Recent Posts Tagged With 'sidney poitier'

• They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

  Posted on Tuesday July 14th, 2009 at 12:14 in murder mystery, sidney poitier, in the heat of the night, they call me mr tibbs

  Sidney Poitier reprises his role as homicide detective Virgil Tibbs in this follow up to In the Heat of the Night. With a good cast but slightly too predictable plot, and a sub-plot about Virgil's family instead of the racism issues that the first f...

• Short Review of "In The Heat of the Night"

  Posted on Tuesday May 19th, 2009 at 11:09 in sidney poitier, short review, in the heat of the night, rob steiger

  A racially-charged murder mystery starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger, this 1967 movie seems a world from today but is a stark reminder of just how recently in history racial equality was a distant dream for many people. Sidney Poitier stars as ...

• Short Review of "To Sir, With Love 2"

  Posted on Monday May 18th, 2009 at 12:28 in sequel, sidney poitier, tv movie, to sir with love, to sir with love 2

  This TV movie sequel of 1967 sleeper hit To Sir, With Love makes a very credible attempt at updating the setting while keeping the spirit of the first film. Sidney Poitier's character is now retiring, but instead of taking it easy he is going over to...

• Short Review of "To Sir, With Love"

  Posted on Sunday May 17th, 2009 at 04:58 in comedy, sidney poitier, to sir with love

  In this movie Sidney Poitier plays a new teacher who inherits the class from hell. He has to somehow manage to keep his cool while moulding a group of outcasts into a class of bright, eager students. This movie is full of wit and humour, a few good s...