Der beste Al Pacino aller Zeiten? Es gibt Leute, denen mag ich da einfach nicht widersprechen. Ganz sicher eines der besten Cop-Movies der Kinogeschichte. Alle, wirklich alle, die danach gekommen sind, mussten sich daran messen lassen. (3Sat, WH)
‘Paradise Lost’ Director Joe Berlinger to Helm Present-Day Reimagining of Cold War Thriller ‘Fail-Safe’ (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #News #JoeBerlinger #MariaFarinhaFilms #SidneyLumet
https://variety.com/2025/film/global/joe-berlinger-new-fail-safe-film-adaptation-1236296411/
Der beste Al Pacino aller Zeiten? Es gibt Leute, denen mag ich da einfach nicht widersprechen. Ganz sicher eines der besten Cop-Movies der Kinogeschichte. Alle, wirklich alle, die danach gekommen sind, mussten sich daran messen lassen.
The Deadly Affair (1967), based on a John le Carré novel. James Mason is excellent as George Smiley. Has a drab depressing totally appropriate visual style. Effectively bleak, not bad but has major flaws and was predictably a box office flop.
My review: https://dfordoom-movieramblings.blogspot.com/2024/07/the-deadly-affair-1967.html
I just watched Network (Sidney Lumet, 1976) and rated it 2/10 ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_%281976_film%29?wprov=sfla1 #films #cinema #cinemastodon #Network #SidneyLumet #FayeDunaway #WilliamHolden #PeterFinch
On December 18, 1975, Dog Day Afternoon debuted in Australia and the United Kingdom. Here’s some original Al Pacino and John Cazale art!
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#DogDayAfternoon #SidneyLumet #HeistFilm #QueerCinema #NeoNoir #NeoNoirMovies #ActionThriller #ThrillerFilm #FanArt #MovieArt #1970s #70sCinema #Movies #MovieHistory
#Bales2023FilmChallenge July 30: a #whistleblower movie for #NationalWhistleblowerDay
Sidney Lumet's Serpico (1973) ☞ https://write.underworld.fr/settima/serpico-1973
#SidneyLumet #AlPacino #PeterMaas #FrankSerpico #BookAdaptation #film #cinema #FilMastodon #CineMastodon @film
Dutch Draft Afternoon
“Tʜᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ʙɪᴢᴀʀʀᴇ ʙᴀɴᴋ ꜱɪᴇɢᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀ”
So true. Imagine dealing with this beast in a bank job gone wrong / hostage situation.
His first and last film. 
Beginning with noble intent.
Then the long angry road to some kind of grim justice. No judge no jury.
- What a double bill for the students 
#sidneylumet #botd #filmmaking #screenwriting
3 things about Sidney Lumet’s 12 ANGRY MEN [1957]
1. Indentations on either side of the nose.
2. Slowly expanding sweat stains.
3. He leaves the torn photograph behind.
On April 19, 1976, Dog Day Afternoon debuted in Spain. Here’s some original Charles Durning art to mark the occasion!
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#DogDayAfternoon #SidneyLumet #HeistFilm #QueerCinema #NeoNoir #NeoNoirMovies #ActionThriller #ThrillerFilm #FanArt #MovieArt #1970s #70sCinema #Movies #MovieHistory
#Bales2023FilmChallenge April 5: A #movie #FilmedInNebraska for #NationalNebraskaDay
The one that got bombed by Strangelove.
Both Lumet's Fail Safe and #Kubrick's #ColdWar comedy came out in 1964, right after the #CubaCrisis. The world was awash with the realisation that the bomb, The Bomb, wasn't merely proverbial flexing. And when crisis happens, there are two options. One is to laugh, the other is to grasp. Sadly for Lumet, and the world, his Fail Safe was released while everyone was still too busy chuckling.
#film #cinema #Nebraska #SidneyLumet #FailSafe #HenryFonda #WalterMatthau #FilMastodon #CineMastodon @film https://letterboxd.com/12pt9/list/bales2023filmchallenge/
On April 4, 1984, The Wiz debuted in France. Here’s some original Cowardly Lion art to mark the occasion!
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#TheWiz #SidneyLumet #TedRoss #TheCowardlyLion #TheWizzardOfOz #Musical #AdventureFilm #MusicalFantasyFilm #MusicalFantasyFilm #ComedyMovies #Art #MovieArt #MovieHistory
LEGAL THRILLERS Movie 
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with the kids last night was "12 Angry Men". Tickled to see that they were wrapped up in the drama of it all. Henry Fonda was such a restrained actor. Great ensemble piece.
The week before we watched "A Few Good Men". Turns out, they COULD handle the truth there as well. They really enjoyed it.
Considering Humphrey Bogart's "The Caine Mutiny" from 1954 next.
#LegalThrillers #12AngryMen #HenryFonda #JuryDuty #SidneyLumet #TCM
Sadly, not live-tooting Dog Day Afternoon tonight, but still posting some new Charles Durning art for tonight’s presentation!
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#TCMParty #DogDayAfternoon #SidneyLumet #CharlesDurning #HeistFilm #NeoNoir #CrimeThriller #NewArt #ClassicFilm #Art #FanArt #MovieArt #CultCinema #ArtWIP #ArtProcess
“The world is a business…it has been since man crawled out of the slime.”
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RT @MichaelWarbur17
“There is no America. There is no democracy. There is only IBM and ITT and AT&T and DuPont, Dow, Union Carbide, and Exxon. Those are the nations of the world today.”
NETWORK (1976)
#NedBeatty #PeterFinch #SidneyLumet #PaddyChayefsky https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1632367469946892293
https://twitter.com/MichaelWarbur17/status/1632367469946892293
Finishing touches on my 70s paronia list.
Network (1976) by Sidney Lumet always was one of my all time favorite movies, though I have not rewatched it in a while.
But is it a 70s paranoia movie?
Does it belong on this list or does it not qualify?
It has some strong conspiracy going on the third act.
What do you guys think?
On January 15, 1976 Dog Day Afternoon debuted in Italy. Here’s some original John Cazale art to mark the occasion!
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#DogDayAfternoon #SidneyLumet #HeistFilm #QueerCinema #NeoNoir #NeoNoirMovies #ActionThriller #ThrillerFilm #FanArt #MovieArt #1970s #70sCinema #Movies #MovieHistory
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