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Russell Crowe Shows He Can be One of the ‘Nice Guys’

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

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Although A-list bad boy Russell Crowe has mellowed since his phone-throwing, temper-tantrum days, the Aussie (by way of New Zealand) Oscar winner can still be rebellious. For example, when he enters a Beverly Hills hotel room for an interview, the fir [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Ethan Peck is a Real Charmer in ‘Sleeping Beauty’

DVD Features Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|May 13, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Ethan Peck stars in “The Curse of Sleeping Beauty,” an all-new and frightening take on the classic Brothers Grimm tale. He plays Thomas Kaiser, a young man who inherits a crumbling mansion from his estranged uncle. The house has been in his family for [...]

Kate Beckinsale Tackles Jane Austen-inspired ‘Love & Friendship’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|May 12, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Imagine “Absolutely Fabulous” besties Edina Monsoon and Patsy Stone transported to late 18th century England and you get some idea of what quirky filmmaker Whit Stillman (“The Last Days of Disco”) has come up with for his new p [...]

Yorgos Lanthimos Cracks Open Relationship Rules in ‘The Lobster’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|May 12, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos (Oscar nominated “Dogtooth”) makes his English-language feature debut with the offbeat dystopian dramedy “The Lobster.” The film, which won last year’s Jury Prize at Cannes, tells the metaphorical story about how [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Filmmaker Rodrigo Garcia Ponders Christ’s ‘Desert’ Sojourn

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|May 10, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Filmmaker Rodrigo Garcia doesn’t consider himself a particularly religious man, yet he was drawn to the biblical story of Jesus Christ’s 40 days of contemplation and fasting in the desert. The writer/director of “Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Tye Sheridan Sets His Sights on ‘Desert,’ ‘X-Men’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|May 9, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Much like the nomadic character he plays in the biblically inspired family drama “Last Days in the Desert,” emerging actor Tye Sheridan grew up outdoors relying on his imagination and physical skills unlike many of his contemporaries, who spent their [...]

Robert Downey Jr. Squares Off in ‘Captain America: Civil War’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|May 4, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—What’s a family without the occasional feud? When the family happens to be a bunch of super-powered Avengers, things tend to get extremely messy when a question of relinquishing their autonomy to the world’s governments divides them into opposing side [...]

Chris Evans Talks Ideological Divide of ‘Captain America: Civil War’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|May 2, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Chris Evans reprises his role as a star-spangled superhero in Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War.” The latest installment in the popular Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise finds Cap and his fellow Avengers (Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man, Scarlett Jo [...]

‘Remember,’ ‘The Choice,’ Dolly Parton and More on Home Entertainment

Blu-Ray / DVD Reviews DVD Features News Reviews By Angela Dawson|April 30, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Dark truths come to light when the intense thriller “Remember” arrives in a Blu-ray and DVD Tuesday, May 3 from Lionsgate. Featuring critically acclaimed performances by Academy Award winners Christopher Plummer (Best Supporting Actor, “Beginners”) and Martin L [...]

Punk Youth Inspired Filmmaker to Make Neo-Nazi Horror Flick

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|April 26, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—As a teen living in suburban Alexandria, Va., in the 1990s, Jeremy Saulnier would head across the Potomac River to party at Washington, D.C.’s hardcore punk rock clubs, hurling himself into the pit with other sweaty young friends, inspired by the loud [...]