SAG-AFTRA mourns the loss of SAG Life Achievement Award recipient Sidney Poitier, who died last week at the age of 94.
Poitier was a trailblazing performer whose most recognizable roles included Virgil Tibbs in In the Heat of the Night and John Prentice in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. In 1963 he became the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for Lilies of the Field.
“Sidney Poitier was a brilliant and dignified actor who broke the ceiling for many actors of color that followed in his footsteps,” said SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher. “Blessed by a long life, he remains a most respected, admired, accomplished actor by his industry peers.”
“My parents met him at an event I took them to where Sidney was being honored,” Drescher continued. “My mom grabbed him, hugged him and told him what a big fan she was, how much she loved him...
Poitier was a trailblazing performer whose most recognizable roles included Virgil Tibbs in In the Heat of the Night and John Prentice in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. In 1963 he became the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for Lilies of the Field.
“Sidney Poitier was a brilliant and dignified actor who broke the ceiling for many actors of color that followed in his footsteps,” said SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher. “Blessed by a long life, he remains a most respected, admired, accomplished actor by his industry peers.”
“My parents met him at an event I took them to where Sidney was being honored,” Drescher continued. “My mom grabbed him, hugged him and told him what a big fan she was, how much she loved him...
- 1/11/2022
- Look to the Stars
Oscar-winning screen legends Sidney Poitier, Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy — in his final film role — star in the classic comedy-drama Guess Who’S Coming To Dinner, which shattered on-screen taboos exactly 50 years ago, and returns to movie theaters nationwide for two days only on December 10 and 13 to celebrate its golden anniversary.
It’s the final film in Fathom Events’ 2017 TCM Big Screen Classics Series. (Look for details on the 2018 series to be announced soon!) Tickets are available now.
Guess Who’S Coming To Dinner will play in more than 750 theaters nationwide on Sunday, December 10, and Wednesday, December 13 only, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. each day. Before and after the film, TCM host Tiffany Vazquez will present commentary about this groundbreaking classic, which is filled with dazzling dialogue, perfect performances and a remarkable mid-century style. Still as riveting, thought-provoking and thoroughly entertaining as the day it was released (exactly 50 years ago,...
It’s the final film in Fathom Events’ 2017 TCM Big Screen Classics Series. (Look for details on the 2018 series to be announced soon!) Tickets are available now.
Guess Who’S Coming To Dinner will play in more than 750 theaters nationwide on Sunday, December 10, and Wednesday, December 13 only, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. each day. Before and after the film, TCM host Tiffany Vazquez will present commentary about this groundbreaking classic, which is filled with dazzling dialogue, perfect performances and a remarkable mid-century style. Still as riveting, thought-provoking and thoroughly entertaining as the day it was released (exactly 50 years ago,...
- 11/13/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Fly over the moon. Sing in the rain. Fasten your seatbelts. Make an offer no one can refuse. See classic movies on the big screen!
Gene Kelly will sing in the rain, Bette Davis will fasten her seatbelt for a bumpy night, Marlon Brando will make an offer no one can refuse, Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint will scurry across Mount Rushmore, and Elliott and E.T. will fly over the moon – and they’ll do it all on the silver screen in 2017. Today, Fathom Events and TCM announce their continuing partnership to bring monthly screenings of their “TCM Big Screen Classics” series to movie theaters nationwide throughout the year.
For the second consecutive year, “TCM Big Screen Classics” offers film fans an amazing journey into the magic of movies year-round. Beginning in January, the series presents one or more films each month in movie theaters – all accompanied by specially...
Gene Kelly will sing in the rain, Bette Davis will fasten her seatbelt for a bumpy night, Marlon Brando will make an offer no one can refuse, Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint will scurry across Mount Rushmore, and Elliott and E.T. will fly over the moon – and they’ll do it all on the silver screen in 2017. Today, Fathom Events and TCM announce their continuing partnership to bring monthly screenings of their “TCM Big Screen Classics” series to movie theaters nationwide throughout the year.
For the second consecutive year, “TCM Big Screen Classics” offers film fans an amazing journey into the magic of movies year-round. Beginning in January, the series presents one or more films each month in movie theaters – all accompanied by specially...
- 12/13/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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