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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”…
Betty White, a Television Golden Girl From the Start, Is Dead at 99
Betty White, who created two of the most memorable characters in sitcom history, the nymphomaniacal Sue Ann Nivens on “The…
Clifton Collins Jr. Hopes ‘Jockey’ Makes Him a Familiar Name
One evening while shooting “Nightmare Alley” in Toronto, del Toro encouraged Collins to write a screenplay about Gonzalez-Gonzalez. Collins began…
How Nicole Kidman Learned to Love Playing Lucille Ball
There are valuable lessons Nicole Kidman has learned each time she plays a real-life figure: How that person was misapprehended…
As Other Arab States Falter, Saudi Arabia Seeks to Become a Cultural Hub
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — A pregnant Saudi woman, far from home, finds herself stalked by inner and outer demons. A…