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Greater Than ‘Gatsby’: 16 Movie Adaptations That Worked

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|May 21, 2013 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Baz Luhrmann’s garish adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” managed to remain remarkably faithful to the classic novel’s words while altering its tone enough to turn that bitter morality tale into a flamboyantly ove [...]

Last Call with Bradley Cooper

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|May 16, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features LAS VEGAS—This has been quite a remarkable year so far for actor Bradley Cooper. The Philadelphia native was nominated for an Oscar for his memorable performance in “Silver Linings Playbook.” He subsequently cemented his place as a solid dramatic actor in the c [...]

Eckhart Goes Undercover in ‘Erased’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|May 14, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Having just completed a six-week world press tour to promote the White House actioner “Olympus Has Fallen,” Aaron Eckhart is a bit jet-lagged. “I had no idea what month it was or what country I was in or what day it was,” he says of his globe trekking [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Craig Zisk Makes Leap to Big Screen with ‘English Teacher’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|May 13, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—In his feature directorial debut, “The English Teacher,” Craig Zisk has a cast that would be the envy of any veteran filmmaker: Julianne Moore, Greg Kinnear, Nathan Lane, Michael Angarano and Lily Collins. The Dallas native considers himself lucky, bu [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Kantor spotlights Broadway’s Jewish Influence in Documentary

DVD Features By Angela Dawson|May 11, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Michael Kantor, who won an Emmy in 2005 for his “Broadway: The American Musical,” a six-part series hosted by Julie Andrews, is back with yet another look at the Great White Way with “Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy.” Having explored the history of [...]

Eli Roth Shakes Things Up With ‘Aftershock’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|May 7, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—On February 27, 2010, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of central Chile. It was 3:34 a.m. Up and coming Chilean director Nicolas Lopez was at home in bed. Actress Lorenza Izzo was at a club in Valparaiso, a little buzzed from a night o [...]

‘Oranges’ Should Have Stayed on Shelf

DVD Features By Angela Dawson|May 4, 2013 |0

By a Front Row Features Staff Reporter After a lackluster performance in theaters last fall, “The Oranges” is rolling out on DVD and Blu-ray on Tuesday, May 7. The problem with this so-called comedy that is so unappealing and flavorless it should have stayed on the shelf. What’s supposed to [...]

Hall and Pearce Join ‘Iron Man 3’ Cast

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|May 2, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Joining Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle and the rest of the returning cast for the third installment of the box-office juggernaut “Iron Man” franchise, based on the Marvel comic book, are native Brits Guy Pearce and Rebecca Hall. Pearc [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Pierce Brosnan Finds ‘Love’ in Italy

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|April 30, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—It’s hard to believe that former Bond-man Pierce Brosnan is turning 60. While his scruffy beard and salt-and-pepper hair may signal that pending milestone, the square-jawed Irish actor remains leading man handsome. He calls on a Friday afternoon from [...]

Michael Shannon’s ‘Iceman’ Cometh

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|April 30, 2013 |0

By PETERSON GONZAGA Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Workhorse actor Michael Shannon (“Take Shelter”) had an unusual path to his career. He made his professional debut a quarter-century ago in the music video “House of Pain” by heavy metal act Every Mother’s Nightmare. (He played a [...]