Thursday, April 14, 2011

Sidney Lumet, RIP

I've always been fascinated by obituaries.  And The New York Times does them best, including The Last Word video features.

This one with the late director Sidney Lumet is particularly good because of its honesty and New York ethos.  When asked how he wanted to be remembered his answer was simple and direct.

"Who gives a shit."

Very in keeping with the director who brought Paddy Chayefsky's screenplay for Network to the screen with Peter Finch's memorable "I'm as mad as hell" rant.

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