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All in the Family: Ridley Scott, Luke Scott Join Forces on ‘Morgan’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 29, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Ridley Scott and his son, Luke Scott, sit down for a Q&A following an early screening of Luke’s feature directorial debut feature, “Morgan,” a cautionary tale about artificial intelligence. The location is fittingly enough the historic Egyptian Th [...]

Alicia Vikander is a Beacon for Strong Female Roles

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 29, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features NEW YORK—Having starred in the acclaimed ”The Danish Girl” and ”Ex Machina,” Swedish actress Alicia Vikander now co-stars with Michael Fassbender in the drama ”The Light Between Oceans.” Based on the 2012 novel by M.L. Stedman, the drama centers on Australian l [...]

Michael Fassbender: Keeper of the ‘Light Between Oceans’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 29, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features NEW YORK—Michael Fassbender stars in the romantic drama “The Light Between Oceans.” Based on the 2012 novel by M.L. Stedman, the story centers on an Australian lighthouse keeper and his wife (Alicia Vikander) who adopt a young castaway but then disc [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Jonathan Jakubowicz Gets in the Ring with Roberto Duran Biopic

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 24, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Growing up in Caracas, Venezuela, Jonathan Jakubowicz admired boxing legend Roberto Duran, who hails from Panama. Never in his wildest dreams did he imagine that one day he would make a biographical film about the famed pugilist, nicknamed Manos de Piedra (or H [...]

John Legend Produces, Pens Tune for ‘Southside With You’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 23, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Having earned multiple awards for his music, including an Academy Award for his song “Glory,” which is featured in the civil rights film “Selma,” John Legend has expanded his horizons to filmmaking and TV production. Through his Get Lifted Film Co., h [...]

Rodrigo Santoro Plays Son of God in ‘Ben-Hur’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 23, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Brazilian actor Rodrigo Santoro can’t seem to get out of ancient history. He played the mighty Persian god-king Xerxes in “300” and its sequel “300: Rise of an Empire.” He now plays another king: the King of Kings (a.k.a. Jesus Christ) in the stylish [...]

Filmmaker and Cast Talk on ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’

Features Film Features By Peter Gonzaga|August 18, 2016 |0

By PETERSON GONZAGA Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—For Travis Knight, President and CEO of Laika Studios, “Kubo and the Two Strings” is a film that brings back his childhood memory of being in awe of Japan as an eight-year-old tourist from Portland, Ore., when he visited the inspiring country. Alon [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Filmmaker Alice Winocour Talks on ‘Disorder’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 17, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Rising French filmmaker Alice Winocour was deep into editing her second feature, “Disorder,” when she emerged from the studio one night to discover armed soldiers on the Paris street following the deadly bombing of the Charlie Hebdo magazine offices l [...]

‘Ben-Hur’ Offers A Sheik Role for Actor Morgan Freeman

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 17, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Morgan Freeman appears in his first swords-and-sandals epic “Ben-Hur,” a re-imagining of the previously adapted biblical tale. Based on Lew Wallace’s “Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ,” “Ben-Hur” tells the story of Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), a prince f [...]

Jack Huston Sure-footed in ‘Ben-Hur’ Redux

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 16, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Jack Huston knew he was strapping on some pretty big sandals when he was offered the title role in the remake of “Ben-Hur.” After all, Charlton Heston, who played the Jewish freedom-fighter-turned-chariot-racer Judah Ben-Hur in the 1959 William Wyler- [...]