Actor Sidney Poitier was a force for change on and off the screen
Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Professor Mark Anthony Neal of Duke University about Sidney Poitier’s legacy as a racial justice activist. The actor passed away Thursday at the age of 94.
Remembering Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier, the great actor, director and activist who died this week at age 94, was revered for his magnetic presence, and for showing the humanity in ambitious, hopeful Black characters.
Oscar-winning lyricist Marilyn Bergman has died at 93
Alongside her husband, Alan, she won two Academy Awards for Best Original Song for “The Windmills of Your Mind” and “The Way We Were.”
Director Peter Bogdanovich dies at 82
A reflection on the directorial philosophy of Peter Bogdanovich, who died this week at the age of 82. He believed good accidents made great films.
Actor Sidney Poitier, who changed the face of Hollywood, dies at 94
Actor Sidney Poitier died this week at 94. Critic Bob Mondello examines the crucial decade that made Poitier a box office star and changed the face of Hollywood.
Sidney Poitier was far more than just a symbol of racial progress
For much of his career, the actor represented many different things to many people, but a constant was his sheer artistry.
Sir, we loved you: Sidney Poitier dies at 94
Poitier was the first Black actor to win a Best Actor Oscar, for 1963’s Lilies of the Field. His good looks and smooth, commanding presence made him an icon to generations of moviegoers.
‘Peacemaker’ takes aim at a broad, stationary target — with machine guns
A game John Cena takes the lumbering, emotionally stunted mercenary he played in The Suicide Squad to the small screen. The cast lunges at every repetitive joke, but fans of the movie will eat it up.
The 355 (2022)
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For Kirsten Dunst, ‘The Power of the Dog’ is a cinematic love letter to her children
Dunst says acting opposite her husband, Jesse Plemons, in Jane Campion’s new Western is an experience she’ll never forget: “It was very special. … He’s my favorite actor to work with.”
Max Julien, star of Blaxploitation classic ‘The Mack,’ has died at 88
Julien starred opposite a young Richard Pryor in the 1973 movie The Mack. In addition to his pivotal work onscreen, he co-wrote and co-produced Cleopatra Jones.
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