![]() “ If the fabric of the society were different, I would scream to high heaven to play villains and to deal with different images of Negro life that would be more dimensional. “ It’s a choice, a clear choice,” Poitier said in a 1967 interview. Poitier was all too aware of this, but realized how important it was to set examples with his characters. He was one of Hollywood’s highest-paid and most popular actors during his heyday, but he came under fire for being typecast as idealized Black characters. He soon won praise for his roles and began transitioning to movies, appearing in The Defiant Ones, Porgy and Bess, All the Young Men, Lilies of the Field, The Greatest Story Ever Told, Duel at Diablo, To Sir, with love, In the Heat of the Night, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, For Love of Ivy, They Call Me Mister Tibbs!, The Organization, Uptown Saturday Night, The Wilby Conspiracy, Let’s Do it Again, A Piece of the Action, Shoot to Kill, Sneakers, The Jackal, and more. He returned to the theater and was given a spot, but only after convincing them that he would also work as a janitor without pay. After a disastrous audition for the American Negro Theater showcased his heavy accent, Poitier practiced speaking English by listening to the radio. After growing up in the Bahamas, Poitier found his way to America as a young teenager looking to become an actor. Sidney Poitier, an icon of the Golden Age of Hollywood, died on January 6th at the age of 94. Peter Bogdanovich died on January 6th at the age of 82 ![]() ![]() The film was shot in the ’70s but was never completed until Bogdanovich and others reconstructed the movie and finally released it in 2018. Bogdanovich also appeared in Orson Welles’ The Other Side of the Wind. He also appeared in movies such as Infamous, Are You Here, It: Chapter Two, as well as TV shows like Out of Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Simpsons, Rizzoli & Isles, and Get Shorty. Bogdanovich was no stranger in front of the camera either as he is best known for playing psychiatrist Elliot Kupferberg on The Sopranos. Bogdanovich also helmed What’s Up, Doc?, Paper Moon, Daisy Miller, At Long Last Love, They All Laughed, Mask, Texasville, The Thing Called Love, The Cat’s Meow, and She’s Funny That Way. “ Altogether, I worked 22 weeks – preproduction, shooting, second unit, cutting, dubbing – I haven’t learned as much since.” He achieved fame with The Last Picture Show, a coming-of-age drama starring Jeff Bridges and Timothy Bottoms, which received eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. “ I went from getting the laundry to directing the picture in three weeks,” Bogdanovich later said. Bogdanovich caught his break when he happened to strike up a conversation with Roger Corman at a screening, who quickly offered him a job. This sparked a love of movies and he was intent on becoming a director. When Peter Bogdanovich was twelve-years-old, he began keeping a record of every film he saw, even including reviews, a practice he kept up for decades, seeing as many as four hundred films a year. These talented individuals will always be remembered for their impact on the world of film and television. Our deepest respect goes out to everyone in the industry we have lost, and our thoughts and prayers are with the friends and family of those who died in 2022. ![]() As 2022 comes to a close, we here at would like to take a moment to pay tribute to some of the people who sadly passed away this year. ![]()
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