Quicklinks
Top Links
biographyby votesawardsNewsDeskmessage boardFilmographies
categorizedby typeby yearby ratingsby votesby TV series awards titles for saleby genre by keyword power search credited with tv scheduleBiographical
biography other works publicity contact photo gallery resume NewsDeskmessage boardExternal Links
official sites miscellaneous photographs sound clips video clipsNews for
Sidney Poitier More at IMDbPro »
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2004 | 2002 | 2001 | 1998
1-20 of 40 articles from 2009 « Prev | Next »
Jack Lemmon, Ruby Dee, Sidney Poitier on TCM
13 hours ago | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »
Ruby Dee, Sidney Poitier in A Raisin in the Sun Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award winners Stan Laurel, Jack Lemmon, Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, and Kirk Douglas will be celebrated by Turner Classic Movies with a four-film presentation beginning at 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 22, the night before TCM’s sister networks TNT and TBS present a live simulcast of the 2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards. Of the four films — the short Tit for Tat, and the features The Out-of-Towners, A Raisin in the Sun, and Last Train from Gun Hill — I’ve only seen the moderately entertaining John Sturges Western Last Train from Gun Hill, whose most memorable feature is Carolyn Jones as the female lead [...] »
- Andre Soares
Turner Classic Movies Honors Achievement Award Recipients With Marathon
21 hours ago | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
Turner Classic Movies is honoring five of its Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award recipients with a primetime movie marathon on the eve of the next "Screen Actors Guild Awards" presentation.
On January 22nd, TCM will air four films which feature five award recipients, Stan Laurel, Jack Lemmon, Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, and Kirk Douglas. The network airs Laurel's 1935 comedy short "Tit for Tat" at 8pm, followed by "The Out-of-Towners" with Lemmon and Sandy Dennis.
The 1961 adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun," starring Dee and Poitier, airs at 10:15pm. The marathon closes with the Kirk Douglas western "Last Train from Gun Hill" at 12:30am.
It all leads to the airing of the "16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards" telecast, set to air simultaneously on TCM and TBS. Television and film star Betty White will be the recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Live »
Turner Classic Movies Honors Achievement Award Recipients With Marathon
21 hours ago | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
Turner Classic Movies is honoring five of its Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award recipients with a primetime movie marathon on the eve of the next "Screen Actors Guild Awards" presentation.
On January 22nd, TCM will air four films which feature five award recipients, Stan Laurel, Jack Lemmon, Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, and Kirk Douglas. The network airs Laurel's 1935 comedy short "Tit for Tat" at 8pm, followed by "The Out-of-Towners" with Lemmon and Sandy Dennis.
The 1961 adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun," starring Dee and Poitier, airs at 10:15pm. The marathon closes with the Kirk Douglas western "Last Train from Gun Hill" at 12:30am.
It all leads to the airing of the "16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards" telecast, set to air simultaneously on TCM and TBS. Television and film star Betty White will be the recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Live »
AFI's 100 Years ...100 Movie Quotes
4 November 2009 4:45 AM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »
"Extra" brings you AFI's 100 Best Movie Quotes of all time! From "The Wizard of Oz" to "Taxi Driver," see if your favorites made the list!
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie QuotesGone with the Wind (1939)
“Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.” —Said by Clark Gable as Rhett Butler to Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara.
The Godfather (1972)
“I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.” —Marlon Brando as Don Corleone.
On the Waterfront (1954)
“You don’t understand! »
A flirt at 3!
3 November 2009 9:58 AM, PST | t5m.com | See recent t5m.com news »
Jurnee openly admits that she was a flirt at the age of three! She was doing a pepsi advert with Joe Montana, and she was playing with his collar, she told t5m. And her perchant for the older man didn't end there, as Jurnee also had many celebrity crushes from a young age like, Paul Newman, Wesley Snipes, Will Smith, Sidney Poitier, and Denzel Washington who she first saw in 'Glory' and 'Malcom X'. Jurnee has never told Denzel that she has a crush on him, now she admires him in a fraternal way. She recalls a hilarious story when she went to the movie theatre to watch 'Waiting to Exhale' starring Wesley Snipes. Everytime he came on screen, she would clap! »
- t5m
Star-Studded L.A. Premiere of 'Precious' at AFI Fest 2009
2 November 2009 12:15 AM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
With its U.S. limited release closing in by days, "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" has got a red carpet treatment in Los Angeles. The premiere, held on Sunday, November 1 at Grauman's Chinese Theater, was a part of the drama movie's participation at AFI Fest 2009, which runs from October 30 to November 7.
Many of the cast members were present for the special screening event. Leading actress Gabourey Sidibe was present along with several of her co-stars, including Mo'Nique who stars as Precious' mother Mary, Paula Patton who portrays Ms. Rain and Mariah Carey who takes on Mrs. Weiss.
All of the last three mentioned actresses came to the premiere in the arms of their husbands. Mo'Nique was accompanied by Sidney Hicks, Paula by her singer/songwriter husband Robin Thicke, and Mariah by her actor/comedian/rapper hubby Nick Cannon. Joining them at the red carpet were director Lee Daniels »
- AceShowbiz.com
Oscar... Now With More Spirit Fingers
23 October 2009 8:36 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Shankman's got spirit!
Do you follow the Oscar show news in the way you follow the Oscars? I don't so much, despite this life I lead constantly writin' about the awards themselves. I care who hosts to some degree but I tend to ignore the rest. But I found it interesting this week when director Adam Shankman (Hairspray) was named as one of the producers and his choreography skills were noted as a reason to be enthused about this assignment. At least he has a sense of humor about his, um, limited history with the big event I was one of Paula Abdul's 'Under the Sea' pirates," Shankman said. "The last time I was at the Oscars, I was in Lycra, with a pirate hat on. Shankman's presence must mean more musical numbers. I'm all for musical numbers provided they rehire Hugh Jackman as host. He was so fine last year. »
- NATHANIEL R
Ruby Dee At New York A.M.P.A.S. Screening Of "No Way Out" September 21
9 September 2009 2:10 PM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »
Acclaimed actress Ruby Dee will be appearing at the A.M.P.A.S. New York screening of No Way Out on September 21. The film was groundbreaking in its depiction of racism on the big screen. The plot pits young doctor Sidney Poitier against vicious thug Richard Widmark, who is not only a bigot but a killer as well. Film historian Foster Hirsch will moderate the discussion with Ms. Dee. Tickets are $5 and are expected to sell out quickly. To order go to www.oscars.org
»
- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
Ask the Flying Monkey! (August 31, 2009)
30 August 2009 6:54 PM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
Have a question about gay male entertainment? Ask the Monkey! (Please include your city and state and/or country.)
Q: One of my friends has recently turned me on to country music (I am not sure whether to thank him yet or not). Are there any who are out, or who are known to have a positive relationship with the Lgbt community? -- Megan, Canton, Ohio
A: No out mainstream acts, but some country acts have been open, vocal supporters of us – most notably, Dolly Parton, The Dixie Chicks, Faith Hill and her husband Tim McGraw, and even Marie Osmond (who, as we all know, is both “a little bit country” and the mother of a lesbian). And, of course, most of the cool alt-country acts that I personally adore are on record as supporting us: Jimmy Dale Gilmore, Roseanne Cash, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Emmylou Harris, etc.
But can I just say? »
- Brent Hartinger
Culture Warrior: ‘District 9′ and the Legacy of Highbrow Sci-Fi
17 August 2009 1:50 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Editor's Warning: The following in-depth discussion about District 9 may contain spoilers, depending on your definition of a spoiler. You've been warned. As many critics and fans who have sung the praises of Neill Blomkamp’s innovative debut feature have already pointed out, District 9 works simultaneously on multiple levels: at once an original and engaging action drama exhibiting the best entertainment qualities of the science-fiction genre as well as a chilling ongoing commentary about human treatment of those deemed not “like them,” in this case echoing the oppressive politics of apartheid in D9’s South African setting. While no mainstream sci-fi feature has approached the genre quite this way (with the film's unique documentary realism and portrayal of a fragile alien race), the ability to simultaneously produce a piece of entertainment with insightful and revealing but never preachy social commentary has been par for the course for the best of highbrow science-fiction on the silver screen »
- Landon Palmer
Poitier Honoured By Obama
12 August 2009 3:01 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Acting legend Sidney Poitier was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. leader Barack Obama on Wednesday.
Poitier, the first black man to win a Best Actor Oscar, was chosen for his contribution to acting and race relations.
During a ceremony at the White House in Washington DC, an audience was told how the 82 year old had "left an indelible mark on American culture" and "advanced the nation's dialogue on race and respect."
Other recipients of this year's Medal of Freedom - America's highest civilian honour - include entertainer Chita Rivera, science genius Stephen Hawking, late politician Harvey Milk and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. »
Poitier Awarded Medal of Freedom
12 August 2009 2:42 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
15 others honored, including Ted Kennedy, Desmond Tutu, Harvey Milk, Sandra Day O'Connor, Stephen Hawking.
By Ira Teinowitz
President Obama presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 16 people at the White House on Wednesday, among them the first African American to win a Best Actor Oscar, Sidney Poitier.
Calling Poitier -- who won a Best Actor Oscar for 1963's "Lillies of the Field" and a nomination for 1959's "The Defiant Ones" -- an "ambassador and actor," the president in a statement said he "has left an indelible mark on American culture.
"Rising ... »
- Lew Harris
Basterds Hit La With Angelina, Brad, and Lottery-Winning Diane as Cast Gushes About Mr. Pitt
11 August 2009 6:00 AM, PDT | Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news »
Inglourious Basterds took over La last night for its big star-studded red carpet and premiere. All the stars of the film were there, but Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie had all eyes on them as they posed lovingly in matching black. On Sunday, Brad skipped the press junket, but some of his costars were happy to talk about working with him. Diane Kruger, who looked amazing as usual at the screening, said, "What I really admire in someone like Brad, who's such a big movie star, is that he's truly all about the work still. It's not all about being Brad Pitt on set. He's dedicated." She also gushed about working on the movie saying, "I've won the lottery. I'm in a Quentin Tarantino movie. I'll be cool with my kids forever!" The movie features many other foreign actors alongside Brad, B.J. Novak, and Eli Roth. Irish actor Michael Fassbender said of Brad, »
- Molly
L.A. Premiere of 'Inglourious Basterds' Becomes a Star-Studded Event
11 August 2009 2:18 AM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
Around two weeks before "Inglourious Basterds" opens wide in theaters, The Weinstein Company has presented the epic movie to selected audience through its Los Angeles premiere. On Monday, August 10, red carpet was rolled down in front of the Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood to greet those attending the special screening.
Many of the cast members were spotted joining director Quentin Tarantino and producer Lawrence Bender for the special event. Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Melanie Laurent, Michael Fassbender, Samuel L. Jackson, Christoph Waltz, B.J. Novak and Eli Roth were only some of them. Pitt who takes the role of Lieutenant Aldo Raine didn't come alone. He was accompanied by his longtime partner, actress Angelina Jolie.
Though glittered by the star-studded cast ensemble, the premiere also saw many other celebrity guests from the legendary actor Sidney Poitier to comedienne Sarah Silverman to extreme sport athlete Tony Hawk. Filmmaker Brett Ratner and actresses Carla Gugino, »
- AceShowbiz.com
The gathering Dark Age
10 August 2009 6:28 PM, PDT | blogs.suntimes.com/ebert | See recent Roger Ebert's Blog news »
Apparently unconnected items appeared within two days of each other in the Los Angeles Times, and together confirmed my fear that American movie-going is entering into a Dark Age. The first was in a blog by Patrick Goldstein, who said: "Film critics are in the same boat as evening news anchors -- their core audience is people 50 and over, and getting older by the day. You could hire Jessica Alba to read the evening news -- or review 'G.I. Joe' for that matter -- and younger audiences still wouldn't care." The other was in a report by John Horn that despite "The Hurt Locker's" impressive box office success, "younger moviegoers are not flocking to the film, which could limit its ticket sales."
The obvious implication is, younger moviegoers don't care about reviews and have missed the news that "The Hurt Locker" is the best American film of the summer. »
- Roger Ebert
'A Perfect Getaway' Review
7 August 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »
In watching A Perfect Getaway I can't help but be taken back to 1988, a time in which we received a rather basic and unassuming action thriller from Touchstone (Disney) called Shoot to Kill. In that film, a brutal killer has taken a Pacific Northwest hiking guide hostage, and it's up to a manly tracker (Tom Berenger) and a seasoned FBI agent (Sidney Poitier) to chase the villain down. Aside from being a well-cast, well-paced, and rather picturesque thriller, the flick also has one very cool gimmick; For the first half of the film, we have no idea which "generic hiker" is the killer. Thanks to canny direction by Roger Spottiswoode and a nifty screenplay, the villain of the piece remains hidden among familiar-faced... »
Obama to Recognize Poitier
30 July 2009 12:05 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By Ira Teinowitz
Actor Sidney Poitier and actress, singer and dancer Chita Rivera will be among the 16 recipients of President Obama’s first Medal of Freedom Awards as president next month, the White House said Thursday.
They will be part of a group that includes physicist Stephen Hawking, Sen. Ted Kennedy, Billie Jean King, former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the late San Francisco Mayor Harvey Milk and Bishop Desmond Tutu.
The White House said this year’s list of recipients, to be honored in ceremonies Aug. 12, were chosen as “agents of change.”
... »
- Lew Harris
TCM Gives Classic Movies The Teaser Poster Treatment
14 July 2009 6:23 AM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Yeah, yeah, Cinema Blend is a site largely dedicated to new movies, but sometimes you have to take a step back and re-appreciate the classics. That's certainly the effect had on me after seeing the phenomenal redesigned posters that Turner Classic Movies cooked up for their "Summer Under the Stars" series in August. To promote their programming schedule for that month, which honors a different star along the lines of Cary Grant or Sidney Poitier each day, the network created new posters for some of the best films in history. Sure, the original Grapes of Wrath poster was appropriate for the time, but the new one captures so much more of that movie's bleakness and sense of the open American road. Check out a few of my favorites below, and see them all either at TCM's website or Rope of Silicon, where they've assembled the images in a slightly easier »
Eddie Murphy Out Of Beverly Hills Cop 4 & In Trump Heist
11 July 2009 6:14 PM, PDT | The Humor Mill | See recent The Humor Mill news »
We have just discovered that comedic actor Eddie Murphy is not going to do Beverly Hill Cop 4, regardless of the internet rumors that are floating around. The reason is plainly simple; Murphy does not like the script. We can say that Director Brett Ratner is working with some writers to work the script to make another pitch to Murphy, but so far that door is closed.
We can also say that Murphy loves the new script from Ratner titled Trump Heist (the movie that we mentioned months ago and is a Universal film). Murphy has agreed to star in that film as Ratner is currently trying to surround Murphy with a great cast, with actors like Sidney Poitier, Chris Tucker, and Chris Rock just to name a few. So far, no one but Murphy has agreed to star in the film but word is that Rock is officially close to signing on as well. »
- noreply@blogger.com (The Humor Mill Magazine)
Make A Brand-new Start Of It
30 June 2009 11:24 PM, PDT | NYPost.com | See recent New York Post news »
This week's story of B'way and 78th's 100-year-old Apthorp building being redone made me ponder my be loved city. And then a friend gave me Nathan Silver's "Lost New York," a coffee-table pictorial history of what NYC used to be.
The Apthorp, which in leases past housed such as Cyndi Lauper, Al Pacino, Sidney Poitier, Conan O'Brien, Nora Ephron, began life in 1764. Charles Ward Apthorp, a colonial, had a 200-acre farm. Being a lawyer he was loaded, so he built »
- By CINDY ADAMS
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2004 | 2002 | 2001 | 1998
1-20 of 40 articles from 2009 « Prev | Next »
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles. News articles are published for the entertainment of our users only. The news items do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the site responsible for the article in question to report any concerns you may have.
Home
| Search
| Site Index
| Now Playing
| Top Movies
| My Movies
| Top 250 |
TV
| News
| Video |
Message Boards
Register
| 
RSS
| Advertising
| Content Licensing
| Help
| Jobs
| IMDbPro
| IMDb Resume
| Box Office Mojo
| Withoutabox
| Follow us on Twitter
International Sites: IMDb Germany
| IMDb Italy
| IMDb Spain
Copyright © 1990-2009
IMDb.com, Inc.
Terms and Privacy Policy under which this service is provided to you.
An 
company.