‘The Family Stone’ Cast: Where Are They Now?

NEW YORK -- We go to movies not just to escape, but to discover. We might identify with the cowboy or the runaway bride or the kid who befriends a creature from another planet.To see yourself on screen has long been another way of knowing you exist.Sidney Poitier, who died Thursday at 94, was the rare performer who really did change lives, who embodied possibilities once absent from the movies.

NEW YORK -- As a trailblazing actor to generations of Black performers in Hollywood, Sidney Poitier often spoke about his larger off-screen role.Poitier, who died Thursday at the age of 94, entered the film industry at a time when portrayals of African Americans were generally stereotypical. But Poitier, who refused to play such caricatures, emerged as a matinee idol, an Oscar-winning actor and one of the most potent and graceful screen presences of his time, paving the way for countless who followed him.In interviews and in his 2000 autobiography, “The Measure of a Man,” Poitier spoke and wrote about the hardships, responsibilities and importance of his historic ascent in Hollywood. Here are excepts of Poitier in his own words through the years.———“There was almost no frame of reference for us except as stereotypical, one-dimensional characters.

A 9-year-old boy heroically rescued his entire family when their home in McEwen, Tennessee, unexpectedly burst into flames.

NEW YORK -- Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance and the first to be a top box-office draw, has died. He was 94.Poitier, winner of the best actor Oscar in 1964 for “Lilies of the Field,” died Thursday in the Bahamas, according to Eugene Torchon-Newry, acting director general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Bahamas.Few movie stars, Black or white, had such an influence both on and off the screen.

Sidney Poitier, the trailblazing and iconic Black actor, director, civil rights activist and humanitarian, has died, Bahamian Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell has announced.

Hollywood has been fascinated by the world of art for decades, and there is a new project on the horizon focused on Jean-Michel Basquiat, the young Black American artist who took the world by storm and brought New York City graffiti and street art to the global high-end art collecting scene. READ MORE: The Best Film Performances Of 2021 According to Variety, “Samo Lives” comes from filmmaker Julius Onah, and he’ll write, direct, and produce the biopic with “Cyrano” star Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Hollywood has been fascinated by the world of art for decades, and there is a new project on the horizon focused on Jean-Michael Basquiat, the young Black American artist who took the world by storm and brought New York City graffiti and street art to the global high-end art collecting scene. READ MORE: The Best Film Performances Of 2021 According to Variety, “Samo Lives” comes from filmmaker Julius Onah, and he’ll write, direct, and produce the biopic with “Cyrano” star Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Officially an icon! Diane Keaton has been captivating viewers since the 1970s — and she shows no signs of stopping.

Watch the breakfast strata! Luke Wilson and Dermot Mulroney’s tussle in The Family Stone may have ended in a flash, but the pinnacle scene in the beloved 2005 family drama took much longer to shoot.

moved out of his mother’s basement and into his own luxury condo, where he’s been cozying up with his latest paramour, Kim Kardashian, 41.In an exclusive video obtained by Page Six, the divorcée was recently spotted leaving his Staten Island condo through the side door following a weekend of low-key dates. Kardashian, fresh off her bombshell split from Kanye West, attempted to leave Davidson’s place incognito in a black hat and all-black ensemble as she made her way into an SUV.

A man disguised as a UPS worker gave one family in New York a terrifying holiday experience during a home invasion.

Britney Spears is living for herself.

Keeping Up with the Kardashians confrontations between Kim, Khloé, Kourtney, Kris Jenner, and Scott Disick. During the episode aired in May 2017, Kourtney’s ex and father of her kids joined their annual family vacation to Costa Rica and snuck a woman named Chelsea on the trip.

There are some new additions to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue!