![]() ![]() Meanwhile, I shall continue doing all that I can to pay the back rent that I owe, which increases every month I do not pay my monthly rent on time. ![]() Superior Court to suspend my eviction notice until January. This morning I received a call from a lawyer for STAY-DC that my request for financial assistance is being processed, and an application has been made to the D.C. Sidney Poitier with Yvonne DeCarlo in a scene from Bands of Angels. residents in need of rental assistance as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Superior Court ruling in favour of my landlord back in March, I applied for financial assistance through the STAY-DC program that was introduced by the D.C. I thoroughly enjoyed watching Sir Sidney’s movies until the early hours of this morning, and after I got out of bed shortly before noon – still mired in a state of deep depression – I received a telephone call that, at least temporarily, lifted my spirits out of the dungeon of depression.įollowing the D.C. His performance in that movie galvanized my firm belief that over the span of his career he has demonstrated beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is one of the world’s greatest actors. Then I ran across “Band of Angels,” a movie released in 1957, starring Clarke Gable, in which Sir Sidney played a significant role and was deserving of a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award. I became convinced many years ago that Sir Sidney’s performances in “Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner,” “To Sir With Love,” and “Defiant Ones” were more worthy of him receiving an Academy Award than his role in “Lillies of The Field,” for which he did receive the Best Actor Academy Award in 1963. ![]() ![]() Included among the movies that I watched – some several times - were movies in which Sir Sidney Poitier played significant roles. WASHINGTON, D.C., Octo– I have been mired in a deep state of depression over the past two days because of the specter of possible eviction if I do not pay back rent that I owe before October 26, as stipulated in an eviction notice I received.Ĭonsequently, I have been binge-watching old movies in an attempt to mentally stabilize my thoughts. Sidney Poitier in a scene from Band of Angels ![]()
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