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The poster art for "Little Richard: I Am Everything," the new documentary by Lisa Cortes about the life and impact of Richard Wayne Penniman, the Black queer musician who became the influential rock n roll icon known as Little Richard. (Poster art credit: Bungalow Media + Entertainment)

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Movies! Little Richard, Brooke Shields docs, best flicks of '23

Tom Hall

Midday movie mavens Ann Hornaday of the Washington Post and Jed Dietz of the Maryland Film Festival join us for our monthly look at what's new in films and filmmaking.

Michelle Yeoh in a scene from "Everything Everywhere All At Once," an A24 film directed by "Daniels" (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert). The rollicking multiverse parable has earned 11 Academy Award nominations -- more than any other film contending this year -- including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Yeoh) and Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor and Actress. The 95th annual Oscars presentation will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles, CA and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide. (image courtesy A24 Films)

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Movies, the Oscars edition: Our picks for the top artists and flicks

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Baltimore Magazine's Max Weiss and Maryland Film festival founder Jed Dietz join us to spotlight which of 2022's best films and film artists will — or should — win Oscars on March 12th. And we share your predicitions as well!

The cast of "Women Talking," the Best Picture Oscar-nominated film by Canadian director Sarah Polley in which a group of Mennonite women gather secretly to decide whether to flee their colony en masse, or stay to confront the men who have been sexually attacking them. (photo courtesy AMC-Artisan Films)

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At the Movies: Sundance, Oscar nom surprises, Ann's Worst of '22

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Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday and Maryland Film Festival founder Jed Dietz join us for our monthly roundup of the best (and worst) in cinema.

"Top Gun: Maverick"- Paramount Pictures' military action drama starring Tom Cruise -- has generated more than $718 million in US box office receipts since its opening in May of 2022, making it last year's top-grossing movie in the US. (image courtesy Paramount Pictures)

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At the Movies: Ann's Top 10 for '22, Golden Globes, Parkway blues

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Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday joins us with her picks for best flicks of '22, ahead of next Tuesday's Golden Globes awards, plus a look at why the venerable Parkway Theatre is struggling.

The poster for "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," the sequel to 2018's "Black Panther." (image credit Disney Studios and Marvel Studios)

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Movies: No Md FilmFest til '24; "Wakanda" & other year-end flicks

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Midday's movie maven — Maryland Film Festival founder Jed Dietz — joins us for our monthly chat about movies and film biz trends, including sad news about the 2023 MD Film Festival.

The new historical drama recounts the events surrounding the 1955 kidnapping, torture and lynching of Emmett Till, a 14-year old Black youth, in Mississippi, which helped spark the US civil rights movement. (image courtesy Orion/Universal Pictures)

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Movies: From "Armageddon" to "Till": a fall feast of potent films

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Our monthly look at films and filmmaking, with Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday and MD Film Festival founder Jed Dietz.

Viola Davios stars as Dahomey warrior Nanisca in "The Woman King" (still credit: Sony Pictures)

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Movies: From "The Woman King" to "Birdy," a feast of new fall films

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Ann Hornady and Jed Dietz - two of Midday's favorite film aficionados - join us again to recap the Toronto International Film Festival and spotlight some of the best new theater and streaming releases.

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A coming-of-age story set at the Maryland School for the Deaf

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We’ll go On the Record with Amaree McKenstry-Hall, a graduate of the Maryland School for the Deaf, and filmmaker Matt Ogens to describe the coming-of-age documentary “Audible.” How did Ogens win the trust of his teenage subjects? How does the sound design work?

"Minions: The Rise of Gru" is one of a crop of summer releases that's drawing families back to the movie theaters. (image courtesy Illumination Pictures)

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Movies: Sizing up summer films, from "Minions" to "Hallelujah"

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Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday and Md Film Festival founder Jed Dietz join us with tips on summer film options.

Tom Cruise returns May 27 as the cocky, dare-devil test pilot in this long-delayed sequel to the 1986 hit movie.

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Movies: Cannes, 'Top Gun' returns, best new releases, and Vangelis

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Maryland Film Festival founder Jed Dietz joins us to size up the prospects at Cannes, theatrical releases, new streaming series. Plus, a salute to Vangelis.