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Archive for November, 2008
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Sidney Lumet Theme Conclusion
Posted on November 30, 2008 | No CommentsThe Sidney Lumet theme must finally come to an end. I have really drawn it out for a long time, but it has been a lot of fun. It is unfortunate that the 80s and 90s were not nearly as good as his earlier work... -
Sidney Lumet: Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007)
Posted on November 30, 2008 | 3 Comments***Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead was reviewed a while back and in fact sparked the Sidney Lumet movie review them, so it seems all too appropriate to revisit. This movie really proves that Lumet still has it even after over 50 years of filmmaking.... -
Sidney Lumet: Find Me Guilty (2006)
Posted on November 30, 2008 | No CommentsDirector: Sidney Lumet Find Me Guilty seems to go back finally to the Lumet that we remember. It is a true story about how Jack DiNorscio (Vin Diesel) defended himself in the longest running mafia trial in U.S. history. The most interesting part about the... -
Sidney Lumet: Gloria (1999)
Posted on November 29, 2008 | No CommentsDirector: Sidney Lumet This is likely one of my least favorite Lumet films. Even if the acting had not been horrible and the story had had more substance, this film still would not have been that good. The film is about a women who gets... -
Sidney Lumet: Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)
Posted on November 28, 2008 | No CommentsDirector: Sidney Lumet Night Falls on Manhattan is another Sidney Lumet film involving police corruption. In this case it is about Sean Casey (Andy Garcia) and how he became the district attorney after winning a big case and now he has to deal with the... -
Sidney Lumet: Guilty As Sin (1993)
Posted on November 27, 2008 | No CommentsDirector: Sidney Lumet It is Thanksgiving as I am writing this so this will definitely be a short review. Guilty As Sin is about a lawyer at the top of her game who takes on a case that no one else really wants to. The... -
Happy Thanksgiving!
Posted on November 26, 2008 | No CommentsI hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving Holiday weekend. It sure feels good to have a few days off of work; that’s definitely something to be thankful for. Since there are going to be a lot of relatives in town and people getting together I... -
Sidney Lumet: A Stranger Among Us (1992)
Posted on November 26, 2008 | No CommentsDirector: Sidney Lumet A Stranger Among Us follows an agnostic police woman who gets an unlikely case within the Jewish community. Basically the film is about her trying to solve the murder and find the diamonds that were stolen, but it also delves deeply into... -
Sidney Lumet: Q & A (1990)
Posted on November 25, 2008 | No CommentsDirector: Sidney Lumet You better make sure you do a good Q&A. In Q &A they really bring home the fact that the title of the movie and what is about is the Q&A. In fact they almost use Q&A in every scene. It gets... -
Sidney Lumet: Family Business (1989)
Posted on November 24, 2008 | No CommentsDirector: Sidney Lumet Family Business is about an odd family (Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman, and Sean Connery) who are long know for their criminal life. In fact Sean Connery (the grandfather) is in jail as the film begins and Matthew Broderick (his grandson) is working...
