Podcasts about Maryland Film Festival

Is who we are shaped more by nature or nurture? It's a question science has grappled with for years. In this week's episode, both of our storytellers dive into their family histories to explore how the people and experiences that came before them continue to shape who they are today. Part 1: As a teenager, Mark Pagan worries that having an old dad is affecting his social development. Part 2: Curious about his DNA, Christopher Rivas takes his father on a journey to the Dominican Republic to learn about his family history. Mark Pagán is an award-winning producer, writer, and editor for non-fiction podcasts and film. He is the creator and host of the critically acclaimed show Other Men Need Help. His work has been featured on Latino USA, Radiotopia, On the Media, 99 Percent Invisible, Code Switch, among others. His films and performances have been shown at dozens of festivals and shows worldwide including Slamdance Film Festival, Maryland Film Festival, RISK!, The Moth, and Story Collider. Mark's work has been nominated for a Peabody, has made The Atlantic, The New York Times, The New Yorker annual “best of” lists, and has been recognized by Vulture, TIME Magazine, CBC, Los Angeles Review of Books, and The Financial Times. Before working in digital media, Mark was a teacher, social worker, comedian, part-time mascot, and bboy. He currently lives in NYC with his wife and an emo pit bull named Soca. Christopher Rivas is quickly becoming one of the most sought after multi-hyphenates as an actor, author, podcaster, and storyteller. His book Brown Enough, explores what it means to be Brown in a Black/white world. The book is part memoir and part social commentary. He also hosts two podcast series with SiriusXM's Stitcher: Brown Enough, which explores the parallel themes of this book through interview-style episodes; and Rubirosa, a 10-episode documentary-style investigation of Porfirio Rubirosa, a Dominican diplomat, race car driver, soldier and polo player who is believed to be the inspiration for the famous character ‘James Bond'. On screen, Rivas is known for his work on the Fox series, Call Me Kat, opposite Mayim Bialik, Leslie Jordan, Kyla Pratt and Cheyenne Jackson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today is Midday at the Movies, our monthly focus on new films and film-industry trends with movie aficionados Jed Dietz, founding director of the Maryland Film Festival, and Max Weiss, film critic and Editor-in-Chief of Baltimore Magazine. As the weather cools down, the movie theaters are heating up with new releases such as Conclave, a thriller/drama directed by Edward Berger and Saturday Night, based on the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live in 1975 directed by Jason Reitman.Email us at midday@wypr.org, tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

Summer is wrapping up, were box offices able to make up for low returns earlier in the season? Plus, we dig into a pair of comedies, the return of Michael Keaton in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Between the Temples. Program guests are Jed Dietz, the founding director of the Maryland Film Festival, and Max Weiss, film critic and Editor-in-Chief of Baltimore Magazine.   (Photo Courtesy Warner Bros.) Email us at midday@wypr.org, tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

Today is Midday at the Movies, our monthly focus on new films and film-industry trends with movie aficionados Jed Dietz, founding director of the Maryland Film Festival, and Max Weiss, film critic and Editor-in-Chief of Baltimore Magazine. This week we talk summer films, including Twisters and Longlegs. What are your favorite movies of the summer?Email us at midday@wypr.org, tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

Today is Midday at the Movies, our monthly focus on new films and film-industry trends with movie aficionados Jed Dietz, founding director of the Maryland Film Festival, and Max Weiss, film critic and Editor-in-Chief of Baltimore Magazine. We dig into several films, including The Bikeriders, Thelma and Kinds of Kindness. We also discuss the Paramount merger with SkyDance, and what the move means for the movie industry. (Photo by Kyle Kaplan, Focus Features)Email us at midday@wypr.org, tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

Today is Midday at the Movies, our monthly focus on new films and film-industry trends with movie aficionados Jed Dietz, founding director of the Maryland Film Festival, and Max Weiss, film critic and Editor-in-Chief of Baltimore Magazine. We discuss some current releases, including Furiosa, and look at recent poor box office numbers across the United States.Email us at midday@wypr.org, tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

At the beginning of May, I got the opportunity to attend the 25th Maryland Film Festival after the festival being gone last year and I got to see some really amazing films that previously played at Sundance, SXSW, and Fantastic Fest, and some of them have release scheduled planned, have distribution, and some need to find a home so you can all watch them! *Apologies for the audio issue that happened with the intro and outro, not sure what happened there until I was editing!*If you want to submit a movie recommendation, please fill out this Google Form!And for 3 dollars a month, you can support the podcast on Patreon! Patrons get podcasts early and with video now! Here is the Patreon if you would like to support!Social Media:TikTokInstagramFor any business inquiries: moviegoodormoviebad@gmail.com

Today is Midday at the Movies, our monthly focus on new films and film-industry trends, with our regular movie aficionado, founding director of the Maryland Film Festival Jed Dietz. The Maryland Film Festival is this weekend, and promises a slate of films and videos reflecting Charm City's unique culture. Local, national and international screenings covering a broad range of genres are on the festival's lineup.Email us at midday@wypr.org, tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

In this episode of "The Truth in This Art," host Rob Lee interviews KJ Mohr, the festival and programming director for the Maryland Film Festival. Mohr shares her background in film, her path to her current role, and the importance of diverse storytelling. She discusses the festival's response to the pandemic and its 25th anniversary. The conversation also covers emerging trends in film, the inclusion of new cinematic technologies, and the support for young filmmakers, especially women. Mohr's personal preferences for festival snacks and screenings are revealed in a rapid-fire question segment. The episode concludes with an invitation to the upcoming festival, emphasizing its inclusive approach.

Today is Midday at the Movies, our monthly focus on new films and film-industry trends, with our regular movie aficionados, Jed Dietz, founding director of the Maryland Film Festival, and Ann Hornaday, film critic for the Washington Post. We discuss some of our favorite movies of the past year, and look ahead to a couple upcoming releases. We also look ahead to the 25th Maryland Film Festival in May. Organizers have yet to be announced the lineup of films, officials have teased some of the biggest-draw events.Email us at midday@wypr.org, tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

Today is Midday at the Movies, our monthly focus on new films and film-industry trends. Today we are joined by one of our regular movie aficionados, Jed Dietz, founding director of the Maryland Film Festival. We look back at the attendance numbers for 2023's movies. And though we are in a time of the year traditionally lacking many movie releases, there are plenty of good movies in theaters. We talk about "The Boy and the Heron," "Zone of Interest" and more.Email us at midday@wypr.org, tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

Today is Midday at the Movies, our monthly focus on new films and film-industry trends, with our regular movie aficionados, Jed Dietz, founding director of the Maryland Film Festival, and Ann Hornaday, film critic for the Washington Post. We will discuss some of the latest movies in theatres, including American Fiction, Poor Things and Ferrari.Email us at midday@wypr.org, tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

Today is Midday at the Movies, our monthly focus on new films and film-industry trends, with our regular movie aficionados, Jed Dietz, founding director of the Maryland Film Festival, and Ann Hornaday, film critic for the Washington Post. We will discuss Martin Scorsese's latest film, Killers of the Flower Moon. We also discuss Lady Bird Diaries, a stunning documentary intimately capturing the life of the First Lady during the consequential years (1963-1969) of the Lyndon B. Johnson administration.Email us at midday@wypr.org, tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

Today is our monthly installment of ‘Pass the Mic.' In this series, we invite someone in the community--maybe an author, an artist, a community organizer--to collaborate with us: to choose the topic and guests and direct the conversation. Today, we pass the mic to Eric Hatch. Hatch has been working in film and curating festivals for more than two decades, including 11 years with the Maryland Film Festival. This Friday through Sunday, August 18 through 20, WYPR debuts the New/Next Film Festival, which Hatch curated. He, along with Sam Sessa, director of events and community partnerships at WTMD and WYPR, are co-producers of the event.Hatch speaks with filmmakers, Diana Peralta, (De lo Mio) Emma Hannaway (Somewhere Quiet) and Lotfy Nathan (HARKA) about their work. Links: New/Next Film Fest, Beyond VideoDo you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers mharvie@wypr.org 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers mgerr@wypr.org 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his sbdawes@wypr.org 410-235-1472

It's Midday at the Movies, our monthly look at films and filmmaking. One of Tom's guests today is Jed Dietz, the founder and retired director of the Maryland Film Festival. The MFF's current directors late last year announced they were putting the popular annual film event on hiatus until 2024, while the board conducts what it calls "a planning process to re-envision its role as an arts and culture hub in Baltimore and for the entire region." In response to that announcement, Baltimore film advocates decided to mount an alternative festival. With sponsorship from Your Public Radio (this station's parent company), they began planning for the New/Next Film Festival, a weekend-long celebration of film culture that will take place August 18-20 at The Charles theater in Baltimore. According to festival organizers, the NNFF will present "emerging film work of international scope alongside a special emphasis on new and repertory work from the Baltimore film scene." Joining Tom and Jed in the studio today to discuss the New Next Film Fest is former Maryland Film Festival Director of Programming Eric Allen Hatch. Hatch is curating the films for the festival that will be screening at The Charles. Also with us in studio is Emma Hannaway, a Baltimore born-and-raised filmmaker who produced the award-winning local film, Strawberry Mansion, and who's working as an assistant producer of the New/Next Film Festival. For information on film schedules and to purchase tickets to the New/Next Film Festival, follow this linkEmail us at midday@wypr.org, tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

Today is Midday at the Movies, our monthly focus on new films and film-industry trends, with our regular movie aficionados, Jed Dietz, founding director of the Maryland Film Festival, and Ann Hornaday, film critic for the Washington Post. This month they discuss Tom Cruise and the summer blockbuster season, the death of actor Alan Arkin and popular films on streaming services. Also, we discuss Wes Anderson's latest film, "Asteroid City," and a new movie from director and writer Celine Song, "Past Lives." (Image courtesy A24)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Midday at the Movies, our monthly look at films and filmmaking.We're pleased to have two movie mavens join us again. Ann Hornaday is film critic for the Washington Post, Jed Dietz, the founder and former director of the Maryland Film Festival and Parkway Theater. We discuss the latest movies out in theatres, including You Hurt My Feelings, Master Gardener, Beau Is Afraid and Reality. We also reflect on the 15th anniversary of Iron Man. As Ann Hornaday writes in the Washington Post, the film had an artistic, authentic vision which would eventually lead superhero movies into a new era of corporate, milquetoast blockbusters. Plus, the latest on the writers' strike in Hollywood. Could directors be the next to join the picket line? (Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Midday at the Movies, our monthly look at films and filmmaking. Today, a look at what's new in movie theaters. Among the film's we'll discuss: CHEVALIER, SHOWING UP and ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME MARGARET, the new adaptation of Judy Blume's 1970 young-adult novel of the same name. Plus, we'll look at the writers' strike shutting down production in Hollywood. Screenwriters are going against the major studios, including Amazon, Apple, and Disney. Ann Hornaday, film critic for the Washington Post and author of the best-selling moviegoers' guide, Talking Pictures: How to Watch Movies, joins us on our digital line. And joining Tom in Studio A today is Jed Dietz, founding director of the Maryland Film Festival, and another regular on Midday at the Movies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's another episode of Midday at the Movies, our monthly conversation about films and filmmaking.Joining Tom in Studio A are our two movie-maven regulars: Ann Hornaday, film critic for the Washington Post and author of the best-selling moviegoers' guide, Talking Pictures: How to Watch Movies. Ann joins us on Zoom from Iowa... And Jed Dietz, the founder and former director (retired) of the Maryland Film Festival and Parkway Theater.  Today, Ann and Jed size up the current crop of new films and streaming releases, including THE LOST KING, A THOUSAND AND ONE, AIR, LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING, and PRETTY BABY: BROOKE SHIELDS. And as always, we invite you to share your favorite flicks or streaming series! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Midday at the Movies, our monthly look at films and filmmaking. Today, it's our annual Oscars edition, when we invite our guests — and you, our listeners — to tell us which films and film artists will (or should) bring home Oscar statuettes when they're awarded in Hollwood on Sunday, March 12. For a convenient one-page Oscars Ballot, click here. Joining Tom in Studio A today are Jed Dietz, founding director of the Maryland Film Festival, and a regular here on Midday at the Movies. Also back with us in studio is Max Weiss, pop culture and film critic and Editor-in-Chief of Baltimore Magazine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's another episode of Midday at the Movies, our monthly conversation about films and filmmaking. Joining Tom in Studio A are our two movie-maven regulars: Ann Hornaday, film critic for the Washington Post and author of the best-selling moviegoers' guide, Talking Pictures: How to Watch Movies; and Jed Dietz, the founder and former director (retired) of the Maryland Film Festival and Parkway Theater.  Today, Ann and Jed review some of the best films to showcase at last month's Sundance Film Festival; and they talk about a few surprising (and in one case, controversial) nominees for this year's Oscars. (The Academy Awards by the way, will be presented on Sunday March 12 at 8pm ET. The Oscars telecast will air live on ABC from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.) Ann and Jed also spotlight some of the best films screening locally. Plus, Ann shares her (and her Post colleagues') picks for the worst films of 2022 — so you can avoid them (or check them out!)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's another edition of Midday at the Movies, our monthly look at films and filmmaking. Tom is joined once again by one of our favorite movie mavens — Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday. She's the author of the best-selling moviegoers' guide, Talking Pictures: How to Watch Movies. Today, as we gear up for next Tuesday's 80th Golden Globe Awards for the year's best in film and television, Ann shares her picks for the best flicks of 2022. Paramount Pictures' Top Gun: Maverick, the military action sequel starring Tom Cruise - soars in at the top of her list. Ann also spotlights a few new releases with strong women's themes, including director Sarah Polley's powerful Women Talking and German director Marie Kreutzer's historical drama, Corsage. We'll also look at the financial difficulties that have forced Maryland Film Festival's venerable Parkway Theater to announce it is suspending operations. This news comes on the heels of MFF's announcement last year that it's postponing the annual Maryland Film Festival until 2024, and making changes in the interim to its business model. Ann Hornaday joins us on our digital line.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, we begin the hour with another installment of Midday at the Movies, our monthly convo about films and filmmaking. Tom's guest is one of our favorite film aficionados: Jed Dietz, the founder and former director of the Maryland Film Festival and Parkway Theater, who joins us on Zoom. (Our other regular movie maven, Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday, was unable to join us today, but she'll return next month.) The Maryland Film Festival was in the news last month for reasons that have disappointed movie fans who look forward to the annual long weekend of screenings every spring. The Board of Directors of the festival announced on the festival website that the 2023 event will not take place until 2024, saving the organization some money, and giving time for the board and staff to do some thinking about the best way to adjust to the realities of a pandemic-impacted movie industry that has not recovered from the collective hit to the solar-plexus that COVID 19 comprised. We've talked a lot on this show about how movie-going habits have changed; streaming is having an obvious effect, and competition remains fierce. Join our conversation. We'd like to know your reaction to the news that the Maryland Film Festival has been postponed until 2024. What's your take on deciding whether to go to a theater or to stream the films you want to see?... And we'll also be talking about some of the many new films — from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and the #MeToo movement docudrama, She Said, to director Steven Spielberg's semi-autobiographical The Fabelmans — that are being released by year's end so they can be considered for the Oscars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Faithfully Memphis, Maggie Schaumleffel (Barth House Episcopal Center) returns to the host's seat for a conversation with Memphis-based filmmaker Kyle Taubken, whose short film Nordo was recently awarded Best Hometowner Narrative Short at the 25th Anniversary Indie Memphis Film Festival. Taubken's narrative work has screened at festivals around the world - including Maryland Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, and Portland Film Festival - and has won awards at festivals including Indie Memphis Film Festival and Oxford Film Festival. His work has been featured on Billboard, NPR, Rolling Stone, HuffPost, and The Daily Memphian. Learn more about him and his work at https://www.kyletaubken.com/.

Today, we begin the hour with another installment of Midday at the Movies, our monthly convo about films and filmmaking. We're pleased to have with us again movie mavens Ann Hornaday, film critic for the Washington Post, who joins us in Studio A, and Jed Dietz, the founder and former director (ret.) of the Maryland Film Festival and Parkway Theater. Jed is with us on Zoom. Today, we spotlight several new films, including Till, the powerful drama about the events surrounding the 1955 lynching of a 14 year-old Black youth in Mississippi that shocked the nation and ignited the American civil rights movement; and Armageddon Time, a scathing critique of American society.Both films are showing in local theaters only. Other films mentioned in the conversation today are Todd Field's Tar, a drama starring Cate Blanchett as a fictional female orchestra conductor undergoing an emotional crisis; director Nina Menkes' new documentary about sexism in film, Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power. which Ann Hornaday discusses in her recent piece in the Post; and Alaska Daily, a new ABC series streaming on Hulu about a journalist (Hillary Swank) who seeks a fresh start working for a newspaper in Anchorage, Alaska, that's investigating the disappearance of young Native American women, The series was created by Tom McCarthy, the Oscar-winning creator of “Spotlight.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, we begin the hour with another installment of Midday at the Movies, our monthly look at films and filmmaking. We're pleased to have with us again movie mavens Ann Hornaday, film critic for the Washington Post, who joins us on Zoom, and Jed Dietz, the founder and former director of the Maryland Film Festival and Parkway Theater. He's with us in Studio A. Today, they spotlight several new films, including The Woman King; Don't Worry, Darling; and Catherine Called Birdy, and review some of the other new movies showcased at last month's Toronto International Film Festival.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to another edition of Midday at the Movies, our monthly look at films and filmmaking, with two of our favorite movie mavens: Ann Hornaday, a film critic with the Washington Post, and author of the bestselling filmgoers' guide,Talking Pictures: How to Watch Movies; and Jed Dietz, the founder and former director of the Maryland Film Festival and Parkway Theatre. Today they'll join Tom to help sort through the new crop of summer movies, from blockbuster action films and charming animations to thoughtful documentaries on the issues of the day. And we ask our listeners: What films are you watching this summer?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

And now it's Midday at the Movies, our monthly look at films and filmmaking, with two of our favorite film aficianados: Ann Hornaday, a film critic with the Washington Post, and author of the bestselling filmgoers' guide,Talking Pictures: How to Watch Movies; and Jed Dietz, the founder and former director of the Maryland Film Festival and Parkway Theatre. Ann and Jed discuss some of the newly- and soon-to-be released films that moviegoers in growing numbers are returning to the movie theaters to see, including Top Gun: Maverick, Cha Cha Real Smooth, and director Baz Lurhman's Elvis, an exuberant new take on the life of the legendary rock-n-roll singer. ________________________________________________ Tom also mentions a series of public events happening this weekend in observance of Juneteenth, a federal holiday celebrating the end of slavery and the liberation of Black culture. Here are some of those weekend events we want to let you know about: The Historic Hosanna School Museum Hosts Annual Upper Bay Juneteenth Festival in Darlington on Saturday from 12-6pm. Hosanna School Museum was the first of three Freedmen's Bureau schoolhouses erected in Harford County.  The building was used as a school, community meeting place and church. In 1879, Harford County School Commissioners assumed operation of the school and Hosanna remained an active schoolhouse for African American children until 1946. Juneteenth Community Walk on Saturday, at 10:30 at the Pennsylvania Avenue AME Zion Church On Sunday:  Freedom Day Festivalat 11:00am-6:00pm at German Park and a Juneteenth Festival at the Dovecote Café in Reservoir Hill Juneteenth Festival Sunday from 3-7pm at the Eubie Blake National Jazz and Cultural Center AFRAM Festival inDruid Hill Park on Saturday and Sunday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Time now for another edition of Midday at the Movies, our monthly look at films and filmmaking. Jed Dietz, the founder and former director of the Maryland Film Festival and Parkway Theatre, joins Tom to talk about the Cannes Film Festival, running May 17-28 in France, where one of the showcased new films is Top Gun: Maverick, the long-awaited sequel to the 1986 blockbuster action film. Tom Cruise returns in his starring role as the cocky test pilot and flight instructor. The film opens locally on May 27. Jed and Tom also review some of the best new theatrical and streaming releases, including the HBO series Julia, based on Julia Child's extraordinary life and her groundbreaking public TV show The French Chef, which essentially invented food television. And we note with sadness the passing of Vangelis, the acclaimed Greek musician and movie-score composer (Chariots of Fire, Bladerunner), who died Tuesday while being treated for COVID-19. He was 79. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Midday at the Movies, our monthly look at films and filmmaking. Tom is joined again today by two of our favorite movie mavens: Ann Hornaday is film critic for the Washington Post and author of Talking Pictures: How to Watch Movies, now available in paperback; she joins us on our digital line. And joining us on Zoom is Jed Dietz, the founder and retired director of the Maryland Film Festival, which is about to begin its first IN-PERSON festival since 2019. On today's program, we're also joined by the MD Film Festival's Artistic Director Christy LeMaster,who helps usspotlight some of the many short films, docs and features being showcased this year. The Festival opens on April 27 and runs through May 1 at the Parkway. Check out the Festival schedule here. Among the films highlighted today is HBO Max's new limited series, We Own This City, a 6-part dramatization of reporter Justin Fenton's best-selling book about the Baltimore Police Department's infamous Gun Trace Task Force scandal. A special Festival screening of the first episode of the series, on Thursday at 7pm, will be followed by a community panel discussion, including executive producers and writers George PelecanosandDavid Simon (The Wire), writer D Watkins, and reporter Justin Fenton, author of the book We Own This City. We get a sneak preview of Episode One of host and series co-writer D Watkins' official We Own This City Podcast, (which drops Monday), in which he interviews actor Jon Bernthal, the actor who portrays GTTF's Sgt Wayne Jenkins in the HBO Max series. We also discuss Navalny, the new documentary by director Daniel Roher about jailed Russian dissident and Vladimir Putin rival Alexei Navalny. The doc is being screened at MFF at 9:30 Thursday night. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Victoria Sprowls interviews Theo George, a Masters of Arts Management alumni here at Carnegie Mellon, and the current Director of Marketing and Communications at SNF Parkway Theater, which is also the home to the Maryland Film Festival. Conversations touch on the challenges of running an independent movie theater, how to instill a sense of community into the movie-going experience, and what the future of movie-going might look like given day-and-date movie releases on streaming services.

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with John Waters to mark the 50th anniversary of "Pink Flamingos" premiering at the University of Baltimore on March 17, 1972. They spoke at the grand reopening of Baltimore's Parkway Theatre in 2017. You'll also hear from "The Wire" creator David Simon, Johns Hopkins University President Ron Daniels, MICA President Samuel Choi, former Maryland Film Festival programmer Eric Hatch and founding Maryland Film Festival Director Jed Dietz.

It's Midday at the Movies, our monthly look at films and filmmaking, and Tom is joined again by two of our favorite movie buffs: Ann Hornaday, the film critic for The Washington Post and author of the best-selling movie-goers guide, Talking Pictures: How to Watch Movies; and Jed Dietz, the founder and former director of the Maryland Film Festival and the historic Parkway Theatre. Today, on this special Oscars edition, Ann and Jed discuss the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science's top contenders and their own predictions for which films, which actors and which filmmakers will take home the gold on Oscars night, Sunday, March 27. And we welcome your predictions as well! Give us a call: 410.662.8780. email: midday@wypr.org or Tweet us @MiddayWYPR. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Midday At the Movies, our monthly look at films and filmmaking, and Tom is joined again by two of our favorite movie buffs: Ann Hornaday, the film critic for The Washington Postand author of the best-selling movie-goers guide, Talking Pictures: How to Watch Movies; and Jed Dietz, the founder and former director of the Maryland Film Festival and the historic Parkway Theatre. They'll discuss the continuing impact COVID-19 is having on Hollywood production and brick-and-mortar movie box office revenues. A new survey shows that more than half the American public is not yet comfortable returning to live screenings. They'll also talk about the best of last month's 2022 Sundance Film Festival, including the documentary We Need to Talk About Cosby, now streaming on Showtime, and the critically acclaimed feature Jockey, opening February 11 at Baltimore's Charles Theater and regional cinemas. Plus, they'll spotlight the powerful new documentary, Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America, now playing in select theaters. Seen any great films recently? Let us know!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's another edition of Midday at the Movies, our monthly look at films and filmmaking. Tom is joined once again by two of our favorite film aficianadoes: Ann Hornaday, the movie critic for The Washington Post and author the best-selling filmgoers' guide, Talking Pictures: How to Watch Movies; and Jed Dietz, the founder and former director of the Maryland Film Festival. Today, Ann and Jed remember the extraordinary, groundbreaking contributions of Sidney Poitier, the first Black actor to win an Academy Award, who died January 6 at the age of 94. Then they size up the Golden Globe Awards, which have lost some of their luster in recent years. And they review some of the best films of 2021 and the best new theatrical and streaming releases of 2022. Among the movies they discuss today are The Power of the Dog,Licorice Pizza, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Don't Look Up, The Lost Daughterand Red Rocket. ________________________________________________________________ And this note about an event this weekend honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On Sunday afternoon at 1:00, Jews United for Justice and a consortium of synagogues and other Jewish organizations are presenting on online program called The Enduring Relevance of “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” with the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, Taylor Branch, the activist Tara Huffman, Tre' Murphy of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and students from the Baltimore School for the Arts. For more information on this event, click here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We begin today with another edition of Midday at the Movies, our monthly look at films and filmmaking. We're joined again by two of our favorite movie aficionados: Ann Hornaday, film critic for The Washington Post and author of the great movie-goers guide, Talking Pictures: How to Watch Movies, and Jed Dietz, the founder and former director of the Maryland Film Festival and Parkway Theater. Our guests discuss a new survey showing American moviegoing crowds have still not returned in pre-COVID numbers to their local moviehouses — and the numbers suggest that a sizeable percentage of them might never return. We also consider a few of the best new holiday-season releases, including Belfast - at the Charles and area theaters only - director Kenneth Branagh's semi-autobiographical memoir of growing up amid the sectarian violence of Northern Ireland in the 1960s; The Humans, an indie gem from director/playwright Stephen Karam (based on his Tony Award-winning play) that's now streaming on SHOWTIME; and The Power of the Dog,director Jane Campion's powerful western drama starring Benedict Cumberpatch, now showing at the Parkway and streaming on Netflix. Ann Hornaday joins us on our digital line. Jed Dietz joins us on Zoom.  Some other notable new releases we didn't have time to talk about: Cmon C'mon, a movingdrama about the relationship between a troubled journalist and his young nephew, shot in moody black and white by director Mike Mills, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Woody Norman, and now playing at the Charles and local theaters; House of Gucci,director Ridley Scott's lavish tale of decadence, betrayal and murder in the family of the legendary designer, starring Lady Gaga, Adam Driver and Al Pacino, now at the Parkway and other local theaters; Get Back, director Peter Jackson's 3-part, 8-hourdocumentary about The Beatles, now streaming on Disney Plus; and West Side Story, director Steven Spielberg's long-awaited remake of the 1957 hit Broadway musical (later an Oscar-sweeping 1961 film) featuring music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a new screenplay by Tony Kushner. The film opens in theaters (only) on December 10. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jessie Wayburn receives late-night wisdom from Mark Pagán Mark Pagán is an award-winning filmmaker, audio producer, writer, educator, and graying b-boy. He also loves telling stories live. Mark's the host and creator of Other Men Need Help, a playful docu-essay podcast looking at how men present themselves to the world, and what's underneath. He's produced, written, and story edited shows for WNYC, Latino USA, Futuro Studios, TED, Colorado Public Radio, PRX, Radiotopia, and the CBC. In 2019, Mark ran the inaugural year of PRX's Google Podcasts creator program, helping to launch 12 podcasts in 7 countries, along with writing and producing the 10-part Podcasting 101 series hosted by Luvvie Ajayi and Sean Rameswaram. His work and performances have been shown at dozens of festivals and shows worldwide including Slamdance Film Festival, Maryland Film Festival, Arizona International Film Festival, Podcast Movement, RISK!, The Moth, and Story Collider. He lives in NYC with a pigeon roommate named Valentina. Hello's + Speaking or Consulting Inquires: markpagan (at) gmail (dot) com Taking Dadplications is an Opus Nox Media production. Music and cover art by Nic Jenkins. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/taking-dadplications/support

It's Midday at the Movies, our monthly look at films and filmmaking, with Ann Hornaday, film critic for the Washington Post and author of the best-selling movie-goers' guide,Talking Pictures: How to Watch Movies;and Jed Dietz, the founding director of the Maryland Film Festival and Parkway Theater. How are independent movie houses faring as COVID numbers go down? Have you headed back to theaters yet? And what does the tragedy on the set of the film Rusttell us about how movies are being made during the pandemic? We'll have tips on new films to check out, too, from Dune (Part One)and King Richard to The French Dispatch, Souvenir II and Belfast, plus two new documentaries, Attica and Julia. Ann Hornaday joins us on our digital line; Jed Dietz joins us on Zoom. Let us know what films you've been watching! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jay Giampietro is a writer, director, actor, musician, and photographer. His prolific body of short films have been presented at New York Film Festival, BAM Cinema Fest, Maryland Film Festival, among others. His street photography has been featured in The Guardian, The Village Voice, and GQ. His new short film I Appreciate You has recently been finished. twitter.com/jaygiampietro https://vimeo.com/magicsquarefilms

We begin today with another edition of Midday at the Movies, our monthly look at films and the filmmaking industry. Tom is joined once again (on Zoom) by our movie regulars: Ann Hornaday, a film critic for the Washington Postand author of the bestselling movie-goers' guide, Talking Pictures: How To Watch Movies,and Jed Dietz thefounding director of the Maryland Film Festival, and the restored Parkway Theater. We'll talk about the ongoing argument over streaming vs theatrical film releases, and the lawsuit filed against the Walt Disney Company by actor Scarlett Johansson for the studio's decision not to limit the release of her latest action film, Black Widow, to theaters. We also discuss the ethical and artistic concerns raised by the undisclosed use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology to generate some of Anthony Bourdain's voice in Roadrunner, Morgan Neville's new documentary about the late chef and host of CNN's "Parts Unknown" series. And some summer movie nods to David Lowery's fantastical The Green Knight, with Dev Patel as a medieval knight confronting a supernatural challenge, and Tom McCarthy's Stillwater,a complex and somewhat muddled drama about truth and justice, starring Matt Damon and Abigail Breslin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Midday at the Movies, our monthly look at films, filmmaking and the movie experience. Today Tom is joined once again by Jed Dietz, the founding director of the Maryland Film Festival. Midday's other regular movie maven, Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday, is away this week. Jed and Tom discuss some of the highlights of the recent Maryland Film Festival, which ran May 19-27, including filmmaker icon John Waters' memorable hosting of the Druid Hill Park "drive-in movie" event, and screenings of a trove of locally produced films. They also talk about the continuing nationwide wave of movie-house re-openings, as state pandemic restrictions are eased or lifted and theater owners coax patrons back with subscription packages, luxury seating and advance online food and concession ordering. Jed spotlights some of the new films taking advantage of those returning big- screen audiences, including Disney's new over-the-top prequel, Cruella, starring Emma Stone and Emma Thompson, and the sci-fi thriller, A Quiet Place 2, a powerful sequel to the 2018 hit, with Jim Krasinski and Emily Blunt back to very quietly get their family through an alien invasion. And Final Account, director Luke Holland's chilling documentary about the indoctrination of a generation of Germans by Hitler's Third Reich, is captivating audiences at the reopened Charles Theater.Jed Dietz joins us on Zoom. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Baltimore will extend programs that allow restaurants to place expanded outdoor seating.  Baltimore County officials try plan how to spend $161 million in American Rescue Plan funds. Plus a preview of this year's Maryland Film Festival. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s the Maryland Film Festival edition of Midday at the Movies. The annual film festival runs from May 19-27. Once again, it will be an all-virtual affair, although people holding an all-access pass will be invited to a few in-person screenings. The Parkway Theater does remain closed at the moment. Some local theaters are beginning to re-emerge from the pandemic hiatus. The Regal Theaters in Hunt Valley and Columbia announced that they are re-opening today. The Charles Theater is open for a limited number of screenings. The Senator Theater on York Road will re-open later this month. The Landmark Theater in downtown Baltimore is undergoing a renovation before re-opening as Harbor East Cinemas, with reduced capacity and plans for live performances as well as movie presentations.And we’re joined once again on Zoom today by our good friendAnn Hornaday – she’s a film critic for the Washington Post and the author of the bestselling movie-goers’ guide, “Talking Pictures: How To Watch Movies…” Also with us on Zoom is our friend Jed Dietz, the founding director of the Maryland Film Festival... _____________________________________________ A brief note about a concert of note for Mother’s Day. The famed Morgan State University Choir will present a virtual show Sunday afternoon at 4:00. Through the magic of Zoom and skilled editing, Dr. Eric Conway has been able to put together a wonderful show featuring singers who have been working under the weirdest and worst conditions any musician can imagine. I’ve heard some of their tracks, and somehow, they manage to sound great. For more info on this free event, click here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We get lots (OK, like, two) questions on how we made our shorts. A little background: Last year, our short film Tapes was selected for the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival. Before that, our film Amazing Bagel had a great festival run at Maryland Film Festival, Calgary International Film Festival and won the Audience Choice Award at the Nitehawk Shorts Fest. We are not your typical filmmakers, but we did it! And if it’s a passion of yours, you can do it too. Here’s how we made our short films, from writing, gathering a crew, finding locations, nabbing talent, editing footage and applying to festivals. And yes, we talk about MONEY because honey, we got to. Thanks for listening :) Intro song “Why-Wait” by Ketsa (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

In our first episode of 2021, May sits down with Horrorspiria favorite and one of Maryland's pride and joys: Eric Allen Hatch. Known for his past as programmer at the Maryland Film Festival, his essays in various publications, and his cinema memes which have caught the retweets of the powerful and obscure, Eric goes into detail about how his "baby", Beyond Video, came to fruition and how it's been operating in the pandemic. It is our first episode done "on location" at Beyond Video and does have a few interruptions from sirens and an angry train, just as a live COVID-safe setting should be. Eric and May also dig deep into horror home video, filmmaking experiences, what is important to cinema and genre film overall, and give May a geography lesson to the DMV area. The episode is currently streaming on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Breaker, PocketCasts, and RadioPublic. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

It’s another edition of Midday at the Movies, our monthly conversation about films and filmmaking.  And Tom is joined once again on Zoom by our good friend Ann Hornaday – she’s a film critic for The Washington Post and the author of the wonderful movie-goers’ guide, Talking Pictures: How To Watch Movies. Also with us on Zoom is our friend Jed Dietz, the founding director of the Maryland Film Festival, and a leader in the restoration of its historic Parkway theater. And listeners, we’d love to hear from you today as well. Tell us about the films YOU’VE been watching recently, either streamed or on the big screen.  Have any movies been especially helpful in getting you through these difficult times?  Here are links to more information on the films mentioned on today's program: Soul (Disney+/Pixar); One Night in Miami (Amazon); Let Them All Talk (HBO Max); Promising Young Woman (Focus Features Films); Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Netflix); and MLK/FBI (IFC Films).  Available on many streaming platforms and in some cases, at COVID-limited theater screenings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join us for a conversation and tour with Kate Wyer, Girl, Cow & Monk, and Kate Reed Petty, True Story. Kate Reed Petty's debut novel, True Story, was a New York Times Editor’s Choice. Her short fiction and essays have been published online by Electric Literature, American Short Fiction, Blackbird, Nat. Brut, the Los Angeles Review of Books blog, and Ambit, and her short films have appeared on Narrative magazine and at the 2019 Maryland Film Festival. Kate lives in Baltimore. Kate Wyer is the author of the novels Black Krim and Land Beast. Her work has appeared in West Branch, The Rupture, Necessary Fiction, Hobart, Unsaid and other journals. She works in the public mental health system of Maryland. She is also a somatics teacher and a registered yoga teacher. Writers LIVE programs are supported in part by a bequest from The Miss Howard Hubbard Adult Programming Fund. Recorded On: Tuesday, December 1, 2020

It's another edition of Midday at the Movies, our monthly look at films and filmmaking. As the world nervously awaits the results of vote-counting in multiple states that will determine who will be the next President of the United States, we spotlight some of the new films that have sought to capture the intense angst -- and hopefulness -- many Americans are feeling during this time of deep political, cultural and racial divisions. Tom is joined once again by Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday, author of the popular filmgoers' guide, Talking Pictures: How to Watch Movies; and Jed Dietz, founder and former director of the Maryland Film Festival and SNF Parkway Theater on North Avenue in Baltimore. Ann Hornaday and Jed Dietz join us on Zoom.

It's another edition of Midday at the Movies, our monthly look at films and filmmaking. Tom is joined today on Zoom by our movie maven regulars: Ann Hornaday, film critic for the Washington Post and author of Talking Pictures: How to Watch Movies; and Jed Dietz, founding director of the Maryland Film Festival and a leading player in the restoration of the historic Parkway theater on North Avenue. Among the new films spotlighted today are Tenet and The Personal History of David Copperfield (both showing on the big screen this week at The Senator); and these virtual (theatrical streaming) films: Palm Springs; Bill and Ted Face the Music; I'm Thinking of Ending Things; Kajillionaire; and the documentaries, The Fight, A Thousand Cuts, Desert One, and Coup 53. A little later in the hour, Tom talks with Kathleen Lyon, the co-owner of Baltimore's venerable Senator and Charles Theaters, about the Senator's reopening last weekend, after being shuttered by the pandemic for the past six months. Lyon says plans are in the works for the re-opening of the Charles, which continues to host a virtual schedule of films.

On today's edition of Midday at the Movies, two of our favorite movie mavens, Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday and the Maryland Film Festival's founding director, Jed Dietz, join Tom for another of our monthly conversations about films and filmmaking. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to keep the nation's movie theaters shuttered, struggling film production studios and streaming services such as HBO, Hulu, Netflix and Amazon are keeping their audiences entertained with a steady stream of multi-part series, documentaries and new feature films. Among Ann's and Jed's favorite new documentaries are The Fight, A Thousand Cuts, Red Penguins, and John Lewis: Good Trouble, the timely new film about the late civil rights champion. For multi-generational comedy fans, there's I Used to Go There and the quirky sci-fi rom-com, Palm Springs. We also spotlight the COVID-related financial problems afflicting the Walt Disney Company, and the news last week that director Christopher Nolan's much anticipated new IMAX sci-fi opus, Tenet, will debut internationally starting on August 26, before opening in select U.S. cities over the Labor Day weekend on September 3rd. Nolan on Thursday tweeted a video message to Chinese audiences announcing that Tenet will open in China on September 4. And we take your calls, Tweets and emails...