Film Great Sidney Lumet RIP
Director Sidney Lumet died today at age 86.
The prolific helmer of more than 50 films was also Oscar-nommed for "12 Angry Men," "Dog Day Afternoon," "Network" and "The Verdict." He never won an Academy Award for directing but was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Oscar in 2005.
His other notable titles included "Serpico," "The Pawnbroker," "Prince of the City," for which he was nommed for screenplay, and recently, "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead."
Like Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese, Lumet's films often had a strong New York sensibility and he rarely worked in Hollywood.
He began his career as a child actor.Known as an actor's director, he was able to coax landmark performances -- and 17 Oscar noms -- from actors including Katharine Hepburn, Marlon Brando, Henry Fonda and Faye Dunaway. The films often revolved around themes of justice and police corruption. Yet his style deferred to the actors and the material, and he often stayed quietly in the background.
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