Showing posts with label Sidney Lumet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sidney Lumet. Show all posts

Sunday, June 19, 2016

12 Angry Men - Supplement

While we try to cover as much as we can in our episodes, there's always more to see, hear, and read about a movie that can enhance your viewing experience. If you enjoyed our episode on 12 Angry Men, here's a few extra bits you might find interesting...



Episode 38: 12 Angry Men


It's time for Corinne, Polly, and Tim to discuss the facts of the case regarding Sidney Lumet's classic legal drama 12 Angry Men. We'll argue over the motivations of each of the jurors, examine Lumet's visual tricks for heightening the film's tension, and look back at how disgusting men's rooms were in the 1950s. Warning: Contains explicit language, spoilers, and a switchblade (or two).



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Interested in getting more from this movie? Check out supplemental material for this episode here.

Have any juror experiences you'd like to discuss? Was our episode was a miscarriage of cinematic justice? Do you think Fonda's walk around the room took 41 seconds? Leave a comment and keep the discussion going.

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Episode 18: Dog Day Afternoon


Corinne and Tim spend a hot summer day discussing Dog Day Afternoon, Sidney Lumet's gripping portrait of a bank heist gone wrong. Topics include the amazing true story that inspired it, the intensity of young Al Pacino, the film's depiction of gay and transgender characters, and its influence on subsequent heist movies. Warning: Contains explicit language, spoilers, and ATTICA!! ATTICA!! ATTICA!!!



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Do you want to make travel plans to Algeria? Care to debate the decibel level of Pacino's acting style? Feel like commiserating about how we'll never get more John Cazale performances? Leave a comment below and keep the discussion going.