Highlights
Mickey Rourke started out with a promising acting career with memorable roles in "Diner," "Body Heat," and "Nine 1/2 Weeks." As time went on, Rourke earned a reputation as a difficult star, and the roles started to dry up. The comeback story of 2008 was Rourke's portrayal of washed-up Randy 'The Ram' Robinson in "The Wrestler," in which he earned an Oscar nomination and won a Golden Globe. Rourke is also known for his love of his dogs (he thanked them during his Globes acceptance speech) and his boxing prowess.
Mickey Rourke started out with a promising acting career with memorable roles in "Diner," "Body Heat," and "Nine 1/2 Weeks." As time went on, Rourke earned a reputation as a difficult star, and the roles started to dry up. The comeback story of 2008 was Rourke's portrayal of washed-up Randy 'The Ram' Robinson in "The Wrestler," in which he earned an Oscar nomination and won a Golden Globe. Rourke is also known for his love of his dogs (he thanked them during his Globes acceptance speech) and his boxing prowess.
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'Diner' cast members join Barry Levinson at anniversary celebration
Sherry Korsover waited 51 years for her Forest Park High classmate, Barry Levinson, to sign her yearbook.
"I was so in love with you," she told a smiling Levinson Saturday night, as about 800 "Diner" fans came to Johns Hopkins University to celebrate the...Tags: College Sports, Pikesville, MGM Inc., Daniel Stern, Rain Man (movie)
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'Help' yourself to some rich cinema soul food
Nothing leaves movie-lovers feeling more nourished and content than a good drama. Watching a finely observed human struggle played out on screen is like cinema soul food, providing sustenance through its vital new connection to the world.
Indeed, the...Tags: Paul Rudd, Viola Davis, Rupert Friend, Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms
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Looking back at 'Diner,' 30 years later
Few films in movie history — and maybe no other film by a first-time writer-director — proved to be the breakthrough moment for as many talents as a made-in-Baltimore comedy-drama called "Diner."
Viewers still respond to all the people in it,...Tags: Rain Man (movie), Drama (genre), Charles Street, Comedy (genre), Steve Guttenberg
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'Diner' cast and crew re-uniting in Baltimore
Director Barry Levinson and cast members from his breakthrough 1982 hit "Diner" will re-unite in Baltimore next month for conversations and screenings in celebration of the film's 30th anniversary.
The centerpiece of the celebration will be a Dec. 10...Tags: Charles Theatre, Festive Events, Tim Daly, Daniel Stern, Kevin Bacon
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'Diner' to be turned into Broadway musical
Another classic American film set in Baltimore is headed for Broadway, but unlike "Hairspray" this one may be a less obvious fit.
Barry Levinson has adapted "Diner," his well-regarded 1982 movie, for the stage. With music and lyrics by rock singer-...Tags: Tim Daly, Hippodrome Theatre, Kevin Bacon, Kathleen Marshall, Steve Guttenberg
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'Insidious' should scare off the summertime blahs
A little boy lost in unknown waters, a father's perilous journey to retrieve him — no, it's not "Finding Nemo." In this case, we're talking about 2011's best horror film to date, arriving July 12 on DVD and Blu-ray.
"Insidious" (Sony Pictures...Tags: Danny Huston, Saw (movie), The Warrior's Way (movie), DVDs, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.
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Made in Maryland
Absolute Power (1997)
Clint Eastwood stars as the sensitive thief who can save the entire American political system from complete corruption. Too bad he wasn't around during the Reagan administration. Eastwood discovers presidential corruption during...Tags: James Cameron, Head Injuries, Liev Schreiber, David Samson, Christianity
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The film that wowed Barry Levinson
Sun Movie CriticWhen Barry Levinson plays host for On the Waterfront at the Senator Theatre Thursday night -- the opening attraction for this year's Maryland Film Festival -- he hopes audiences will feel the same thrill he experienced as a 12-year-old seeing it in 1954...Tags: Ben Stiller, Elia Kazan, Marlon Brando, John Ford, Alfred Hitchcock
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Sweet and sexy celluloid
Special to SunSpotAre you in the mood for some hot on-screen romance this Valentine's Day? Then, warm up those VCRs and DVD players and look no further than SunSpot's list of best romantic scene-stealers and hot film couples. Best kiss "Gone With The Wind" Directed...Tags: Ali MacGraw, Elia Kazan, Patrick Swayze, Arthur Hiller, Vivien Leigh
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Nicholas Cage vende su alma al diablo en Ghost Rider 2
Dicen que Nicholas Cage igual que el personaje que interpreta en Ghost Rider, tuvo que vender su alma al diablo.
Así como el motociclista que Cage encarna en el filme hace pacto con el demonio para impartir justicia, el actor se afincó en el cine...Tags: Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Charlie Kaufman, John Woo, Lisa Marie Presley, Kathleen Turner
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Insurer's Riskiest Film of 2011: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
The Hartford CourantHigh-speed motorcycle chase scenes, skateboarding and torture chambers all contributed to making The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo a film filled with tension. Those scenes also made it the riskiest film of 2011 to insure, a top Hollywood underwriter said...Tags: Salt (movie), Security, Angelina Jolie, Drama (genre), Into the Wild (movie)
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Fight the Power: Bruce Lee as hero of the downtrodden
Bruce Lee, the Chinese martial arts megastar who died in 1973, has attained a kind of global cultural-icon status, on par with, say, James Dean, Elvis Presley, Miles Davis, Malcolm X, Bob Dylan, Muhammad Ali, Marilyn Monroe, Bob Marley, Che Guevara and Al...Tags: Kobe Bryant, Malcolm X, Miles Davis, Bob Marley, Heroism
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