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Bookended Brilliance: Directors with Great First and Last Films

November 2, 2025 by Tom Jolliffe

Plenty of directors have started with a great film or ended with one. But which directors had a stunning debut and an immense final film? We take a look at four contenders… Every director starts somewhere, and most undoubtedly strive to stand out in their field. Many an iconic director has begun in earnest and […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: 12 Angry Men, Andrei Tarkovsky, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, Confidentially Yours, Francois Truffaut, Ivan's Childhood, Sidney Lumet, The 400 Blows, The Sacrifice

Blu-ray Review – Garbo Talks (1984)

October 13, 2024 by Brad Cook

Garbo Talks, 1984. Directed by Sidney Lumet. Starring Anne Bancroft, Ron Silver, Carrie Fisher, Catherine Hicks, Steven Hill, Howard Da Silva, Dorothy Loudon, Harvey Fierstein, and Hermione Gingold. SYNOPSIS: Sidney Lumet’s 1984 film Garbo Talks may not be considered one of his top-tier efforts, but it’s still a nice little film that follows through on […]

Filed Under: Brad Cook, Movies, Physical Media, Reviews Tagged With: Anne Bancroft, Carrie Fisher, Catherine Hicks, Dorothy Loudon, Garbo Talks, Harvey Fierstein, Hermione Gingold, Howard Da Silva, Ron Silver, Sidney Lumet, Steven Hill

Movie Review – The Fugitive Kind (1959)

May 22, 2015 by Simon Columb

The Fugitive Kind, 1959. Directed by Sidney Lumet. Starring Marlon Brando, Anna Magnani, Maureen Stapleton and Joanne Woodward. SYNOPSIS: Val Xavier is on the run, and stumbling into a small town, he decides to change his ways. Employed as a clerk in a shop, he takes the attention of the manager, Lady Torrence… Marlon Brando […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Simon Columb Tagged With: Anna Magnani, Joanne Woodward, Marlon Brando, Maureen Stapleton, Sidney Lumet, The Fugitive Kind

Blu-ray Review – Network (1976)

March 23, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Network, 1976. Directed by Sidney Lumet. Starring Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Robert Duvall, Peter Finch, Ned Beatty, Wesley Addy, Cindy Grover, Beatrice Straight and Ken Kercheval. SYNOPSIS: When a news anchorman threatens to kill himself on air the corporate bodies find every way they can to exploit his rantings for ratings. It’s amazing to think […]

Filed Under: Chris Ward, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Beatrice Straight, Cindy Grover, Faye Dunaway, Ken Kercheval, Ned Beatty, network, Peter Finch, robert duvall, Sidney Lumet, Wesley Addy, William Holden

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