Woody Allen

'Dancing With the Stars' recap, Jacoby Jones, a 'Bachelor,' Andy Dick and more

2013-03-19 08:00:00

Hello, darlings. We're back in the ballroom, this time with a bunch of new dancers. That All-Star season had its moments, but was kind of a dud overall. Lordie. Someone's given Barbara Barrie's hair to Kellie Pickler. (Relevant fact about Barrie: She'...

Should Emmert keep NCAA president job?

2013-02-24 17:19:56

Exit plan a must Teddy Greenstein Chicago Tribune Mark Emmert needs to go. His rogue enforcement staff has heaped embarrassment on a group that already might have been less popular than Congress. And it's not as if the botched Miami case is the...

Rebecca D. Dorsey, cabaret singer

2012-09-21 20:24:00

Rebecca D. Dorsey, a Baltimore-born and -raised chanteuse, died Sept. 14 of ovarian cancer at her home in Sea Cliff, N.Y. She was 54. The daughter of a physician and a public relations executive, Rebecca Devereux Dorsey was born in Baltimore and raised...

Like/dislike: Sam Massa, Bin 604

2012-08-07 10:29:00

Finding the perfect wine is an art form, and Sam Massa, the assistant sales manager at Bin 604 in Harbor East, is well-versed. Going on his third year at Bin 604, Massa, 30, began interacting with wine as a young boy when he would play in his father's...

David Simon's brave words

2012-05-31 00:00:00

Thank you for printing the full text of David Simon's Georgetown University commencement address. It was the best I have read, excepting Woody Allen's, of course. If Mr. Simon made anyone uncomfortable, good. Because it needed to be said, and it needed...

'We still have to fight. So for God's sake, fight.'

2012-05-25 16:02:00

The greatest commencement address ever is now more than three decades old. And it's safe to say it will never be surpassed or even equaled. It belongs to the ages. In 1979, its author summed up the condition of modern man by noting that, quote, more than...

Is Obama too smart to be a good president?

2012-05-15 09:06:00

As devotees of Barack Obama know all too well, qualities that made him so attractive as a candidate — an affinity for subtle arguments, a tendency to carefully weigh his options — have at times proved less useful in his role as president. That...

As Poe, John Cusack takes flights of fancy in 'The Raven'

2012-04-25 07:08:00

John Cusack didn't come to Baltimore when preparing to play Edgar Allan Poe in "The Raven." In fact, he says he's never been here. But when asked whether this city, Boston, Philadelphia, New York or Richmond has dibs on the author's reputation, Cusack,...

'Mad Men' recap: 'Tea Leaves'

2012-04-01 20:21:00

"When is everything going to go back to normal?" - Roger Sterling Raise your hand if you were ready for Fat Betty? Or Don's new secretary being named Dawn? Or (what I'm guessing) is the first-ever Rolling Stones-potential-bean-commercial idea. Yeah,...

Oscar red carpet heats up as stars arrive

2012-02-26 17:03:05

Hollywood's biggest fashion parade, the red carpet outside the Oscars, began heating up on Sunday afternoon ahead of the world's top film awards where silent movie "The Artist" is widely seen as the choice for best movie. Early arrivals included "Artist"...

March 21: The Cult of Katniss

2012-03-21 00:00:00

Jennifer Lawrence is relishing her last few weeks of anonymity. The 21-year-old actress understands that her starring turn in"The Hunger Games" is about to change her life. Opening Friday, the highly anticipated film, faithfully adapted from Suzanne...

'The Walking Dead' recap, episode 211: 'Judge, Jury, Executioner'

2012-03-04 17:45:00

Well, they can't all be winners. Sunday night's episode of "The Walking Dead" on AMC took a step back from last week's installment, when ten zombies were iced and many more had face time. This week, we spent about 55 minutes (including commercial...

Woody Allen tries to re-create the magic of one dinner with a new girlfriend -- he should have known better.

2013-02-21 16:04:43

Neuroticism loves company in Woody Allen's comic tale about comedian Alvy (Allen) who falls for singer Annie Hall (Diane Keaton). Why it failed/how they broke up: That's exactly the question Alvy is trying to answer throughout the film, reminiscing on the ups and downs of their coupling.

2013-02-13 18:04:00

Penelope Cruz (an Oscar winner for Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona") and Javier Bardem (an Oscar winner for the Coen Brothers' "No Country for Old Men") married in 2010 and are currently expecting baby No. 2.

2013-02-01 13:41:00