By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Former competitive diver Jason Statham leapt into a new career—acting—20 years ago when he was spotted by filmmaker Guy Ritchie who cast him in his action-packed crime caper “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.” Statham had a scrappy, rough-and-tumbl [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Movies Sleepless in Seattle This summer, a beloved romantic comedy that’s remained fresh and charming for 25 years celebrates its silver anniversary so it’s the perfect time to revisit the romance, the humor and the fun of “Sleepless in Seattle̶ [...]
By HEATHER TURK Front Row Features Film Critic Following the success of such films as 2015’s “Cinderella,” 2016’s “The Jungle Book” and 2017’s “Beauty and the Beast,” it was only a matter of time before Disney gave “Winnie-the-Pooh” author A. A. Milne and illustrator E. H. Shepard’s beloved story [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Kings The powerful drama “Kings” arrives on DVD Tuesday July 31 from Lionsgate. Starring Academy Award winner Halle Berry (“Monster’s Ball”) and James Bond franchise-star Daniel Craig, the film tells the tale of a foster mother (Berry) who looks to her eccentri [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Marc Turtletaub has produced a couple dozen films in his second career —his first was in the financial sector—including the much-beloved Academy Award-nominated “Little Miss Sunshine.” As a producer, the New Jersey native has gravitated towards relati [...]