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The wave of winter shows that arrives this week bears prime examples of this TV truth. From the traditional, big-budget, Brit-cum-PBS halls of "Downton Abbey," to the edgy, Baltimore-made remake of "House of Cards," here are 10 midseason productions worth paying attention to. - What's important is that Al Jazeera has found a way into an estimated 40 million American homes through the purchase of Current TV, and that is a good thing a very good thing.
- Filmmaker David Gaynes will speak in Baltimore about his documentary, "Saving Hubble," at the Space Telescope Science Institute.
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- Filmmaker will be at Charles Theatre Thursday for a free viewing of 'Oliver Stone¿s Untold History of the United States'
- There is no TV genre more problematic than docudrama. And Sunday's premiere of "SEAL Team Six," which claims to be the true, inside story of the mission to kill Osama bin Laden, is as problematic as they come.
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- Baltimore-born Oscar-winning director uses fact to create science fiction.
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- The Bel Air Cultural Arts Commission has announced that the fourth annual Town of Bel Air Film Festival will be held this weekend - Oct. 19-21 - at the Bel Air Reckord Armory at 37-41 North Main St.
- Before sitting down to watch CM Punk: Best in the World, I had already heard a lot about it. Most people unanimously praised it, going so far as to say it was the greatest WWE DVD documentary ever created. The words honest, open and real were often used.
- Lifelong Columbia resident Mary Weeks can sum up in one simple phrase what her hometown means to her; Columbia Matters
- The Columbia Association¿s Community Building series presents a screening of ¿Urbanized,¿ a documentary that looks into how cities are designed.
- Some of the fiercest fighting of the Civil War took place in Maryland, bounded on the north by the Mason-Dixon line, and on the south by the Potomac River and the Confederacy.
- William H. Macy to appear in Maryland Public Television's 'Our Town'
- The local premiere of the new documentary, "Maryland's Heart of the Civil War," will be held Friday, Sept. 7, in Westminster, ....
- Matthew VanDyke, the Baltimore man who was captured in Libya last year while fighting with the rebels who eventually overthrew dictator Moammar Gadhafi, says he is now raising money for a documentary about the uprising in Syria.
- Sixto Rodriguez's two albums sank without a trace in the U.S. He never knew that in South Africa, he was a superstar.
- Al Jazeera English will premiere a thought-provoking and hard-hitting documentary about Baltimore tonight, but viewers here won't be able to see it on cable TV.
- A new documentary from the global channel probes race, class, crime, drugs and incarceration
- When Maryland Public Television debuts "The Heart of the Civil War" on Sept. 11, it will showcase many Carroll County sites. The hour-long documentary features areas like Westminster and Uniontown and battlefields that were critical to both sides in the war between the states.
- An Olympic dream for Healthy Harbor: student voices hope swimming races can be held one day in Baltimore's watery heart
- Newly-launched interview archive hosts hours of clips from gaming industry luminaries
- Baltimore Councilman Nick J. Mosby Tweets himself into a spot in documentary 'Follow Friday.'
- St. Charles of Brazil Parish in Lansdowne will have an open screening of a documentary about marriage equality for same-sex couples and have discussion afterward on July 12.
- I know we have become a nation of such short attention spans and long-term addiction to instant gratification that asking viewers to spend even an hour with a documentary that could change the way they see the world is probably a fool's errand. But this fool is asking -- no begging -- you to see "Hard Times: Lost on Long Island," an HBO documentary premiering at 9 Monday night
- Baltimore filmmaker Robert Gardner's 'Islamic Art' documentary to air on PBS
- Howard County schools use filmmaking as a classroom tool. Documentary production allows students to "learn without realizing it."
- Poly students' 'Health, Interrupted,' about teacher's struggle with MS, makes Baltimore High School Film Festival.
- John Waters narrates 'Of Dolls And Murder,' story of the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death
- Rebecca Houseknecht one of several aspiring dancers from around the world
- Growing up in Texas, I played fast pitch softball. After playing in the hot Texas sun, our team, the Sweetpeas, had a snack of oranges and water, in containers brought from home
- A Lake Evesham girl is raising money to help her former teacher at Cathedral of Mary Our Queen School. The teacher's arms and legs were amputated due to a serious medical problem and she is unable to drive because her car must be retrofitted, which is expensive
- The head of a Howard County health foundation targets sugary drinks as a contributor to childhood obesity.
- If you love movies, you'll feel like a kid set loose in a candy store when the 14th annual Maryland Film Festival screens 40 feature films and 50 short films May 3-6 on all five screens at the Charles Theatre and also on the single screen at the Maryland Institute College of Art's Brown Center.
- The Leadership School is one of 11 in the city that has introduced salad bars as part of students' regular lunch fare. On Tuesday, the city will announce the installation of the salad bars in 10 more schools.
- The Montpelier Arts Center is hosting three exhibits through the end of May. ...
- Spike Gjerde and Wolf are among the chefs featured in "The Maryland Harvest"
- Gregg Williams asking Saints player to hurt other players is beyond the pale
- Raw recap: WWE scores with Cena, Rock final showdown
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- Clarksville column for 0322
- Marriottsville/Sykesville/Woodstock: Mt. View Middle School band director Shelly Williams wins Outstanding Music Teacher award from Maryland Music Educators Association
- Scrabble at the Bain Center perfect way for seniors to scrabble their brains.
- Concert news: LMFAO, Titus Andronicus, Earth Wind & Fire, Big Time Rush
- Director Gail Levin makes some daring and original choices in telling the story of Cab Calloway. The hip-shaking, zoot-suit-wearing bandleader from the Harlem Renaissance era comes to the screen with help of artists and choreography.
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