By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—The Smurfs return to the big screen on Friday April 7 for another adventurous outing. Unlike previous big screen installments of the beloved comedy franchise based on Belgian artist Peyo’s characters, which combined live-action with animation, “Smurfs [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features DreamWorks Pictures’ “The Light Between Oceans,” a lush, classical romance, starring two-time Academy Award nominee Michael Fassbender (“12 Years a Slave,” “Steve Jobs”), Oscar winner Alicia Vikander (“The Danish Girl”), and Oscar and Golden Globe w [...]

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic The three-disc Studiocanal/Lionsgate Limited Collector’s Edition box set of the SF cult classic “The Man Who Fell to Earth,” starring David Bowie in his first leading film role, includes several new extras along with a booklet, four [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—In “xXx: Return of Xander Cage,” Tony Jaa reunites with Hollywood action star Vin Diesel, with whom he previously worked on the worldwide blockbuster “Furious 7.” As Diesel puts it, “Tony’s my lucky charm.” The feeling is apparently mutual. “He is the [...]