Wenger reclining in one of his theaters at Eastpoint Note to readers: Certain stories require an overtime period or two. My latest for the Baltimore Brew is such a story. I found that Paul Wenger, president of Flagship Premium Cinemas, had a good story to tell — about his career in movie theaters and about … Continue reading A wow-inducing theater we didn’t know was there
The August Wilson Celebration continues in Baltimore theaters
A reminder that the Baltimore August Wilson Celebration continues in September with Everyman Theatre’s staging of “The Piano Lesson.” That production will mark the fourth of the 10 Wilson plays that 10 Baltimore theater companies agreed to stage over three years, giving a whole new generation of theatergoers multiple opportunities to see live performances of … Continue reading The August Wilson Celebration continues in Baltimore theaters
The buzz about ‘The Baltimorons’ continues; this new film could become a holiday perennial
Accolades for The Baltimorons continue to pop up as the set-in-Baltimore comedy about an unlikely May-December romance screens at film festivals out west. In March, I reported on the effusive praise the Jay Duplass-directed movie received at the South By Southwest Film and TV Festival in Austin, with one critic declaring it the “feel good … Continue reading The buzz about ‘The Baltimorons’ continues; this new film could become a holiday perennial
Eternal Coach: Remembering Gene Hackman for his role in ‘Hoosiers’
Like many of his fans across the land, I dialed up “Hoosiers,” the 1985 film about small-town Indiana basketball, to honor the film’s star, Gene Hackman, and to remember him after his passing at 95 in his acting glory. He comes into the story right away, during opening credits, arriving at Hickory High School in … Continue reading Eternal Coach: Remembering Gene Hackman for his role in ‘Hoosiers’
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