The Jackal Join us for Sidney Poitier's final onscreen performance in THE JACKAL where he stars alongside Bruce Willis and Richard Gere. /episode/index/show/hollywoodography/id/39070735
Sneakers Join us for Sidney Poitier's penultimate film SNEAKERS, an all-star caper with Robert Redford, River Phoenix, Ben Kingsley, Dan Aykroyd, David Strathairn, and Mary McDonnell. /episode/index/show/hollywoodography/id/38946390
Sidney Poitier's Directing Career Join us for this special bonus episode covering all nine theatrical films that Sidney Poitier directed throughout his career. /episode/index/show/hollywoodography/id/38816260
Little Nikita Join us for LITTLE NIKITA, a family thriller directed by Richard Benjamin and Sidney Poitier's first of two films with rising star River Phoenix. /episode/index/show/hollywoodography/id/38766345
Shoot To KillJoin us for the thriller SHOOT TO KILL, Sidney Poitier's return to the big screen after a 10-year acting hiatus. /episode/index/show/hollywoodography/id/38521245
A Piece of the Action Join us for A PIECE OF THE ACTION, a touching comedy that is also the final time that Sidney Poitier directs himself. /episode/index/show/hollywoodography/id/38456940
Let's Do It Again Join us for the broad comedy LET'S DO IT AGAIN, the spiritual follow-up to UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT. /episode/index/show/hollywoodography/id/38363325
The Wilby Conspiracy Join us for the anti-Apartheid thriller THE WILBY CONSPIRACY where Sidney Poitier co-stars alongside Michael Caine. /episode/index/show/hollywoodography/id/38259030
Uptown Saturday Night Join us for the highly successful comedy UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT meant to serve as an alternative to blaxploitation films of the era. /episode/index/show/hollywoodography/id/38161625
A Warm December Join us for touching romantic melodrama A WARM DECEMBER, directed by and starring Sidney Poitier. /episode/index/show/hollywoodography/id/37952610
Buck and The Preacher Join us for Sidney Poitier’s directorial debut BUCK AND THE PREACHER, where he directs himself and stars alongside longtime friend Harry Belafonte. /episode/index/show/hollywoodography/id/37952590
The Organization Join us for THE ORGANIZATION, Sidney Poitier’s final outing as Detective Virgil Tibbs. /episode/index/show/hollywoodography/id/37703820
Larry Karaszewski (Screenwriter) on Sidney Poitier Join us for an in-depth conversation of THE LOST MAN and BROTHER JOHN with Larry Karaszewski, noted screenwriter of film (ED WOOD) and television (AMERICAN CRIME STORY: THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON). /episode/index/show/hollywoodography/id/37611940
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! Join us for this sequel to IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT where Sidney Poitier reprises his role of Detective Virgil Tibbs. /episode/index/show/hollywoodography/id/37343810
The Lost Man Join us for THE LOST MAN, the film during which Sidney Poitier met his second wife Joanna Shimkus. /episode/index/show/hollywoodography/id/37257190
Mark Harris (Pictures at a Revolution) on Sidney Poitier Join us for an in-depth conversation of IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT and GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER with Mark Harris, author of Pictures at a Revolution. /episode/index/show/hollywoodography/id/37065660
Guess Who's Cominng To Dinner Join us for Sidney Poitier's last performance of 1967, in the still divisive GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER, where he stars alongside Hollywood Greats, Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy in his final film performance. /episode/index/show/hollywoodography/id/36670290
In The Heat of The Night Join us for IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT, a slow burn thriller and the Best Picture Oscar winner of 1967. /episode/index/show/hollywoodography/id/36670270
To Sir, With Love Join us in discussing one of Sidney Poitier's most beloved performances in TO SIR, WITH LOVE, which also kicks off the most significant year in his film career. /episode/index/show/hollywoodography/id/36670250
A Patch of Blue Join us for A PATCH OF BLUE, a beautiful melodrama with stunning performances from Sidney Poitier, Elizabeth Hartman, and Shelley Winters - it is also the first film to depict an interracial kiss. /episode/index/show/hollywoodography/id/36202170
The Slender Thread Join us for the gripping drama THE SLENDER THREAD, where Sidney Poitier stars alongside Anne Bancroft in Sydney Pollack's directorial debut. /episode/index/show/hollywoodography/id/36202010
The Bedford Incident Join us for THE BEDFORD INCIDENT, a bleak view of life aboard a US Navy Destroyer during the Cold War that pairs Sidney Poitier with Richard Widmark for the third time. /episode/index/show/hollywoodography/id/36201960
THE LONG SHIPS & THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD Join us for the bizarre Viking film THE LONG SHIPS, as well as Sidney Poitier's only cameo in THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD. /episode/index/show/hollywoodography/id/36201900
Lilies of the Field Join us for Sidney Poitier's historic Oscar-winning performance in LILIES OF THE FIELD, where he became the first Black man to win an Oscar for Best Actor. /episode/index/show/hollywoodography/id/35707550
Pressure Point Join us for PRESSURE POINT, an avant-garde psychological drama about a racist Nazi sympathizer who has been imprisoned for sedition. /episode/index/show/hollywoodography/id/35664040
Paris Blues Join us for PARIS BLUES, Sidney Poitier's final film with Martin Ritt and his only pairing with off screen love interest Diahann Carroll. /episode/index/show/hollywoodography/id/35663910
A Raisin in the Sun Join us for the astounding film adaptation of the groundbreaking play A RAISIN IN THE SUN where Sidney Poitier rejoins the original Broadway cast. /episode/index/show/hollywoodography/id/35663235