In the Heat of the Night update feed
" Notes: Since this movie won the Academy Award for the Best Picture, I was really eager to check it out but, for some reasons, it took me about 10 years to finally see the damned thing. Well, I can tell you, it was definitely worth the wait and this movie completely deserved its stellar reputation. Indeed, it was such a powerful movie and it is not very often that I saw a movie who felt so historically important. Indeed, there are tons of movies like ‘Philadelphia’ who explores some importa"
" Notes: Since this movie won the Academy Award for the Best Picture, I was really eager to check it out but, for some reasons, it took me about 10 years to finally see the damned thing. Well, I can tell you, it was definitely worth the wait and this movie completely deserved its stellar reputation. Indeed, it was such a powerful movie and it is not very often that I saw a movie who felt so historically important. Indeed, there are tons of movies like ‘Philadelphia’ who explores some importa"
" Date: 9/18/2020 Viewed: Amazon Prime First Viewing Note: This is another great classic movie that I missed out on. I always wanted to see it for years, but I never had the chance too. Seeing that this movie is now on Amazon Prime (As of 9/18/2020), I finally sat down and watched this movie, After watching it for the first time, I really enjoy it. In the Heat of the Night is an absolutely fantastic movie from start to finish. The movie has smart writing, great acting, and fantastic pacing. Not"
"2013: 907 2012: 875 2011: 840 2010: 808 2009: 761 2008: 713 "
“The 1967 Academy Awards is widely considered one of the turning points and a viable symbol of the movie industry in full-blown identity crisis. Even the Wikipedia page for the event states: “The Best Picture nominees were an eclectic group of films reflecting the chaos of the era.” You had the white elephant social message movie (Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner), the requisite musical (Doctor Dolittle), and two daring, ambitious classics-in-the-making that reflected the upcoming voices and faces of the New Hollywood (Bonnie and Clyde, The Graduate). Situated in-between them was the mutant film that featured all the outward appearances of classic studio making but spoke its themes with more truth and honesty (In the Heat of the Night). The eventual winner was the film that situated” read more
"2012: 875 2011: 840 2010: 808 2009: 761 2008: 713 "
"2011: 840 2010: 808 2009: 761 2008: 713 "
" Sidney Poitier as Virgil Tibbs Rod Steiger as Gillespie and Warren Oates as Sam Wood Larry Gates as Endicott ...Tibbs initially suspects plantation owner Endicott, a genteel racist and one of the most powerful individuals in town, who publicly opposed the new factory. When Tibbs interrogates Endicott, Endicott slaps him in the face and Tibbs slaps him back. Endicott sends a gang of hooligans after Tibbs. Gillespie rescues Tibbs and tells him to leave town for his safety, but Tibbs is convince"