Simon Beaufoy Talks ‘The Hunger Games’ Sequel
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—The highly anticipated “The Hunger Games” doesn’t arrive in theaters until March 23 but Oscar-winning screenwriter Simon Beaufoy (“Slumdog Millionaire”) already is hard at work adapting Suzanne Collins’ “Catching Fire,” the second book in her fantasy  [...]
‘Casablanca’ Plays it Again at Theaters
By A Front Row Features Staff Report HOLLYWOOD—Who says there are no good movies playing at theaters anymore? “Casablanca,” the quintessential Hollywood love story, returns to the big screen as Turner Classic Movies presents the 70th anniversary event on March 21, with special matinees in select  [...]
‘Silent House’ Haunts in Real Time
By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features *****NOTE TO EDITORS: The movie’s release date is Friday, March 9, and reviews are not allowed to run until the week of release.***** The first gimmick of this moody, disturbing and unusually somber horror flick is that it unfolds in 88 minutes of real tim [...]
Elizabeth Olsen Speaks Up on ‘Silent House’
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Following her star-making turn in last year’s psychological thriller “Martha Marcy May Marlene,” Elizabeth Olsen returns to the big screen with another compelling emotional performance in “Silent House.” Olsen, the younger sister of twin billion [...]