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Tag Archives: Sidney Lumet
Remembering Dog Day Afternoon
A marvelous post about the film. I’ve written before about that movie just after Marlon Brando died. The post was about Brando – but I can’t write about Marlon without referencing Dog Day Afternoon, they are very closely linked in … Continue reading
Tribute to Network
Another great tribute to another great movie – from my friend Alex. Tribute to “Network” “Network” trivia She’s so right that that movie is prescient. It depicted a “nightmare” scenario where TV became solely about “reality”. The freaks of the … Continue reading
Sidney Lumet Appreciation: On working with Quincy Jones
Excerpt from Sidney Lumet’s Making Movies: Sidney Lumet: The Pawnbroker had as complex a score as I’ve ever worked on. In the opening sequence, Sol Nazerman, a Jewish refugee from Germany, is sitting in a suburban backyard, soaking up the … Continue reading
Sidney Lumet: On the Importance Of the Score
Excerpt from Sidney Lumet’s Making Movies: Sidney Lumet: The only movie score I’ve heard that can stand on its own as a piece of music is Prokofiev’s “Battle on the Ice” from Alexander Nevsky. I’m told that Eisenstein and Prokofiev … Continue reading
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Tagged Sergei Eisenstein, Sidney Lumet
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Sidney Lumet: On Al Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon
Excerpt from Sidney Lumet’s Making Movies: Sidney Lumet: One of the most difficult acting scenes I’ve ever encountered was on Dog Day Afternoon. About two-thirds of the way through the movie, Pacino makes two phone calls: one to his “wife” … Continue reading
Sidney Lumet Appreciation: On Costume
Excerpt from Sidney Lumet’s Making Movies: Sidney Lumet: Nothing helps actors more than the clothes they wear. Ann Roth is an amazing costume designer. She can take the most everyday clothes and turn them into some sort of contribution, to … Continue reading
Sidney Lumet: On Locations/Art Direction For The Pawnbroker
An interesting story about The Pawnbroker. This element worked on me subliminally when I saw the film. I love how conscious all of it is, behind the scenes. Excerpt from Sidney Lumet’s Making Movies: Sidney Lumet: To talk about art … Continue reading
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Tagged Rod Steiger, Sidney Lumet, The Pawnbroker
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Sidney Lumet: On Locations/Art Direction For The Wiz
You can almost learn more from what DOESN’T work than what DOES. Excerpt from Sidney Lumet’s Making Movies: Sidney Lumet: Sometimes a scenic concept gets lost in execution. The idea I had for The Wiz was that reality could be … Continue reading
Sidney Lumet: On Art Direction
Excerpt from Sidney Lumet’s Making Movies: Sidney Lumet: In The Morning After, we looked for exapnses of high color. No color was excluded, but we wanted one color to dominate each scene. Jane Fonda’s rooms were various shades of pink… … Continue reading
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Sidney Lumet: On the Camera Work in Dog Day Afternoon
Excerpt from Sidney Lumet’s Making Movies: Sidney Lumet: The first obligation was to let the audience know that this event had really happened. Therefore, the first decision made was that we use no artificial light. The bank was lit by … Continue reading
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