Hollywood-ography

Join us for the anti-Apartheid thriller THE WILBY CONSPIRACY where Sidney Poitier co-stars alongside Michael Caine.

Join us for the highly successful comedy UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT meant to serve as an alternative to blaxploitation films of the era.

Join us for touching romantic melodrama A WARM DECEMBER, directed by and starring Sidney Poitier.

Join us for Sidney Poitier’s directorial debut BUCK AND THE PREACHER, where he directs himself and stars alongside longtime friend Harry Belafonte.

Join us for THE ORGANIZATION, Sidney Poitier’s final outing as Detective Virgil Tibbs.

Join us for an in-depth conversation of THE LOST MAN and BROTHER JOHN with Larry Karaszewski, noted screenwriter of film (ED WOOD) and television (AMERICAN CRIME STORY: THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON).

Join us for the unique, independent drama BROTHER JOHN.

Join us for this sequel to IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT where Sidney Poitier reprises his role of Detective Virgil Tibbs.

Join us for THE LOST MAN, the film during which Sidney Poitier met his second wife Joanna Shimkus.

Join us for Sidney Poitier's only original story credit on a film, FOR LOVE OF IVY.

Join us for an in-depth conversation of IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT and GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER with Mark Harris, author of Pictures at a Revolution.  

Join us for Sidney Poitier's last performance of 1967, in the still divisive GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER, where he stars alongside Hollywood Greats, Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy in his final film performance. 

Join us for IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT, a slow burn thriller and the Best Picture Oscar winner of 1967. 

Join us in discussing one of Sidney Poitier's most beloved performances in TO SIR, WITH LOVE, which also kicks off the most significant year in his film career.

Join us for DUEL AT DIABLO, Sidney Poitier's first foray into the western genre.

Join us for A PATCH OF BLUE, a beautiful melodrama with stunning performances from Sidney Poitier, Elizabeth Hartman, and Shelley Winters - it is also the first film to depict an interracial kiss.

Join us for the gripping drama THE SLENDER THREAD, where Sidney Poitier stars alongside Anne Bancroft in Sydney Pollack's directorial debut.

Join us for THE BEDFORD INCIDENT, a bleak view of life aboard a US Navy Destroyer during the Cold War that pairs Sidney Poitier with Richard Widmark for the third time.

Join us for the bizarre Viking film THE LONG SHIPS, as well as Sidney Poitier's only cameo in THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD.

Join us for Sidney Poitier's historic Oscar-winning performance in LILIES OF THE FIELD, where he became the first Black man to win an Oscar for Best Actor.

Join us for PRESSURE POINT, an avant-garde psychological drama about a racist Nazi sympathizer who has been imprisoned for sedition.

Join us for PARIS BLUES, Sidney Poitier's final film with Martin Ritt and his only pairing with off screen love interest Diahann Carroll.

Join us for the astounding film adaptation of the groundbreaking play A RAISIN IN THE SUN where Sidney Poitier rejoins the original Broadway cast.

Join us for ALL THE YOUNG MEN, an ensemble war film led by Alan Ladd in one of his final film roles.

Join us for Sidney Poitier and Dorothy Dandridge's only pairing in PORGY AND BESS, the controversial stage musical adaptation.

Join us for OUR VIRGIN ISLAND, Sidney Poitier's final pairing with John Cassavetes and his fourth film with Ruby Dee.

Join us for Sidney Poitier's starring turn in THE DEFIANT ONES, the first groundbreaking message picture from prolific producer and director Stanley Kramer.

Join us for THE MARK OF THE HAWK, Eartha Kitt's feature film debut and Sidney Poitier's second film with Juano Hernandez.

Join us for Sidney Poitier's first period piece, set against the backdrop of the Civil War and starring Clark Gable.

Join us for Sidney Poitier's final film with Richard Brooks.

Join us for the gritty drama EDGE OF THE CITY, Sidney Poitier's first collaboration with director Martin Ritt and costar John Cassavetes

Join us for GOOD-BYE, MY LADY, a quiet coming of age story about a young boy and his dog.

Join us for Sidney Poitier's true breakthrough role alongside Glenn Ford, and his first time being directed by Richard Brooks.

Join us for Sidney Poitier's second pairing with Ruby Dee in James Wong Howe's directorial debut about the creation of the Harlem Globetrotters.

Join us for RED BALL EXPRESS, Sidney Poitier's first entry into war films.

Join us for Sidney Poitier's sophomore feature where he stars alongside friend and mentor Canada Lee.

Join us as we begin our journey through the career of our fourth star: Sidney Poitier. We’ll go through Sidney’s entire filmography, beginning with his uncredited role in SEPIA CINDERELLA and his impressive debut in NO WAY OUT and move chronologically, in and out of the studio system and New Hollywood, to his final performance in THE JACKAL. Each week, we’ll discuss a new film title or two, what it meant in the grander scheme of his career, and its overall role in the Sidney Poitier-ography. 

Get ready for Season 4 of Hollywood-ography featuring Sidney Poitier!

Join us for Judy Garland's final onscreen performance.

Join us for A Child is Waiting, where Judy Garland is directed by John Cassavetes in one of his earlier directorial efforts