By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—As the Simpsons characters were introduced in short segments on “The Tracey Ullman Show,” Mr. Peabody and Sherman were characters introduced on the animated series “Rocky and his Friends” and “The Bullwinkle Show,” produced by Jay Ward in the late 195 [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Though the follow up to the hit 2007 swords-and-sandals epic “300” is a stylish, hyper-realistic war movie with lots of men wielding swords, decapitating their enemy most gruesomely in meager uniforms that show off their sweaty pecs, it’s the fairer s [...]
By PETERSON GONZAGA Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—It’s been a great week for music artist Gloria Jones, who was in town recently to attend The Academy Awards on behalf of the Oscar-nominated documentary, “20 Feet From Stardom.” Upon her arrival, Jones explained, “Two years ago, we were involved i [...]
By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic “300: Rise of an Empire” is the rare sequel that manages to surpass its predecessor, 2007’s sensationally stylish swords-and-sandals saga “300.” That’s due mainly to the impressive arrival of actress Eva Green (who [...]
*****NOTE TO EDITORS: THIS REVIEW IS EMBARGOED FROM PUBLICATION UNTIL SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 2014.**** By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic “The Grand Budapest Hotel” is so picture-book pretty, smartly constructed and thoroughly enchanting that a brief stay there will leave visito [...]