DINER Hot Spots and giveaway

It’s the 30^th Anniversary of director Barry Levinson’s film, DINER, which was set in Baltimore around Christmas of 1959. To celebrate the Anniversary of Barry’s first film, the Maryland Film Festival will screen a full set of Levinson’s Baltimore films in the lead-up to a large DINER screening on Dec 10^th with Levinson and cast (Kevin Bacon, Ellen Barkin, Paul Reiser, Mickey Rourke and more) attending, and participating in a conversation after the film.

The majority of the film is shot at The Hollywood Diner (400 E Saratoga St), which still exists, but moved locations.

The main event, a fundraiser to support the work of the Maryland Film Festival, will take place December 10th on the Johns Hopkins University campus and will bring together Barry Levinson and key members of the cast and crew of DINER, for one of the Maryland Film Festival's signature "Open Conversations."

DINER is a film that helped launch numerous film careers, including those of writer/director Barry Levinson, producer Mark Johnson, and actors Kevin Bacon, Ellen Barkin, Tim Daly, Steve Guttenberg, Paul Reiser, Mickey Rourke, and Michael Tucker. The film was also crucial to building film production in Maryland, and it continues to have an impact in the entertainment world.

Since DINER was filmed right here in our area I thought what better way to take a look at some of Baltimore’s DINER Hot Spots:

• Blue Moon Café
• Papermoon Diner
• Jimmy’s
• Pete’s Grille
• Towson Diner
• Double T Diner
• Tamber’s 
• Broadway Diner

Now here is your chance to win a pair of passes to the December 10^th screening of Barry Levinson’s film, DINER! Follow the directions below and make sure to click on "I Did This" for each type of entry once you did it!

 

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