Talk:Sidney Lumet

message: Which syllable is accented? Is it LOOM-et or loom-ETT? If there is an authoritative source, the pronunciation should be added to the article. --Mathew5000 10:38, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I've always heard it with the accent on the second syllable. - Jmabel | Talk 03:18, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pronunciation of his surname 

message: My personal opinion on this section is that it takes away from the article.  That's because it's too random, almost a hodge-podge, of short comments about various movies, without any order.  The paragraphs are short and unrelated to one another and therefore gives the impression of trivia.  Because all of the movies he directed are listed in the Filmography section, I think it would be better to just add comments to the movie's article. If he were an "average" good director, we could just pull out 5 or 10 of his best films to write about. But for Lumet, if we chose "only" his really good movies, we'd still have a massive article and too many disagreements.  Open for other suggestions, however. --Wikiwatcher1 (talk) 03:32, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Section moved for discussion 

message: In the second paragraph, there is a quotation: "writes TCM". But who or what is TCM? Strombomboli (talk) 21:33, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Source? 

message: I added an "Editorial" tag to the article because the lead section seems to present a few peoples' opinons as fact. The section clearly needs editing to make it fit with Wikipedia's Non-POV guidelines.
Dan
: I reworded the lede and removed the POV quotes. But I have kept the quotes which are well-sustained and instrumental in forming a general notion of the subject.- Artoasis (talk) 05:36, 16 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: The changes do improve the article. --Wikiwatcher1 (talk) 07:12, 16 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Non-POV 

message: These quotes are fairly random and can be construed as POV statements.  I moved them here to the talk page, in case someone might want to rework them into the article. - Artoasis (talk) 05:50, 16 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Quotes by others 

message: As it currently reads:
Sidney Lumet ( /luːˈmɛt/ loo-MET; June 25, 1924 – April 9, 2011) was an American director, producer and screenwriter with over 50 films to his name, including 12 Angry Men (1957), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Network (1976) and The Verdict (1982), all of which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Director.
My problem with this is the very last clause which makes it seem as though all of his films, not just the four listed, led to Academy Award nominations.  I'm pretty sure that's not the case though a fact check on this would be great.  Otherwise we can possibly rephrase it.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.215.96.126 (talk) 19:13, 10 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Unfortunately now, 2 of the 3 sentences of the first paragraph are entirely devoted to Academy Awards. One particular Academy. Who *&^&*& cares. Is that really such a hugely significant part of his life's work? Predominant? I think not. Oscar mania like this is insanity. 110.20.158.134 (talk) 02:44, 13 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clarity of the opening paragraph 

message: Notice that two relevant images are marked for deletion. The rationale is that they do not "significantly increases reader understanding." If anyone wishes to comment, you can do so here. --Wikiwatcher1 (talk) 21:39, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: --Wikiwatcher1 (talk) 23:29, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Images marked for deletion 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Previously, the intro concluded thusly:
:"In 2015, Nancy Buirski directed By Sidney Lumet, a documentary about his career, and in January 2017 PBS devoted an episode of its American Masters series to Lumet's life as a director."
This is misleading. By Sidney Lumet and the American Masters episode are one and the same. This is common practice for PBS with American Experience and American Masters (and documentary anthology series in general). I have clarified the sentence and added a reference to PBS' listing for the episode, with title and credits. Soulnus (talk) 03:38, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  By Sidney Lumet