Sidney Poitier

by Odienator(for all Mumf pieces, go here)Before 1973, Sidney Poitier was hardly known for comedy. In old Hollywood, when you said  “comedy” and “Negro,” you meant COON. Sidney was our distinguished Black actor, carrying the weight of the “Good Negro” on his capable shoulders. He was held to a higher ideal, noble beyond any reasonable request. Sidney could be charismatic, charming, and even easy-going. Outright funny he could not be, at least...  

It’s been said that Sidney Poitier was to Hollywood what Jackie Robinson was to major league baseball: the man who broke the color barrier. An actor, director and producer, he forever altered the racial perceptions long held by both motion picture ...  

When Sir Sidney Poitier came onstage at the 2012 Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, it was apparent that even at 84, he knew how to command the attention of an audience; he was onstage to present another cinematic legend, Morgan Freeman, with a Lifetime Achievment Award.  

Alt Film Guide (blog)Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman, Sidney Poitier Photo: Golden Globes 2012Alt Film Guide (blog)Morgan Freeman won a Best Actor – Drama Golden Globe for Bruce Beresford's Driving Miss Daisy (1989), co-starring Jessica Tandy and Dan Aykroyd. Morgan Freeman also won a Best Supporting Actor for Clint Eastwood's boxing drama Million Dollar Baby ...  

"Most of us need something to hang our hopes and dreams on -- Sidney was my guiding star. I always tell him that," Freeman said. "I am so honored that he thinks of me as a friend.""Most of us need something to hang our hopes and dreams on -- Sidney was my guiding star. I always tell him that," Freeman said. "I am so honored that he thinks of me as a friend."  

Actor Morgan Freeman received the Cecil B. DeMille award for his contributions to both motion pictures and television. Sidney Poitier and Helen Mirren presented the awards to the distinguished actor, who is fresh off winning the People's Choice Movie Icon ...  

A man I know said that the "SATC" characters were "repulsive." "Is this what women are?" he asked. And then I thought of Sir Sidney Poitier. As one of the first black leading men, Poitier could never just be a handsome male actor. Whether he was playing a ...  

Pamela Poitier, daughter of the legendary actor Sidney Poitier, is no stranger to the stage or to the camera. But she said one of the most exciting audiences she’s ever faced was the approximately 200 children of the fourth and fifth grade ...  

Filmmakers in attendance will include Pamela Poitier (daughter of Sidney Poitier), from Cat Island in The Bahamas and featured in “Islands of Life”; Drew Pillsbury and Martin Grey from L.A., the stars of “About Fifty”; Teresa Tico from K ...  

"Sidney Poitier is on fire, as usual ... The struggle to triumph in the face of adversity transcends the film being pegged as a civil rights picture, and thanks to the leadership of Poitier, a classic is born," raves Christopher Null of FilmCritic.com.  

At tonight's Golden Globes, Sidney Poitier took the stage tonight to present Morgan Freeman with Cecile B. De Mille Award for lifetime achievement. "You infuse the characters you play with real life aura," says Poitier. "In my humble opinion, you are a ...  

Don't watch this video if you don't want the ending of Brother John spoiled. This 1970 movie features Sidney Poitier as a mystery man who comes to a small town full of xenophobic, vicious racist dickwads, all of whom believe that Poitier is something to do ...  

He was 90. He had roles in a half-dozen films, including Lilies of the Field, the 1963 drama for which Sidney Poitier won an Academy Award. Frazer played an itinerant priest alongside Poitier's construction worker, who happens upon a farm run by nuns.  

She won two in 2009, for “Revolutionary Road” and “The Reader.” Sidney Poitier led a tribute to actor Morgan Freeman ... Freeman, speaking backstage, said it was watching Poitier as a teenager that steered his path.  

Morgan Freeman has been presented with the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 2012 Golden Globe Awards. Sidney Poitier and Helen Mirren were on hand to honour the Glory actor with the prestigious accolade, which has previously been presented to stars such as ...