Sidney Lumet News

DVD Review: Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead

Apr 22, 2008, 15:17 GMT

Legendary director Sidney Lumet leads a high octane cast through some great paces with this melodrama (as Lumet calls it, we might say crime thriller).  The Devil’s in the details and this film excels in the devilish performance department.   ... more

Movie Review: Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (UK)

Jan 11, 2008, 17:38 GMT

It is so gratifying for an audience that  when faced with an old timer director  they discover someone who has lost none of their  touch or ability – Sidney Lumet being the director in question here. Although he has hit 83, his latest film could easily be mistaken for a younger directors work; the passion and fire on display here is simply astounding. ... more

Sidney Lumet signs two film deal and moves forward on Getting Out

Nov 21, 2007, 12:03 GMT

Director Sidney Lumet has signed a deal with Funky Buddha Group to handle the financing on his next two films – plus an option for a third movie. ... more

Corrupt New York cops, what else could make for a better read?

Jun 20, 2007, 15:18 GMT

One of the best films ever made that displays the corruption of the New York City Police Department is the 1973 Sidney Lumet film Serpico, starring Al Pacino as Frank Serpico, who was one of the few cops who risked his life to not fall into corruption. ... more

DVD Review: Prince of the City (Two-Disc Special Edition)

May 24, 2007, 14:38 GMT

In the 1970s, Sidney Lumet created three of the seminal films that defined the decade; Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon and Network. Lumet’s Prince of the City, released in 1981, would be Lumet’s last 70s infused film. ... more

DVD Review: Find Me Guilty

Jun 26, 2006, 16:44 GMT

Vin Diesel gives the best acting performance of his career and transforms his “action hero” shtick to portray Giacomo 'Jackie Dee' DiNorscio in Sidney Lumet's courtroom comedy/drama Find Me Guilty. ... more

Movie Review: Based on a True Story

Apr 25, 2005, 0:42 GMT

Deprived of his legacy, the brains behind the failed bank robbery that became Sidney Lumet’s “Dog Day Afternoon gets closer than ever to his fifteen minutes of fame. ... more

Vin Diesel to Play Mobster

Jul 27, 2004, 21:10 GMT

Variety reports, Vin Diesel will star in Find Me Guilty, a drama to be directed by Sidney Lumet in New York this October.

Based on a true story, the screenplay is being written by T.J. Mancini and Robert McCrea. The story is of a mobster who will not turn evidence and defends himself in court instead. pic concerns a mobster who refuses to play the rat and instead defends himself in court.

Diesel has just finshed filming The Pacifier for Disney.

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