Norman Jewison, the versatile, acclaimed filmmaker behind movies like Fiddler on the Roof and In the Heat of the Night, died Saturday at home, his publicist announced Monday. He was 97.
Jewison was a seven-time Oscar nominee and earned the Thalberg Memorial Award from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences in 1999. He earned both Best Director and Best Picture nods for the 1971 musical Fiddler on the Roof and the 1987 rom-com Moonstruck, starring Cher.
He also was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture for 1976’s In the Heat of the Night.
Jewison was a seven-time Oscar nominee and earned the Thalberg Memorial Award from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences in 1999. He earned both Best Director and Best Picture nods for the 1971 musical Fiddler on the Roof and the 1987 rom-com Moonstruck, starring Cher.
He also was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture for 1976’s In the Heat of the Night.
- 1/22/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Walter Mirisch earned his Oscar for this Sidney Poitier hit directed by Norman Jewison. The tense mystery thriller was also a significant cultural step for Civil Rights, Hollywood-style: Poitier’s Virgil Tibbs claims the right to not turn the other cheek. Stars Rod Steiger, Lee Grant, Warren Oates and Larry Gates are in top form. Kino’s new 4K release maximizes the impact of Haskell Wexler’s steamy cinematography and Quincy Jones’ rich music, and includes bonus Blu-ray encodings of the two sequels made a few years later.
In the Heat of the Night 4K
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Kl Studio Classics
1967 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 110 min. / Street Date April 19, 2022 / available through Kino Lorber / 39.95
Starring: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant, Larry Gates, James Patterson, William Schallert, Beah Richards, Peter Whitney, Matt Clark, Scott Wilson, Timothy Scott, Quentin Dean, Anthony James, Alan Oppenheimer.
Cinematography: Haskell Wexler
Art Director: Paul Groesse...
In the Heat of the Night 4K
4K Ultra HD
Kl Studio Classics
1967 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 110 min. / Street Date April 19, 2022 / available through Kino Lorber / 39.95
Starring: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant, Larry Gates, James Patterson, William Schallert, Beah Richards, Peter Whitney, Matt Clark, Scott Wilson, Timothy Scott, Quentin Dean, Anthony James, Alan Oppenheimer.
Cinematography: Haskell Wexler
Art Director: Paul Groesse...
- 7/2/2022
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Ever wonder why “In the Heat of the Night” beat “The Graduate” and “Bonnie and Clyde” for Best Picture Oscar in 1968? Well, as Bobby Kennedy told director Norman Jewison when he presented the movie with the New York Film Critics Award, “Norman, timing is everything.”
It’s hard to believe that the movie came out 50 years ago. Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger lit up the screen in the racially-charged murder mystery that not only captured the Civil Rights zeitgeist but also delivered a damn good drama. On April 6, the TCM Classic Film Festival celebrates that anniversary with a gala opening night screening at the Chinese Theatre IMAX on Hollywood Boulevard, attended by Jewison, Poitier, producer Walter Mirisch, Lee Grant, and composer Quincy Jones.
Considered an underdog that year, “Heat” took home five Oscars, including Best Actor for Steiger, Stirling Siliphant’s Best Adapted Screenplay, Hal Ashby’s Editing, and Sound Mixing.
It’s hard to believe that the movie came out 50 years ago. Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger lit up the screen in the racially-charged murder mystery that not only captured the Civil Rights zeitgeist but also delivered a damn good drama. On April 6, the TCM Classic Film Festival celebrates that anniversary with a gala opening night screening at the Chinese Theatre IMAX on Hollywood Boulevard, attended by Jewison, Poitier, producer Walter Mirisch, Lee Grant, and composer Quincy Jones.
Considered an underdog that year, “Heat” took home five Oscars, including Best Actor for Steiger, Stirling Siliphant’s Best Adapted Screenplay, Hal Ashby’s Editing, and Sound Mixing.
- 4/5/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
was a young Canadian filmmaker who had made the transition from TV when producer Walter Mirisch sent him a script. Written by Stirling Silliphant, it was a low-budget drama set in the South — an adaptation of a 1965 novel by John Ball — about a black police detective who gets caught up in a murder investigation. Jewison liked it immediately, but he put Silliphant through six months of rewrites to create what would became 1967's In the Heat of the Night. The film won five Oscars, including best picture, adapted screenplay and lead actor for Rod...
- 4/5/2017
- by Norman Jewison, as told to Stephen Galloway
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This video has been all over the internet today and I feel like I wouldn’t be doing my job if I didn’t post it. And when I say everywhere I’m talking CNN, The New York Times, Washington Post, every viable news outlet you can think of. So who am I to try and act all mighty like I’m above this? Non one’s above poop humor let alone the kind that involves a chimpanzee throwing his own poop in a Grandma’s face. A YouTube video posted Sunday by zookeeper Erin Vargo captured the entire incident. It started with the chimpanzee getting
Chimpanzee Poop Incident Gives Pause To Visit the John Ball Zoo in Michigan...
Chimpanzee Poop Incident Gives Pause To Visit the John Ball Zoo in Michigan...
- 4/4/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
Grandma won't be going to the zoo anymore... An elderly woman paid a visit to the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan, recently and was greeted by a disgusting surprise from a cheeky chimpanzee—a moment that was all caught on camera. YouTuber Jacob Mitchell shared the video of the chimp getting riled up in his cage, bouncing up and down before fiercely launching some of his feces into the crowd of onlookers above his enclosure. The poo ended up hitting "grandma" right in the face, landing on her nose and sticking there for a solid amount of time. Though the people around her couldn't help but giggle over the incident, poor grandma was none too please,...
- 4/3/2017
- E! Online
When Norman Jewison’s Oscar-winning film In The Heat Of The Night was released in 1967, the world was a different place. Americans were embroiled in an acrimonious national conversation on race relations, white supremacist organizations were making alliances with law-enforcement agencies, and cinema was coming into its own as a platform for thoughtful social commentary. Today, movie theaters are almost exclusively for superhero adaptations. But now we have cable television, and since most of the rest of that stuff remains unchanged, that’s where the rebooted version of In The Heat Of The Night will soon be found, as Deadline reports.
Based upon John Ball’s 1965 novel, the original cinematic version starred Sidney Poitier as a black police detective from Philadelphia who gets caught up in a murder investigation in a rural Mississippi town and must work alongside a less-than-progressive white local police chief played by Rod Steiger ...
Based upon John Ball’s 1965 novel, the original cinematic version starred Sidney Poitier as a black police detective from Philadelphia who gets caught up in a murder investigation in a rural Mississippi town and must work alongside a less-than-progressive white local police chief played by Rod Steiger ...
- 1/13/2017
- by Dennis DiClaudio
- avclub.com
By Anjelica Oswald
Managing Editor
Originally planned to screen as a 30-minute preview at AFI Fest, Ava DuVernay’s Selma, centered on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, premiered in its entirety and stirred up more Oscar buzz ahead of its Christmas Day release.
The Hollywood Reporter’s Stephen Farber says the film is “intelligently written, vividly shot, tightly edited and sharply acted,” and that it “represents a rare example of craftsmanship working to produce a deeply moving piece of history.” Meanwhile, Paul Webb’s screenplay and David Oyelowo’s portrayal of Dr. King have been praised. The Wrap’s James Rocchi says, “Oyelowo’s performance would be impressive enough if it merely recreated the icon we now revere as perfectly as he does through a variety of methods… But Oyelowo, and Webb’s screenplay, also give us a rich, rewarding portrait of King as a man,...
Managing Editor
Originally planned to screen as a 30-minute preview at AFI Fest, Ava DuVernay’s Selma, centered on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, premiered in its entirety and stirred up more Oscar buzz ahead of its Christmas Day release.
The Hollywood Reporter’s Stephen Farber says the film is “intelligently written, vividly shot, tightly edited and sharply acted,” and that it “represents a rare example of craftsmanship working to produce a deeply moving piece of history.” Meanwhile, Paul Webb’s screenplay and David Oyelowo’s portrayal of Dr. King have been praised. The Wrap’s James Rocchi says, “Oyelowo’s performance would be impressive enough if it merely recreated the icon we now revere as perfectly as he does through a variety of methods… But Oyelowo, and Webb’s screenplay, also give us a rich, rewarding portrait of King as a man,...
- 11/14/2014
- by Anjelica Oswald
- Scott Feinberg
Showtime is looking to add a little heat to its nighttime lineup. The premium network and MGM Television have begun developing a new TV project based on the 1967 film In the Heat of the Night, EW has confirmed. Written and directed by The Help's Tate Taylor, the series will be "an exploration of character and race set in modern-day Mississippi." Taylor, a Mississippi native, will also executive produce alongside Warren Littlefield (Fargo) and John Norris (Get on Up). The Hollywood Reporter first reported the news. The movie starred Rod Steiger and Sidney Poitier as two men working together against...
- 10/8/2014
- by Jake Perlman
- EW - Inside TV
We learned back in August that a new take on "In the Heat of the Night" (originally a novel by John Ball and previously adapted for both the big screen and small screens) was eyeing a return for television. Now it appears that Showtime picked up the new series with The Help and Get on Up helmer Tate Taylor set to executive produce alongside Warren Littlefield and John Norris, both of whom recently served as executive producers on FX's "Fargo."...
- 10/8/2014
- Comingsoon.net
USA Network has set the next movie for its socially conscious Characters Unite film series, which began in 2012, in conjunction with Black History Month. The NBCUniversal-owned cabler will premiere the groundbreaking 1967 feature In the Heat of the Night on Saturday, Feb. 15, at 9 p.m., The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Directed by Norman Jewison and based on the 1965 John Ball novel, In the Heat of the Night tells the story of a white man (Rod Steiger) and a black man (Sidney Poitier) working together to solve a murder investigation in a racially hostile Southern town.
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- 2/10/2014
- by Philiana Ng
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
February is Black History Month, and to help celebrate, The St. Louis Black Film Festival will be presenting a Tribute to the 86-year old Sidney Poitier at their Classic Black Film Festival. Lucky St. Louis movie buffs will have the opportunity to view eight vintage Sidney Poitier on the big screen. Every Thursday in February, The St. Louis Black Film Festival will be presenting two Poitier films at St Louis Cinemas Galleria (630 St Louis Galleria, Richmond Heights, Mo 63117).
The Sidney Poitier Tribute Film Festival continues this Thursday night (February 13th) with two Poitier classics; To Sir With Love and In The Heat Of The Night
Poitier played a British, engineer-educated novice teacher of a challenging classroom of undisciplined English teenagers in To Sir With Love in 1967. The title song, which became a hit, is warbled by Lulu, who plays one of the students as does sexy Suzy Kendall and Judy Geeson...
The Sidney Poitier Tribute Film Festival continues this Thursday night (February 13th) with two Poitier classics; To Sir With Love and In The Heat Of The Night
Poitier played a British, engineer-educated novice teacher of a challenging classroom of undisciplined English teenagers in To Sir With Love in 1967. The title song, which became a hit, is warbled by Lulu, who plays one of the students as does sexy Suzy Kendall and Judy Geeson...
- 2/10/2014
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Mark Gatiss has written and directed a new version of Mr James's The Tractate Middoth for BBC Two.
The drama will be accompanied by a new documentary on James presented by Gatiss called Ghost Writer.
Controller of BBC Two Janice Hadlow said: "It's a pleasure to bring Mark Gatiss back to BBC Two with a new look at one of Britain's genre-defining writers."
In the documentary, Gatiss will follow James's footsteps, travelling from Suffolk to Eton and King's College, Cambridge.
The BBC promises the programmes, executive produced by Michael Poole, will "reinvigorate the long and popular BBC Two tradition of a festive ghost story for audiences to enjoy over Christmas".
The shows are part of a range of arts programmes for BBC Two announced today (June 12).
The others are three-part series A Very British Renaissance presented by Dr James Fox, four-part BBC America co-production My God, It's Full Of Stars:...
The drama will be accompanied by a new documentary on James presented by Gatiss called Ghost Writer.
Controller of BBC Two Janice Hadlow said: "It's a pleasure to bring Mark Gatiss back to BBC Two with a new look at one of Britain's genre-defining writers."
In the documentary, Gatiss will follow James's footsteps, travelling from Suffolk to Eton and King's College, Cambridge.
The BBC promises the programmes, executive produced by Michael Poole, will "reinvigorate the long and popular BBC Two tradition of a festive ghost story for audiences to enjoy over Christmas".
The shows are part of a range of arts programmes for BBC Two announced today (June 12).
The others are three-part series A Very British Renaissance presented by Dr James Fox, four-part BBC America co-production My God, It's Full Of Stars:...
- 6/12/2013
- Digital Spy
They called it the "Slap Heard 'Round the World." It happened partway through "In the Heat of the Night" -- a movie released at the height of racial tensions during the Civil Rights Era exactly 45 years ago (on August 2, 1967) -- in a scene where a bigoted Southern cotton plantation owner slaps Sidney Poitier (and Poitier slaps back just as hard). Years of deferential behavior, both from Poitier in saintly role-model performances, and from every black actor ever to perform in a Hollywood movie, halted with a mighty thwack. It's one of the most memorable moments in film history and helped earn "In the Heat of the Night" the Best Picture Oscar that year. Even today, the scene remains brutally effective, a reminder of how much has changed in 45 years, and how much has not. The film -- in which a racist Southern sheriff (Rod Steiger) and a haughty black police...
- 8/7/2012
- by Gary Susman
- Moviefone
This all came to me thanks to a virtual chat I had recently with a friend about the reboot of the the Alex Cross detective thriller series, based on the novel franchise written by James Patterson, which Idris Elba was once attached to take over, only to be recently replaced with Tyler Perry.
Alright so… my research tells me that Virgil Tibbs was the first black fictional character to have a film franchise centered around him, that was backed by a Hollywood studio. Sidney Poitier starred in 3 successive films as Virgil Tibbs: In The Heat Of The Night (1968), They Call Me Mister Tibbs (1970), and The Organization (1971). The last 2 were not as good as the first, but I’d say that The Organization was superior to They Call Me Mister Tibbs.
All 3 were released by United Artists.
The first film in the franchise was based on the 1965 novel or the same name,...
Alright so… my research tells me that Virgil Tibbs was the first black fictional character to have a film franchise centered around him, that was backed by a Hollywood studio. Sidney Poitier starred in 3 successive films as Virgil Tibbs: In The Heat Of The Night (1968), They Call Me Mister Tibbs (1970), and The Organization (1971). The last 2 were not as good as the first, but I’d say that The Organization was superior to They Call Me Mister Tibbs.
All 3 were released by United Artists.
The first film in the franchise was based on the 1965 novel or the same name,...
- 2/26/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Ain’t that always the case? This bear was photographed luring in the ladies at the John Ball Park Zoo. You know the type… smooth and natural, they buy you a few drinks, ask about your family, bing bang boom, you’re at the bear Cvs the next day buying yourself a bear morning after pill. And while this ladies bear is certainly very charming, it is no match for our two favorite ladies dogs… This Guy: And This Guy: [Photo: Splash News Online]...
- 11/8/2010
- by Michelle Collins
- BestWeekEver
This all came to me thanks to a virtual chat I had earlier today with a friend about Idris Elba recently signing on to take over for Morgan Freeman in a reboot of the the Alex Cross detective thriller series, based on the novel franchise written by James Patterson.
Alright so… my research tells me that Virgil Tibbs was the first black fictional character to have a film franchise centered around him, that was backed by a Hollywood studio. Sidney Poitier starred in 3 successive films as Virgil Tibbs: In The Heat Of The Night (1968), They Call Me Mister Tibbs (1970), and The Organization (1971). The last 2 were not as good as the first, but I’d say that The Organization was superior to They Call Me Mister Tibbs.
All 3 were released by United Artists.
The first film in the franchise was based on the 1965 novel or the same name, by John Ball,...
Alright so… my research tells me that Virgil Tibbs was the first black fictional character to have a film franchise centered around him, that was backed by a Hollywood studio. Sidney Poitier starred in 3 successive films as Virgil Tibbs: In The Heat Of The Night (1968), They Call Me Mister Tibbs (1970), and The Organization (1971). The last 2 were not as good as the first, but I’d say that The Organization was superior to They Call Me Mister Tibbs.
All 3 were released by United Artists.
The first film in the franchise was based on the 1965 novel or the same name, by John Ball,...
- 9/12/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
"Ragtime" and "The Scottsboro Boys" came up big as the nominees for the 55th annual Drama Desk Awards were announced today. The short-lived Broadway revival of the Terrence McNally musical and the new Off-Broadway tuner each received nine nominations, more than any other production.The nominees were announced by actors Brian Stokes Mitchell and Cady Huffman at the Friars Club in New York. It was also announced that Drama Desk members have voted this year to present special ensemble awards to the casts of "Circle Mirror Transformation" and "The Temperamentals." The awards will be presented May 23 in a ceremony hosted by Patti LuPone at the Laguardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center.The complete list of nominees is below.Outstanding play:Alan Ayckbourn, "My Wonderful Day"Annie Baker, "Circle Mirror Transformation"Lucinda Coxon, "Happy Now?"John Logan, "Red"Geoffrey Nauffts, "Next Fall"Bruce Norris, "Clybourne Park"Outstanding musical:"American Idiot""Everyday...
- 5/3/2010
- backstage.com
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