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EXCLUSIVE: Jon Heder Talks Turkey About New Rom-Com ‘Funny Thing About Love’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|December 1, 2021 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Funnyman Jon Heder (“Napoleon Dynamite,” “Blades of Glory”) finally gets a chance to play a character who’s a parent in the holiday-themed romantic comedy “Funny Thing About Love.” The film, written and directed by Adam White (“Inspired Guns,” “Chick [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Indian American Filmmaker Geeta Malik Brings the Sweets and Spices to Festive Comedy

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|November 15, 2021 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Filmmaker Geeta Malik (“Troublemaker”) recalls growing up in a tightly knit Indian American community in Aurora, Colo., where her parents would regularly take her to elaborate dinner parties hosted by their friends and extended family. These gathering [...]

EXCLUSIVE: The Life Aquatic Surfaces in Jacques Cousteau Documentary

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 24, 2021 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Jacques Cousteau was the Elon Musk of the 20th century … and then some. He not only was a celebrated adventurer who explored the world’s oceans and seas and an inventor, he also was an award-winning filmmaker, an author of 40 books, who turned focus o [...]

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Purge’ Conjurer James DeMonaco Talks Life Imitating Art and More

DVD Features Features By Angela Dawson|October 2, 2021 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—You know you’ve tapped into the social consciousness when a political ad is a takeoff on your idea. This week, opponents of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis began running a TV spot that was inspired by “The Purge” films. Social media blew up with comment [...]

EXCLUSIVE: New Dad Alex Pettyfer Stars in ‘Collection’ and ‘Warning’ With a Gangster Film on the Way

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|September 12, 2021 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—British actor Alex Pettyfer has had only some minor interactions with collection agencies. Once, about a dozen years ago, his car was towed after he inadvertently parked it in a private parking space in his native Britain, and later when he failed to [...]

Chris Pratt Leads All-Star Cast Into the Future To Save Humanity From Alien Invaders in ‘The Tomorrow War’

Film Features By Angela Dawson|July 1, 2021 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—In “The Tomorrow War,” the world is stunned when a group of time travelers arrive from the year 2051 to deliver an urgent message: Thirty years into the future Mankind is losing a global war against a deadly alien species. The only hope for survival i [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work for ‘Take Out Girl’

Film Features By Peter Gonzaga|May 26, 2021 |0

By PETERSON GONZAGA Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—For actress Hedy Wong, there was a time she had written a story that resonated with her and her experiences of growing up in the San Francisco Bay area in her family’s restaurant. However, she was at a standstill and was ready to put the story on h [...]

“Water Baby” Michael B. Jordan Dives into Iconic Action Hero Role in ‘Without Remorse’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|April 26, 2021 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Tom Clancy’s second most well-known fictional hero (after Jack Ryan) is John Clark, a Navy SEAL turned secret government operative. The popular and prolific author described the character as “Jack Ryan’s dark side” and was featured in many of the Ryan [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Filmmaker Dominic Cooke Talks Directing Benedict Cumberbatch in the spy thriller ‘The Courier’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 17, 2021 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—British writer-director Dominic Cooke has a long history with celebrated actor Benedict Cumberbatch, which dates back to the early 2000s, when he directed the rising star in plays on London’s West End. He later directed the “Avengers” and “Sherlock” s [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Filmmaker Makes Her Feature Documentary Debut with ‘Stray’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 4, 2021 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Elizabeth Lo has achieved an extraordinary feat in her debut feature documentary “Stray,” telling a story of Turkey’s ubiquitous stray dogs entirely from the canines’ point-of-view. Filmed over a course of three years, the documentary takes viewers on [...]