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Karin's avatar

I love old films, and the watchlist you made for your sister is great. Have you ever seen Sidney Poitier in "A Patch of Blue"? I saw it as a child when it first came out, and it stuck with me all these years(I'm 72). My parents would often take me and my brother to see foreign and "art" films, but after "A Patch of Blue" I overheard them discussing that it was a mistake to have taken us to see it, as the themes were really not suitable for children. Some of it di go over my head at the time, I realized later what was going on.

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Sara S's avatar

I saw In The Heat of the Night for the first time in November as part of my list of Sidney Poitier films to watch before I read Percival Everett's I Am Not Sidney Poitier. Poitier is so great in the role and the movie felt like a good procedural, but the neatness of the ending was troubling to watch. Looking forward to digging into the Baldwin essays, thank you for sharing those! I've been reading Roger Reeves's Dark Days: Fugitive Essays and several of the essays engage with the fear of being falsely accused of a crime by white cops, among other possible lethal encounters, so I want to revisit the film soon in tandem with Baldwin's writing.

I also want to thank you for your many Mary Balogh reviews--my mother was a big fan, but Balogh's books never jumped at me when I was swiping her romance novels as a teen. I didn't really know where to start or how to think about her work, so your detailed discussions have been so helpful for jumping into series and figuring out which books have themes I care more about.

Looking forward to future giornate (settimanali?)!

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