By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Fifteen years ago, the “found footage” storytelling technique used in “The Blair Witch Project” changed the way many horror movies were made. The next evolution in the genre may be one started by Russian filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov (“Night Watch,” “Da [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features “The Stephen Sondheim Collection,” a DVD compilation of the composer’s greatest works is available on DVD Tuesday, April 14. The collection includes stage performances of “Into the Woods,” “Company,” “Sunday in the Park With George,” “Follies In Concert,” [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Ubiquitous actor Chris Messina (“Argo,” “The Mindy Project”) steps behind the camera for his feature film directorial debut with the heartwarming drama “Alex of Venice.” The Long Island native says directing a film seemed a logical next step from acti [...]

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic A reclusive Internet zillionaire with a God complex creates an alluring android whose self-awareness makes her tragically soulful in this interesting if not completely convincing SF morality tale. 2013’s “Her,” about a sentient comp [...]