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Bible Tale, Vigilantes, Code of Honor, More in Home Entertainment

DVD Features News By Angela Dawson|July 3, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Faith and compassion prevail in the faith-based drama, “Joseph & Mary” arriving on DVD and Digital HD Tuesday July 5 from Cinedigm. Starring Kevin Sorbo (“Hercules: The Legendary Journeys”) and Lara Jean Chorostecki (“The Masked Saint”), the film from direc [...]

Margot Robbie Embodies Self-Reliant Jane in ‘Legend of Tarzan’

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

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—It takes a special kind of woman that can capture the heart of a man raised by gorillas. Jane, as played by rising star Margot Robbie in the live-action, effects-laden “The Legend of Tarzan,” is just such a woman. Though Jane has been played by a mult [...]

Alexander Skarsgard Plays the Original Vine Star in ‘The Legend of Tarzan’

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

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Alexander Skarsgard joins the ranks of notable Hollywood actors including Jock Mahoney, Johnny Weissmuller, Ron Ely and Christopher Lambert who have portrayed the legendary jungle hero Tarzan on the silver screen. The star of the new action-adventure [...]

Mark Rylance Tackles Giant Role in ‘The BFG’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|June 28, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—A speech impediment as a child may have led BAFTA and Oscar winner Mark Rylance (best supporting actor for “Bridge of Spies”) to become an actor. “I couldn’t be understood by anyone until I was six,” Rylance revealed during a recent interview. “I woul [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Todd Solondz Returns with ‘Wiener-Dog’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|June 27, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Todd Solondz’s films aren’t for everyone. A mixture of despair and humor, they often examine put-upon underdogs and seemingly normal people with deep flaws. His newest film, “Wiener-Dog,” may be one of his lighter satires—a story ostensibly about a da [...]

Steven Spielberg Returns to Fantasy Fare with ‘The BFG’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|June 27, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—After years of working with various Hollywood movie studios, acclaimed director Steven Spielberg (ET, the Extra-terrestrial, Saving Private Ryan) finally links up Disney to create a fantasy family movie “The BFG.” The story is based on Roald Dahl’s 19 [...]

‘Eye in the Sky,’ ‘Whiskey Tango Foxtrot,’ ‘Kung Fu Panda 3,’ More on Home Entertainment

DVD Features News By Angela Dawson|June 27, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Bleecker Street’s powerful drama “Eye in the Sky,” arrives on Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand Tuesday June 28, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Tackling an ethical dilemma in a thought-provoking suspenseful story, the gritty film stars Academy Award winn [...]

Jessie T. Usher Powers Through “Independence Day: Resurgence”

Features Film Features By Lynn Barker|June 23, 2016 |0

By LYNN BARKER Front Row Features ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—“Independence Day: Resurgence” rising star Jessie T. Usher, after a stellar academic career, made his mark on entertainment with television roles in “Survivor’s Remorse” and “Level Up” before starring in the family feature film “When the Game St [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Bella Heathcote Explores L.A.’s Dark Side in ‘Neon Demon’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|June 22, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—When Bella Heathcote arrived in Hollywood from her native Australia six years ago she didn’t know anyone. Luckily, the Melbourne actress met fellow Aussie actress Teresa Palmer, who’d emigrated here a few years earlier. The two instantly bonded. Palme [...]

Elle Fanning Explores Dark Side of L.A. in ‘Neon Demon’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|June 20, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Few recent high school graduates know what they’re going to do next. Elle Fanning already knows what she hopes to do for the rest of her life: act. The Georgia-born actress—kid sister of actress Dakota Fanning—already has been plying her trade for 15 [...]