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'VEEP' and 'Cards' bringing money, glam to our gritty city
The Baltimore SunOnly three years ago, Baltimore and Maryland were all but out of the TV and film production business. After the glory years of “Homicide,” “The Corner,” “The Wire” and tens of millions of HBO dollars spent here on...Tags: Television, Sales, Netflix Inc., Restaurant and Catering Industry, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Sophie Kerr Prize event moved to Baltimore
After a two-year detour to New York City, the ceremony to announce the winner of the nation's most lucrative undergraduate literary award, the Sophie Kerr Prize, will be held in Baltimore this year. The decision marks the second time in three years...
Tags: New York City, Chestertown, Sophie Kerr Prize, Barry Levinson, Colleges and Universities
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PASSINGS: Robert F. Chew, Taiho
Robert F. Chew Baltimore-based actor on 'The Wire' Robert F. Chew, 52, an actor and teacher who portrayed the drug kingpin Proposition Joe on the HBO series "The Wire," died Thursday of apparent heart failure in his sleep at his Baltimore home,...
Tags: Morgan State University, Heart Disease, Obituaries, Homicide: Life on the Street (tv program), Sports
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Robert Chew, Proposition Joe of 'The Wire,' laid to rest in Baltimore after stirring service
The Baltimore SunIt was standing room only Thursday as family, friends and admirers of Robert Francell Chew said goodbye with a spirited and moving celebration of life ceremony for the actor known as Proposition Joe. More than 100 persons crowded into the chapel at...Tags: Morgan State University, Students, High Schools, Celebrities, Entertainment
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City police should hire David Simon as a consultant
Regarding your report that Baltimore needs an outside consultant to advise its police department, my question is: Really? ("Baltimore police seek an outside consultant," Jan. 18). Does Baltimore really need to pay yet another consultant to advise the...
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Robert F. Chew, who played Proposition Joe on 'The Wire,' dead at 52
The Baltimore SunClick here for the gallery "The Wire: Where Are they Now?" Robert F. Chew, a 52-year-old Baltimore actor and teacher who portrayed one of television’s most unforgettable characters as Proposition Joe on HBO’s “The Wire,” died...Tags: Morgan State University, Murder, Jamie Hector, Television Industry, Broadway Theater
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10 things to see and do in New Orleans
Ravens fans are ready to rush New Orleans for Super Bowl XLVII, emptying their pockets for tickets to the big game and scrambling for a seat on an available flight. With travel packages going for thousands of dollars, you'll want to make your stay in...Tags: Verizon Communications, French Bread, National Football League, Festive Events, Mardi Gras
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Dominic West - From 'The Wire' to 'The Hour' and beyond
The Baltimore SunThere is certainly no shortage of outstanding leading men working in American TV drama these days. Jon Hamm, Damian Lewis and Michael C. Hall to name a few. But it would be hard to find any whose proven range is greater than that of Dominic West, star of...Tags: Dom (music group), Rachel Weisz, Eliza Doolittle (music group), The Hour (tv program), Michael C. Hall
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Alan Sepinwall touts the newfound legitimacy of TV
When Alan Sepinwall was hired as a TV critic just out of college in 1996, he had no way of knowing he was about to witness “a big bang of sorts,” as he puts it in his new book "The Revolution Was Televised: The Cops, Crooks, Slingers and...
Tags: Mad Men (tv program), Netflix Inc., Lost (tv program), The O.C. (tv program), Battlestar Galactica (tv program)
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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: New York City, Prisons, Edward Burns, Punishment, The New York Times
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Donnie Andrews dies at 58; killer an inspiration for TV character
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 Little...
Tags: New York City, Murder, Edward Burns, The New York Times, Sonja Sohn
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Where 'Homeland' fits on 'The Family Tree' of great TV drama
The Baltimore SunWhen Henry Bromell won the Writers' Guild Award this year for scripting “The Good Soldier” episode of “Homeland,” he thanked Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana. Why, you might wonder, would this California screenwriter be thanking...Tags: Mad Men (tv program), Robert Altman, O.J. Simpson, Entertainment, Culture
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