Martin Balsam News

Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 12:05 p.m. Most of the time, remakes are a bad thing.

Tension builds in the jury room, especially between Juror No. 8 and Juror No. 3 . The two are held back by Juror No.

It must be remembered that no one - not even Sinatra - could top Nat Cole for talent .

The area in affected female legs where the calf meets the foot in an abrupt, nontapering terminus; medical cause: adipose tissue surrounding the soleus tendon, probably congenital, worsened by weight gain and improved in appearance only by boots.

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Denzel Washington in 'The Taking of Pelham 123' Joseph Sargent's 1974 adaptation of John Godey's novel "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three" is a moderately admired, moderately durable thriller-with-comedy about the hijacking of a New York City subway train.

Hollywood loves to retreat into its past and update old material. Exhibit A this summer is "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3," opening Friday, a remake, retelling, recycling or reimagining of a 1974 film starring Walter Matthau , Martin Balsam and Robert Shaw.

Lt. Garber Walter Matthau Blue Robert Shaw Green Martin Balsam Grey Hector Elizondo Brown Earl Hindman Denny Doyle James Broderick Paramount presents a film directed by Joseph Sargent.