Sidney Lumet

October 3, 2020

Deathtrap (1982) Produces a Killer Play on Blu-Ray

Warner Archive Collection, released Deathtrap to Blu-ray on November 20, 2012. Sidney Lumet directed the film starring Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve, and Dyan Cannon.

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June 30, 2020

12 Angry Men (1957) Fight It Out on the Criterion Collection!

The Criterion Collection released 12 Angry Men to Blu-ray on November 22, 2011. Sidney Lumet directed the film starring Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, and Martin Balsam.

Blogsville

January 10, 2020

Garbo Talks (1984)

Garbo Talks is a movie I remember appreciating when I saw it in 1985 on HBO.

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January 10, 2020

Garbo Talks (1984) won’t shut up about DVD

On April 15, 2010, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) released Garbo Talks on DVD. Sidney Lumet directed the film starring Anne Bancroft, Ron Silver, and Carrie Fisher.

Summaries

December 22, 2019

Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

Murder on the Orient Express begins in 1930 with the mysterious kidnapping of Daisy Armstrong in the United States.

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November 1, 2019

The Fugitive Kind (1960) Drifts onto the Criterion Collection

On January 14, 2020, the Criterion Collection releases The Fugitive Kind on Blu-ray. Sidney Lumet directed the film starring Marlon Brando, Joanne Woodward, and Anna Magnani.

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November 1, 2019

Fail Safe (1964) Hurtles towards the Criterion Collection

On January 28, 2020, the Criterion Collection releases Fail Safe on Blu-ray. Sidney Lumet directed the film starring Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, and Fritz Weaver.

Summaries

September 24, 2018

12 Angry Men (1957)

12 Angry Men tells the story of, literally, 12 Angry Men. Some of them are angry because it is hot.

Lunchtime Movie Review

June 25, 2018

Deathtrap (1982)

Warner Bros. released Deathtrap to theaters on March 19, 1982. Sidney Lumet directed the film starring Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve, and Dyan Cannon.

Summaries

June 21, 2018

After Sidney Bruhl’s latest play flops on Broadway, he returns home to Long Island with his wife, Myra. Sidney’s in the midst of a series of flops, and is desperate for another hit. One of his students, Clifford Anderson, lets Sidney read his play called Deathtrap so he can have some feedback on it.

Movie House Memories

January 15, 2016

12 Angry Men (1957)

United Artists released 12 Angry Men to theaters on April 10, 1957. Sidney Lumet directs the film which stars Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, and Martin Balsam.

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