October 2012 - Page 3 of 4 - Front Row Features

Tippi Hedren Reveals a Darker Side of Hitch in ‘The Girl’

Features TV Features By Judy Sloane|October 15, 2012 |0

By JUDY SLOANE Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—In the early ‘60s, Alfred Hitchcock spied Tippi Hedren, an unknown fashion model, on a TV commercial, and was immediately infatuated with her. He brought the gorgeous blonde to Universal Studios and offered her a seven-year contract. The first movie he [...]

‘Neil Young Journeys’ on DVD

DVD Features Features By Angela Dawson|October 15, 2012 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Some of the hometown landmarks Neil Young recalls during on-the-road segments of this concert documentary may be long gone, but the singer-songwriter himself remains enduringly iconic after nearly a half-century of rocking in the free world. “N [...]

Ben Affleck Wears Many Hats and a Beard for ‘Argo’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 12, 2012 |0

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 [...]

Sam Rockwell Plays Another Dangerous Mind in ‘Seven Psychopaths’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 11, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—It’s difficult to steal scenes in a film that boasts famed scenery chewers Colin Farrell, Woody Harrelson and Christopher Walken, yet Sam Rockwell manages to do just that in the dark comedy “Seven Psychopaths.” Rockwell, known for playing offbeat char [...]

Screwball ‘Seven Psychopaths’ Is High-Firepower Fun

Film Reviews Reviews By Angela Dawson|October 11, 2012 |0

*****Release date is Friday October 12, and reviews are embargoed until October 11. ***** By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Director/writer Martin McDonagh’s crazy crime comedy “Seven Psychopaths” is more of a screwball farce than his darkly brilliant 2008 “In [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Breaking From his TV Series, Bryan Cranston Goes Undercover in ‘Argo’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 9, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Bryan Cranston has mixed emotions about the upcoming fifth and final season of the critically acclaimed AMC series “Breaking Bad.” Though he will miss his colleagues and playing the drug-dealing schoolteacher Walter White, a role that has earned him t [...]

Amped-Up ‘Argo’ Should Have Stuck to Facts

Film Reviews Reviews By Angela Dawson|October 9, 2012 |0

*****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 [...]

Mamie Gummer Scrubs Up for New TV Show

News TV Features By Judy Sloane|October 8, 2012 |0

By JUDY SLOANE Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Mamie Gummer has spent the last few years working constantly in featured roles on stage, screen and television. But in The CW’s new dramady “Emily Owens, M.D.,” which premieres on October 20, she gets to shine in the title role. If she [...]

‘Oranges’ Should Have Stayed on Shelf

Film Reviews Reviews By Angela Dawson|October 5, 2012 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Rolling into theaters more than a year after a 2011 festival screening, “The Oranges” is so unappealing and flavorless it should have stayed on the shelf. What’s supposed to be a naughty dramedy about an awkward affair between a mid [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Colin Farrell Reteams With Martin McDonagh for ‘Seven Psychopaths’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 5, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Over the course of his career, Colin Farrell has played seven or so psychopaths, or at least characters that are unbalanced or on the verge of becoming unhinged. Extreme examples include the villainous Bullseye in “Daredevil,” the killer neighbor in 2 [...]