Israeli Film Contemplates the Relevance of Minutiae
Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 6, 2012 |0
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Fathers and sons have been at odds with each other since the beginning of time. (Adam and Cain, anyone?) “Footnote,” which was this year’s Israeli entry in the Academy Awards’ foreign language category—it’s released here in Hebrew with English s [...]
Simon Beaufoy Talks ‘The Hunger Games’ Sequel
News By Angela Dawson|March 6, 2012 |0
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
News By Angela Dawson|March 5, 2012 |0
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 [...]
EXCLUSIVE: After ‘Lost,’ Perrineau Finds ‘Justice’
Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 5, 2012 |0
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Harold Perrineau still gets stopped by “Lost” fans on the street that question him about the much-debated series. The Brooklyn-born actor played the recurring character Michael Dawson, who went in search of his young son, Walt, after the Others kidnap [...]
Taylor Kitsch Goes From Gridiron to ‘John Carter’
Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 4, 2012 |0
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features CAREFREE, Ariz.—For five seasons, handsome Canadian Taylor Kitsch played ladykiller Tim Riggins on the hit series “Friday Night Lights.” The 30-year-old now tackles an iconic character from classic science fiction, portraying Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Ca [...]
‘Silent House’ Haunts in Real Time
Film Reviews By Angela Dawson|March 3, 2012 |0
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’
Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 2, 2012 |0
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 [...]