2-24-12: The Maryland Morning Screen Test Presents Steve Blair

Producer, writer, and director Steve Blair is known for his 2010 comedy, I Do & I Don’t, starring Jane Lynch. He talks with Tom Hall about creating that film, producing commercials in Baltimore, and his plan to take on the War of 1812 in film.

1-27-12: Maryland Morning Screen Test: Karen Yasinsky

Karen Yasinsky tells Tom Hall why she felt she had to make the leap from visual art to motion pictures, and how a puppet can make you feel something even if its face never changes expression.

January 25: Maryland Morning Screen Test presents Karen Yasinsky

Tom Hall will interview filmmaker Karen Yasinsky in front of a live audience, then screen some highlights from her career.

12-30-11: Maryland Morning Screen Test: Pat Moran

The woman who judges screen tests for a living takes one of her own. Pat Moran talks about how to spot talent, whether it’s a drug dealer for “The Wire,” or a Senator for the television show “Veep.”

12-2-11: The Maryland Morning Screen Test Presents Doug Sadler

Doug Sadler, a writer and director known for his evocative portraits of the Eastern Shore, talks with Tom Hall about his experience as a filmmaker in Easton and New York.

11-30-11: Maryland Morning Culture Calendar

Treats for aesthetes!

10-28-11: Maryland Morning Screen Test: Mark Colegrove

Filmmaker Mark Colegrove on the spoof, the sendup and the takeoff.