Chris Kaltenbach
Chris Kaltenbach is a native of Baltimore, a graduate of Loyola University Maryland and a three-decade veteran of The Sun; he covers Baltimore arts and entertainment, with an emphasis on film and pop culture. His work has been recognized by the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper and the National Association of Secondary School Principals. He teaches film at Harford Community College. His favorite movie is “King Kong,” his favorite band is the Rolling Stones, and he believes that life begins anew on Orioles’ Opening Day.
Recent Articles
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Mabel Anne Hutchinson Lee, former president of the Towson Unitarian Universalist Church and campaign worker, dies
Mabel Anne Hutchinson Lee, the first woman president of the Towson Unitarian Universalist Church and a key figure in Illinois Representative John Anderson’s independent-party presidential run in 1980, died Nov. 5 following a recurrence of ovarian cancer. She was 83. “She never ran for anything,...
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Police investigating KKK flyers found on Ellicott City roadside
A few dozen flyers targeting immigrants and Jews and advocating membership in the Ku Klux Klan were found scattered in the area of Ellicott City’s Main Street Saturday night, leading to a denunciation of hate speech from County Executive Allan H. Kittleman and a police investigation into their...
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Lights, trees and a Thanksgiving Turkey (Bowl) — the best of Baltimore's A&E scene this week
Festival of Trees Shopping for the perfect Christmas tree (and already decorated, too!), wreath, gingerbread house or holiday staple has never been more inspirational. This benefit for the Kennedy Krieger Institute has been a must-go since 1990, for 2018 offering more than 150,000 square feet of...
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Adults-only Camp John Waters set to return
Camp John Waters, a chance for determined reprobates to make like one of the best, will be returning in summer 2019. Set for Sept. 13-16 in the Berkshire Mountains of Connecticut, the sleepover camp for adults 21 and older “promises to be dirtier, filthier, raunchier and longer than ever before,"...
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New beer garden from Clavel, WC Harlan owners opening in Old Goucher Friday
Fadensonnen, a beer garden from WC Harlan and Clavel co-owners Lane Harlan and Matthew Pierce, will have its official opening Friday in the historic Old Goucher neighborhood. The biergarten, which will feature a 148-seat open-air courtyard and 35-seat upstairs bar, will be part of Socle, three...
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Ferris wheel coming to Baltimore Inner Harbor for the holidays
A 65-foot Ferris wheel will be spending the holidays at Baltimore's Inner Harbor, a new addition to the annual Christmas Village that will be making its season debut this weekend. The wheel, to be located next to the visitor’s center at 401 Light St., will be going up Wednesday but will not be...
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On meeting Stan Lee, and understanding why they called him The Man
Meeting your heroes can be disappointing. But Stan Lee lived up to his billing. The overseer of the Marvel Universe, co-creator (Stan never claimed to be a solo act) of every superhero therein from Spider-Man and the Mighty Thor to Black Panther and The Wasp, a force in the comic-book industry...
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When Stan Lee came to Baltimore Comic-Con: The Spider-Man creator wasn't ready to rest on his laurels
Editor's note: This article was originally published on Aug. 18, 2011. Stan Lee is one proud father these days. You'd be proud, too, if your progeny included Spider-Man, Iron Man, Thor and the Fantastic Four — characters whose films routinely bring in a few hundred million dollars at the movie...