The Greatest Story Ever Told
Perhaps a certain fatigue was setting in at the time of the premiere, only a few years after another Jesus epic, King of Kings (1961). This one was targeted by…
Lilies of the Field
When Homer Smith (Sidney Poitier) makes a stop in the Arizona desert, he meets a group of German-speaking nuns whose mother superior (Lilia Skala) believes that she can make Homer…
Highlights from 94 Years of Oscars
The first Academy Awards were handed out back in 1929. The “show” looked decidedly different then – it was in fact a dinner, the ceremony itself took 15 minutes and…
In the Heat of the Night: Virgil and the Rednecks
Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger. Photo: United Artists The 1960s are easily dismissed when we’re talking about which movies were recognized at the Oscars. In many cases, those that weren’t…