Home Uncategorized Critics Choice Doc Nominees Include the Beatles, Lucy & Desi, Bowie, Poitier,… Here are the nominees for the 2022 Critics Choice Documentary Awards: BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Aftershock (Hulu) The Automat (A Slice of Pie Productions) Descendant (Netflix) Fire of Love (National Geographic Documentary Films/Neon) Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down (Briarcliff Entertainment) Good Night […]
Apple took to the red carpet to celebrate the release of its new Sidney Poitier documentary. The day before the Reginald Hudlin, Oprah Winfrey, and Derik Murray documentary premiered on Apple TV+, the company hosted (opens in new tab) a worldwide premiere of Sidney at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California. […]
Grace. Elegance. Pride. Defiance. Pioneer. Any one, or all, of these words describe the character of Sidney Poitier, the trailblazing Black actor who almost single-handedly changed America’s perception of people of color in the movies. Before Poitier became a star, Blacks were typically depicted in subservient or inconspicuous roles in motion pictures. Poitier changed that, […]
SIDNEY POITIER HAS DIED aged 94 leaving an incredible legacy on screen and off as he broke down racial barriers, starting with his iconic Best Actor Oscar in 1964 for Lilies of the Field. His extraordinary achievements stand alongside the two other pioneering Black artists who won Oscars before him. Read more here Daily Express […]
