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12 Angry Men (1957)
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"The fanboys are so serious about The Dark Knight being the best film of 2008 that if the Academy snubs the comic-book adaptation for a Best Picture nomination, they’re liable to storm the Kodak Theatre on February 22 in protest. But why should anyone be worried that it won’t get the nomination? It wouldn’t be much of a coup for the year’s top-grossing blockbuster to be named one of the five Best Picture candidates. In fact, since the very first Academy Awards, the top award has often been handed out to films that were #1 at the box office in their respective year. And the last time it happened was as recent as 2003, with The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Thanks to popular and talented filmmakers like D.W. Griffith, Walt Disney, David Lean and Steven Spielberg, it’s hardly uncommon for films to make money and earn critical respect. But this isn’t an opportunity to spotlight overrated top-grossing Best Pictures like
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"I first heard about Mumia Abu-Jamal earlier this year. I was walking down the street in downtown Chicago where I work and someone handed me a flyer. It was all about Mumia, his predicament of supposedly being wrongfully imprisoned and sentenced to death, and that he was never given a fair trial. All of these issues are dealt with in the documentary Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt? which appears to have originally aired on HBO in 1996. The film was recently re-released this year on DVD. I love watching stuff like this. The Thin Blue Line and Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills for instance. And the kind of case file examinations you see on Court TV or the Discover channel at 1 AM. Ambiguou "
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"A young man (John Savoca), who is a minority, is on trial for the murder of his father, which he says he didn't commit. Both sides have presented their cases, and now it's in the hands of the jury of his peers. Each men believe that the boy, who has a criminal record, is guilty. However, one man of the jury, known only as "Juror #8" (Henry Fonda, who also served as the movie's producer) believes the boy is possibly not guilty. Now, he must convince the others of the jury that there is reasonable doubt in the boy's guilt. One of the first things that you will notice is that there are only three sets in this film. Two of which, the courtroom and the jury room bathroom, are only seen briefly. The other room is a cramped jury room which appears to be a few flights up because of the obvious matte painting outside the room windows. Because of the use of a small, rectangular set like the Jury Room, this pretty much hampers the camera angles. It's pretty obvious that the walls, and items i ... "
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12 Angry Men on Reel 13
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"A film that almost exclusively takes place in a single room is a frightening prospect, both to an audience (the potential boredom is very high) and to a filmmaker to somehow make it work, make it move and most importantly, make it cinematic. Sidney Lumet achieved just that with one of his earliest feature films – the Reel 13 Classic from late October - 12 ANGRY MEN. The driving force behind making this film work is editing. The pace is impeccable and manages to make a one-room movie bristle with energy. Lumet doesn't overpower us with too much camera movement, but he knows just how long to hold on a shot and when to move on to the next. It doesn't hurt to have such a good story as a foundation either. To be honest, though I hadn't seen the film, we had studied the teleplay in high school and even then, I found the concept of one juror after another succumbing to "Juror 8" (Henry Fonda) kind of contrived. However, Lumet and his ensemble make it seem plausible, primarily by the ... "
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"It’s been a huge week in history, but not so huge at the box office. We decide to take a look back at some classic movies with conscience, each made at a pivotal moment in America history. Movies where the hero doesn’t stand up to a diabolical villain, but instead has to face a latent evil embedded in society. We discuss Fury, The Ox-Bow Incident, 12 Angry Men, and To Kill a Mockingbird, among others. Karina reports on here disappointing experience of being shut in on Halloween. It wasn’t the lack of social engagement that spoiled the evening, it was sub-par horror programing on
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"I know star power isn’t what it used to be, but doesn’t it seem like we still give Al Pacino more credit than he’s worth? Despite his receiving an Oscar fifteen years ago, the guy hasn’t been a completely dependable actor in more than two decades. And yet a lot of people write about his upcoming movies as if they could maybe, possibly, hopefully be on par with the actor’s ’70s work. I’m not denying that he’s excellent in a few films of even the past ten years (particularly The Insider), but let’s not forget he was also in Gigli, so it isn’t like he’s making the same smart choices he was making as a younger man. And now here’s 88 Minutes, another movie that attempts to give us a thrilling plot in real time, a la 24. But despite such a gimmick working with old films like High Noon and
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"Wow. Having just seen this one AMC or TCM (I can't remember which), I must say I'm angry at myself for never having seen this before. This is a theater lover's dream - the performances are top notch and the script is taut and keeps you interested until the very end - even if you do see it coming a mile away. I'm told it didn't make a dime in it's theatrical release, resulting in Henry Fonda never producing another film - an unfortunate loss, because like a fine wine, this film just gets better with time. I'm hoping to add this to my already bloated collection very soon. "
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"There are no fancy sets or big stunts here. Almost the entire movie takes place in one room. It’s just a dozen guys sitting around talking, debating a court case. At first glance it sounds boring, but it’s extremely well written and has a very talented cast. "
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12 Angry Men
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"12 Angry Men- **** (Classic Movie)Directed by Sidney LumetJune 25, 2007Twelve men walk into a smoldering, small, fan-less room. They are a jury and have to make their decision on whether or not an 18-year-old boy who stabbed his father to death is guilty or not guilty. We only see outside of the small room for 3 minutes (secondhand learning of the case, never any flashbacks) and one of the scenes it shows the judge telling the jury to make their decision in a bored tone voice. He knows that the jury is going to vote “not-guilty” but he’s wrong. Most of them are thinking that this is going to be a half-hour meeting. Some light up their cigarettes, open the windows to get a whiff of fresh air, and sit back ready to make their vote. The foreman of it all then lays the rules that there has to be a unanimous decision and then asks to hear everyone’s verdict. Eleven hands go up for guilty that would lead to the boy getting sentenced to the electric chair and one l ... "
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