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HBO sees the light in Liberace biopic 'Behind the Candelabra'

By Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times — Fri, 10 May 2013 12:00:00 EDT

Director Steven Soderbergh was running out of options — and patience — trying to find a studio to greenlight the controversial film project until the cable giant stepped in.

Director Steven Soderbergh was running out of options — and patience — trying to find a studio to greenlight the controversial film project until the cable giant stepped in.

Franchot presents governor with $271 check for movie appearance

By Michael Dresser, The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:49:00 EDT

The Most Interesting Man in Maryland made an interesting presentation to Gov. Martin O'Malley Wednesday -- a $271 check representing royalties owed for an appearance in a movie while O'Malley was mayor of Baltimore.

Angelina Jolie will also get ovaries removed

By Andrea K. Walker — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:50:00 EDT

Actress also had double mastectomy to lower risk of breast cancer

Actress Angelina Jolie, who got a double mastectomy to lower her chances of breast cancer, will also have her ovaries removed, according to People magazine.

Angelina Jolie has double mastectomy to elude cancer

Patricia Reaney — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:56:00 EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oscar-winning film star Angelina Jolie revealed on Tuesday that she underwent a double mastectomy after learning she had inherited a high risk of breast cancer and said she hoped her story would inspire other women fighting the life-threatening disease.

Divine, weird and wonderful at the Maryland Film Festival

By Chris Kaltenbach , The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 13 May 2013 10:31:00 EDT

The 15th Maryland Film Festival was on track to break attendance records with a collection of crowd pleasers

The 15th Maryland Film Festival was on track to break attendance records with a collection of crowd pleasers.

Maryland Film Festival 2013 continues event's expansion

By Chris Kaltenbach , The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 13 May 2013 09:21:00 EDT

Station North becomes focus of film world for five days

Station North becomes focus of film world for five days

'12 O'clock Boys' director is riding high

By Chris Kaltenbach , The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 8 May 2013 12:21:00 EDT

Lotfy Nathan will bring a little outlaw culture to the Maryland Film Festival

Lotfy Nathan spent some five years putting together his film about West Baltimore's dirt-bike culture. Now, with national acclaim for "12 O'clock Boys" promising to turn it into one of the year's breakout documentaries after a February premiere at the South by Southwest arts festival in Austin, Texas, he's happily basking in the acclaim.

Catonsville resident co-produces Beatles film at Maryland Film Festival

By Julie Baughman, jbaughman@tribune.com — Wed, 8 May 2013 09:04:00 EDT

Beatles fans in the Baltimore area will have an opportunity to see the history of the Fab Four through an insider's eyes this week.

Q&A with Mink Stole

By Sam Sessa — Wed, 8 May 2013 12:23:00 EDT

Alumna of John Waters films tries her hand at music

Alumna of John Waters films tries her hand at music.

Baz Luhrmann wants to 'reveal' more of 'The Great Gatsby'

By John Horn, Los Angeles Times — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:00:00 EDT

The Directors: The filmmaker is concerned with what's in the novel — and what isn't. He researched F. Scott Fitzgerald's life to inform his film starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" is widely recognized as a literary masterwork. Yet as even the book's editor, Maxwell Perkins, said to Fitzgerald about a draft of the 1925 novel, the title character "is somewhat vague."