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It's all come down to this -- the championship round of our Maryland Film/TV bracket. What was once a field of 64 genre-spanning opponents has been narrowed down to the final two. You, the fans, are closer than ever to crowning the Best of Baltimore, and in a tournament characterized by close calls and surprises, the title won't be easy to secure.

'I Am Divine," a documentary on Baltimore's favorite-son drag queen, getting its world premiere at South by Southwest Saturday

A celebration spanning 14 months is about to launch as Perry Hall High School celebrates its 50th year

Judge Elsbeth Levy Bothe, a well-known criminal defense attorney who became the third woman to serve on the old Supreme Bench of Baltimore City when appointed in 1978, died Wednesday from complications of a stroke at her Homeland residence. She was 85.

Film evolves again, into concert form, with the BSO handling the music

It was the Orioles' final regular season series in Tampa Bay -- three October games that precluded the team¿s first playoff berth in 15 years ¿ and I was sitting in Orioles manager Buck Showalter¿s office in the visiting clubhouse of Tropicana Field.

Parker Brightman, of Bel Air, has been living a double life. By day, he is a 10-year-old student like many others at Hickory Elementary School. But when he's not in school, Parker has been traveling, trying to find work as an actor.

Formstone, the hand-sculpted building facade that was invented and popularized in the Baltimore region, would be banned from use by the city's proposed zoning code overhaul. All front and side facades of new rowhouses would need to be "modular clay brick," in colors "consistent with Baltimore traditions" if the new zoning code were approved.

Harvey G. Alexander, who founded and served as executive director of the Baltimore Film Festival and also read poetry on WBJC-FM, died Nov. 23.

Getting people to watch movies in the dark, on a big screen, with an audience is far from impossible, says programmer of this weekend's first RetroCineFest.

The Sun and the Greater Baltimore Committee are reviving the paper's annual Marylander of the Year award.

John Travolta takes the stage with John Waters in Baltimore for the Maryland Film Festival.

The rushing water caused by broken main had been reduced to a small stream running down the east side of the street, and traffic was allowed back except for a couple of blocks

John Travolta knew what he wanted to do with the role of Edna Turnblad, the zaftig housewife at the center of "Hairspray." The movie's producers, however, weren't so sure. Especially when he insisted on using a Bawlamer accent.

A zombie panty raid!

Program devoted to Maryland films and filmmakers ceasing production after 15 years

First, the video series went viral on YouTube. Comedy Central could be next

First, the video series went viral on YouTube. Comedy Central could be next

Oscar-nominated actor John Travolta will sit down for a public conversation with John Waters at Baltimore's Maryland Institute College of Art.

We all know singer/songwriter/guitarist/producer Joan Jett loves Rock and Roll. She also has proclaimed her love for the Orioles for years.

An event in New York Thursday evening atop a SoHo hotel raised money for the campaign to uphold Maryland's same-sex marriage law, which goes to voters in November. About 200 guests paid between $250 and $25,000 to mingle for two hours with celebrities, munching on shrimp and caviar hors d'oeuvres.

Supporters of Maryland's new same-sex marriage law look to the Empire State for cash this evening at a fundraiser hosted by a bevy of boldfaced names.

Jacqueline M. Zajdel, a Canton cosmetologist who was a maestra of the shag and bee hive hair styles, died Aug. 24 of cancer at Mercy Medical Center. The Highlandtown resident was 67.

Two cool summertime art exhibits located in different neighborhoods, and very much in different financial brackets, provide welcome diversion from the heat.

Tough battle ahead for Katie Couric's new show with Ellen, Judge Judy, Ricki Lake and WJZ news all head to head.

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Lutherville residents upset that owners of one of area's historic structures want a zoning change.

Baltimore's Artscape festival came to a close Sunday as the rain held out and the biggest crowds of the weekend jammed streets transformed into galleries, performance space and picnic areas.

Next weekend, Robert Marbury will preside over an installation at Artscape that includes a 7-foot tall Bigfoot swathed in fake fur and a pond from which visitors can fish for canned soda and beer.

Bill Murray has, in truth, not announced a grand tour. But don't let reality rob you of your hopes of entertaining the star of "Caddyshack," "Ghostbusters," "Groundhog Day" or "Lost in Translation."

A fixture on the local non-profit theater scene since 1975, the Howard County Summer Theatre does big musicals that involve lots of county residents both on the stage and in the audience. That'll be the happy case when its production of "Hairspray" opens Friday, July 6 at 7 p.m. at Mt. Hebron High School

Baltimore's rock 'n' roll chef launching YouTube food channel next week with definite Baltimore 'flavor'

Actor featured in touring production that plays Hippodrome

Brett Bidle, a Frederick County town councilman and tea party supporter, has a grand adventure

HonFest caps a rocky year for founder and Cafe Hon owner Denise Whiting after controversy over "Hon trademarking and Gordon Ramsay's makeover of her restaurant on "Kitchen Nightmares."

John Waters narrates 'Of Dolls And Murder,' story of the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death

Married couple picks up hitchhiking John Waters in Kansas

Maryland Film Festival 2012 overall sales up an estimated 15 percent over 2011, festival director says.

Snapshots from this weekend's showcase of some 100 films

John Waters opened his audience's eyes to a kind of film experience they'd probably never had before.

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.

Michael Vincent Manieri, a Baltimore City firefighter and medic, died of heart disease Wednesday at St. Joseph Medical Center. He was 40 and lived in Towson.

Baltimore's laid back 'Anti-Art School' has laughs, drinks and poses

Kirk McEwen wasn't nervous when he entered the radio booth at Oriole Park last Saturday. ... McEwen was one of 25 semifinalists who participated in an open competition on Feb. 11 to determine the new public address announcer for the Baltimore Orioles.