By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—What’s scarier than ghosts, goblins, monsters or zombies? Politicians, some might say. Just in time for Halloween, movie star turned award-winning producer George Clooney drops a political satire on unsuspecting moviegoers with “Our Brand is Crisis.” [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—There is an action-packed scene in the upcoming political satire “Our Brand in Crisis” where star Sandra Bullock is aboard a bus as it barrels dangerously along a highway. No, this is not another “Speed ” sequel and no, Keanu Reeves is nowhere in sigh [...]
By LYNN BARKER Front Row Features SANTA FE, N.M.—Before it was a very successful film, “The Martian” was a popular novel by Andy Weir, a computer programming techie who first posted the novel on his website, chapter by chapter. The snowball effect from that point can only be described as a modern [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Jake Gyllenhaal leads an all-star cast in the pugilist drama “Southpaw,” available Tuesday, Oct. 27 on Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand. Gyllenhaal (“Brokeback Mountain”) stars as Billy “The Great” Hope, a light heavyweight boxing champion who loses everything he lov [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Best known for her performances in quirky comedies including “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World” and “Greenberg,” as well as sitcoms including “The United States of Tara,” Brie Larson has carved herself a niche in recent years. Most recently she played Amy [...]