1949 was Hollywood’s year of the racial message movie. In May, Intruder In The Dust told the story of a Black man falsely accused of murdering a white man. July and September saw the release of Lost ...

During an interview for Apple TV+’s “Number One on the Call Sheet: Black Leading Men in Hollywood,” Murphy revealed he bumped into Poitier and brought up that he had been approached to play Alex Haley ...

Sidney Poitier KBE (February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian and American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy ...

“Their talents impacted generations of movie goers and influenced countless artists and creators that followed in their footsteps.” Sidney Poitier (1927–2022) was a groundbreaking actor, director, and ...

Sydney Poitier, the charismatic actor with the smooth-toned voice and intense gaze, rose to stardom in the 1960s. Honored by the Screen Actors Guild, winner of an Academy Award and recipient of the ...

Academy Award-winning actor Sidney Poitier (born 1927) was once described as “the Martin Luther King of the movies.” In the turbulent 1960s, he “embodied the black image for the dawning Age of ...

"Early on, Sidney said — I don’t know if it was an insult or a compliment, or something," he begins. "It was like… They were talking about doing Malcolm X. Norman Jewison was putting it together, and ...

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (KFSN) -- A documentary about legendary film actor Sidney Poitier appears to be in the works. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter the project has been quietly under development for ...

Eddie Murphy is detailing the unexpected career advice he received from Sidney Poitier. Murphy recently said during an interview for the Apple TV+ documentary “Number One on the Call Sheet: Black ...

Eddie Murphy is reflecting on puzzling career advice he received from Sidney Poitier. The Beverly Hills Cop star recalled an interaction that he had with the legendary In the Heat of the Night actor ...