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A ‘Fifth’ of Cumberbatch

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 14, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features TORONTO—In just a few years, Benedict Cumberbatch has gone from a British supporting actor with a whimsical name to one of the most in-demand Hollywood actors. Having first invaded American television in the BBC drama “Sherlock,” Cumberbatch has moved up to the [...]

German Actor Daniel Bruhl Follows ‘Rush’ with ‘Fifth Estate’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 12, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features TORONTO—On the heels of his dead-on performance as racing legend Niki Lauda, Daniel Bruhl, a Spanish-born German actor, now portrays a pivotal character in “The Fifth Estate.” As Daniel Domscheit-Berg, he serves the unenviable role as spokesman for WikiLeaks, t [...]

Dizon and Brooks Deliver Breakout Performances in ‘Mister and Pete’

Film Features By Peter Gonzaga|October 10, 2013 |0

By PETERSON GONZAGA Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Child actors Ethan Dizon and Skylan Brooks may seem like old pros, having started in the entertainment industry at age 2 and 8, respectively. However, their upcoming roles in the Alicia Keys-produced and George Tillman Jr.-directed “The Inevi [...]

Saudi Filmmaker Blazes Path with ‘Wadjda’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 8, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Haifaa Al Mansour is a trailblazer. Born in Saudi Arabia, a country that doesn’t allow public movie theaters, she has the distinction of being the first director—and the first female—to make a feature film entirely in that country. Her film has been s [...]

Booth Tackles the Bard in ‘Romeo & Juliet’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 7, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Douglas Booth follows a 400-year acting tradition, playing a lovesick Verona boy who’s love for a local girl is verboten thanks to a longstanding family feud. The young lovebirds would rather die than be held apart by their respective families’ hatred [...]

Tom Hanks Takes the Helm in ‘Captain Phillips’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 6, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Tom Hanks is used to playing heroes onscreen but the two-time Oscar winner doesn’t consider himself a hero in real life. In the action thriller “Captain Phillips,” the beloved actor plays Richard Phillips, a merchant ship captain who saved his crew fr [...]

Second Chapter of ‘American Horror Story’ Hits Home Video

DVD Features Features By Angela Dawson|October 6, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—The complete second season of the hit FX TV series “American Horror Story” is available on home video. The second season revolves around a terrifying asylum run by the iron-fisted Sister Jude (Emmy winner Jessica Lange). The sins of the past haunt the [...]

Denton Answers a Higher Calling in ‘Grace Unplugged’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 2, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—James Denton played hunky plumber Mike Delfino for eight seasons on ABC’s “Desperate Housewives.” Since the long-running series wrapped, Denton has opted for the simpler life in a Minnesota. He has returned to doing theater, where he began his career [...]

Sandra Bullock Made Space Connection Through Family

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 1, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—In preparation for her role in “Gravity,” in which she plays a scientist on a space mission that goes awry, Academy Award winner Sandra Bullock (“The Blind Side”) believed she needed to speak to someone who actually had been in space and had experienc [...]

‘Room 237’ Doc Shines on SundanceNOW

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|September 27, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—It’s been more than 30 years since the release of Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining,” yet this horror film, adapted from a Stephen King novel, continues to fascinate audiences. For some, “The Shining,” which starred Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall as [...]