Private Screenings: Sidney Lumet (2005)
*** 1/2 (out of 4)
Another wonderful entry in the series with Lumet taking center stage this time. The legendary director discusses many films including 12 ANGRY MEN, THE FUGITIVE KIND, THE PAWNBROKER, DOG DAY AFTERNOON, NETWORK, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS and THE VERDICT. Lumet worked with many great actors and some nice stories are told about Fonda, Brando, Pacino, Phoenix, Hepburn and various others. It was interesting to hear him talk about Henry Fonda's shyness of watching himself, Brando being easy to work with and what he thought about Pacino's style of acting. The director is constantly coming up with great stories but host Robert Osborne also does a great job at asking all the right questions. There are several films that are skipped over and Lumet's recent films aren't mentioned but there's only so much you can do with fifty-minutes. Fans of the director will certainly want to check this out as with those just getting into his movies.
*** 1/2 (out of 4)
Another wonderful entry in the series with Lumet taking center stage this time. The legendary director discusses many films including 12 ANGRY MEN, THE FUGITIVE KIND, THE PAWNBROKER, DOG DAY AFTERNOON, NETWORK, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS and THE VERDICT. Lumet worked with many great actors and some nice stories are told about Fonda, Brando, Pacino, Phoenix, Hepburn and various others. It was interesting to hear him talk about Henry Fonda's shyness of watching himself, Brando being easy to work with and what he thought about Pacino's style of acting. The director is constantly coming up with great stories but host Robert Osborne also does a great job at asking all the right questions. There are several films that are skipped over and Lumet's recent films aren't mentioned but there's only so much you can do with fifty-minutes. Fans of the director will certainly want to check this out as with those just getting into his movies.
