Sidney Lumet dies

The great director Sidney Lumet has died at 86 after a long illness. As a screenwriter, I would like to note that, unlike many of his colleagues, Lumet was tremendously respectful of writers. And he worked with some of the best – Reginald Rose on 12 Angry Men, Frank Pierson on Dog Day Afternoon, Paddy Chayefsky on Network and David Mamet of The Verdict, among many others.