Mickey Rourke

Video: Hacksaw Jim Duggan talks WWE, calls Mickey Rourke 'a jerk'

2012-05-16 04:05:00

Baltimore Sun blogger and theScore on-air personality Arda Ocal goes 1-on-1 with WWE Hall of Famer Hacksaw Jim Duggan. ...

'Diner' cast members join Barry Levinson at anniversary celebration

2011-12-11 10:33:00

Sherry Korsover waited 51 years for her Forest Park High classmate, Barry Levinson, to sign her yearbook. "I was so in love with you," she told a smiling Levinson Saturday night, as about 800 "Diner" fans came to Johns Hopkins University to celebrate the...

'Help' yourself to some rich cinema soul food

2011-12-05 11:56:00

Nothing leaves movie-lovers feeling more nourished and content than a good drama. Watching a finely observed human struggle played out on screen is like cinema soul food, providing sustenance through its vital new connection to the world. Indeed, the...

Looking back at 'Diner,' 30 years later

2011-12-03 12:35:00

Few films in movie history — and maybe no other film by a first-time writer-director — proved to be the breakthrough moment for as many talents as a made-in-Baltimore comedy-drama called "Diner." Viewers still respond to all the people in it,...

'Diner' to be turned into Broadway musical

2011-09-20 17:44:00

Another classic American film set in Baltimore is headed for Broadway, but unlike "Hairspray" this one may be a less obvious fit. Barry Levinson has adapted "Diner," his well-regarded 1982 movie, for the stage. With music and lyrics by rock singer-...

'Diner' cast and crew re-uniting in Baltimore

2011-11-07 10:03:00

Director Barry Levinson and cast members from his breakthrough 1982 hit "Diner" will re-unite in Baltimore next month for conversations and screenings in celebration of the film's 30th anniversary. The centerpiece of the celebration will be a Dec. 10...

'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...

Made in Maryland

2006-11-01 00:00:00

Absolute Power (1997) Clint Eastwood stars as the sensitive thief who can save the entire American political system from complete corruption. Too bad he wasn't around during the Reagan administration. Eastwood discovers presidential corruption during...

The film that wowed Barry Levinson

2003-04-27 00:00:00

When Barry Levinson plays host for On the Waterfront at the Senator Theatre Thursday night -- the opening attraction for this year's Maryland Film Festival -- he hopes audiences will feel the same thrill he experienced as a 12-year-old seeing it in 1954...

Sweet and sexy celluloid

2000-01-27 00:00:00

Are you in the mood for some hot on-screen romance this Valentine's Day? Then, warm up those VCRs and DVD players and look no further than SunSpot's list of best romantic scene-stealers and hot film couples. Best kiss "Gone With The Wind" Directed...

New restaurant brings Mediterranean to Delray

2012-04-18 00:00:00

Zach Erdem is opening 75 Main Delray, a contemporary restaurant serving American cuisine with Mediterranean influences. The establishment is located in the heart of downtown Delray Beach at 270 E. Atlantic Ave., a spot that was previously home to...

Good plastic surgery, bad plastic surgery

2012-04-15 00:00:00

Like it or not, plastic surgery is here to stay. Sure, some people will tout the virtues of self-acceptance and aging gracefully and lament that the rise of cosmetic procedures (including fillers, Botox and the like) signifies the swift decline of...

Marisa Tomei (left) and Mickey Rourke star in " The Wrestler."

2012-02-13 13:06:29

"Twilight" past: Kellan Lutz played brawny vampire Emmett Cullen, Rosalie Hale's significant other. Though golden-eyed Emmett is a vegetarian vampire, he's physically the strongest in the Olympic Coven, and Lutz fits the part with his chiseled physique.

2011-11-17 13:56:18

Mickey Rourke , with Anastasia Makarenko, plays Hyperion.

2011-11-07 00:00:00