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RIP Sidney Lumet

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Beaker, Apr 9, 2011.

  1. holy bull

    holy bull Active Member

    RIP Sidney Lumet. Just watched "The Verdict" for the gazillionth time last week. "12 Angry Men" is much better watched when it's a godawful humid, rainy, 85-degree night, with a couple sweaty beers. Turn off the AC and open the windows.
     
  2. Dyno

    Dyno Well-Known Member

    I had no idea that he was once married to Gloria Vanderbilt.
     
  3. MightyMouse

    MightyMouse Member

    Is it pronounced Loo-met or Loo-may? I kind of started a whole thing in the office the other night, and it never got resolved.
     
  4. Dyno

    Dyno Well-Known Member

    It's Loo-MET.
     
  5. Double J

    Double J Active Member

    Yep. Dyno's right.

    When Al Pacino was the front-runner to play Reggie Dunlop in "Slap Shot," he wanted Lumet, who had already directed him a few times, to be behind the camera on this one. Interesting to think how the film might have turned out if it had come to pass.
     
  6. MightyMouse

    MightyMouse Member

    Hmph. I said Loo-MAY. Now I feel quite the fool.
     
  7. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    I, too, thought it was pronounced "Loo-may" for about 20 years, until I heard Pacino (or somebody) talking about him on some documentary a few years back. It's definitely pronounced "Loo-met."
     
  8. holy bull

    holy bull Active Member

    “But today you are the law. You ARE the law. Not some Federal League rulebook... not the refs... not Ogilthorpe... or the trappings of the Cambria County War Memorial. Tonight we got our fans with us!
    “In my religion, they say, ‘Act as if ye had faith ... and faith will be given to you. IF ... if we are to have faith in justice, we need only to believe in ourselves. And ACT with justice. See, I believe there is justice in our hearts.
    “All right, let’s show ‘em what we got, guys! Get out there on the ice and let ‘em know you’re there. Get that fuckin’ stick in their side. Let ‘em know you’re there! Get that lumber in his teeth. Let ‘em know you’re there!”
     
  9. Double J

    Double J Active Member

    I was thinking, as interesting as Pacino-Lumet might have been, the right decision was made to go with Newman and George Roy Hill. But now I'm really intrigued. :D
     
  10. finishthehat

    finishthehat Active Member

    Dog Day Afternoon and Serpico are great time capsules of `70s New York, beyond being great movies in their own right.
     
  11. HejiraHenry

    HejiraHenry Well-Known Member

    Having praised The Verdict earlier and having nothing useful to add to the "Network" discussion, let me point to a few others:

    Fail-Safe (1964): The granddaddy of "Dr. Strangelove," I suppose. Gets a great performance from Henry Fonda and, my goodness, an interesting serious bit part for Dom Deluise. No, really. Young Larry Hagman is in there, too.

    The Hill (1965): I stumbled on this one late night. And I bet you thought Sean Connery and Ossie Davis had never made a movie together. Solid prison drama.

    Power (1986): Mentioned above. Gets a good performance out of Richard Gere. Great subject matter, about political consultants.

    Running on Empty (1988): Wonderful cast ... River Phoenix, Judd Hirsch, Christine Lahti, etc.

    Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007): Still had it, even in his mid-80s.
     
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