Displaying items 49-60 of 283
» View courant.com items only
< Previous
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-24
Next >
-
Let's not let NRA's LaPierre misdirect us with ignorance, lies about media
The Baltimore SunWhat an ignorant, dishonest and pathetic response to Sandy Hook today from the National Rifle Association. As a media critic, I will limit myself to the disingenuous attack on the media from Wayne LaPierre, chief executive of the organization. Of course,...Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, National Rifle Association of America, Media Industry, Gaming Industry, Gaming
-
'House I Live In' explores war on drugs and its toll on America ★★★
Taking on a hellacious societal problem, a documentary filmmaker benefits from finding a narrow path leading to the heart of that problem — a specific angle, an image, a detail, that opens up to the wider world and a host of provocations. Eugene...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, The House I Live In (movie), Cocaine, AIDS, Movies
-
'Slow moving holocaust' keeps prisons full
The first thing you notice about the 1905 mug shot of Laura Scott is her Sunday-go-to-meeting hat, large with wayward bows. Then, you take in the information surrounding the photograph that reveals her physical measurements and describes her as a 40-year-...
Tags: Criminals, Cocaine, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Rogers Park, Washington, DC
-
The boldness and brilliance of one-star reviews on Amazon.com
A couple of weeks ago at a Tribune-hosted cocktail party in the Loop, I found myself in a conversation with novelist Richard Ford. I was wearing the baseball hat I'm wearing in the photo that runs with this column, and from the corner of my eye I...
Tags: The Godfather: Part II (movie), Netflix Inc., The Clash (music group), Great Expectations (movie), Silver Linings Playbook (movie)
-
What Al Jazeera thinks of Baltimore
Baltimore-area viewers won't see it in their TV listings, but this week a program will premiere on the Al Jazeera English channel that could do more to shape the world's image of their city than any other media coverage or civic promotion done all year....
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Al Jazeera English (tv network), Movies, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Television
-
Donnie Andrews, inspiration for Omar character on 'The Wire,' dies
Like the television character he helped inspire, Donnie Andrews lived by a code. In his earlier years when he was robbing rival dealers as a young hustler in West Baltimore — experiences that would later form the basis for the popular Omar...
Tags: Shootings, Documentary (genre), Heroin, New York City, The New York Times
-
Pat Moran wins Artio Award for casting on HBO's 'Game Change'
The Baltimore SunBaltimore's Pat Moran won an Artio Award from the Casting Society of America for her work on HBO's "Game Change," the locally-produced film about the 2008 presidential election. The awards, which are considered the most prestigious in the casting...Tags: Julianne Moore, John McCain, Ed Harris, Docudramas (genre), Sarah Palin
-
Baltimore: More Sailabration, less car racing
This summer, the citizens of Baltimore and the surrounding region have experienced two special multi-million-dollar events that consumed the Inner Harbor area for days. Each one took a lot of planning and cooperation. Each one was entertaining for...Tags: Auto Racing, Employment Opportunities, Immigration, YouTube, Fells Point
-
Man arrested in 2011 murder believed linked to recent killing
More than a year ago, police suspected that James Berry III had killed a man during a triple shooting in Bolton Hill, and they presented their evidence to prosecutors. At the time, the case was not deemed strong enough to merit arresting Berry, once a...
Tags: Shootings, Cheshire, Anthony W. Batts, Criminals, Bolton Hill
-
Movie awards: Unusual joins usual
More cinema awards. The Los Angeles Film Critics Circle has a reputation for sometimes picking unusual choices. This year, the critics honored "Amour" (picture and female actor Emmanuelle Riva), "The Master" (director P.T. Anderson, actors Joaquin...
Tags: Religious Festivals, Life of Pi (movie), Jenni Rivera, Joaquin Phoenix, Les Miserables (musical)
-
Batts to get Council President Young's support as police commissioner
Baltimore City Council President Bernard C. "Jack" Young met briefly Wednesday morning with Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's pick for police commissioner and pledged to support him. Young had backed an internal candidate for the post, and he declined...
Tags: Local Elections, Frederick H. Bealefeld, III, Radio Industry, Politics, Federal Hill
-
'The Hour' returns with what might just be best cast on television
The Baltimore SunIt's not often that a sequel is better than the original, especially when the original is as dazzling as BBC America's miniseries "The Hour" was last year. But that's the case with the intoxicating mix of lust, longing, superb acting and a little bit...Tags: James Gandolfini, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Mandy Patinkin, United Kingdom, Television
Dec 21, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Oct 12, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Oct 15, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Nov 21, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Aug 19, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Dec 14, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Nov 1, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Sep 6, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Dec 12, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Dec 13, 2012
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Aug 29, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Nov 23, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Original site for The Wire (tv program) topic gallery.