Film and TV

    Turnstile to play ‘Saturday Night Live’ in October
    In a year filled with Grammy Awards and international festival performances, Turnstile will soon add another milestone to its résumé: “SNL.”
    INDIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 10: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) (NOT TO BE LICENSED FOR ANY STANDALONE OR SPECIAL INTEREST BOOK PUBLISHING USE CONCERNING THE COACHELLA MUSIC FESTIVAL AND/OR STAGECOACH MUSIC FESTIVAL) Brendan Yates of Turnstile performs at the Outdoor Theatre during the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 10, 2026 in Indio, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Coachella)
    Streeter: Randallstown’s ‘Project Runway’ model on that dress controversy and what Baltimore gave her
    COLUMN | Liris Crosse, an accomplished plus-sized model and Randallstown High School graduate, found herself at the center of a "Project Runway" controversy that she fears doesn't honor fierce, full women like her. But in this world that wants us all to be the same, Crosse is walking on.
    PROJECT RUNWAY – "Battle of the Seasons" - The season 22 designers join forces to take on returning competitors from season 21 in the classic unconventional materials challenge. Familiar faces and unexpected materials create a high-stakes showdown. Liris Crosse walks the runway. (Disney/Spencer Pazer) PROJECT RUNWAY
    Streeter: WMAR’s anchorless experiment is a bad omen for local news
    COLUMN | Having watched several newcasts of WMAR-2’s new format, I can say it’s sort of like an anchorless boat — floating all over the place.
    WMAR-2 News studios at 6400 York Road in Baltimore.
    WMAR anchors bid emotional farewell as station shifts to anchorless streaming
    Many viewers who commented online pushed back against the change, seeing it as a mechanical maneuver that values dollars and cents over personal connection.
    Anchors at WMAR said goodbye to audiences this week.
    Fleetwood Mac, Marvin Gaye and more tributes featured in BlackRock Center for the Arts’ new season
    The Germantown arts center will celebrate America 250 with performances honoring national and local artists.
    Candlelight Concerts, a growing musical venture by Fever Events, plans four performances at Maryland Hall through May.  The first, "Cold Play & Imagine Dragons," is Feb. 14, 2024.
    Humble, the dog who greeted Charles Theatre moviegoers, dies at 10
    Humble, the dog featured in Charles Theatre’s cute clip of a determined pup’s quest to reach the Station North cineplex, died earlier this month.
    A black American Bulldog seated among movie theater seats, appears to be illuminated by the light from the movie screen.
    How Baltimore’s ‘Free Blockbuster’ is reviving movie nights and community bonds
    The Hampden Blockbuster and a thriving nonprofit video store in Baltimore reflect how some residents are turning to physical media to forge community.
    The Hampden Blockbuster in Baltimore on Aug. 4, 2026.
    Comedian Stavros Halkias talks Magoobys, Baltimore and politics with The New York Times
    Ahead of his new Netflix special, Stavros Halkias spoke to The New York Times about growing up in Baltimore, politics in comedy, and more.
    Comedian and Baltimore native Stavros Halkias walks on the sidelines before the Ravens’ AFC championship game at M&T Bank Stadium in January 2024.
    A newscast without anchors? Maryland’s oldest TV station tries a new format.
    While the change to two evening broadcasts may be a minor adjustment for Baltimore area viewers, it highlights a major shift in how technology is reshaping local TV news.
    While the change to two evening broadcasts on WMAR-2 may be a minor adjustment for Baltimore area viewers, it highlights a major shift in how technology is reshaping local TV news.
    7 things to do in the capital region, from a romance book pop-up to a Taylor Swift tribute concert
    Here’s what to do this weekend in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, including a 50th-anniversary event honoring “Roots,” Bookstore Romance Day and a Taylor Swift tribute concert.
    Jeanette Thompson owns Romantique Books, a Montgomery County-based popup romance bookstore.
    Bengies Drive-In: 70 years of nostalgia, movies and Americana in Middle River
    Nostalgia beckons at Maryland’s sole drive-in theater, a Middle River mainstay.
    Nostalgia beckons at Maryland’s sole drive-in theater, a Middle River mainstay.
    How Baltimore’s Jollof Bowl went from viral videos to a Food Network show
    Season 19 of Food Network’s “The Great Food Truck Race” features Jollof Bowl, a viral Baltimore concept that has been called “the African Chipotle.”
    Jollof Bowl team from left, Lekan Oketunji, Andrea Kamara-Oketunji and Ethel Kamara on Season 19 of Food Network's "The Great Food Truck Race."
    Kaylee Hottle, teenage actor in ‘Godzilla’ franchise, dies in Maryland car crash
    Kaylee Hottle, the teenage actor who played Jia in “Godzilla vs. Kong” and its sequel, died in a single-vehicle car crash in Frederick County early Tuesday morning.
    HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 25: Kaylee Hottle attends the Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures world premiere of "Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire" at TCL Chinese Theatre on March 25, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)
    His first film wowed Sundance. His second brought him back home to Baltimore.
    Baltimore native Sheldon Candis discusses his new Hulu film, “They Fight,” and why the boxing coming-of-age drama had to be filmed in Charm City.
    Baltimore native Sheldon Candis on the set of “They Fight,” a boxing movie filmed in Baltimore in 2025.
    Hutzell: Christopher Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ has nothing on Annapolis’ Homer obsession
    COLUMN | However big the song of Odysseus’ journey home 3,000 years ago will look on — really big — screens in Christopher Nolan’s IMAX adaptation this weekend, it has a home in Annapolis.
    Emily Wilson's 2017 translation of "The Odyssey" takes most of a shelf of the Homer section of the library at St. John's College.
    Comedian Eric André doesn’t like Baltimore. John Cena pushed back. Hard.
    After comedian Eric André spoke ill of Charm City, John Cena offered a passionate defense of Baltimore, Old Bay and Natty Boh.
    NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 18: (L-R) John Cena and Eric André attend the Little Brother Premiere on June 18, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Netflix)
    Love horror movies? The house behind ‘The Blair Witch Project’ could be yours.
    “The Blair Witch Project’ creator Eduardo Sánchez is selling the Germantown townhouse that served as the production office and sleeping quarters for the cast and crew while filming in 1997.
    Eduardo Sánchez’s Germantown home served as the production office and sleeping quarters for the cast and crew of “The Blair Witch Project” in 1997.
    All the Marylanders nominated (and snubbed) for 2026 Emmy Awards
    Television’s biggest night of the year will give these Marylanders a chance to take home a Primetime Emmy Award.
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert during Wednesday’s May 20, 2026 show. Photo: Scott Kowalchyk ©2026 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
    Chef Carla Hall’s new Olney Theatre show is an electrifying master class in reconnecting with childhood dreams
    Celebrity Chef Carla Hall shares her life story, and includes a cameo from her longtime idol, in Olney Theatre's “Please Underestimate Me.”
    Carla Hall’s autobiographical one-woman show, “Please Underestimate Me,” is onstage at the Olney Theatre Center now through July 26.
    ‘Top Chef’ alum Anthony Jones has Maryland crabs embedded in his culinary DNA
    Anthony Jones, a “Top Chef” alum and James Beard semifinalist, grew up eating crabs along the Chesapeake Bay. He’s in the running for Rising Culinary Star at the RAMMYS Awards on June 29.
    Maryland native Anthony Jones, executive chef of Marcus DC, is in the running for Rising Culinary Star at the RAMMYS Awards next week.
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