"Sidney Poitier is his name, and elevating the ethical consciousness of American cinema is his game.".    From Wordnik.com.  [GreenCine Daily: Shorts, 3/29.] Reference

The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography, by Sidney Poitier is a wonderful look at his life over the years.    From Wordnik.com.  [Measure of a Man - SciFiChick.com] Reference

Everett's deformations of form add an element of bracing insolence to satire that in I Am Not Sidney Poitier is a little too earnest.    From Wordnik.com.  [October 2009] Reference

But to paraphrase Poitier, he'd want to play a man, not a black man, something Poitier was rarely permitted to do.    From Wordnik.com.  [John Farr: If Hillary Were in the Movies, What Parts Could She Play?] Reference

But as great as Poitier is as Tibbs, this is Rod Steiger’s film and that's why he deservedly won the Academy Award for Best Actor.    From Wordnik.com.  [On the symbolic nature of a broken air conditioner: In The Heat of the Night and the rise of the New South] Reference

Poitier was the one to respond with an "Excuse me".    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

S. O'BRIEN: S.dney Poitier was there looking fabulous.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 2, 2005] Reference

I get more of a Will Smith vibe offa Obama than a Poitier.    From Wordnik.com.  ["You're a racist! We're a racist! Everybody's a racist! But you can overcome your racism in the face of an imminently exploding car..."] Reference

How many white politicians get compared to Sidney Poitier?.    From Wordnik.com.  [GOP Polling On Racial/Gender Pitfalls Of Facing Obama Or Hillary] Reference

Not politics er nothin', just Poitier seemed more imposing.    From Wordnik.com.  ["You're a racist! We're a racist! Everybody's a racist! But you can overcome your racism in the face of an imminently exploding car..."] Reference

I think Poitier was actually way hipper than Murphy ever was.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chris Rock on the Black Experience | clusterflock] Reference

It is the second time Poitier will play in a movie with a South.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Sidney Poitier took a big risk with his portrayal of Virgil Tibbs.    From Wordnik.com.  [On the symbolic nature of a broken air conditioner: In The Heat of the Night and the rise of the New South] Reference

Poitier once called his driving purpose to make himself a better person.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 12, 2009] Reference

His breakout role came in 1958 in "The Defiant Ones" with Sidney Poitier.    From Wordnik.com.  [Movie Heartthrob Tony Curtis Dies At 85] Reference

Sidney Poitier in the 1950s alongside the careers of Hattie McDaniel, Stepin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Whatever Happened to Integration?] Reference

One thing was sure: If Sidney Poitier happened to drop in, he would recognize me.    From Wordnik.com.  [Inside the Newmans��� New Dressing Room] Reference

Sidney Poitier and Neil Simon -- we are pleased to honor all of you for your work.    From Wordnik.com.  [Remarks By President At Kennedy Center Reception] Reference

Only when the older generation is dead, Poitier declares, will prejudice wither away.    From Wordnik.com.  [Twelve Steps Toward Racial Harmony] Reference

This taut Cold War thriller re-teamed Poitier with Widmark after a fifteen year hiatus.    From Wordnik.com.  [John Farr: Why Should Brad and Britney's Issues Dwarf the Legacy of Richard Widmark and Jules Dassin?] Reference

Nor was I a great fan of Only Fools, though I did like Grandad's comment on Sidney Poitier.    From Wordnik.com.  [It's filmed in Shropshire, you plonker] Reference

In that film, Mr. Curtis played an escaped prisoner chained to fellow escapee Sidney Poitier.    From Wordnik.com.  [From Pretty Boy to Versatile Leading Man] Reference

Poitier always credited Mr. Curtis for insisting that the black actor get his first star billing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tony Curtis dies at 85; starred in 'Some Like It Hot' and 'Sweet Smell of Success'] Reference

In that picture, he played a white Southern bigot chained to a black man played by Sidney Poitier.    From Wordnik.com.  [Remembering Hollywood Legend Tony Curtis] Reference

On his portrayal of Mandela, Poitier said its was the actor's job to create the essence of the man.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

My favorite was the guy who came in and wanted to pick up that movie where Sidney Poitier marries the white girl.    From Wordnik.com.  [McCarey Masterpiece Mayhem!] Reference

Everett is certainly no ordinary satirst, but I Am Not Sidney Poitier reveals him as primarily a satirical writer.    From Wordnik.com.  [October 2009] Reference

Besides being the most lauded export of my birthplace, the Bahamas, Poitier is as regal a man as you could imagine.    From Wordnik.com.  [Raymond Leon Roker: Dreaming of a Father: Meeting Sidney Poitier] Reference

Or Poitier doing the cognitive interview with Sam Officer Wood, though cognitive interviews hadn't been invented yet.    From Wordnik.com.  [you know these sorts of things never end well.] Reference

The essentially satiric character of Everett's fiction is even more pronounced in his latest novel, I Am Not Sidney Poitier.    From Wordnik.com.  [October 2009] Reference

In fact, when I called her minutes later, she raced to her DVD collection, just to pull out her entire library of Poitier films.    From Wordnik.com.  [Raymond Leon Roker: Dreaming of a Father: Meeting Sidney Poitier] Reference

The president said Poitier - the first black actor to receive an Academy Award - was "not only a filmstar but a freedom fighter".    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

One of the highlights of the evening was the moment when Denzel and Sidney Poitier saluted one another from across the Kodak Theatre.    From Wordnik.com.  [Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat] Reference

There's Sydney Tamiia Poitier as an FBI agent who refuses to issue a security override — until Bruce Davison's scientist says "please.".    From Wordnik.com.  [NBC's 'Knight Rider' is not up to speed] Reference