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Not interested in the football scores? Here are seven Thanksgiving classics to watch on the small screen.

Lou Jacobi as Hans van Daan with Shelley Winters as his wife in the film The Diary of Anne Frank, 1959.

But she has also done her part to imbue such Barry Levinson memory plays as "Avalon" and "Liberty Heights" with their gnarly warmth and David Simon 's hard-hitting TV shows, "The Corner" and "The Wire," with their bluesy grit.

In Barry Levinson's film "Avalon," several generations of a large, boisterous family gather in front of a new television set in the 1950s, eyes young and old lasered to the small screen as if waiting for the curtain to rise on a spectacular production.

John Waters , Barry Levinson and David Simon aren't just appearing on stage for the first time together for the Maryland Film Festival benefit on Nov.

An interesting film with a dumb title, "Poliwood" looks at the intersection of politics and celebrity.

In politics, the only thing worse than no access is too much access. Two well-meaning documentaries on the anniversary of the election prove the point.

Monday, October 26, 2009 People, Places and Things No panic over 'Paranormal Activity' LOS ANGELES - "Paranormal Activity" has won a weekend battle of fright films over part six of the "Saw" franchise.

"The guy puts his hand on his wife's leg. 'We're married now,' she tells him. Why don't you go a little farther?' So, he goes to Fort Lauderdale." This was in a restaurant in Toronto in 1999, where we were having lunch before Lou was scheduled to dedicate his star on Canada's Walk of Fame.

I cana TMt believe you cut the toikey. Thata TMs the petulant brother from Avalon screaming at his brother for not waiting for him to show up late for yet another Thanksgiving dinner.

Lou Jacobi, the mustachioed, scene-stealing Canadian-born actor and comedian who made a film and stage career playing comic ethnic characters but was lauded for serious dramatic roles as well, died Friday at his home in Manhattan.

NEW YORK - Longtime character actor Lou Jacobi has died at the age of 95. The Canadian-born Jacobi died Friday at his home in Manhattan.

The characters seem more like historical markers and in some ways less idiosyncratic than in his earlier films, but Levinson's canvas is broader and more deeply evocative of time and place than ever, which is the most moving thing about the film.

The characters seem more like historical markers and in some ways less idiosyncratic than in his earlier films, but Levinson's canvas is broader and more deeply evocative of time and place than ever, which is the most moving thing about the film.

Jack Kevorkian's dream has come true: He will get his much-longed-for treatment on the silver screen.

It's not enough for Kevin Pollak to be a respected actor with a number of acclaimed films to his credit: "The Usual Suspects," "A Few Good Men" and "Avalon." The diminutive performer also needs more than the standing room-only crowd when he delivers his standup comedy.

Barry Levinson is going back to Baltimore. The writer-director will return to his birthplace and cinematic stomping ground with "Sixty-Six," a story about a group of characters coming of age in 1966 Baltimore.

Barry Levinson is going back to Baltimore. The prolific writer-director will return to his birthplace and cinematic stomping ground with "Sixty-Six," a story about a group of characters coming of age in 1966 Baltimore on the eve of significant historical events such as the counterculture movement and the escalation of the war in Vietnam.

Comedy Works is pleased to announce that KEVIN POLLAK will perform at the Comedy Works South in the Landmark Village: Thursday May 7 7:30 PM $30.00 Friday May 8 7:30 PM / 9:30 PM $36.00 Sat May 9 7:00 PM / 9:30 PM $36.00 Click here to watch Kevin: http://www.kevinpollak.net/ Kevin Pollak has captured the attention of audiences worldwide with his ...