By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—In 2013, the lives of three people, including a child, were cut short, 264 more were wounded and an entire major metropolitan U.S. city was gripped in horror as a pair of terrorists set off two powerful homemade bombs near the finish line of the crowd [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features EMERYVILLE, Calif.—It’s easy to see where the Pixar animators gathered some of their ideas for their newest film, “Monsters University.” They simply had to look around the campus-like grounds of their pioneering animation house just 45 minutes from San Francisc [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Twelve years ago, a pair of monsters popped out of a nightmare and onto the movie screen. Rather than terrifying audiences, “Monsters, Inc.”’s hyperkinetic one-eyed greenie Mike and blustering furball Sulley became endearing nocturnal heroes to a whol [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Ben Affleck has gone from leading man to a respected filmmaker the past decade or so. With the success of 2007’s “Gone Baby Gone” and 2010’s “The Town” under his belt, Affleck now tackles a historic drama involving a daring rescue in “Argo.” The 40-ye [...]
*****Release date is Friday October 12, but there is no embargo on when reviews can run.****** By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Director/star Ben Affleck’s “Argo” was overpraised with Oscar buzz after early screenings, which is unfortunate. This period piece about [...]