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Mystery ‘Stoker’ on Home Video
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman (“The Hours”), Mia Wasikowska and Matthew Goode star in the suspense thriller “Stoker,” which comes out on Blu-ray and DVD Tuesday. Directed by critically acclaimed filmmaker Park Chan-wook (“Oldboy”), ... Read More »
Crowe, Lane Provide Parental Guidance to ‘Man of Steel’
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Russell Crowe and Diane Lane are both accomplished and versatile actors. Crowe is a three-time Oscar nominee, who took home the statue for his standout performance in “Gladiator.” Lane is a former child star ... Read More »
Ringo’s the Star at Grammy Museum Exhibit
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Ringo Starr, one of only two living Beatles, was on hand at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles Tuesday to kick off the exhibit “Ringo: Peace & Love,” the first major display of the ... Read More »
Superman Goes Dark in ‘Man of Steel’
By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Gritty, gray and grim from the moment it leaves Krypton, the meandering and morose “Man of Steel” has more in common with Christopher Nolan’s joyless “Dark Knight” trilogy than with any previous ... Read More »
Henry Cavill Suits Up for ‘Man of Steel’
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Henry Cavill joins an elite group of actors who have played “Superman” since the superhero character was first created for a comic book in 1938 and subsequently adapted for TV and movies. The buff ... Read More »
Julie Delpy Reprises Celine in ‘Before Midnight’
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Julie Delpy is feeling a bit apprehensive. The French actress, who now lives in Southern California with her longtime beau, German composer Marc Streitenfeld, has work obligations all day, so she has enlisted the ... Read More »
EXCLUSIVE: Ronan Plays a Girl Gone Wild in ‘Violet & Daisy’
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—In an industry full of troubled young actresses like Lindsay Lohan and Amanda Bynes, Saoirse Ronan is an exception. The Dublin-born teen does all of her acting out onscreen. She’s played a trained killer ... Read More »
‘Internship’ Fails Performance Review
By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Two of this month’s movies are about a pair of unconventional wannabes motivating a group of similar misfits to achieve unlikely greatness. Pixar’s “Monsters University” is the good one. “The Internship” is ... Read More »
Double Dose of Ethan Hawke in ‘Before Midnight’ and ‘The Purge’
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Ethan Hawke appears in two very different movies now showing in theaters—and that’s just as the chameleon-like actor likes it. “I’ve managed to do this for more than 20 years and keep dodging and ... Read More »
