Product Review

Filmmaker Barry Levinson (Rain Man) draws on his hometown for these humorous and heartwarming tales set in 1950s Baltimore. Diner serves up bonding (up-all-night pals share bragging rights and fries topped with gravy), laughs (a would-be bride must first pass a test of her football knowledge) and a sparkling ensemble of Kevin Bacon, Ellen Barkin, Mickey Rourke and more then-rising stars. Lives are also in transition in the richly detailed Liberty Heights, where two Jewish brothers (Adrien Brody, Ben Foster) discover the neighborhoods around them are very different than their own. Worlds unfold in Baltimore.