By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—The exotic adventure stories of 19th century author Rudyard Kipling are revisited in Jon Favreau’s imaginatively shot live-action/CGI hybrid “The Jungle Book,” which also hearkens to Disney’s 1967 animated musical classic. It tells the tale of Mowgli, [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—On the heels of his successful 2015 biographical “Straight Outta Compton” (which he helped produce), rapper turned actor Ice Cube (born O’Shea Jackson) returns for another appointment with his popular “Barbershop” franchise. Twelve years after “Barber [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features “Prisoners’ Wives: Complete Collection” makes its DVD Debut on Tuesday, April 12, from Acorn, an RLJ Entertainment brand. Written by Julie Geary (“Secret Diary of a Call Girl”), this gripping BBC drama explores what happens to family members after a loved one i [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Growing up in France with parents who were both actors, Julie Delpy knew it could sometimes be a struggle as they waited for parts to come their way. “They were depressed at times because they didn’t have work,” she recently recalled by phone. “It was [...]
By PETERSON GONZAGA Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—It was a long red carpet for the premiere of Universal Studios Hollywood new attraction “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” Tuesday. Helping celebrate the event were cast members from the “Harry Potter” films including War [...]