In the Heat of the Night News

Eight classic productions from television's "golden age," the 1950s. These teleplays were performed live and featured the work of writers like Rod Serling, Paddy Chayefsky, and Ira Levin, directors like John Frankenheimer, Delbert Mann, and Ralph Nelson, and actors like Paul Newman, Julie Harris, Jack Palance, and Rod Steiger.

The legendary Walter Mirisch got his start producing low-budget features for the more famous of the "Poverty Row" studios, Monogram, and served as executive producer with its subsidiary, Allied Artists, before forming.... The legendary Walter Mirisch got his start producing low-budget features for the more famous of the "Poverty Row" studios, ...

Sidney Poitier as Virgil Tibbs with Rod Steiger in scene from movie "In the Heat of the Night." In the conclusion of "The Early Show" 's "Time Machine" series, weather anchor and features reporter Dave Price "traveled" back to the year 1967, the year of the "Summer of Love." He returned dressed in suede pants, among other iconic garb of the era, ...

An attractive brunette with angular features, Lee Grant began her career as a child performer with NYC's Metropolitan Opera.

Dear Ken: We think that Sidney Poitier is the greatest African-American actor of all time.

Dear Ken: We think that Sidney Poitier is the greatest African-American actor of all time.

President Obama honored Sidney Poitier with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on August 12, 2009 at the White House for his life work on interracial relations.

US honours 'agents of change' Film legend Sidney Poitier has been presented with America's highest civilian honour, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, by President Barack Obama.

Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft in 'The Graduate.' Mark Harris Canongate Books There's always more to learn from imperfection than those few, hallowed works of art that defy any critique.

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President Barack Obama wants to honor "agents of change" in presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

A consummate craftsman known for eliciting fine performances from his casts, Norman Jewison has addressed important social and political issues throughout his directing and producing career, often making controversial.... A consummate craftsman known for eliciting fine performances from his casts, Norman Jewison has addressed important social and ...

Richard Roundtree starred in one of the films that sparked the blaxploitation movement -- the original 1971 film, "Shaft." It lasted too long to be a fad, and was probably too much fun to be a movement.

Percival Everett made news 20 years ago at the South Carolina State House, where he stopped in the middle of a speech - he had been invited by the Legislature - and refused to go on because of the presence of the Confederate flag.

Percival Everett has been publishing continuously since 1983. His work spans multiple genres, including novels, short stories, poetry and a children's book.

With only four couples left, the contestants are challenged first to whip up Italian dishes prepared in 20 minutes and cooked in five, then face a second challenge in which they serve lunch to Italian customers including Vincent Pastore, Federico Castelluccio and Mario Batali.

In the never-ending quest for cinematic gems hidden in the weekly TV listings, here's what I'll be watching this week: Rod Steiger, left, and Sidney Poitier in 'In The Heat of the Night.' What : "In the Heat of the Night," director Norman Jewison's multiple-Oscar-winning 1967 drama, starring Rod Steiger and Sidney Poitier.

When resident Terry Theriault has to move out of her 3 bedroom house next year, she's already given up any hope of ever returning to Regent Park.

I'm on the Amtrak from Raleigh, North Carolina to Richmond, Virginia. We're passing through the low pine woods and fields that I remember from when I grew up here-- to my botanically challenged eye this part of North Carolina and Virginia look pretty similar-- and little towns with white wooden houses and red brick main streets .

The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies on network and cable television the week of May 17.