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Baltimore-born Barry Levinson is an Academy Award-winning filmmaker behind such movies as "Rain Man," "Wag the Dog," "Diner," "Good Morning, Vietnam," "Bugsy" and "Avalon." His television credits include "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "Oz." Levinson's native city has often served as inspiration and settings for his films. A group of Baltimore friends trying to move into adulthood is the basis for the 1982 Levinson movie "Diner." It was shot in the Hollywood Diner under Jones Falls Expressway. Levinson followed that up in 1987 with "Tin Men," about the rivalry between two aluminum siding salesmen....
Baltimore-born Barry Levinson is an Academy Award-winning filmmaker behind such movies as "Rain Man," "Wag the Dog," "Diner," "Good Morning, Vietnam," "Bugsy" and "Avalon." His television credits include "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "Oz." Levinson's native city has often served as inspiration and settings for his films. A group of Baltimore friends trying to move into adulthood is the basis for the 1982 Levinson movie "Diner." It was shot in the Hollywood Diner under Jones Falls Expressway. Levinson followed that up in 1987 with "Tin Men," about the rivalry between two aluminum siding salesmen. The film was shot at locations around the city, including Mount Vernon and Enoch Pratt Free Library. "Avalon" chronicles the story of a Jewish family in Baltimore. The Baltimore City Court House and other sites are featured in the film. Levinson was born in 1942 and graduated from Forest Park High School and Baltimore Junior College and attended American University. He now lives in Connecticut with his wife, Diana. Levinson has been nominated for several Oscars, and in 1989 he was named best director for "Rain Man." The film also won best picture. He's also won Emmys and Golden Globes for "Homicide," "Bugsy" and "The Carol Burnett Show." He has worked with top names in the industry, including Mel Brooks, Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Cate Blanchett and Robert De Niro.
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Dr. Norman I. Zipper, optometrist
Dr. Norman I. Zipper, a retired Baltimore optometrist active in the Jewish community, died of renal failure May 12 at his Pikesville home. He was 89.
Born in East Baltimore and raised on South Ann Street, he was a 1940 City College graduate. As a young...Tags: Beverly Sills, College Sports, Religion and Belief, Patterson Park, Pratt Street
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Around Town: 'Mean Streets' pays tribute to Fellini film
24 Frames."I Vitelloni," a 1953 semi-autobiographical drama about five male friends living in a small Italian town, is considered one of the watershed moments in Fedrico Fellini's career. The film is screening Friday through Wednesday at the New Beverly Cinema... -
Editorial: Not alarming
The coming of the Internet Age dramatically changed the world of criticism. It used to be that anyone who had a fascination with the movies would wait until their newspaper, or some other print publication, decided to write about a new movie. As...Tags: Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Movies, Newspaper and Magazine, Newspapers
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ESPN Greenlights '30 for 30' Season 2
ReutersESPN May 15 (TheWrap.com) - Films has announced the return of its "30 for 30" sports documentary series, with a second season that will be accompanied by the launch of a series of 30 short films that will debut at sportswriting website Grantland.com. "30...Tags: Ice Cube, College Baseball, Basketball, Pete Rose, Ceremonies
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Cherishing and celebrating our 175th year with you
I was just beginning my career at The Sun when the paper (and, yes, it was just a paper then) marked its 150th anniversary. Everything seemed startlingly new to me, and the festivities around May 17, 1987, were a heady part of that. Twenty-five years...
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The casting director: Living in the house of Bodine
When I was a little girl, I read from an early age. I come from a family of big newspaper readers, and one of the first (and favorite) things I remember reading was the Brown section in the Sunday Sun, so-called because it was sepia in tone. Other kids...
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The filmmaker: The critic who didn't get 'Diner'
There are a lot of stories I remember reading in The Sun, many of them about sports — the story about Baltimore getting an NFL football team, and the story about the St. Louis Browns moving to Baltimore. But the review of "Diner" is the one that...
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Raves for my new favorite festival: Florida Film Festival
Thank God the Florida Film Festival is over. I'm worn out. Anyhow, thanks to Enzian Theater and its sponsors, the FFF entertained me and hundreds of others for 10 days. In fact, it's my new favorite festival, knocking Mad Cow Theatre's cabaret event...
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Florida Film Festival opens Friday, April 13
The Florida Film Festival premieres this Friday with its annual lineup of independent American and international film productions. The festival, which is celebrating its 21st anniversary, starts at 7 p.m. with a screening of the Orlando-based film "Renee"...
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2012 Florida Film Festival: The facts
General information • When: Friday, April 13-Sunday, April 22 • Where: Films are screened at Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; and a few blocks south at Regal Cinemas in Winter Park Village, 510 N. Orlando Ave., Winter Park....
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Hey buddy, wanna run the Hollywood Diner?
The Baltimore SunThe city is looking for someone to operate the Hollywood Diner. The comptroller's office has issued a formal request for a new operator of the property, made famous as a filming location for the Barry Levinson film "Diner." Late last year, the city... -
Barry Levinson shows 'Liberty Heights' at Florida Film Festival
There's a scene in Barry Levinson's film "Liberty Heights" in which two young Jewish boys growing up in 1950s Baltimore end up at a James Brown concert — the only white kids in the packed theater. It's based on a real experience by Levinson, who...
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