A resurfaced clip of iconic actor Sidney Poitier rebuking reporters focused on his race was widely shared on the late actor's birthday Monday. In a video entitled "Black Views on Race," Poitier and ...
With Oprah Winfrey on board as a producer (with Derik Murray) and Reginald Hudlin as director, Poitier gets an extraordinarily comprehensive and wide-ranging look at his life told in linear fashion ...
Thanks to an assist from Oprah, the filmmaker had a wealth of material to work with for 'Sidney,' but struggled with what to leave out: "We had to tell the whole story." By Mia Galuppo Senior ...
The star-producer, along with Sidney director Reginald Hudlin, sat down with EW to talk about the late groundbreaking actor, new revelations in the documentary, and why she was “terrible” at booking.
“Sidney,” a documentary tribute to the trailblazing Black movie star Sidney Poitier, was produced by Oprah Winfrey, and it leans far more toward one-dimensional inspiration than insight. Important ...
Apple TV+ has debuted the trailer for the documentary “Sidney,” produced by Oprah Winfrey and directed by Reginald Hudlin, which honors the legendary actor Sidney Poitier. The documentary will capture ...
Sidney Poitier wasn’t just an actor, filmmaker or activist. He was a pioneer who smashed stereotypes, and helped change the perception of Black people. The late acting legend’s life, career and legacy ...
“He approached his life as a role model and a mentor,” says Derik Murray of the film, which premieres on AppleTV+ on Sept. 23. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief Sidney, the sweeping doc about the ...
After making his documentary about the Hollywood icon, the director reflected to IndieWire, "Sidney was doing exactly what we as a people needed him to do." When director Reginald Hudlin finished his ...
Sidney Poitier on the set of Lilies of the Field, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images “I was not expected to live.” Those are the first words uttered ...
Stardom rarely works retrospectively. Garbo? James Dean? Steve McQueen? If you weren’t around then, it can be hard to see now what all the fuss was about. With Sidney Poitier, you not only do. You see ...
The great acting legend Sidney Poitier died in January at age 94. He did not live to see the thrilling new documentary on his life and career, Sidney, which had its world premiere Saturday night at ...