SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival

'12 O'clock Boys' director is riding high

2013-05-08 09:21:00

Lotfy Nathan spent some five years putting together his film about West Baltimore's dirt-bike culture. Now, with national acclaim for "12 O'clock Boys" promising to turn it into one of the year's breakout documentaries after a February premiere at the...

Catonsville resident co-produces Beatles film at Maryland Film Festival

2013-05-08 06:04:00

Beatles fans in the Baltimore area will have an opportunity to see the history of the Fab Four through an insider's eyes this week. "Good Ol' Freda" chronicles the life and experiences of the Beatles' secretary and fan club manager, Freda Kelly. The...

Also from Baltimore …

2013-05-04 00:00:00

A dozen films to be shown at this year's Maryland Film Festival have ties to Baltimore or Maryland — a record number, organizers say. Here are some of the highlights: "12 O'Clock Boys" Maryland Institute College of Art grad Lotfy Nathan's...

Baltimore police unveil email address to report illegal dirt bikes

2013-04-17 15:50:52

Police have taken a new step in their the battle to remove illegal dirt bikes and their freewheeling riders from the streets of Baltimore, creating an email address where residents can report the bikes anonymously. "All the way around, it's a menace, and...

Oscilloscope buys rights to Baltimore-filmed '12 O'Clock Boys'

2013-03-27 12:27:00

When “12 O’Clock Boys” director Lotfy Nathan brought his film to this month’s South by Southwest film festival, one of his main goals was to find distribution for the documentary. Nathan didn’t have to wait long, as...

How much higher can Donkey Kong characters jump if they're on Mars?

2013-03-11 06:55:00

It's not quite Mother's Day in America yet, but you can send your parents cool footage of a physicist talking about rubber bands. Welcome to your post-weekend trends report for Monday, March 11, 2013. Richard Feynman's discussion of hacking elasticity...

Baltimore's own Divine to be featured at SXSW Festival

2013-03-08 14:20:00

"I Am Divine," a documentary on the life and career of Baltimore's favorite home-grown drag queen, was to make its debut Saturday night at the South by Southwest arts festival in Austin, Texas. Director Jeffrey Schwarz, interviewed for SXSW's online...

Q&A with Rodney Henry of Dangerously Delicious Pies

2013-02-07 04:12:00

They call him the Ramblin' Pie Man, and he lives up to the name. These days, Dangerously Delicious Pies founder Rodney Henry spends more time on the road than he does at home in Baltimore. Almost nine years after he opened his first pie shop, in...

MICA grad's film accepted into South by Southwest

2013-02-09 00:00:00

Lotfy Nathan never figured he'd connect with the 12 O'clock Boys, a West Baltimore dirt-bike gang whose culture he was hoping to capture on film. At best, he figured to end up with a documentary about trying to track down the group, and having little luck...

Baltimore documentary to premiere at South by Southwest

2013-02-06 06:05:00

"12 O'Clock Boys," a documentary looking at West Baltimore dirt bikers, will get its world premiere at next month's South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas. Director Lotfy Nathan's film was one of eight documentary features chosen to be...

4th annual Town of Bel Air Film Festival Kicks off at Bel Air Armory Oct. 19

2012-10-16 09:30:00

The Bel Air Cultural Arts Commission has announced that the fourth annual Town of Bel Air Film Festival will be held this weekend - Oct. 19-21 - at the Bel Air Reckord Armory at 37-41 North Main St. This year's festival features four documentaries, all...

Music Fest will rock Ellicott City Fall Festival

2012-09-26 14:23:00

Small is the new big. That's the premise behind the inaugural Main Street Music Fest on Saturday, Sept. 29, in downtown Ellicott City. Organizers say the event aims to shine a light on the area's independent music scene. "A lot of people are exposed to...

Paramore, led by singer Hayley Williams, performs during SXSW in Austin, Texas, in 2013.

2013-05-10 16:50:56

MICA grad Lotfy Nathan's documentary, a major audience favorite at this year's South by Southwest festival, watches as a young West Baltimore teen worms his way into the dirt-bike gang that gives the film its title. -- Chris Kaltenbach Screens 7 p.m. May 10 at MICA Brown Center; 5 p.m.

2013-05-01 00:00:00

Winner of the 2013 SXSW Narrative Spotlight Audience Award. Screens 4:30 p.m. May 10 at Charles Theatre 4; 8 p.m. May 11 at Charles Theatre 4

2013-05-01 00:00:00