Levinson has used his home town of Baltimore as the setting for three widely-praised features: "Diner," the semi-autobiographical comedy-drama that marked his directorial debut; "Tin Men," starring Danny DeVito and Richard Dreyfuss as two warring aluminum-siding salesmen; and "Avalon," an evocative multi-generational story of an American family. Check out all of these films in a special "Baltimore Series" video set.

As a screenwriter, Levinson has received three Academy Award nominations, for "...And Justice For All," "Diner" and "Avalon." Levinson’s other directorial credits include "The Natural," starring Robert Redford; "Young Sherlock Holmes"; "Toys" (co-written with Valerie Curtin;) "Jimmy Hollywood" (which he also wrote and produced); "Disclosure" (starring Michael Douglas and Demi Moore); "Sleepers" (which he adapted from Lorenzo Carcaterra’s controversial book); the political satire "Wag the Dog" (starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro); and "Sphere" (starring Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone and Samuel L. Jackson).

Levinson returned to Baltimore to film the television series "Homicide: Life on the Street." His work on the critically acclaimed drama earned him an Emmy Award for Best Individual Director of a Dramatic Series, as well as two Peabody Awards.

Levinson’s Baltimore Pictures produced the Robert Redford-directed "Quiz Show," which was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor. He also produced the hard-hitting drama "Donnie Brasco," starring Al Pacino and Johnny Depp.

Levinson and producer Paula Weinstein have recently partnered in Baltimore/Spring Creek Pictures, with the hit comedy "Analyze This," starring Billy Crystal and Robert De Niro, marking their first film under their new company banner.

Producer PAULA WEINSTEIN joined Warner Bros. as Vice President of Production in 1976 and later enlisted with 20th Century Fox as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Production, developing and producing such films as "Nine to Five" and "Brubaker." In 1979, she relocated to The Ladd Company, collaborating on such films as "Body Heat," Lawrence Kasdan’s directorial debut. Weinstein later moved to United Artists as President of the Motion Picture Division, where she supervised all productions.

In 1984, Weinstein started WW Productions in partnership with Gareth Wigan that, among other projects, produced "American Flyers" for Warner Bros. In 1987, she also assumed the title of Executive Consultant to MGM’s worldwide division, which allowed her to continue producing independent projects such as "A Dry White Season" (for which Marlon Brando was nominated for an Academy Award) and "The Fabulous Baker Boys," nominated for four Academy Awards, which she jointly produced with Mirage Productions in 1989.

In 1990, Paula Weinstein and Mark Rosenberg created Spring Creek Productions. Their first produced feature film was "Fearless," directed by Peter Weir, which earned Rosie Perez an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress. Spring Creek’s second film was "Flesh and Bone," written and directed by Steve Kloves and starring Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan and James Caan. Weinstein and Rosenberg also executive produced the HBO telefilm "Citizen Cohn," which won four Emmy Awards, three Cable Ace Awards and was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards.

In 1993, Weinstein produced Alek Keshishian’s "With Honors," and Spring Creek executive produced "House of the Spirits," based on the Isabel Allende novel. Weinstein executive produced the NBC movie-of-the-week "Because Mommy Works" and the Emmy Award-winning "Truman," staring Gary Sinise and directed by Frank Pierson for HBO Films. In 1995 Weinstein produced "Something to Talk About," directed by Lasse Hallstrom and starring Julia Roberts, Dennis Quaid and Gena Rowlands.

Executive Producer PATRICK McCORMICK most recently executive produced "Stepmom," starring Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon and Ed Harris. Prior to "Stepmom," McCormick executive produced the critically acclaimed 1997 drama "Donnie Brasco," starring Al Pacino and Johnny Depp. As executive producer, McCormick’s other credits include "The Juror," starring Demi Moore and Alec Baldwin, and "Boys on the Side," starring Whoopi Goldberg and Drew Barrymore.

McCormick’s producing credits include the 1994 film "Angie," starring Gena Davis, and "A Shock to the System," with Michael Caine.

Beginning with Edward Yang’s "That Day on the Beach" in 1981, Director of Photography CHRIS DOYLE, H.K.S.C., has since photographed 22 films, working regularly with stellar Asian directors, including Chen Kaige on "Temptress Moon," Stanley Kwan on "Red Rose, White Rose," and with Wong Kar-Wai on "Chun King Express," "Fallen Angels," "Days of Being Wild," "Ashes of Time" and "Happy Together." One of the most sought after cinematographers in Asia, Doyle’s first American film was Gus Van Sant’s "Psycho." In addition to the cinematography, Doyle has written and directed the feature film "Away With Words."

He was a founding member of the Lan Ling Theater Workshop (Taiwan’s first professional modern theater group) in 1978 and co-creator in 1980 of Taiwan TV’s groundbreaking non-fiction series, "Traveling Images."

Doyle’s still photography has been exhibited in Hong Kong, Taipei, Rotterdam, Tokyo, Kobe and Kyoto, Japan. Five books of his film-related writings and photography have been published in various languages. He recently had his first U.S. gallery exhibit entitled "Christopher Doyle: Image Wrangler."

Born in Sydney, Australia, Doyle went to sea with the merchant marine at the age of 18 and has lived all over the world.

Production Designer VINCENT PERANIO has collaborated with Baltimore filmmaker John Waters on "Polyester," "Cry-Baby" and "Serial Mom"; he also designed "Two for the Money." For television, he was the production designer on Barry Levinson’s award-winning drama series "Homicide: Life on the Street."

As an art director, Peranio includes among his film credits John Waters’ "Hairspray."

Editor STU LINDER is marking his 14th collaboration with Barry Levinson, an association that began on the director’s 1981 debut film, "Diner." Nominated for an Academy Award for his work on Levinson’s "Rain Man," Linder also edited "The Natural," "Young Sherlock Holmes," "Tin Men," "Good Morning Vietnam," "Avalon," "Bugsy," "Toys," "Sleepers," "Sphere" and "Wag the Dog" for the director. He also edited the Levinson-produced "Quiz Show" for Robert Redford.

Linder was encouraged to try film editing by his brother-in-law, Roy Livingston, also a film editor. His first major assignment was for John Frankenheimer, as one of four editors on the 1966 drama "Grand Prix." Their work earned an Academy Award.

He then joined director Mike Nichols and editor Sam O’Steen as an assistant editor on "Catch-22," and continued this association through several films, including "Carnal Knowledge," "The Day of the Dolphin" and "The Fortune."

Following a five-year retreat from the industry during which time he sailed around the world, Linder returned to Hollywood and edited Tony Bill’s directorial debut, "My Bodyguard," as well as Bill’s next film, "Six Weeks."

Composer ANDREA MORRICONE, the son of renowned composer Ennio Morricone, contributes his first film score to "Liberty Heights."