It's Black History Month, and we're sitting down for The Unenthusiastic Critic's first viewing of Norman Jewison's Oscar-winning thriller In the Heat of the Night (1967). Featuring career-best performances for Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger, In the Heat of the Night was released in the long, hot summer of 1967—as race riots burned all over America—and proved to be the hot-button film of its troubled moment. But what will The Unenthusiastic Critic make of it more than 50 years later? Program 0:00: Prologue: from 48 Hours (1982) 0:45: Preliminary Conversation: Black History Month and Sidney Poitier 22:45: Interlude: Poitier Accepts AFI Life Achievement Award, 1992 23:32: Cultural Osmosis: Pre-Viewing Discussion 35:25: Interlude: Original Trailer 37:38: The Verdict: Post-Viewing Discussion 1:19:12 Outro and Next Week's Movie 1:20:07: Outtake For full notes and links, contact info, or to make a donation, go to https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/02/in-the-heat-of-the-night-(1967).
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