It's the slap that still reverberates through cinematic history. Fifty-five years ago — only three years after the landmark 1964 Civil Rights Act was signed into law — millions of moviegoers watched ...

Perhaps not as impressive as âIn the Heat of the Nightâ? (1967), but equally entertaining as a textbook example of an early seventiesâ(TM) American crime movie with a touch of blaxploitation to it â" ...

Sidney Poitier’s six-decade career in Hollywood ranks among the most iconic runs for any actor in history. The legendary performer became the first Black man nominated for Best Actor at the Academy ...

There are no showtimes for They Call Me Mister Tibbs!. You can stream it or buy it on digital platforms below. In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 American mystery drama film directed by Norman Jewison ...

Actor Sidney Poitier's memoir, Life Beyond Measure, is out in paperback. Much of the book focuses on his childhood, growing up on rural Cat Island in the Bahamas. The Academy Award-winning actor looks ...

And finally today, we remember Sidney Poitier, who died yesterday at the age of 94. He is arguably the best-known Black movie star of Hollywood's modern era. NPR's Walter Ray Watson spoke with two ...

TORONTO, Sept 10 (Reuters) - The late Sidney Poitier forever changed the conception of what a Black man could be on a global stage, Oprah Winfrey and Reginald Hudlin told Reuters ahead of the world ...

In this suspenseful sequel to In the Heat of the Night, Academy Award winner Sidney Poitier reprises his role as the intrepid investigator who, this time, must solve a puzzling murder in the City by ...