Sidney Lumet, despite having a very Hollywood career, was a New Yorker at heart, and the city he loved was the backdrop for many of his greats, including Serpico (1973) and The Pawnbroker (1964). “Locations are characters in my movies,” he said. “The city is capable of portraying the mood a scene requires.” Sidney Lumet, the director behind American movie classics such as 12 Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon and The Verdict, died Saturday. He was 86. Lumet died from lymphoma at his home in New Yor
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