Sidney Lumet (1924 – 2011)

Sitting down and casting an eye over the filmography of Sidney Lumet, who died yesterday (April 9 2011) at the age of 86, several things strike me. Firstly there must be as many Lumet films I haven’t seen as those I have. Secondly, the sheer variety of the genres he tackled in his long career [...]

Flashback 7 : The Hill (1965)

In my opinion, Sean Connery has given his best performances under the direction of Sidney Lumet. Certainly my two favourite Connery films are The Offence (1972) a searing account of the coruscating relationship between a career cop and his suspect, and The Hill. The Hill could never be made today in the manner it was [...]

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The Screen Lounge is a place to come and look and read a little about the movies that have made an impact on me during my life. They'll usually be older movies - I love films from the 60s and 70s - but not always.

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