Sidney Lumet -- who died over the weekend at age 86 -- was of course best known for a series of classic movies that defined the culture (even New York). But less known about him is that he was one of ...

NEW YORK -- Sidney Lumet, the award-winning director of such acclaimed films as ''Network,'' ''Serpico,'' ''Dog Day Afternoon'' and ''12 Angry Men,'' has died. He was 86. Lumet's death was confirmed ...

Director Sidney Lumet started his show business career acting in plays at the tender age of 4. A series of Broadway roles followed in the 1930s, which led him to try his hand at directing television ...

With a career that spanned fourteen Best Picture nominations, director Sidney Lumet produced an incredible body of work that included American classics like “12 Angry Men” and “Network.” In Sidney ...

Sidney Lumet director of nearly 50 films, including the classics 12 Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon and Network, passed away in his Manhattan apartment this morning, The New York Times is reporting.

With a career spanning more than 50 years, the filmmaker has made a stamp in the movies, but here are a few things you might not have known. By Philiana Ng Director Sidney Lumet, who passed away from ...

Paddy Chayefsky’s story for Network, who plays tonight at 9:30 as part of the Enzian’s Cult Classics programming, was one that took a long time to come together, The very basics of the idea stretch ...

Sidney Lumet once wrote: “While the goal of all movies is to entertain, the kind of film in which I believe goes one step further. It compels the spectator to examine one facet or another of his own ...

Sidney Lumet, a versatile movie director who drew outstanding performances from many of the the screen’s greatest actors in such films as “12 Angry Men,” “Serpico,” “Dog Day Afternoon” and “Network,” ...

Sidney Lumet, the award-winning director of such acclaimed films as "Network," "Serpico," "Dog Day Afternoon" and "12 Angry Men," has died. He was 86. Lumet's death was confirmed by relatives and ...

Director Sidney Lumet died today of lymphoma at the age of 86. Lumet began his career in the theater before transitioning into extensive work in the new medium of television throughout the 1950s.