Sidney Poitier News

Disney'sA The Princess and the Frog isn't simply making headlines because it marks Disney's return to traditional animation , it also marks its first African American princess.A With that in mind, we look at some real-life African Americans who blazed a trail in Hollywood.

It's a country with a rich and complicated cinematic history. Over the years, South Africa has served as both an inspiration and backdrop for many compelling dramas, thrillers and yes, comedies too.

Morgan Freeman has been cast as God - twice - so he evidently has no trouble projecting moral authority.

The African-American teen character in the hit movie The Blind Sid e is loyal, polite, sexless, and surrounded by white people who love him - it's practically a miracle.

Caption: Norman Jewison out and about during the 2009 Toronto Film Festival Toronto, Canada .... IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT director NORMAN JEWISON is to be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by The Directors Guild of America .

Some may prefer to hype the "face-off" between Prime Minister Patrick Manning and his former minister and deputy leader as the usual political kangatang, premier political mud wrestling or Sidney Poitier's Blackboard Jungle.

Sidney Poitier as Virgil Tibbs with Rod Steiger in scene from movie "In the Heat of the Night." In the conclusion of "The Early Show" 's "Time Machine" series, weather anchor and features reporter Dave Price "traveled" back to the year 1967, the year of the "Summer of Love." He returned dressed in suede pants, among other iconic garb of the era, ...

I've been looking forward to Black Dynamite since I first saw the promo writer/star Michael Jai White put together last year.

If you have never seen a production of this play written by Lorraine Hansberry, make a point of seeing it because it is a landmark in the history of black performance and one of the key symbols of the Civil Rights movement.

The United States Embassy in Jamaica and the Jamaica Library Service began its classic film series yesterday with a screening of To Kill a Mockingbird.

It has been more years than I care to think about when I last saw Lorraine Hansberry's groundbreaking play, "A Raisin in the Sun." As I prepared to review it during its current all-too-short run at the Weston Playhouse, I wondered if it stood the test of time and would it move me as much as the first time I saw it.

August 31st, 2009 by Brian Daye in Brian Daye , Film , Film Reviews For those who are devotees of film, or in this case, film acting, or deeper still, minimalist acting 101, check out Brother John , a 1971 film starring Sidney Poitier as John Kane.

"A Raisin in the Sun," Lorraine Hansberry's prize-winning modern classic that featured Sidney Poitier in its Broadway debut 50 years ago, will wrap up The Weston Playhouse Theatre Company's 2009 summer Main Stage season with performances from Aug.

Not involved with the original film , Barbara Kopple returned to the 25th and 30th anniversary events of Woodscock in 1994 and 1999 to draw comparisons.

President Obama honored Sidney Poitier with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on August 12, 2009 at the White House for his life work on interracial relations.

Some people explore their roots through genealogy and the creation of family trees.

President Barack Obama Wednesday conferred America's highest civilian honor on 16 examples of unshakeable human spirit, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu and British scientist Stephen Hawking.

Stars who die young generate tear-stained legends and what-if speculation. Stars who age age gracefully and keep working steadily don't gain the same adulation.

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President Barack Obama wants to honor "agents of change" in presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom.