Summary
Baltimore's Charles Theatre is located in the burgeoning Charles North arts district. Architect Jackson C. Gott designed the Beaux-Arts buildings that house the theater in the late 1890s. The structures were originally designed to be a cable car barn and powerhouse but were remodeled into a movie theater - the Times Theater, which was the city's first to show only newsreels - in 1939. It was renamed the Charles Theatre about 20 years later and became a single-screen revival house in 1979. A remodeling project in 1999 expanded The Charles into a five-screen theater with a new lobby. The four additional screening rooms have stadium seating, while the original 485-seat room has a distinctively retro feel. The...
Baltimore's Charles Theatre is located in the burgeoning Charles North arts district. Architect Jackson C. Gott designed the Beaux-Arts buildings that house the theater in the late 1890s. The structures were originally designed to be a cable car barn and powerhouse but were remodeled into a movie theater - the Times Theater, which was the city's first to show only newsreels - in 1939. It was renamed the Charles Theatre about 20 years later and became a single-screen revival house in 1979. A remodeling project in 1999 expanded The Charles into a five-screen theater with a new lobby. The four additional screening rooms have stadium seating, while the original 485-seat room has a distinctively retro feel. The Charles offers first-run specialty films in addition to foreign films, new Hollywood releases and older classics. It also has a weekly series called Cinema Sundays at The Charles with breakfast and post-screening discussion usually led by filmmakers, critics or experts on topics covered in the films.
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'Father of soul' on stage, film
Sun reporterThe great Ray Charles stars as himself in 1964's Blues for Lovers, spending half his time singing, the other half helping a sightless boy get to Paris for an operation. The movie, being shown at 7 p.m. Wednesday as part of the summer film series at An die...Tags: James Dean, Ray Charles, Richard Donner, Colesville, Ronald Reagan
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New depth for 3-D
Sun reporterFor years, 3-D movies have been the Rodney Dangerfields of cinema: amusing, intriguing but certainly not to be taken seriously. They were OK for 1950s-film revivals, or as amusement-park attractions, or for big-screen IMAX presentations where audiences...Tags: Animation, Jules Verne, Brendan Fraser, Grace Kelly, Literature
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Top ten summer drinks and where to get them
Dining@LargeI was considering Matt Hudock's suggestion of summer foods for this top ten, but I did it last summer and I'm not sure I have much new to add from my own experience yet this summer.The topic didn't get much......Tags: Waverly (Baltimore, Maryland), Little Havana, Pikesville, Hampden, Cafe Hon
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Film American Visionary Art Museum800 Key Highway / 410-244-1900 / Flicks from the Hill film series / Free •9 p.m. today:Rebel Without a Cause. Charles Theatre1711 N. Charles St. / 410-727-3456 / Alfred Hitchcock revival film series / Admission...Tags: Maryland Science Center, American Visionary Art Museum, Alfred Hitchcock, IMAX, Johns Hopkins University
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FilmAmerican Visionary Art Museum // 800 Key Highway / 410-244-1900 / Flicks from the Hill film series / Free • 9 p.m. today: The Sound of Music. Charles Theatre // 1711 N. Charles St. / 410-727-3456 / Alfred Hitchcock revival film series /...Tags: Patapsco, Dundalk, IMAX, Eubie Blake, James Brown
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Say goodnight to suspense
Sun reporterBaltimore's reigning best film series, the Charles Theatre's six-month Alfred Hitchcock retrospective, wraps this weekend with 1955's To Catch a Thief, starring Cary Grant as John Robie, a reformed cat burglar who's being framed for a bunch of high-...Tags: Patapsco, James Dean, Dundalk, Giacomo Puccini, Theft
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FilmCharles Theatre // 1711 N. Charles St. / 410-727-3456 / Alfred Hitchcock revival film series / Admission fee. • 9 p.m. today: Marnie. • Noon Saturday and 7 p.m. Monday: Frenzy. Maryland Science Center // St. John Properties' IMAX...Tags: Maryland Science Center, Village Green, Alfred Hitchcock, IMAX
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Jonathan J. Gorrie
Jonathan J. Gorrie, a furniture restorer and musician, died of a heart attack June 3 at Union Memorial Hospital. The Hampden resident was 38. Mr. Gorrie was born in Prospect Park, Pa. He was raised there and in Oxford, Maine, where he graduated from high...Tags: Diseases, Heart Disease, Whitney Museum, Queen Anne's County, Music Industry
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Hill alive with 'Sound of Music'
Sun reporterFlicks From the Hill, a free outdoor film series sponsored by the American Visionary Art Museum, opens Thursday with Robert Wise's 1965 adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music, starring Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer and a cast of...Tags: Enoch Pratt Free Library, Fells Point, John Waters, Robert Jr Wise, Spike Lee
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Festival grows along Charles
Sun reporterArtscape will expand onto Charles Street this year in an effort to boost the Station North Arts and Entertainment District and bring more people to the galleries, restaurants and shops in Midtown Baltimore's designated arts area. The arts festival, set...Tags: Mount Royal, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Festive Event, Harbor East, Station North
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