By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Tim Robbins is no stranger to American politics onscreen or off. An outspoken liberal Democrat in real life, he played a conservative Republican folk singer in the mockumentary “Bob Roberts.” But, for the most part, the social issue films he has appea [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Comedian Bill Hader is the voice of Fear in the new Disney Pixar animated feature “Inside Out.” The former “Saturday Night Live” cast member joins fellow alum Amy Poehler as one of five core emotions inside an 11-year-old girl’s head. Hader and Poehle [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Put this on your want list. A limited Blu-ray Collector’s Edition of the first season of the hit FX sci-fi series “The Strain” is available Tuesday, July 14. It includes an exclusive Master’s Bust figurine as well as all 13 episodes of the first season. The sec [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features EMERYVILLE, Calif.—Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera are Pixar Animation Studios veterans. Docter was the third animator hired at the studio in 1990; Rivera joined in 1994 as its first intern. Both have risen through the ranks in the subsequent decades. Docter, who  [...]