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Hollywood-ography

Maureen Lee Lenker and Oriana Nudo

A movie podcast dedicated to exploring the full filmographies of Hollywood's greatest stars

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S4 · E41
Nov 19, 2025 · 43 min
The Jackal
Join us for Sidney Poitier's final onscreen performance in THE JACKAL where he stars alongside Bruce Willis and Richard Gere.
S4 · E40
Nov 7, 2025 · 18 min
Sneakers
Join us for Sidney Poitier's penultimate film SNEAKERS, an all-star caper with Robert Redford, River Phoenix, Ben Kingsley, Dan Aykroyd, David Strathairn, and Mary McDonnell.
Oct 29, 2025 · 38 min
Sidney Poitier's Directing Career
Join us for this special bonus episode covering all nine theatrical films that Sidney Poitier directed throughout his career.
S4 · E39
Oct 24, 2025 · 15 min
Little Nikita
Join us for LITTLE NIKITA, a family thriller directed by Richard Benjamin and Sidney Poitier's first of two films with rising star River Phoenix.
S4 · E38
Oct 9, 2025 · 20 min
Shoot To Kill
Join us for the thriller SHOOT TO KILL, Sidney Poitier's return to the big screen after a 10-year acting hiatus.
S4 · E37
Oct 3, 2025 · 27 min
A Piece of the Action
Join us for A PIECE OF THE ACTION, a touching comedy that is also the final time that Sidney Poitier directs himself.
S4 · E36
Sep 26, 2025 · 21 min
Let's Do It Again
Join us for the broad comedy LET'S DO IT AGAIN, the spiritual follow-up to UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT.
S4 · E35
Sep 17, 2025 · 19 min
The Wilby Conspiracy
Join us for the anti-Apartheid thriller THE WILBY CONSPIRACY where Sidney Poitier co-stars alongside Michael Caine.
S4 · E34
Sep 10, 2025 · 18 min
Uptown Saturday Night
Join us for the highly successful comedy UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT meant to serve as an alternative to blaxploitation films of the era.
S4 · E33
Sep 4, 2025 · 24 min
A Warm December
Join us for touching romantic melodrama A WARM DECEMBER, directed by and starring Sidney Poitier.
S4 · E32
Aug 27, 2025 · 27 min
Buck and The Preacher
Join us for Sidney Poitier's directorial debut BUCK AND THE PREACHER, where he directs himself and stars alongside longtime friend Harry Belafonte.
S4 · E31
Aug 6, 2025 · 19 min
The Organization
Join us for THE ORGANIZATION, Sidney Poitier's final outing as Detective Virgil Tibbs.
Jul 31, 2025 · 39 min
Larry Karaszewski (Screenwriter) on Sidney Poitier
Join us for an in-depth conversation of THE LOST MAN and BROTHER JOHN with Larry Karaszewski, noted screenwriter of film (ED WOOD) and television (AMERICAN CRIME STORY: THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON).
S4 · E30
Jul 16, 2025 · 16 min
Brother John
Join us for the unique, independent drama BROTHER JOHN.
S4 · E29
Jul 9, 2025 · 22 min
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
Join us for this sequel to IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT where Sidney Poitier reprises his role of Detective Virgil Tibbs.
S4 · E28
Jul 2, 2025 · 23 min
The Lost Man
Join us for THE LOST MAN, the film during which Sidney Poitier met his second wife Joanna Shimkus.
S4 · E27
Jun 26, 2025 · 18 min
For Love of Ivy
Join us for Sidney Poitier's only original story credit on a film, FOR LOVE OF IVY.
Jun 19, 2025 · 43 min
Mark Harris (Pictures at a Revolution) on Sidney Poitier
Join us for an in-depth conversation of IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT and GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER with Mark Harris, author of Pictures at a Revolution.
S4 · E26
Jun 12, 2025 · 41 min
Guess Who's Cominng To Dinner
Join us for Sidney Poitier's last performance of 1967, in the still divisive GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER, where he stars alongside Hollywood Greats, Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy in his final film performance.
S4 · E25
May 28, 2025 · 46 min
In The Heat of The Night
Join us for IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT, a slow burn thriller and the Best Picture Oscar winner of 1967.

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