By JUDY SLOANE Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—J.K. Simmons had a recurring role on the “Law & Order” franchise, co-starred in the prison drama “Oz” and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of an abusive band instructor in “Whiplash,” but he probably is still best kn [...]

By JUDY SLOANE and ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—February 28 marks the 25th anniversary of the beginning of an infamous standoff between a religious cult known as the Branch Davidians who clashed with federal and state law enforcement agencies in Waco, Texas. For the next 51 days, th [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—“300’s” Gerard Butler and rapper/actor Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson head up a predominantly male cast in “Den of Thieves,” a testosterone-fueled heist movie that feels almost like an Old-School shoot-‘em-up throwback amidst Hollywood’s current fetish for  [...]

By LYNN BARKER Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Filmgoers know 27-year-old British actor Alex Roe as a sci-fi and horror leading man. His work as hunky outdoorsman turned freedom fighter Evan Walker in the film adaptation of popular Sci-Fi, YA novel “The Fifth Wave” and as a young man trapped by a vi [...]