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Angelina Jolie and her prosthetic cheekbones star in Disney's revisionist take on Sleeping Beauty, explaining how the evil queen got that way. Two and a half stars. - In 'X-Men: Days of Future Past,' Wolverine, Storm, Magneto and the rest of the gang returns in director Bryan Singer's time-tripping sequel. 3 stars.
- Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone remain the best things in the 'Amazing Spider-Man' series. But the sequel amazes only occasionally.
- 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' movie review: Marvel fires up the mass-market assembly line and out comes the formulaic, uninspiring film. Chris Evans and Sebastian Stan star.
- Movie version of Veronica Roth best-seller, "Divergent," lacks spark and personality. Two stars.
- Four days before Christmas, Baltimore rapper Ellis released an early gift for free: "The Education of Ellis," his excellent fourth album that not only solidifies him as one of the city's most gifted MCs, but also raises the bar for future rap projects released here.
- MICA alum Lotfy Nathan's documentary "12 O'Clock Boys" opens Friday
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- Dinner in a suburban Italian restaurant is rarely worth a one-hour wait. But it is when it comes to Facci, the first restaurant in Ellicott City's new Turf Valley shopping center.
- "I Am Divine" is a welcome reminder that Baltimore's favorite-son drag queen did more than eat dog poop at the end of "Pink Flamingos." Much more.
- Former Washington Post media critic and Daily Beast Washington bureau chief Howie Kurtz is joining Fox News.
- Joe Unitas told The Baltimore Sun that the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player will play his father in the final scenes depicting the Colts' 1958 championship game victory.
- George Saunders' new book, "Tenth of December" has won the kind of attention rarely given to short story collections
- Baltimore Orioles pitcher Jake Arrieta talks about going from the 2012 Opening Day starter to battling for the last rotation spot in 2013.
- Jonah Goldberg says 'Zero Dark Thirty' provides plenty of fodder for politicians and their agendas.
- Last week, on the eve of Jeff Zucker's appointment as president worldwide for CNN, I wrote about his potential to be a wise and winning choice for a very tough and important job.
- Chris Cleave's third novel, "Gold" examines the rivalry between two elite female cyclists
- Two chefs will enter. One will leave crowned Top Chef Masters and win $100K for their charity.
- 'Top Chef: Masters' recap, Episode 9 -- 'Old School, New School'
- This week's Elimination Challenge is something called the Diner en Blanc -- essentially a flash mob wherein 300 people all dressed in white swarm a specific area and set up a pop-up dinner party.
- The challenge? Make a sexy dish using ingredients known for their aphrodisiac qualities. Guest judge is burlesque star Dita Von Teese. The chefs go gaga, even the ones that don't like girls.
- Liberals love to wax nostalgic about how the Republicans of yesteryear were so much less extreme -- and they always have.
- It's not flashy, but Cardinal Tavern in Canton has an extensive liquor selection
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- Instead of the confetti, balloons and good will that generally marks the end of the General Assembly's 90-day session, the legislature adjourned Monday with a toxic mixture of anger and disbelief.
- She won National Book Award, refused National Medal of Arts
- Friendly staff, traditional recipes help Overlea restaurant rise above the rest
- Millions are braced for the opening of "Hunger Games," the latest young adult book series to become runaway hit and then a movie and, it's looking like, a cultural phenomenon on the likes of "Harry Potter." Tickets to a number of the shows in the Baltimore area are already long gone.
- Annapolis restaurant serves creative dishes made from local ingredients.
- The state school board should resist calls to scrap programs for gifted and talented youngsters because of their supposed 'elitism'
- The food is hearty and delicious, and the service is efficient. It's no wonder why the place is already packed on weekends.
