petitepedal ★ Posted January 7, 2022 Share #1 Posted January 7, 2022 94..a good run 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted January 7, 2022 Share #2 Posted January 7, 2022 Congratulations on the correct spelling. I think. The NYT didn’t spell it this way earlier. But I think you are right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 7, 2022 Share #3 Posted January 7, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted January 7, 2022 Share #4 Posted January 7, 2022 Alot of stars gone in past 2 years.. a generational thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted January 7, 2022 Share #5 Posted January 7, 2022 My son read Lilies of the Field for school last fall, and then we all watched the movie, which I'd never seen... really enjoyed it. "Schmidt!" RIP. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 7, 2022 Share #6 Posted January 7, 2022 5 minutes ago, TrentonMakes said: My son read Lilies of the Field for school last fall, and then we all watched the movie, which I'd never seen... really enjoyed it. "Schmidt!" RIP. I have three movies that I MUST watch every year between Thanksgiving and New Years. Going My Way and Bells of St. Mary's Bing Crosby and Lilies of the Field with Sidney Poitier. This year, both my son's stayed up late one night and watched all three with me. We started as family movie night with Bells of St. Mary's and then watched Going My Way and ended up with Lilies of the Field. Mr. Poitier was so incredible in that role. My favorite scene is probably when Mr. Ashton, the boss man at the construction company calls Homer 'boy" and Homer hits right back with the same term. Poitier was the first black man to win an Academy Award for Best Leading Man for his portrayal of Schmidt. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted January 7, 2022 Share #7 Posted January 7, 2022 23 minutes ago, jsharrwick said: I have three movies that I MUST watch every year between Thanksgiving and New Years. Going My Way and Bells of St. Mary's Bing Crosby and Lilies of the Field with Sidney Poitier. This year, both my son's stayed up late one night and watched all three with me. We started as family movie night with Bells of St. Mary's and then watched Going My Way and ended up with Lilies of the Field. Mr. Poitier was so incredible in that role. My favorite scene is probably when Mr. Ashton, the boss man at the construction company calls Homer 'boy" and Homer hits right back with the same term. Poitier was the first black man to win an Academy Award for Best Leading Man for his portrayal of Schmidt. He played some interesting roles in: In the Heat of the Night, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (which I like better than To Sir, with Love, which I found a bit sappy). Anyone in North America during 1960's civil rights movement and experiencing interracial love/some awareness in our generation, would be aware of 1 of the last 2 above movies. Those 2 movies were in my opinion, would create discussion on that subject matter at that time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 7, 2022 Share #8 Posted January 7, 2022 4 minutes ago, shootingstar said: He played some interesting roles in: In the Heat of the Night, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (which I like better than To Sir, with Love, which I found a bit sappy). Anyone in North America during 1960's civil rights movement and experiencing interracial love/some awareness in our generation would be aware of 1 of the last 2 above movies. Here is a good article in which Sidney wonders if he was the "token black actor" or if his awards were won on merit. I prefer to think they were hard won on merit alone. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-27198480 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted January 7, 2022 Share #9 Posted January 7, 2022 Didn't they call him Mr. Tibbs? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 7, 2022 Share #10 Posted January 7, 2022 1 minute ago, maddmaxx said: Didn't they call him Mr. Tibbs? Only if you asked him "What do they call you, boy?" Helps if you are bigoted small town southern sherriff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted January 7, 2022 Share #11 Posted January 7, 2022 2 hours ago, jsharrwick said: Only if you asked him "What do they call you, boy?" Helps if you are bigoted small town southern sherriff. 3 movies for detective Tibbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted January 8, 2022 Share #12 Posted January 8, 2022 I good run for a talented man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FX_James_7.9 Posted January 8, 2022 Share #13 Posted January 8, 2022 20 hours ago, maddmaxx said: Didn't they call him Mr. Tibbs? yes...They did... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted January 8, 2022 Share #14 Posted January 8, 2022 On 1/7/2022 at 1:13 PM, jsharrwick said: Here is a good article in which Sidney wonders if he was the "token black actor" or if his awards were won on merit. I prefer to think they were hard won on merit alone. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-27198480 More important, is what some well-known black star performers have said about him, in breaking barriers...for them: Denzel Washington, Oprah, Quincy Jones (more of a promoter, musician), etc. I don't think they are obtuse about this at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FX_James_7.9 Posted January 8, 2022 Share #15 Posted January 8, 2022 The Defiant Ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
az_cyclist Posted January 8, 2022 Share #16 Posted January 8, 2022 I never saw Lilies of the Field, but In the Heat of the Night was great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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