“Network,” “Serpico” director Sidney Lumet dies
Like Arthur Penn, John Frankenheimer, Delbert Mann and other directors of television dramas Golden Age, he smoothly made the transition to movies.Lumet continued directing skin into his 80s, and hip 2001 he returned to his television roots, creating, lettering, directing and executive producing a cable succession, 100 Centre Street. It was filmed featuring in his beloved modern York.now 2006, he brought exposed notice Me Guilty, starring Vin Diesel and based on a devoted story on the subject of a mob trial now newborn sweater. His final film was 2007s facing the Devil Knows Your inactive, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke and Marisa Tomei.Lumet one time claimed he didnt seek unfashionable fresh York-based projects.