By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Forget about waiting to catch this dazzlingly spectacular SF-adventure at home. As its fittingly grandiose title implies, “Valerian and The City of a Thousand Planets” contains so many awesome wonders to behold that it deserves to be view [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features The legend of Samara takes a chilling turn in the new chapter of the hit Ring franchise, “Rings,” which comes calling on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand Tuesday May 2, from Paramount Home Media Distribution. The Digital HD is already available. When a ra [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Loan Chabanol’s big acting break was auspicious: she starred alongside Woody Allen in John Turturro’s 2013 comedy “Fading Gigolo.” The French actress, model and artist subsequently landed a part in Academy Award winning writer/producer Paul Haggis’ ro [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Hunky British actor Ed Skrein takes the wheel of the “Transporter” franchise from fellow Londoner Jason Statham, who first played uber-driver Frank Martin in the 2002 high-octane action movie and again in two sequels. As with most things Hollywood, “T [...]
By LYNN BARKER Front Row Features “Lucy,” writer/director Luc Besson’s female-empowered sci-fi tale of an average girl turned mega-brainiac, is available now on DVD and Blu-ray. This mix of think-fest and gangster action/drama is uneven but is worth a watch. Extras, although sparse, are enjoyable [...]
By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic As the mentally-enhanced and mega-powerful main character of director/writer Luc Besson’s outrageously entertaining “Lucy,” Scarlett Johansson makes the badass Black Widow character she plays in Marvel’s superhero movies look [...]
By PETERSON GONZAGA Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—RZA is known for his legendary record producing skills and the founding member of Wu-Tang Clan. The rapper also has been able to move smoothly into the film and TV world without any hesitation. Along with his acting chops, RZA has parlayed his musi [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Ronald “Ronnie” Lorenzo was once an alleged member of the Bonanno crime family. Eventually, he was busted on drug charges, convicted of conspiracy to distribute and sentenced to 12 years in federal prison. The way Lorenzo tells it, the charges against him were [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features After co-starring in two films in which their characters never interacted, two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro and three-time Oscar nominee Michelle Pfeiffer finally share screen time in “The Family.” The action-comedy about a mob family in the witness protect [...]