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'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' recap, Kyle's dinner party gets heated

2012-12-18 05:24:00

We pick right back up at Mauricio's event. Kyle steps in and pulls Adrienne away. Adrienne's most upset that anyone could be so reckless, saying Brandi doesn't care about anyone's reputation, just attention. Pot, meet Kettle. Brandi's friend Dwight...

Baltimore native Jason Winer gets new Hollywood deal, NBC debut date

2012-10-31 04:58:00

Baltimore native Jason Winer signed a new deal with 20th Century as NBC announced a premiere date for his sitcom, "1600 Penn," according to the trade publication Variety. The deal will keep the Friends School graduate�writing-producing and directing at...

'Crooked Arrows,' the first lacrosse film, took a winding path

2012-05-11 15:07:39

When it comes to lacrosse, all roads lead to Baltimore: That's key to the history of "Crooked Arrows," the first mainstream feature about the sport. It involves a stream of small investors and one genuine big-screen superhero — Brandon Routh, star...

Jason Winer's '1600 Penn' sitcom wins midseason spot on NBC

2012-05-09 03:20:00

It's pilot pickup time in Hollywood, and Baltimore's Jason Winer got some good news yesterday with an order from NBC for 13�episodes of "1600 Penn," a political comedy that he co-created, directs and executive produces. The series will�introduced as a...

How Josh Gad was almost Cameron, and Sarah Palin led Jason Winer to '1600 Penn'

2012-05-18 13:31:00

Talk about instant success. Baltimore native Jason Winer doesn't even have a name yet for his Hollywood production company. But he and his two co-creators, "The Book of Mormon" Broadway star Josh Gad and former White House speechwriter Jon Lovett, already...

'Ben-Hur': Still going well beyond the material

2011-09-26 12:20:18

Pity the poor film lovers who blew their entire month's movie budget on the latest "Star Wars" box set. This week, for roughly the same price, they could have owned a cinema milestone superior to "Star Wars" in just about every way — William Wyler's...

'Insidious' should scare off the summertime blahs

2011-07-11 12:44:00

A little boy lost in unknown waters, a father's perilous journey to retrieve him — no, it's not "Finding Nemo." In this case, we're talking about 2011's best horror film to date, arriving July 12 on DVD and Blu-ray. "Insidious" (Sony Pictures...

Cinema without borders: Placing a new world order

2011-07-18 12:46:00

Foreign films are definitely among the good things in life that come to those who wait. Today, any home can be an art house. You can satisfy your wanderlust without sweating passports or custom forms. Indeed, the best foreign directors often place a...

From Sun Magazine: Behind the scenes with 'Modern Family,' the sitcom's new savior

2011-11-22 09:04:00

Jason Winer was directing Julie Bowen on first episode of "Modern Family" when inspiration struck. "In the initial draft, Julie's character was described as mildly controlling and neurotic," Winer says of the suburban sitcom mom. "But what she didn't...

Getting a little sci-fi action for Father's Day

2011-06-13 12:00:00

Poor California has suffered its share of unnatural disasters at the movies — everything from giant ants and radiated octopuses to body-snatching space pods and English-mangling Terminators. So it's good to see someone finally sending in the Marines...

'Alien' once again bursts onto the big screen, at the Charles

2011-01-20 15:28:00

When Walter Hill was flipping through the first 40 pages of the science fiction/horror script that became "Alien," he considered it turgid, a snooze. "I thought it was just terrible," said Hill, who co-wrote and co-produced the movie with his partner,...

Actress Christine Taylor loved getting 'Arrested' again

2013-05-25 16:08:00

Allentown Central Catholic grad Christine Taylor seems to have a knack for appearing in TV shows and movies that years after their release become cult hits. Think of "Zoolander," which didn't do particularly well with critics or audiences when it came...

Jennifer Lawrence plays Mystique in "X-Men: First Class." (20th Century Fox)

2013-05-21 15:28:00

Gillian Anderson as Agent Dana Scully and David Duchovny as Agent Fox Mulder in "The X-Files." Three episodes from the landmark television series will screen as part of the fourth annual Hero Complex Film Festival. (Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment)

2013-05-12 09:58:00

A young demigod and his friends embark on a treacherous odyssey to recover the magical Golden Fleece from the Bermuda Triangle. With Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario and Brandon T. Jackson. Written by Marc Guggenheim. Directed by Thor Freudenthal. In 3-D. 20th Century Fox

2013-04-23 22:05:25