Ann Hornaday

Is there anything that can break the cycle of violence and incarceration in Baltimore's poorest neighborhoods? Today, on The Lines Between Us, we look at the role of fathers. Tom Hall talks with Joe Jones from the Center for Urban Families, which works to keep fathers in their children's lives.

Then, the best and worst of summer cinema, with Washington Post  film critic Ann Hornaday and Maryland Film Festival director Jed Dietz.

June 7, 2013

Is the number of female film critics declining?  A new study says yes.  We talk about it with our movie folks, Ann Hornaday of the Washington Post and Jed Dietz of the Maryland Film Festival.  

On The Lines Between Us, we look in the psychological effects of "administrative segregation" and "disciplinary segregation" on Maryland prisoners and how they compare to solitary confinement.

Then, Jed Dietz of the Maryland Film Festival and Ann Hornaday of the Washington Post tell us what movies to look out for at this year's Maryland Film Festival.

May 3, 2013

On The Lines Between Us, we look into the value of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.  We talk to Morgan State professor  Ray Winbush, Delegate Aisha Braveboy and formber HBCU student Antonio Johnson.  Then, Ann Hornaday of the Washington Post, Jed Dietz of the Maryland Film Festival and our own Tom Hall dicuss the late film critic Roger Ebert.

April 5, 2013

Ann Hornaday of the Washington Post joins Jed Dietz of the Maryland Film Festival to discuss the legacy of film critic Roger Ebert. 

They also talk about the movies coming out this month, including The Sapphires, Ginger & Rosa, The Place Beyond the Pines, and Spring Breakers.

March 1, 2013

Ann Hornaday of the Washington Post joins Jed Dietz of the Maryland Film Festival to discuss the Oscar winners--and the job Seth McFarland did as host. 

Today, on The Lines Between Us, we continue trying to understand economic inequality in the region with a look at the job market. What does "who you know" mean when you take race and class into account?

Ann Hornaday of the Washington Post joins Jed Dietz of the Maryland Film Festival to discuss the best--and worst--of winter cinema. It includes Quentin Tarantino's Django, Unchained, Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty, and Peter Jackson's The Hobbit.