Ends Four Decades of Lawsuits Over Bank Robber Who Inspired 'Dog Day Afternoon'

    9:33 am PST 12/5/2011
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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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  3. Matt Damon, John Leguizamo, Late Sidney Lumet Honored With 'Made in NY' Awards

    8:54 pm PDT 6/6/2011
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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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  4. Sidney Lumet Tribute: THR’s Todd McCarthy Remembers the ‘Dynamic’ Director

    7:42 am PDT 4/13/2011
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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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  5. Sidney Lumet (1924-2011)

    9:01 am PDT 4/11/2011
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    Look back on the famed director's career. READ MORE

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  6. Steven Spielberg Remembers Sidney Lumet

    6:03 am PDT 4/11/2011
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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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  7. Sidney Lumet Made New York City Star of His Films

    3:21 pm PDT 4/9/2011
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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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  8. 6 Things to Know About Director Sidney Lumet

    1:56 pm PDT 4/9/2011
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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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  9. Director Sidney Lumet Dies at 86

    8:32 am PDT 4/9/2011
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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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