By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Miles Teller, whose memorable turn as a budding drummer who suffers under a cruel and demanding instructor in 2014’s “Whiplash,” stars in two new films in which he plays unsung everyday heroes risking their lives in service to their community— “Only t [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Four years ago,19 members of the elite firefighting crew known as the Granite Mountain Hotshots lost their lives fighting the Yarnell Hill wildfire in western central Arizona. Only one member of the firefighting team survived, because he was assigned  [...]

By HEATHER TURK Front Row Features Todd Phillips may be best known for wacky comedies (“The Hangover” trilogy, “Old School,” “Road Trip”), but the writer-director gets a little more serious with his latest feature film, “War Dogs,” now available on DVD (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, MSRP: $28. [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Miles Teller memorably sparred with J.K. Simmons with words and drums in 2014’s acclaimed drama “Whiplash.” In “Bleed for This,” the rising young star plays an athlete who uses his fists and simple willpower to recover from a debilitating injury to re [...]