Tag: The Verdict
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How Sidney Lumet Used His One Room Setting In 12 Angry Men To His Advantage
Besides his work on the 1978 Diana Ross and Michael Jackson-starring cult classic “The Wiz,” I know the late, great director Sidney Lumet for his legal/courtroom dramas such tas “The Verdict” and “Find Me Guilty.” I was first introduced to such works in college when a criminal justice professor showed my class Lumet’s first feature film,…
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‘Seven Seconds’: Clare-Hope Ashitey on a Potential Season 2 and Getting Inspiration From Paul Newman
The 2018 version of Paul Newman in “The Verdict” may be Clare-Hope Ashitey in the new Netlfix drama “Seven Seconds.” At the very least, it was an inspiration for director Gavin O’Connor (“Warrior”), who told the show’s star to watch the 1982 film in preparation for her role as Kj Harper. “It was interesting to…