By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Four decades ago, comedy actor Gene Wilder had an idea for a unique update on Mary Shelley’s horror classic “Frankenstein,” which he presented to his good friend Mel Brooks. The movie would be about a 20th century scientist that was a descendant of the shamed m [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Batman star Ben Affleck plays a different kind of vigilante in his new film “The Accountant.” Diagnosed with a form of autism (or Asperger syndrome), his character Christian Wolff is a numbers man who uses his aptitude to do the bidding of nefarious c [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features The psychological thriller “Broken Vows” arrives on DVD (plus Digital), Digital HD and On Demand Tuesday Oct. 11, from Lionsgate. Jaimie Alexander (“Blindspot”) stars as a woman who finds her life unraveling after hooking up with bartender Patrick (Wes Bentley, [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—At just 16, French-Canadian actress Sophie Nelisse has amassed a respectable number of film credits, delivering memorable performances in each. She played a conscientious student in 2012’s Oscar-nominated French-Canadian film “Monsieur Lazhar,” and su [...]