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Handsome, chic, elegant, and witty, he defined class for a millennium.
His gravitas elevated the entertainment industry with iconic performances in films such as Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, In the Heat of the Night, and Lilies of the Field. He broke barriers and set new standards in Hollywood. His contributions transcended acting, as he became a symbol of dignity and excellence, inspiring generations.
So, what is your favorite Sidney Poitier performance?
| by Anonymous | reply 21 | June 20, 2024 12:06 PM |
He WAS Sidney Poitier!
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | June 20, 2024 2:17 AM |
I liked him a lot in The Blackboard Jungle even if he was around 30 and supposed to be in high school. Good interactions with Glenn Ford. Funny how he had that Caribbean accent but no one seemed to notice at the time when he was playing an inner city youth.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | June 20, 2024 2:31 AM |
He was also good in a not very good movie with Clark Gable and Yvonne DeCarlo - can't think of the name just now. Band of Angels?
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | June 20, 2024 2:32 AM |
A bad Poitier performance is still better than most everyone working today
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | June 20, 2024 2:38 AM |
Poitier was in The Jackal, a 1997 remake of The Day of the Jackal. Eric Porter was in the origina.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | June 20, 2024 2:41 AM |
Were there any bad Poitier performances?
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | June 20, 2024 2:42 AM |
R8 I don't think so
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | June 20, 2024 2:54 AM |
The performance he gave as a loyal, devoted husband to his wife during the 1960s was one of this best.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | June 20, 2024 3:00 AM |
He wasn't very good. Three notes, no characterization.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | June 20, 2024 3:02 AM |
R11 have you seen To Sir, With Love? or A Raisin in the Sun?
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | June 20, 2024 3:39 AM |
🎶How can you thank someone, who’s taken you from crayons to perfume?🎶It isn’t easy, but I’ll try-ay-ay-ay🎶
To Sir, with love 🙏🙏🙏
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | June 20, 2024 4:14 AM |
"Lilies of the Field" was funnier than I expected. Most of the humor was pretty corny, but Poitier did what he could with it and was charming.
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | June 20, 2024 4:44 AM |
A Raisin in the Sun is underrated
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | June 20, 2024 5:10 AM |
OP, give it a rest.
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | June 20, 2024 5:13 AM |
R5, yes it was Band of Angels. He was very good in that. But it wasn’t a good movie, it was as if he’d dropped in from a higher acting ability realm.
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | June 20, 2024 6:40 AM |
[quote]Were there any bad Poitier performances?
I didn't like him at all in RAISIN IN THE SUN.
Too stagey and shouty and over-the-top.
He stood out like a sore thumb, because everyone else acted naturally.
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | June 20, 2024 7:07 AM |
I love "A Patch of Blue," but his performance isn't anything special, mostly because the part is so small and pedestrian.
But it's a great movie. Watch it if you can.
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | June 20, 2024 7:12 AM |
R19 Sorry. Poitier was the male lead in the film, his part wasn't small. And it wouldn't be a great movie if the male lead wasn't also great, since it's an intimate character study. You seem to be saying that in spite of Poitier being nothing special, it's a great movie. That can't be.
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