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Best Sidney Lumet Movies

Remembering the Late Great Director Sidney Lumet Through One of His Last Interviews

Brad Balfour | Posted 09.24.2011 | New York
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Brad Balfour

The son of Yiddish thespians, Lumet began acting at age four, made his Broadway debut at 11 and first film appearance at 15. But it was as a director -- first in early live television and later in movies -- that he found his true calling.

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Sidney Lumet: The Prince of New York City

Thane Rosenbaum | Posted 06.12.2011 | New York
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Thane Rosenbaum

Sidney Lumet was a quintessential New Yorker -- street smart with a bleeding heart and a head full of immigrant, everyman voices.

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The Heist Picture

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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John Farr

Great heist movies work by tying us to the unfortunate characters who populate them, and investing us in the outcome of their attempts to reach the same pot of gold so many of us chase.

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The Best Train Movies by Farr

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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John Farr

In a host of movies, the train has served as a microcosm of modern society, and the individual's potential risk and conflict within it.

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The Best City Movies by Farr

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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John Farr

For those of you who love cities, movies, and by extension, cities in movies, here's a batch of capital DVD titles, and the capitals that inspired them.

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