Film and TV

Actor Richard Roundtree, who died Tuesday at age 81, created the iconic film character John Shaft, who redefined Black male characterization in movies and across popular culture.

Richard Curtis said last week that he regrets the fat jokes and lack of diversity in his films like “Love Actually” and “Notting Hill.” But if we’re going to talk about issues with rom-coms and representation, “He’s Just Not That Into You” should be first in line.

Jada Pinkett Smith’s hometown appearances in Baltimore are either sincere or the most spectacular pieces of performance art ever. Either way, we’re tuned in.

After 35 years as an education reporter, Tooten is leaving journalism, but he’ll continue as a pastor and adjunct professor.

Jada Pinkett Smith made major headlines when, while promoting her memoir, “Worthy,” it was revealed she's been separated from Will Smith since 2016. That may have just been the tip of the iceberg.

The prominent Hollywood couple married in 1997 and have addressed separations and marital troubles, but never this specifically.

The film will kick off this weekend’s International Edgar Allan Poe Festival, which takes place 174 years after the famed author’s death.

“The Golden Bachelor” contestant Joan Vassos proves that neither age nor widowhood can stop you from looking for love.

After a yearlong hiatus, the Maryland Film Festival will return for its 25th anniversary with a new director of programming.

You could listen to great progressive bluegrass this weekend or hear a stirring symphonic requiem for Holocaust victims, You could buy a book to support literacy, get info on home improvement or catch an artists’ roundtable. Here are some of the best things to do in Annapolis through Oct. 5.

Nearly 50 years later, “The Wiz” is returning home, ready to inspire a whole new generation.

Baltimore director John Waters’ star was unveiled Monday on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Back home in Baltimore, friends and fans gathered for a livestream of the event at the Charles and Senator theatres.

The Annapolis Songwriters Festival dominates the list of things to do in Annapolis, but there's also good food, good causes, history and fair fun.

Bishme Cromartie was one of three Marylanders with “Project Runway” ties who participated in the country’s most iconic fashion event, New York Fashion Week, in September 2023.

On "And Just Like That...," one character asks another to wait five years to pick up their relationship. I spoke to some professionals about whether that’s reasonable or its own type of fantasy.

The Baltimore native defeated designers Laurence Basse and Brittany Allen in the finale of TV's "Project Runway All Stars.” Cromartie dedicated the season to his older sister, Chimere Faye Didley, who died of cancer last year.

MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle had a personal relationship with Under Armour's Kevin Plank. It's complicated. And also not.

With an eye toward burgeoning talent, Baltimore's three-day New/Next Film Festival will make its debut at the Charles Theatre amid the Maryland Film Festival’s hiatus.

You could see a one-woman show by a new Annapolis theater company, play some serious pickleball at the mall, or snag one of the few remaining seats for the final performance of Melissa Ethridge’s summer concert tour. There's lots to do in the week ahead.

Charlie Vascellaro, a lifelong fan of Paul Reubens, aka Pee-wee Herman, recalls that he wasn't about to let a historic blizzard keep him from making the trip from Baltimore to see "The Pee-wee Herman Show" on Broadway.