IN THE HEAT OF THE STORY "They call me Mister Tibbs." That's the signature catchphrase from the celebrated 1967 film starring Sidney Poitier the first African-American male Oscar winner) and rough-riding Rod Steiger, like George C. Scott, as visceral an actor as the screen could contain. Ebony and ivory, against their natures, these seeming stereotypes work […]
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:16AM on April 26, 2016