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Filmmaker Carlos Saldanha Makes Return for ‘Rio 2’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|April 9, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Blu, Jewel, Nigel, Gabi, Luiz, Linda and Tulio are back in “Rio 2,” the highly anticipated sequel to the hit 2011 samba-flavored animated comedy adventure about two rare blue macaws from different worlds that find true love. Jesse Eisenberg (“The Soci [...]

Kevin Costner Enters the ‘Draft’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|April 8, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—When you think of Kevin Costner, baseball movies (or maybe westerns) immediately come to mind. The two-time Academy Award winner (“Dances with Wolves”) insists that a really good sports movies really shouldn’t be about the sport. “You can’t try to imp [...]

Tilda Swinton is ‘Alive’ as Vampire

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|April 7, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Tilda Swinton is one of those people whose mere presence in a room commands attention. That magnetic characteristic is only further enhanced with the arrival of the unconventional and enigmatic actress for an interview in a very futuristic-looking bri [...]

‘Norma Rae,’ ’47 Ronin,’ ‘Nut Job’ and More on Home Video

DVD Features News By Angela Dawson|April 7, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features It’s April, so that means you’d be a fool to miss the wide range of theatrical films making their way to home video. Sally Field delivered an Oscar-winning performance in the 1979 drama “Norma Rae,” playing a Southern mill worker who revolutionizes a small town [...]

Morgan Freeman Lends Voice to ‘Island of Lemurs: Madagascar’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 31, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—When it comes to voiceover narration, no actor comes as close to evoking just the right mix of authority, folksiness, clarity and intelligence than Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman. Indeed, the Memphis, Tenn. native’s acting career began four decad [...]

Chris Evans Reprises Superhero Role in ‘Winter Soldier’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 31, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Chris Evans returns as the star-spangled Marvel superhero in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.” The Sudbury, Mass., native says he has no qualms coming back for his third depiction of the wholesome, dutiful special-powered soldier. The buff actor [...]

EXCLUSIVE: New Tune for Felicity Jones in ‘Breathe In’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 30, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—In 2011, Felicity Jones starred in Drake Doremus’ romantic drama “Like Crazy,” in which she played a British co-ed who falls in love with an American while on a student exchange program here. The young couple’s romance is cut short when visa problems [...]

Diego Luna and Friends Celebrate ‘Chavez’ Biopic Premiere while Filipinos Disappointed – Photos

Film Features Film Features Photos News Photos By Peter Gonzaga|March 28, 2014 |0

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Dinosaurs, Dragons, Shortcake and More on DVD/Blu-ray

DVD Features News By Angela Dawson|March 21, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Get into the spirit of Spring with film and TV show releases now available for the first time on DVD and Blu-ray. DreamWorks Animation’s “How to Train Your Dragon” is kicking off the Year of the Dragon with the DVD release Tuesday, March 25, of “Dragons: Defend [...]

Bret McKenzie Scribbles New Tunes for Kermit & Co.

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 20, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—The entire Muppets gang returns to the big screen for “Muppets Most Wanted.” Returning along with them is Bret McKenzie, the original songwriter and music supervisor, who previously served in the same capacity with the 2011 box office hit “The Muppets [...]