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Sidney Poitier Was the Star We Desperately Needed Him to Be
Were anyone to ask me who’s the greatest American movie star, my answer would never change. And it will never…
Sidney Poitier, Who Paved the Way for Black Actors in Film, Dies at 94
Sidney Poitier, whose portrayal of resolute heroes in films like “To Sir With Love,” “In the Heat of the Night”…
The Oscars Want Crowd-Pleasers, but Where Are the Crowds?
After last year’s Oscar ceremony honored a group of small, challenging movies and tanked in the ratings, you can bet…
In Mexico, Women Directors Take the Lead
MEXICO CITY — As a young girl growing up in 1980s Mexico, the idea of becoming a filmmaker was almost…