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EXCLUSIVE: Jason Blum and John Murdy Cook Up A-Mazing Scares at Universal this Halloween

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|September 13, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD— Horror movie producer Jason Blum met John Murdy, the creative director and executive producer of Universal Studios Hollywood’s popular Halloween Horror Nights, eight years ago, while he was visiting the theme park with his friend Rob Zombie. Blum was [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Jonathan Banks Gets Medieval in ‘Redbad’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|September 10, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—“Better Call Saul” fixture Jonathan Banks goes back—way back—in time to the Dark Ages in the Dutch historic epic “Redbad,” arriving in limited theatrical release and other formats Friday Sept. 14. He plays Pepijn, leader of the Franks, a tribal [...]

TV Stars Fill Husband-and-Wife Roles in Big Screen Biopic

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|September 10, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Louis Zamperini, the Olympic runner turned World War II hero who has been the subject of a bestselling book as well as feature film directed by Oscar winner Angelina Jolie, is getting yet another big screen treatment in “Unbroken: Path to Redemption,” [...]

Switchfoot Record Song for Inspirational Louis Zamperini Drama

Features Film Features Music Features By Angela Dawson|September 9, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Bandmates and brothers Jon and Tim Foreman were taking a well-earned sabbatical from touring with their Christian/alternative pop band last year when they received a call asking them if they were interested in penning a song for the upcoming film “Unb [...]

Glenn Close Steps Out From the Shadows in ‘The Wife’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 15, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—It’s serendipitous that “The Wife” starring Glenn Close about a wife and mother who has silently stood in the shadow of her famous author husband is hitting the big screen just as the #Metoo movement is hitting full stride. The drama is based on Meg W [...]

Mark Wahlberg Goes the Distance in ‘Mile 22’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 13, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Having worked on three films ripped from the headlines (“Patriots Day,” “Deepwater Horizon” and “Lone Survivor”), actor/producer Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg venture into their first fictional film, the action drama “Mile 22” for their latest project. [...]

Author, Filmmakers Talk Bringing ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ to Big Screen

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 11, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD— “Crazy Rich Asians” is a romantic comedy based on the wildly popular bestseller by Singapore-born author Kevin Kwan (who has published two more equally successful books in the series). The film, arriving in theaters Wednesday Aug. 15, is being hailed [...]

Noted Animal Documentarian Returns with ‘Pandas’

Features Film Features By Lynn Barker|August 9, 2018 |0

By LYNN BARKER Front Row Features “Pandas” filmmaker Drew Fellman loves animals and has made several IMAX films documenting efforts to save those most endangered. His “Born to be Wild” delved into the lives of orphaned orangutans and elephants and his “Island of Lemurs: Madagascar” centered on th [...]

Chinese Actress Goes Deep in Hollywood Action Thriller ‘The Meg’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 9, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Li Bingbing is a star in her own right in China. An actress and singer, she is beloved in her native land with starring roles in popular films there. Her performances have drawn the attention of Hollywood filmmakers as well. She starred in her first E [...]

Jason Statham and Ruby Rose Join Forces in ‘The Meg’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 6, 2018 |0

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 [...]