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• Entertainment

Bowie State grad takes center stage in Ava DuVernay's 'When They See Us' on Netflix

As a child growing up in Waldorf, Maryland, Jovan Adepo had no idea he would one day become a full-time working actor in Hollywood.

• Opinion

Want to know the signs of dating violence? Watch the hit Netflix series 'You'

We need to talk about Netflix’s new hit series, “You.” If you haven’t heard, the show centers around Penn Badgley’s character as he develops an extreme infatuation for Elizabeth Lail’s character to the point where he will stop at nothing to be with her. This isn't love, this is stalking.

• Entertainment

For Baltimore arts groups, 2018 was a year of transition

Baltimore arts groups from the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture to the Maryland Film Festival experienced change in 2018.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Dec 20, 2018

• Opinion

Matthew Weiner's 'The Romanoffs' a not so golden Amazon echo of TV's first golden age

Matthew Weiner's "The Romanoffs" had the artistic freedom of "House of Cards" — but it doesn't come close to it in execution.

By David Zurawik

Oct 10, 2018

• Entertainment

Spike Lee's 'BlacKkKlansman' features a track from a Baltimore songwriter

This week, when Spike Lee’s latest film, “BlacKkKlansman,” opens in theaters, “Freedom Ride” will be on the soundtrack.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Aug 10, 2018

• Features

Luke Cage, aka Mike Colter, is coming to Baltimore Comic-Con

Actor Mike Colter, who plays Marvel's Luke Cage in the Netflix series "The Defenders," will be in Baltimore for Comic-Con 2018

By Chris Kaltenbach

Jul 26, 2018

• Entertainment

'House of Cards,' 'The Wire' actors help close the 20th Maryland Film Festival

As much as local cinephiles enjoy going to the annual Maryland Film Festival, some of the filmmakers are equally as happy to bring their work here.

By Chris Kaltenbach

May 7, 2018

• Features

'House of Cards' to film in Baltimore on Friday

Baltimore faces parking restrictions Thursday to Saturday to accommodate 'House of Cards' filming

By Chris Kaltenbach

Apr 26, 2018

• Business

MoviePass is roiling the movie theater industry in Baltimore and beyond

MoviePass is roiling the movie theater industry in Baltimore and beyond. Customers are delighted at the bargain but theaters are nervous at the sharply discounted subscription service.

By Jeff Barker

Jan 19, 2018

• Features

Maryland native DeWanda Wise to make Marvel movie debut in 'Captain Marvel'

Maryland actress  DeWanda Wise, who starred in Spike Lee’s 2017 Netflix reboot of “She’s Gotta Have It,” will make her debut in the Marvel Universe in the 2019 film “Captain Marvel.”

By Brittany Britto

Jan 5, 2018

• Features

'The Crown' tells it true: Baltimore Sun uncovered royal scandal

Baltimore and the Baltimore Sun received memorable mentions in Season 2 of Netflix's "The Crown," recalling the not-insignificant role both city and newspaper played in chapters of the royal saga.

• Commentary

Carter: Entertainment mergers, net neutrality and why you should enjoy Netflix while you can

If you’re a cord cutter, or even someone who has a cable package and a streaming service, you should be mindful of some happenings that are going to change that experience for you sooner or later.

• Opinion

Odds looking longer for 'House of Cards' to continue

Trying to read the tea leaves on as unpredictable a situation as the one involving “House of Cards” following the firing of Kevin Spacey is a risky business. But while some have read a letter sent to Maryland crew members as a hopeful sign for life after Spacey, I think it could mean the opposite.

By David Zurawik

Nov 29, 2017

• Entertainment

Director Joe Swanberg to discuss how streaming services have changed film at the Parkway

Director Joe Swanberg will lead a discussion of 'How Streaming Services are Changing Filmmaking' at Baltimore's Parkway theatre

By Chris Kaltenbach

Nov 16, 2017

• Features

Maryland native DeWanda Wise brings a modern touch to Netflix revival of 'She's Gotta Have It'

Nola Darling is back, with Maryland native DeWanda Wise reviving the sexually liberated Brooklynite in Spike Lee’s Netflix series “She’s Gotta Have It,” a 10-episode rendition of 1986 film that debuts in full this Thanksgiving.

By Brittany Britto

Nov 10, 2017

• Features

Paul Blart for president? Petition suggests replacing Kevin Spacey with Kevin James on 'House of Cards'

Paul Blart, Mall Cop, for president? Apparently, in someone’s universe, this sounds like a good idea.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Nov 8, 2017

• Entertainment

Baltimore-area businesses already feeling loss of 'House of Cards'

Despite the suspension of the its sixth season, the “House of Cards” production crew is still getting paid. But the show's Maryland vendors are feeling the loss.

• Opinion

Four days later, Kevin Spacey's career looks like it's over

The speed with which disgrace can shred a distinguished career these days is dizzying. A few days ago, Kevin Spacey was one of the biggest stars in Hollywood. Today, his career in TV, film and, perhaps, even theater appears to be over.

By David Zurawik

Nov 4, 2017

• Entertainment

Kevin Spacey seeking treatment after sexual misconduct allegations, representatives say

Representatives for Kevin Spacey stated in an email to The Baltimore Sun that the "House of Cards" actor is "taking the time necessary to seek evaluation and treatment."

• Entertainment

Netflix suspends 'House of Cards' Season 6 production amid Spacey allegations

Production on Season 6 of “House of Cards’ has been suspended, Netflix and Media Rights Capital, the production company that makes the series, announced today.

• Opinion

Netflix exploring 'House of Cards' spinoff

Netflix is exploring a "House of Cards" spinoff as the show's final season nears amid controversy surrounding star Kevin Spacey.

• Features

Netflix says 'House of Cards' will end after sixth season, addresses Kevin Spacey allegations

Netflix has announced that it’s ending “House of Cards” after its upcoming sixth season. The news came amid sexual misconduct allegations made against Kevin Spacey, actor and star of the political drama.

By Brittany Britto

Oct 30, 2017

• Harford

'House of Cards' renewed for sixth season, filming to begin by end of October

The popular political drama “House of Cards” has been picked up by Neflix for a sixth season, the director of the Maryland Film Office confirmed Wednesday.

By Erika Butler

Oct 11, 2017

• Opinion

Roughly Speaking podcast: I stream, you stream, we all stream: Our critics review Netflix and Amazon Prime (episode 300)

Film critics Linda DeLibero and Christopher Llewellyn Reed have been binge-watching original shows on Netflix and Amazon Prime, and today they talk about what they've seen and what they like.

By Dan Rodricks

Sep 22, 2017

• Features

Netflix releases new trailer for Spike Lee's series 'She's Gotta Have It'

Netflix releases new trailer for Spike Lee's series 'She's Gotta Have It'

By Brittany Britto

Jul 3, 2017

• Features

Baltimore actress to star in Spike Lee's 'She's Gotta Have It' Netflix series; Maryland musicians to be featured

Baltimore actress DeWanda Wise, music of Maryland musicians to star in Spike Lee's "She's Gotta Have It" Netflix series

By Brittany Britto

Jun 26, 2017

• Maryland

'House of Cards' fifth season debuts, potential for a sixth unknown

Solid reviews, comparisons to Trump White House for fifth season of House of Cards, which began streaming on Netflix May 30.

By David Anderson

Jun 14, 2017

• Baltimore City Paper

City Paper’s 40 Years In Photos

• Features

'The Keepers,' pending closure shadow Seton Keough's final days

This was already going to be a bittersweet spring at The Seton Keough High School. The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced in October that it would be closing

By Jonathan M. Pitts

May 25, 2017

• Opinion

From 'Spotlight' to 'Keepers,' Richard Sipe sees celibate priesthood as problem for the Catholic Church

Richard Sipe, the former priest who spent 25 years studying the sexual behavior of the Catholic clergy, appears in “The Keepers,” the Netflix documentary series

By Dan Rodricks

May 25, 2017

• Opinion

'House of Cards' Season 5 speaks to Trump's America for better and worse

Donald Trump might just be the end of Frank Underwood. That's the thought I couldn't shake as I watched the 13 episodes of season 5 of "House of Cards" that arrive Tuesday on Netflix.

By David Zurawik

May 25, 2017

• Entertainment

'The Keepers' recap, Episode 1: Who killed Sister Cathy?

"The Keepers," the new docuseries from Netflix, starts out with an intriguing story that should grab true crime fans' attention.

• Howard County

Howard school staff, mental health experts weigh in on suicide depiction in Netflix series

Spokesman John White said the Howard County Public School System released a letter to parents and the community a couple of weeks ago in response to reports of students discussing the show with their peers and teachers.

By Andrew Michaels

May 17, 2017

• Baltimore City

Baltimore braces for documentary on nun's death, sex abuse at Catholic school

Donna Von Den Bosch climbed to the attic of her home so she could watch the footage alone. The images flashed on her computer screen: the police car, the churches, the priests. Her heart raced. "I'm 60," she told herself, again and again. "I'm not 15 anymore."

By Alison Knezevich

May 12, 2017

• Opinion

'The Keepers,' Netflix's look at Baltimore nun's murder, is true-crime storytelling at its best

It is hard to imagine a true-crime docu-series that has more winning story elements than "The Keepers."

By David Zurawik

May 12, 2017

• Opinion

'The Keepers,' Netflix's look at Baltimore nun's murder, is true-crime storytelling at its best

It is hard to imagine a true-crime docu-series that has more winning story elements than "The Keepers."

• Baltimore City Paper

Ahead of Netflix doc, our 2005 story "Who Killed Sister Cathy?: One of Maryland’s coldest murder cases heats up"

The old man sat on a metal folding chair in his Essex garage. His big right hand reached out to a wooden table, to a faded police autopsy photo lying there.

• Netflix

Pros and cons of getting rid of cable television

If you are like the many cable TV subscribers that cringe each time they receive their monthly bill, then you can probably understand why cable subscribers are

• Opinion

Director of Netflix's 'Keepers' talks Sister Cathy's murder — and Baltimore women who stayed on case

Secrets within secrets, crimes upon crimes, layers upon layers and journeys within journeys. That's the way documentary filmmaker Ryan White talks about his Netflix docuseries "The Keepers," which revisits the unsolved murder of Sister Catherine Cesnik, a Baltimore nun who went missing in 1969.

By David Zurawik

Apr 21, 2017

• Opinion

Here's a first look at 'The Keepers,' Netflix docuseries on murder of Baltimore nun

Watch the first trailer for "The Keepers," a Netflix docuseries on the unsolved murder of Baltimore nun Sister Catherine Cesnik.

By David Zurawik

Apr 19, 2017

• Opinion

How self-driving cars learn to take curves, how pitchers learn to throw one

It has become a pleasurable challenge to sit opposite Jonathan Flombaum in the Sun’s podcast studio and listen to him think out loud. An assistant professor in

By Dan Rodricks

Aug 31, 2016

• Baltimore City Paper

Wandering Eye: Law enforcers seizing cash, foreign money to U.S. think tanks, an appreciation for "Homicide," and more

• Comic-Con

Like/Dislike with Hannah Benbow, animator

Hannah Benbow has discovered the perfect venue to showcase her artwork: this weekend's Baltimore Comic-Con.

• Maryland

From Carroll to college and back, I'm coming home

• Baltimore City Paper

Clicking and Streaming: 'The Battered Bastards of Baseball' and 'Locke'

• Television Industry

Emmy nominees stand tall, but NBC sells telecast short

David Zurawik: It's time for the Emmy Awards again, and I am excited and angry.

• Star Wars

Like/Dislike with James Gummer of the Maryland Renaissance Festival

Not only does James Gummer perform in an all- percussion show called the Drum Runners, he also will be playing for the jousts and the chess game at this year's Maryland Renaissance Festival, opening Saturday and running through Oct. 19 in Crownsville.

• Carroll County Times

Reconciliation not in the cards for couple who married in Westminster [Eagle Archive]

Newlyweds see father of the bride and ran in 1895

• Baltimore City Paper

Members of Pussy Riot to appear on Season 3 of "House of Cards"

• Movies

MICA to launch master's program for filmmakers

The Maryland Institute College of Art announced Wednesday it will launch a masters program in filmmaking and will run it out of a historic Station North theater that will be home to both MICA and Johns Hopkins University's film programs.