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Baltimore-born Barry Levinson is an Academy Award-winning filmmaker behind such movies as "Rain Man," "Wag the Dog," "Diner," "Good Morning, Vietnam," "Bugsy" and "Avalon." His television credits include "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "Oz." Levinson's native city has often served as inspiration and settings for his films. A group of Baltimore friends trying to move into adulthood is the basis for the 1982 Levinson movie "Diner." It was shot in the Hollywood Diner under Jones Falls Expressway. Levinson followed that up in 1987 with "Tin Men," about the rivalry between two aluminum siding salesmen. The film was shot at locations around the city, including Mount Vernon and Eno...
Baltimore-born Barry Levinson is an Academy Award-winning filmmaker behind such movies as "Rain Man," "Wag the Dog," "Diner," "Good Morning, Vietnam," "Bugsy" and "Avalon." His television credits include "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "Oz." Levinson's native city has often served as inspiration and settings for his films. A group of Baltimore friends trying to move into adulthood is the basis for the 1982 Levinson movie "Diner." It was shot in the Hollywood Diner under Jones Falls Expressway. Levinson followed that up in 1987 with "Tin Men," about the rivalry between two aluminum siding salesmen. The film was shot at locations around the city, including Mount Vernon and Enoch Pratt Free Library. "Avalon" chronicles the story of a Jewish family in Baltimore. The Baltimore City Court House and other sites are featured in the film. Levinson was born in 1942 and graduated from Forest Park High School and Baltimore Junior College and attended American University. He now lives in Connecticut with his wife, Diana. Levinson has been nominated for several Oscars, and in 1989 he was named best director for "Rain Man." The film also won best picture. He's also won Emmys and Golden Globes for "Homicide," "Bugsy" and "The Carol Burnett Show." He has worked with top names in the industry, including Mel Brooks, Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Cate Blanchett and Robert De Niro.
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The Collaborators: The force behind Baltimore's top filmmakers
Casting director Pat Moran, a co-founder of John Waters' Dreamland Films, helped create the human tapestries that give Waters' midnight specials their Fellini-like ebullience. But she has also done her part to imbue such Barry Levinson memory plays as...Tags: Catonsville, Maryland Film Festival, Celebrity, Kevin Bacon, Mickey Rourke
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New restaurant at AVAM
The name is a little strange - a reader on my blog said it sounds like a place you'd tell your children to stay away from - but Mr. Rain's Fun House is a perfect fit for the not-so-ordinary American Visionary Art Museum. It's the restaurant that opened...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Museum Dioramas, Restaurants, American Visionary Art Museum, Hamburgers
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Z on TV: 'Without Bias' is without insight
Sun TV CriticMaryland is again the focus of the ESPN film series "30 for 30" this week as it premieres Kirk Fraser's "Without Bias," a look at the career, death and impact of one-time University of Maryland basketball star Len Bias. This production is part of the...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Drugs and Medicines, Len Bias, ESPN, Documentary (genre)
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Benefit unites city native sons
John Waters, Barry Levinson and David Simon aren't just appearing on stage for the first time together for the Maryland Film Festival benefit on Nov. 14. They're also throwing their support behind the event in advance.
"I think we'll be good!" says...Tags: Cinema Industry, Maryland Film Festival, Billiards, Snooker and Pool, Paul Reubens, David Simon
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Barry Levinson delves into celebs' politics
Barry Levinson is best known for the critically acclaimed features he directed in the 1980s, including "Diner," "Good Morning, Vietnam" and the Oscar-winning "Rain Man." But recently he's turned his attention to documentaries and smaller projects. At 7:30...Tags: Government, Academy Awards, National Government, Celebrity, Ellen Burstyn
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At 81, legendary Italian maestro Ennio Morricone is still going strong
The legendary Italian maestro Ennio Morricone is responsible for some of the most iconic film scores in history, and at 81 years old he's still going strong. Morricone first rose to worldwide acclaim through his teaming with friend and former classmate...Tags: Cinema Industry, Academy Awards, Assault, Terrence Malick, World War II (1939-1945)
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Deaths elsewhere
LOU JACOBI, 95 Comic actor Actor Lou Jacobi, who was known for comic roles and won praise in dramatic ones over a long career in the theater and movies, has died. The Canadian-born actor died Friday at his home in Manhattan, according to a...Tags: Anne Frank, Woody Allen, Dudley Moore, Neil Simon, Celebrity
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Noir offerings color AFI screen
"The Big Combo by Philip Yordan" – that's the title credit to this amusingly pulpy 1955 crime movie, playing at the AFI Silver on Saturday at 7:15 p.m. and Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. The reputation of the director, Joseph H. Lewis, has ballooned because...Tags: Cinema Industry, Maryland Film Festival, Mafia, Journalism, David Simon
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Character actor Lou Jacobi dies in NYC at 95
The Associated PressActor Lou Jacobi, who was known for comic roles and won praise in dramatic ones over a long career in the theater and movies, has died. He was 95. The Canadian-born actor died Friday at his home in Manhattan. The death was confirmed by Leonie Nowitz, a...Tags: Dean Martin, Anne Frank, Woody Allen, Dudley Moore, Celebrity
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Macabre movies miss the mark
Baltimore Sun reporterBaltimore's an Edgar Allan Poe kind of town, never more so than in 2009 with the Poe House, a football team named for his most famous poem, and a year-long celebration honoring the macabre author's death. Naturally, Baltimore's repertory movie house would...Tags: Tod Browning, Dracula (movie, 1931), Cinema Industry, Nicolas Roeg, Frankenstein (movie, 1931)
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'Homicide: Life on the Street' - The Complete Series
Zap2ItThough the former NBC drama has been released in its entirety on DVD before, its reissue in a 35-disc "mega-set" is well worth noting. Inspired by a nonfiction book by David Simon, the much-honored drama from producers Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana...Tags: Ned Beatty, Murder, DVDs and Movies, Daniel Baldwin, Richard Belzer
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Character actor who starred in 'The Diary of Anne Frank'
Associated Press-- Actor Lou Jacobi, who was known for comic roles and won praise in dramatic ones over a long career in the theater and movies, has died. The Canadian-born actor, who was 95, died Friday in his home in Manhattan. The death was confirmed by Leonie...Tags: Dean Martin, Anne Frank, Woody Allen, Dudley Moore, Celebrity
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