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EXCLUSIVE: Dennis Quaid Returns for ‘A Dog’s Journey’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|May 13, 2019 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—When the modestly budgeted tearjerker “A Dog’s Purpose,” became the unexpected big dog at the box office in 2017, Dennis Quaid, the film’s star, wasn’t surprised at all. The film, which cost an estimated $22 million to make, wound up earning more than [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Couple Trades City Life for the Joys and Challenges of Working the Land in ‘The Biggest Little Farm’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|May 6, 2019 |1

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—In the heartwarming documentary “The Biggest Little Farm,” John and Molly Chester, a couple of city dwellers —he’s a documentarian and she’s a successful food blogger and professional chef—trade in their cramped Santa Monica [...]

11 Years and 22 Films Later, ‘Avengers’ Reaches Destination with ‘Endgame’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|April 10, 2019 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Beginning with 2008’s “Iron Man,” and followed by 20 more superhero films in what has become known as the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the press conferences preceding the movies’ arrival in theaters have shared a common festive atmosphere. For “Avengers [...]

‘We Die Young,’ ‘On the Basis of Sex,’ ‘Matriarch,’ More Available on Home Entertainment … Plus a Giveaway!!!

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|April 8, 2019 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features We Die Young Action legend Jean-Claude Van Damme (“Double Impact,” “Bloodsport”) takes a powerful dramatic turn as a war veteran with PTSD helping two boys get revenge on a violent drug lord in the gritty crime thriller, “We Die Young,” arriving on Blu-ray and [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Mike Leigh Delivers Relevant History Lesson with ‘Peterloo’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|April 3, 2019 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Filmmaker Mike Leigh couldn’t have imagined the divisiveness of Brexit, the rise of the yellow jacket protestors in France and general unrest elsewhere in Europe as well as this side of the pond when he was contemplating making his historic epic “Pete [...]

Tim Burton is the Ringmaster of ‘Dumbo’ with a Cast of ‘Weird’ Characters

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 27, 2019 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD— “I’ve made circus movies but I never really liked the circus.” That’s the first thing eccentric filmmaker Tim Burton reveals when asked about venturing into the world of “Dumbo,” the classic Disney story about a baby elephant who, despite his freakis [...]

‘Stan & Ollie’ Hits Home Video with Story of Enduring Friendship

Blu-Ray / DVD Reviews DVD Features Features Reviews By Angela Dawson|March 25, 2019 |1

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Comedy acts have been a staple of Hollywood for as long as motion pictures have been around. None are as enduring—or as beloved—as the duo of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, simply known as Laurel & Hardy. Having joined forces in 1927, they starred [...]

Prolific Composer Danny Elfman Launches 17th Movie Score with Tim Burton, Releases Concerto Album

Features Film Features Music Features By Angela Dawson|March 21, 2019 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Danny Elfman has composed the music for 17 of Tim Burton’s films, ranging from “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” to “Beetlejuice” to “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” to “Alice Through the Looking Glass,” and the list goes on. The L.A. native’s latest pairi [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Matthias Schoenaerts is Home on the Range in ‘Mustang’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 19, 2019 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Matthias Schoenaerts isn’t yet a household name. Just trying to pronounce his Flemish last name (shkoon-arts) is a challenge in and of itself for most Americans. Nevertheless, with his growing list of film credits in both European and Hollywood films, [...]

Rob Marshall and Angela Lansbury Reminisce About Making ‘Mary Poppins Returns,’ Arriving on Home Video

DVD Features Features By Angela Dawson|March 18, 2019 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Disney’s “Mary Poppins Returns” arrives on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD Tuesday March 19. The 2018 musical was a box office hit, earning to date more than $347 million worldwide, and garnering four Academy Award nominations for best original [...]