Tag: Sidney Poitier

BR: To Sir, with Love (1967)

BR: To Sir, with Love (1967)

April 23, 2015 | By

In 1967, Sidney Poitier appeared in three films of equal importance to his career, and roles which addressed issues of racial inequality in very different stories & expressions of outrage: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, In the Heat of the Night, and To Sir, with Love…

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Rebel Pedagogues, Part 3: To Sir, with Love (1967)

Rebel Pedagogues, Part 3: To Sir, with Love (1967)

April 23, 2015 | By

Review of Twilight Time’s fully-loaded Blu-ray edition of the classic love-your-teacher film To Sir, with Love (1967).

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And Justice for All: The Films of Norman Jewison, Part I

And Justice for All: The Films of Norman Jewison, Part I

August 16, 2011 | By

Editor’s Blog on the latest Norman Jewison retrospective at the TIF Bell Lightbox, with a review of his Oscar-winning hit In the Heat of the Night (1967), and multimedia links…

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Film: In the Heat of the Night (1967)

Film: In the Heat of the Night (1967)

August 16, 2011 | By

Return to: Home / Blu-ray, DVD, Film Reviews / I . Film: Excellent / DVD Transfer: n/a / DVD Extras: n/a Label: n/a/ Region: n/a / Released: n/a Genre: Drama /Detective / Crime Synopsis: A black homicide detective on his way back to Philadelphia is ordered to stay in the southern town of Sparta, and help in a […]

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