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Sydney Poitier as Virgil Tibbs and Rod Steiger as Police Chief Bill Gillespie - In The Heat Of The Night

In the Heat of the Night, 11pm, BBC2, Monday and 11.15pm, BBC4, Thursday, August 14

Opening in US cinemas in the months before the assassination of Martin Luther King, Norman Jewison’s film was and still is a stinging exploration of racial tensions in the country wrapped around a satisfying murder-mystery. Sidney Poitier’s Philly cop Mr Virgil Tibbs finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time as he is passing through Mississippi. Briefly arrested for murder, he ends up working alongside racist cop Chief Gillespie in order to catch the real killer. Beyond the central performances, which spark off each other like flint off stone, Jewison creates an atmosphere that suggests a community whose problems run much deeper than a single murder.

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Nancy Drew is a teen mystery thriller drama series created by Noga Landau, Josh Schwartz, and Stephanie Savage. Based on the novel series by Edward Stratemeyer, the CW series follows Nancy Drew, a young girl who puts off going to college when she becomes involved in what looks like a supernatural murder mystery. Nancy Drew stars Kennedy McMann, Leah Lewis, Maddison Jaizani, Tunji Kasim, Alex Saxon, Alvina August, Riley Smith, and Scott Wolf. So, if you loved the thrilling mysteries, entertaining teen drama, and compelling characters in Nancy Drew, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is a British teen mystery thriller drama series created by Poppy Cogan. Based on the novel series of the same name by Holly Jackson,...

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Castle is a police procedural mystery crime comedy-drama series created by Andrew W. Marlow. The ABC series follows Richard Castle, a popular mystery novelist who becomes a consultant and works together with NYPD homicide detective Kate Beckett to solve several complex murder cases to get inspiration for his next book. Castle stars Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Molly C. Quinn, Jon Huertas, Tamala Jones, Seamus Dever, and Penny Johnson Jerald. So, if you loved the thrilling mysteries, entertaining comedy-drama, and compelling characters in Castle, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Carter is a Canadian police procedural crime comedy-drama series created by Gary Campbell. The CTV Drama series follows Harley Carter, a popular Hollywood TV star who returns to his hometown after a public meltdown.

One of the most influential box office failures of the 21st century, Grindhouse spawned several spin-off movies in addition to reintroducing a vintage aesthetic that has been mimicked by countless other throwback movies in its wake.

Now the 2007 love letter to exploitation cinema has received a new collection of apparel form Gutter Garbs.

Sam Coyne created appropriately retro-style designs for both Robert Rodriguez‘s Planet Terror and Quentin Tarantino‘s Death Proof.

The line also includes three other designs: Dr. Dakota Block from Planet Terror, the Death Proof key art, and Stuntman Mike’s emblem from Death Proof.

T-shirts start at $32 with Comfort Colors tees for $34. A “Double Feature” 24×18 poster featuring a mash-up of Coyne’s designs is also avaialble for $40.

Pre-orders are open through Thursday, March 13, and will ship the week of March 30.

Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodriguez, Michael Biehn, Jeff Fahey, Josh Brolin, and Marley Shelton star in Planet Terror.

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Good Cop/Bad Cop is a police procedural comedy-drama series created by John Quaintance. The CW series is set in a small town, and it follows the brother-sister duo of detectives, Lou and Henry Hickman, as they work together under their Big Hank Hickman to solve various crimes. Good Cop/Bad Cop stars Leighton Meester, Luke Cook, Clancy Brown, Devon Terrell, Scott Lee, William McKenna, Shamita Siva, Blazey Best, Grace Chow, and Philippa Northeast. So, if you loved the interesting mysteries, entertaining interpersonal relationships, and compelling characters in Good Cop/Bad Cop, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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The Good Cop is a police procedural comedy-drama series created by Andy Breckman. Based on the Israeli TV show of the same name by Erez Aviram, Tomer Aviram, and Yuval Semo, the Netflix...

Following its recent debut on Adult Swim, the new animated series Common Side Effects will air its next episode on Sunday night. Ahead of the episode premiere, Cbr can unveil an exclusive sneak peek clip.

On Feb. 2, Common Side Effects premiered its first two episodes on Adult Swim, which were made available for streaming on Max the following day. Episode 3, titled "Hildy," is set to premiere on Adult Swim on Sunday, Feb. 9, at 11:30pm Et/Pt (and will similarly start streaming on Max on Feb. 10). The series follows the events that happen after a mysterious healing mushroom is discovered, and Cbr's Episode 3 clip reveals Amelia's (Shannon Woodward) reaction to mushroom haul taken from the raid on Marshall Cuso (Dave King), as she attempts to determine which ones might be illegal. Check out the video below.

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Quick Links Kristen Bell's Career-Defining Crime Mystery Hit Taylor Sheridan Flexes His Acting Chops in 'Veronica Mars'

Taylor Sheridan has steadily become a powerful titan in Hollywood, with the brilliant director, writer, and producer being the mastermind behind a slew of small-screen knockouts, including Yellowstone, Mayor of Kingstown, Tulsa King, and Lioness. Though he is now celebrated for his exceptional skills behind the camera, having also ventured into the world of filmmaking and penning the screenplays for hits like Sicario and the Oscar-nominated Hell or High Water, many may have forgotten that Sheridan got his start as an actor trying to make it big.

Sheridan began his career back in 1995 with a guest spot in Walker, Texas Ranger, subsequently appearing in shows such as Party of Five, NYPD Blue, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation before landing his breakthrough role in the fan-favorite crime mystery sensation Veronica Mars in 2005. The...

Butterfly Blues.

After closing out December with a look at Damien Leone’s Terrifier 3 (listen) and Sophia Takal’s Into the Dark entry “New Year, New You” (listen), we’re kicking off 2025 with a bang by concluding the Grindhouse double feature that we started last summer with Planet Terror (listen) and finally making our way to Quentin Tarantino‘s Death Proof (2007)!

In Death Proof, two separate groups of women are stalked by a vicious serial killer named Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russell), who uses his “death proof” car to execute his murderous plans.

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Episode 316: Death Proof (2007)

Grab your belts and hop on the roof of that car because we’re discussing our very first Quentin Tarantino film in 2007’s pseudo-slasher/exploitation film Death Proof.

In the early 1970s, a miracle discovery forever shifted the momentum of the entertainment industry. The discovery pertained to the script of Good Times, the sitcom based on an African-American family living in a public housing project in a poor black neighborhood in Chicago.

Good Times [Credit: CBS]

But before John Amos, Jimmy Walker, and Esther Rolle could lift the series into the upper echelons of legacy television, the world already rushed to bestow that honor on Good Times. The sitcom soon became a revolutionary symbol of Black television, helping break the racial barrier and the stereotypical assignment of Black actors in mere supporting character roles.

As the world now mourns John Amos’s tragic passing, the fans look back at the historic presence of the actor in one of his most impressive works in TV.

All in the Family Spin-off Leaves a Mark in Hollywood Good Times feat. John Amos...

Writer and director Quentin Tarantino might not have any love lost for his film "Death Proof," which he has famously claimed is his worst, but we here at /Film believe that it's the Tarantino classic we don't talk about enough. There's a lot to love in this half of "Grindhouse," which follows a kind of slasher named Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russell) who hunts and kills beautiful women using his tricked-out stunt car. There are the wild car chases and incredibly dangerous stunts. There's the killer soundtrack. There are the amazing actors who play the victims and then the queens who get their revenge on Mike. And then, of course, there's Russell himself, who is arguably one of the coolest performers to ever grace the silver screen. 

Tarantino is pretty well-known for his homages and references to the films that inspired his work, but he's not above throwing in a few straight-up Easter eggs either.

There is something universally lovable about Kurt Russell. The actor actually started his career as a way to meet famous baseball players before getting signed on with Walt Disney and becoming a bonafide child star. After a gnarly injury forced him to retire from baseball and pursue acting full-time, he became a prolific performer who manages to make nearly everything he's in better just by his mere presence. From fluffy rom-coms like "Overboard" with future long-term partner Goldie Hawn to intense genre fare like "The Thing" to big blockbuster franchise flicks like "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2," Russell is able to fit into the fabric of just about any kind of film. He's incredibly charismatic even when playing antiheroes and downright villains, which makes his movies extremely rewatchable. But which are the most rewatchable?

While some of Russell's movies didn't do well theatrically or critically at the time of release,...

I know it doesn’t feel like 2004 was 20 years ago, but it was, which means many great TV shows just turned 20 years old.

Seriously, 2004 is a sneaky good year for new TV premieres. Most of the titles on this list of good TV shows turning 20 years old in 2024 were broadcast hits. The cable networks had a decent market share in the early 2000s, but we’re still a decade before the streaming industry changed the TV game.

At this point in TV history, we’re still seven years before the Game of Thrones premiere. Remember that, please!

Let’s get the list started with the best show of 2004!

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Created by Jeffrey Lieber, J. J. Abrams, and Damon Lindelof, Lost premiered on ABC in the fall of 2004. The series told the story of a group of survivors of a plane crash on a mysterious island.

“Fuck that shit! Let’s kill this bastard.”

Slashers are a staple of the horror genre. When we think about this lovably formulaic narrative trope we imagine masked killers, sharp knives, and final girls who find empowerment by picking up the killer’s weapon and refuse to play a part in someone else’s story. What we don’t often think about is cars. Typical slasher villains are more likely to be seen hiding in bushes or lurking on the edges of a placid lake than behind the wheel of a tricked out stunt car. But not in Quentin Tarantino’s world. The unique director takes his own crack at the slasher with Death Proof, a thrilling action/horror blend with intoxicating hangout vibes and a group of ferocious female friends.

Julia (Sydney Tamiia Poitier) is excited for a night out on the town in sweaty Austin, Texas when a...

The Quentin Tarantino feet trend is a famous aspect of his work, sparking dialogue among audiences and critics. Tarantino's foot fixation in films isn't just about narrative or aesthetics, but rather a creative choice by the director. Despite controversy surrounding his conduct, the foot fetish in Tarantino's work hasn't affected his professional relationships.

The Quentin Tarantino feet trend is now a famous aspect of the filmmaker's work. There are several elements that make Tarantino's movies so unique from their level and style of violence to the dialogue and multiple pop culture references, to the frequent shots of feet (especially womens feet). The trend has been noticed in several of Tarantino's films and was brought up once again following the release of his most recent movie, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood. Some have suggested it is Tarantino living out his personal foot fetish through his movies.

Throughout Quentin Tarantino's career in movies,...

When prospective students of the University of Southern California visit the school, tour guides like to point out several noteworthy landmarks on campus: Heritage Hall and its multiple Heisman trophies on display, the symbolic Tommy Trojan statue and Norris Cinema Theatre, where students of all majors congregate each Thursday night to watch and discuss cinema with famed film critic Leonard Maltin.

The class, officially titled Ctcs-466: Theatrical Film Symposium, was founded by a fellow critic, Arthur Knight, in the early 1960s. He proposed filmmakers bring their latest work to campus for youthful, eager minds to absorb and discuss. Stewardship of the class passed to L.A. Times critic Charles Champlin in 1985, and eventually, the opportunity to take over one of USC’s most popular electives was presented to Maltin.

Maltin, Variety’s Educator of the Year, along with hundreds of students have since convened for 26 years in the oldest screening...

Compelling TV detectives should be more than just great sleuths. Subverting character archetypes can make a detective more interesting to watch. A great TV detective needs excellent writing and an actor who connects with the character.

Detectives are often among the most compelling characters on TV, and the best ones are worth rewatching even after their cases are closed. Detective shows are reliable sources of drama because of the inherent high stakes of police work and the intriguing mysteries that often come with the crime genre. Great TV detectives shouldn't just be good at their jobs, they should have an interesting way of working that makes them fun to watch. In fact, a detective with some flaw that hinders their investigation can be just as fascinating.

TV detectives have developed into a broad range of styles, but many of them fulfill similar tropes in a lot of ways. Jaded old...

Grindhouse is one of the most influential box office failures of the 21st century. Despite grossing a paltry $25.4 million at the box office on a budget of around $60 million, Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino’s 2007 love letter to exploitation cinema has managed to spawn four spin-off movies — Machete, Machete Kills, Hobo with a Shotgun, and now Thanksgiving— in addition to reintroducing a vintage aesthetic that has been mimicked by countless other throwback movies.

Rodriguez’s Planet Terror and Tarantino’s Death Proof each have their merits — the former plays like a satirical pastiche of nonstop action, while the latter is more indicative of genuine exploitation fare — but Grindhouse is more than just a double feature. It’s an experience, complete with faux aging to recreate the look of beat-up film prints along with vintage interstitials and retro-inspired trailers for nonexistent movies.

Planet Terror is the first part of the double bill,...

Death Proof's visual inconsistency, shifting from grindhouse style to black and white, impacts its overall quality and reception. Tarantino's weakness in writing dialogue for female characters is evident in Death Proof, unlike his previous works. The second half of Death Proof lacks the suspense and entertainment value of the first half, causing many viewers to lose interest.

Death Proof marked a first in Quentin Tarantino’s career as it’s his only horror movie to date, and it’s also his biggest failure. Quentin Tarantino has become one of the best filmmakers of his generation but also one of the most controversial due to the violence in every one of his movies. Still, Tarantino’s works have been praised for their narrative and visual style, his mastery in writing dialogue, and more, and though some of his movies are considered among the best films ever made, some haven’t had the same success.

Academy Award-winner Adam McKay’s Hyperobject Industries and Sony Music Entertainment today announced Death on the Lot, a new eight-episode podcast series that will spotlight the untimely deaths of the biggest stars in 1940s and 1950s Hollywood, launching Thursday, June 1. Developed and hosted by McKay, Death on the Lot will dive into the cultural transformation of Post-war America and Hollywood’s fabrication of a new American dream, as well as Hollywood unions and labor strikes. The trailer is available now and all eight episodes will be available on The Binge on June 1.

In each episode, McKay will focus on the story behind one celebrity’s tragic death and the cultural implications that upended their life. The podcast will cover the deaths of gangster Willie Bioff, method actor John Garfield, teenage idol James Dean, Superman actor George Reeves, first Black Academy Award winner Hattie McDaniel, swashbuckling star Errol Flynn, and western legend John Wayne.

Quentin Tarantino has said his next film will be his last. Concerned about diminishing his legacy, the popular director plans to go out with a bang. His final movie is said to be called “The Movie Critic.” If you’d like to look back at his rapid-fire dialogue, unexpected gore, and iconic characters, The Streamable is tracking where you can see all his films.

Tarantino’s filmography is notoriously difficult to stream because he rarely works for major studios. You’ll often see his movies bounce from platform to platform. Be sure to bookmark this page and we’ll update each film, no matter where it goes.

Reservoir Dogs September 2, 1992

Tarantino’s breakout directing debut features many of his calling cards audiences would come to love. A group of highly opinionated criminals, a heist gone wrong, a classic soundtrack, and unexpected bloodshed. The film was once ranked #97 in Empire Magazine...

Sheryl Lee Ralph considers her entire life a song. The 65-year-old actress has spent over four decades making a name for herself in the entertainment industry. Her first film, A Piece of the Action, was directed by Sydney Poitier, one of her instructors was famed German actress Uta Hagen, and her roles have consistently received critical acclaim for her full-bodied performances. But Ralph’s longevity in the industry and devotion to her craft has rarely been rewarded equal to the praise her white and male counterparts have received — the lack...

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Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Sidney, Amsterdam, Bros, Reboot and Meet Cute.

A Jazzman’s Blues special screening

After debuting at TIFF, Tyler Perry, Milauna Jackson and Brad Benedict brought their film to Los Angeles for a special screening at Tudum Theater on Sept. 16.

Tyler Perry, Milauna Jackson and Brad Benedict

Amsterdam premiere

Writer-director David O. Russell and stars Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Andrea Riseborough, Mike Myers, Michael Shannon, Rami Malek, Timothy Olyphant and Robert De Niro, as well as producers Matthew Budman and Anthony Katagas and executive producers Drake and Adel “Future” Nur celebrated the world premiere of Amsterdam at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center on Sunday. Ben Stiller also moderated a Q&a with the cast and filmmakers following the screening.

“Abbott Elementary’ star Sheryl Lee Ralph reflected on having Sidney Poitier as a director for her film debut “A Piece of the Action” at the premiere Wednesday of the documentary film “Sidney.”

“When I met him, he did not let me down,” Sheryl Lee Ralph told TheWrap at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures premiere, noting that at the time she was a “newbie” to the industry. “A lot of people you meet, they let you down. He did not let me down my very first film. He took such time with me, and I appreciated that so much. He took the time to be a great model for me.”

Fresh off of her first Emmy win, Ralph remembered the “great example of a man” who shaped her career, attending the screening alongside a cadre of celebrities gathered on Wednesday night to celebrate the premiere of the new Apple TV+ documentary “Sidney,...

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Is Harley heading back to Hollywood? Has the Carter TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Wgn America? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Carter season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?

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A Wgn America Canadian detective drama, which originated on Bravo Canada, Carter stars Jerry O’Connell, Sydney Tamiia Poitier (as Sydney Poitier Heartsong), Kristian Bruun, Varun Saranga, Matt Baram, Brenda Kamino, Denis Akiyama, John Bourgeois, Joanne Boland, and Sherry Miller. The series centers on TV star Harley Carter (O'Connell), who forsakes L.A. for his hometown of Bishop, after a humiliating meltdown. Now he's serving as a consulting police detective and working cases with...

How does Harley Carter handle the culture shock of returning home, during the first season of the Carter TV show on Wgn America? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Carter is cancelled or renewed for season two. However, since this TV series originated in Canada, its Canadian ratings matter more. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we'd like to offer you the chance to rate all of the season one episodes of Carter below.

A Wgn America detective drama from Bravo Canada, Carter stars Jerry O’Connell, Sydney Tamiia Poitier (as Sydney Poitier Heartsong), Kristian Bruun, Varun Saranga, Matt Baram, Brenda Kamino, Denis Akiyama, John Bourgeois, Joanne Boland, and Sherry Miller. The series centers on TV star Harley Carter (O’Connell), who forsakes L.A. for...

Network: Wgn America.

Episodes: Ongoing (hour).

Seasons: Ongoing.

TV show dates: August 7, 2018 — present.

Series status: Has not been cancelled.

Performers include: Jerry O'Connell, Sydney Tamiia Poitier (as Sydney Poitier Heartsong), Kristian Bruun, Varun Saranga, Matt Baram, Brenda Kamino, Denis Akiyama, John Bourgeois, Joanne Boland, and Sherry Miller.

TV show description:

A comedic Canadian crime drama from creator Garry Campbell, the Carter TV show premiered on Bravo in Canada, prior to its Us debut. The series centers on Harley (O'Connell), a Canadian actor who enjoyed success as the lead of a hit American detective series, Call Carter, until indulging in a big, embarrassing meltdown. Now back in his quiet hometown of Bishop, Harley is putting his acting skills to work...

We’re getting a lot of returning favorites this August, with new seasons of Better Call Saul, Insecure, The Sinner and Mr. Mercedes all hitting the airwaves — and all coming back strong. Meanwhile, cable lights up with an offbeat, Afrocentric late-night show, an unusual drama about a surfer joining a Freemasons-like secret society and docs on subjects ranging from Southern rock legends to Chicago high-school students to gone-too-soon movie stars. Here’s what you need to tune in to this month. (Our streaming recommendations for August will go up tomorrow.

Sony Pictures Television has two new stars. Deadline reports Jerry O'Connell and Sydney Poitier have joined the studio's upcoming TV show Carter.From writer Garry Campbell and John Tinker, the crime procedural "centers on Harley Mackay (O’Connell), a detective on a hit American TV show who is forced to return to his sleepy hometown after an embarrassing public meltdown in Hollywood. Once back, Carter taps into his acting experience to become a real-life detective, partnering with long-time friend and no-nonsense veteran of the force, Sam St. Clair (Poitier)."Read More…...

Channing Tatum and Joseph Gordon-Levitt — or parts of them — are bound for an adventure in Romania, lending their voices to the new Amazon Studios comedy Comrade Detective.

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Set in 1980s Romania, the half-hour cop show stars Romanian actors Florin Piersic Jr. and Corneliu Ulici as lead Detectives Gregor Anghel and Iosef Baciu. The series is filmed in Romanian and the later dubbed over in English, to stay true to its nostalgic inspiration. Tatum (Magic Mike) and Gordon-Levitt (Inception) will provide the English voiceover performances for the lead detectives.

Sony Pictures Television Networks has commissioned Carter, a 10-episode comedic detective procedural starring Jerry O'Connell (Billions) and Sydney Poitier (Chicago P.D.), for its international channels, including Axn. The series begins production later this month in North Bay, Ontario. Carter is Sptn's' second global original series ordered this year as the company is ramping up its slate. It follows Absentia, a dramatic thriller starring Stana Katic and Patrick…...

Looking back on this still-young century makes clear that 2007 was a major time for cinematic happenings — and, on the basis of this retrospective, one we’re not quite through with ten years on. One’s mind might quickly flash to a few big titles that will be represented, but it is the plurality of both festival and theatrical premieres that truly surprises: late works from old masters, debuts from filmmakers who’ve since become some of our most-respected artists, and mid-career turning points that didn’t necessarily announce themselves as such at the time. Join us as an assembled team, many of whom were coming of age that year, takes on their favorites.

Grindhouse was intended to be the ultimate homage to the kinda cool, kinda sexy, kinda divine (but not too divine as to make you realize you’re still dealing with trash), kinda exploitation cinema on which Quentin Tarantino...

Gay Talese on James Baldwin: "Baldwin had his words and his voice in the forefront of the change in American politics."

In the 1960s, Gay Talese developed a friendship with James Baldwin when they were regular contributors to Esquire magazine along with Norman Mailer, Tom Wolfe, Gore Vidal, William F Buckley Jr, and others and he stayed in touch with Baldwin until his death in 1987. In Raoul Peck's I Am Not Your Negro, James Baldwin's writing is voiced by Samuel L Jackson over clips from movies that include an Indian-shooting John Wayne in John Ford's Stagecoach, Harry Beaumont's Dance, Fools, Dance with a tap dancing Joan Crawford, Sydney Poitier and Rod Steiger's goodbye in Norman Jewison's In The Heat Of The Night, and Richard Widmark's breakdown in Joseph L Mankiewicz's No Way Out.

Anne-Katrin Titze captures High Notes author Gay Talese Photo:...

In the 1960s, Gay Talese developed a friendship with James Baldwin when they were regular contributors to Esquire magazine along with Norman Mailer, Tom Wolfe, Gore Vidal, William F Buckley Jr, and others and he stayed in touch with Baldwin until his death in 1987. In Raoul Peck's I Am Not Your Negro, James Baldwin's writing is voiced by Samuel L Jackson over clips from movies that include an Indian-shooting John Wayne in John Ford's Stagecoach, Harry Beaumont's Dance, Fools, Dance with a tap dancing Joan Crawford, Sydney Poitier and Rod Steiger's goodbye in Norman Jewison's In The Heat Of The Night, and Richard Widmark's breakdown in Joseph L Mankiewicz's No Way Out.

Gay Talese notes that one of the New Yorker's great achievements was when editor William Shawn published James Baldwin's Letter From A Region In My Mind. Truman Capote's In Cold.

Legendary filmmaker, activist and human-rights trailblazer Sidney Poitier can now add “nonagenarian” to his list of accomplishments.

The two-time Academy Award winner turned 90 on Monday, and celebrated the milestone with friends and family, including his wife, Joanna Shimkus, whom he married in 1976, as well as six daughters, Beverly, Pamela, Sherri, Gina, Anika and Sydney. He also has eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Poitier, who made a career out of defying expectations, began his life beating the odds. The actor was born two months premature in Miami in 1927 to a pair of poor immigrant farmers from the Bahamas, and the likelihood...

A movie about a missing woman... and a lost man. This looks quite good. Vanishing Angle has debuted an official trailer for Dennis Hauck's indie drama Too Late, starring John Hawkes as a private investigator searching for a missing woman. This crime noir follows him around various seedy parts of Los Angeles, encountering many interesting people. The full cast includes Crystal Reed, Dash Mihok, Rider Strong, Vail Bloom, Jeff Fahey, Robert Forster, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Dichen Lachman, Sally Jaye, Natalie Zea, and Joanna Cassidy. The film will be released exclusively on 35mm in theaters across North America in Spring 2016, according to the website. If you're curious, definitely check out the trailer below. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Dennis Hauck's Too Late, found via The Film Stage: Private investigator Mel Sampson (Academy Award nominee John Hawkes) is tasked with tracking down the whereabouts of a missing woman from his own past.

The debut feature film from Dennis Hauck, "Too Late," brings with it an interesting concept: The filmmaker shot the movie on 35mm in a series of single Steadicam takes that last right up until the reel runs out. It adds an interesting element to the throwback-'90s crime flick that will arrive in limited release this spring at a theater near you in 35mm. Read More: Laff Review: Crime Drama 'Too Late' Starring John Hawkes, Robert Forster, Crystal Reed, And Natalie Zea Starring John Hawkes, Vail Bloom, Joanna Cassidy, Jeff Fahey, Robert Forster, Brett Jacobsen, Dichen Lachman, Dash Mihok, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Crystal Reed, Rider Strong, and Natalie Zea, the non-linear story, with shades of "Pulp Fiction," follows a private detective tasked with finding a missing woman. Here's the synopsis:  From desolate, overgrown Radio Hill to the ritzy penthouse of The Beverly Hilton, Too Late offers remarkable views...

A stand-out in virtually every project he’s part of, we’re always ready for another performance from John Hawkes. His latest film, Too Late, finds him as a private investigator in Los Angeles hunting down a missing woman. However, it likely won’t be the story that gets talked about most (at least initially) when it comes to Dennis Hauck’s feature, but rather the structure and exhibition. It’s composed of five acts, each a single, uncut 20-minute-plus shot (roughly the length of an entire projected film reel), and it’s being released in the now-rare, 35mm-exclusive format starting next month.

We said in our review, “A bit reminiscent of John Herzfeld’s Two Days in the Valley, the tale is woven from several different perspectives of an ensemble cast that all come nicely together at the end to complete a compelling puzzle. While there is a definite fetishization of Tarantino-style dialogue,...

BAFTA crowned Alejandro González Iñárritu’s The Revenant in London with wins for Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor.Click Here For Full List Of Winners

Alejandro González Iñárritu’s The Revenant was the big winner at the 69th British Academy Film Awards on Sunday night as the frontier epic converted five of its eight nominations including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor for Leonardo Di Caprio.

Mexican writer, producer and director Iñárritu, himself nominated in three categories last year for Birdman, praised Leonardo DiCaprio’s “commitment” to the film, and that of his crew which he said “made it all possible in very extreme circumstances”.

BAFTA voters stuck to the script in the lead actor categories with favourites Brie Larson winning for her portrayal of a young mother held captive in Room and Leonardo DiCaprio converting his fourth BAFTA nomination into a win for his muscular performance in The Revenant, which follows...

Sidney Poitier was unable to attend the BAFTA Awards on Sunday night due to health concerns, so his BAFTA came to him. Poitier, 88, received the night's lifetime achievement award, the BAFTA Fellowship, but due to his age and health, the actor couldn't travel to London to accept the award. According to BBC, the actor's health advisors have recommended he "refrain from transatlantic travel at this time." So instead, Jamie Foxx was on hand at the legendary star's Los Angeles home along with Poitier's daughter Sydney Tamiia Poitier to present his award. "Today my cup runneth over because I am here...

"They're coming to get you, Barbara." A modern twist on Johnny's immortal line is featured in our exclusive clip from Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn, now out on VOD.

"A new fully CG take on the 1968 classic, “Night of the Living Dead.” This is the story of a group of survivors fighting to stay alive when a mysterious plague unleashes the undead on New York City. Barricaded in an abandoned apartment building, the characters from the original film face new terror and question each other’s compassion and sense of humanity as they fight to stay alive against the army of the walking dead.​

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Directed by Krisztian Majdik and Zebediah Y. Desoto, Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn features the voices of Tony Todd, Danielle Harris,...

The Bahamas International Film Festival (Biff) has announced that Academy Award® winner and renowned global icon Sir Sidney Poitier has agreed to the naming of the prestigious Career Achievement Award at the Bahamas International Film Festival the “Sir Sidney Poitier Tribute Award.” Biff founder and executive director Leslie Vanderpool made the announcement.

“There is no person on Earth who is better suited to have the Career Achievement Award be named after him,” Vanderpool said. “Poitier is one of the finest actors for generations and is, simply put, an icon and a legend.” The American Film Institute named him among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time.

Poitier stretched his reach within the industry on film and on stage acting in productions such as "A Raisin in the Sun" (1959) and "Lysistrata." For his film role in "The Defiant Ones," Poitier was the first male actor of African descent to be nominated for a competitive Academy Award in 1958. A few years later in 1964, Poitier was the first black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor in a riveting and memorable performance as Homer Smith in Ralph Nelson’s "Lilies of The Field."

Thirty-eight years after receiving the Best Actor award, Poitier received an honorary tribute from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in recognition of his remarkable accomplishments as an artist and as a human being. In 2009, Poitier was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States of America’s highest civilian honor, by President Barack Obama.

A global legend, knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1968 and highly respected author, director and “actor’s actor,” with more than fifty films and television shows to his credit, Poitier has starred in some of Hollywood’s most important and biggest films and earned critics’ praise for several commanding performances. Poitier’s reputation solidified with leading roles in mainstream films: "No Way Out" (1950), "Blackboard Jungle" (1955), "The Bedford Incident" and "A Patch Of Blue" (1965). The most successful films that catapulted Poitier’s career in 1967 where, "To Sir with Love," "Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner" and "In the Heat of the Night."

Directing was not far away from his achievements having a directorial debut with the western "Buck and the Preacher" soon followed by "Uptown Saturday Night," "Let’s Do It Again," "A Piece Of The Action," "Stir Crazy," "Hanky Panky," "Fast Forward’ and ‘Ghost Dad."

From 1995 to 2003, Poitier served as a member of the board of directors of The Walt Disney Company. Proud to represent The Bahamas, Sir Sidney was the Bahamian Ambassador to Japan, a position held from 2002 to 2007, while being the Ambassador of The Bahamas to Unesco.

What makes this addition so momentous is that he is a Bahamian who believes in building future generations of filmmakers while honoring the actors and actresses who broke ground, furthermore, upholding their careers with poise. Sir Sidney possesses a true love and appreciation for the people of The Bahamas.

One of the Bahamas International Film Festival’s missions is to ensure youth in The Bahamas have the opportunity to remember Sir Sidney while celebrating the achievements of others within the film industry.

“Leslie Vanderpool’s efforts have been extraordinary in making it possible for The Bahamas to have not only a film festival, but to also attract some of the great film artists and filmmakers from around the world. People like Johnny Depp, Nicolas Cage, Laurence Fishburne, Danny Glover, Alan Arkin, Sir Sean Connery, Sophie Okonedo, Lee Daniels, Lenny Kravitz and my own daughter Sydney Tamiia Poitier, who have found, to their great surprise, that the Bahamas is moving swiftly toward a bona fide motion picture community--all of which have been structured by the imaginative young Bahamians who have committed themselves to The Bahamas having a film community of its own,” Poitier said.

Adding to his many achievements, Poitier has published four best sellers "This Life," "The Measure of A Man," "Life Beyond Measure: Letters to my Great-Grand Daughter" and "Montaro Caine." Additionally, he has many talents having recorded an album with the composer Fred Katz called ‘Poitier Meets Plato’ reciting passages from Plato’s writings.

Family is most important for Sir Sidney, He and his wife Joanna Shimkus, a Canadian-born former actress of Lithuanian and Irish descent have two daughters Anika and Sydney Tamiia Poitier. Poitier has four daughters Beverly, Pamela, Sherri and Gina from a previous marriage. In addition to his six daughters, Poitier has eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Leslie Vanderpool and Sydney T. Poitier will be instrumental in overseeing the granting of the Sir Sidney Poitier Tribute Awards.

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