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Film Festival to Feature Foreign Flicks, Shorts and a Movie Starring Common

It's three days of nonstop movies. We talk to the Maryland Film Festival's director, a festival sponsor and three filmmakers who have ties to Baltimore. One movie, starring rapper Common and Danny Glover, was shot entirely in Greater Baltimore. 

Video: Celebrating Black Male Identity

Art on Purpose spent a year challenging black male stereotypes through dance, dialogues and art exhibits held throughout Baltimore. The nonprofit shares some of the project's highlights and the lessons learned. 

Step OUT: For a Fundraiser to Benefit Homeless Youth

What if you could watch George Clooney and Angelina Jolie and benefit Baltimore's homeless youth? The AIDS Interfaith Residential Services Oscar Night Gala lets you do just that.

Bmore Media Readers Weigh In on "Diner," Male/Female Sculpture

Bmore Media readers share their views on two Baltimore works of art: the movie "Diner" and the "Male/Female" sculpture.

Win Tickets to See "Diner"

It's the 30th anniversary of Baltimore-born Barry Levinson's "Diner" and Bmore Media is giving away tickets to a Dec. 10 screening of the film and a conversation with the director. Find out how you can win.

Maryland's Film Industry Stages a Comeback

Local film professionals had gotten used to traveling to Michigan, Louisiana and Pennsylvania to keep earning a living. Now, some are staying close to home as the state spends more money to woo movies and TV crews like the HBO series Veep, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Take a peek at how Maryland is rolling out the red carpet.

Of Small Ponds and Big Ambitions

Film directors usually depict small towns as either Norman Rockwell-esque fantasies or intellectually stifling places full of small-minded people. But life in these places has a distinct rhythm and is full of individual stories that present a much deeper picture to those who care to look. Baltimore filmmaker Josh Slates aims to bring a more robust image of small-town America to moviegoers with his first feature film, Small Pond.

Shooting the Good Guy in Black

What happens when a gun-slinging, Stetson-wearing high school teacher retires after 35 years? He gets his own movie. 73-year-old former Park School teacher John Roemer is quite the character, but he's very much the real deal. After helping integrate Maryland in the '60s with peaceful protests (and sarcastic flair) and working for the ACLU, Roemer dedicated his life to inspiring his students. One of whom is Sophie Hamacher -- the filmmaker giving Roemer a starring role in the documentary of his life's passions and successes. The two have developed a unique bond, and while Roemer's career as a teacher is coming to an end, Hamacher is on the brink of something potentially huge. 

Storytelling, Evolved: Shine Creative Carves a New Niche in Video

Shine Collective was for years one of Baltimore's go-to boutiques, a one-stop shop that offered an exceptionally well-curated retail experience. The shifting tides of economic upheaval took their toll, however, and the store closed last year. But the story doesn't end there. Rather than fold up entirely, the boutique evolved. Owners Jamie Campbell and Melissa Kirby teamed up with Campell's husband, filmmaker Drury Bynum, to form Shine Creative. Together they're bringing the same keen eye that made the boutique a success to the emerging market of online film and video.
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