On Friday, Apple TV+ will debut “Sidney,” a documentary that reflects on the legacy of Sidney Poitier, an actor whose career paved a path for Black actors and filmmakers and galvanized viewers. In a ...

In this 2000 interview, Poitier talked about his disastrous first audition, why reading was a struggle and how he went on to become the most famous Black actor of his generation. This is FRESH AIR.

There are three names in the opening credits of Sidney: The first is the title, which refers to the documentary's subject, legendary actor Sidney Poitier, and the third is director Reginald Hudlin. In ...

It started with Norman Brokenshire. As a young man from the Bahamas, aspiring actor Sidney Poitier had a thick accent, which prevented him from landing regular roles. And so he spent his nights ...

Sidney Poitier is memorialized in this thorough, and thoroughly conventional, documentary. By Jeannette Catsoulis Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience ...

Let's get back to our series, Classic Films and Movie Icons, with the interview I recorded with Sidney Poitier in 2000 after the publication of his memoir. Poitier said he always believed that his ...