A New ‘Land’ for Matt Damon

Film Features By Angela Dawson|December 30, 2012 |0
A New ‘Land’ for Matt Damon
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Matt Damon arrives for an interview shorn of his golden locks. He explains that he recently had to reshoot some scenes for Neill Blomkamp’s upcoming sci-fi drama “Elysium.” Then he just kept it that way for another role in Terry Gilliam’s “The Zero Th [...]
Back to the Water for James Van Der Beek

Back to the Water for James Van Der Beek

DVD FeaturesFeatures By Angela Dawson|December 27, 2012 |0
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—James Van Der Beek made a name for himself as the title character in the hit 1990s TV teen drama “Dawson’s Creek.” He returns to high school in the heartwarming drama “Backwards,” now available on home video. Only this time, he plays Geoff, an athleti [...]
Crystal, Midler Find ‘Guidance’

Crystal, Midler Find ‘Guidance’

FeaturesFilm Features By Angela Dawson|December 24, 2012 |0
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Billy Crystal and Bette Midler have known each other for nearly 40 years but they’ve never worked together professionally until now. The two co-star in “Parental Guidance,” a comedy in which they play a husband and wife who are called upon to take car [...]
10 Best List: Favorite Films of 2012

10 Best List: Favorite Films of 2012

FeaturesFilm Features By Angela Dawson|December 20, 2012 |0
By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic No critic can see everything, but choosing my favorite of the more than 100 movies I reviewed this year was easy. Nothing came close to director/co-writer Wes Anderson’s “Moonrise Kingdom,” a charmingly offbeat tale about two young  [...]
Ewan McGregor Faces ‘The Impossible’

Ewan McGregor Faces ‘The Impossible’

FeaturesFilm Features By Angela Dawson|December 18, 2012 |0
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Ewan McGregor is the father of four children, ranging in age from 2 to 16, but surprisingly the Scottish actor has played a parent onscreen only once or twice. In “The Impossible,” he gets a chance to play a father who puts his love and dedication to  [...]
Barbra Streisand Embarks on ‘Guilt Trip’

Barbra Streisand Embarks on ‘Guilt Trip’

FeaturesFilm Features By Angela Dawson|December 17, 2012 |0
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—After a successful go as Ben Stiller’s bohemian mom in “Meet the Fockers” (and “Little Fockers”), singing-acting-directing legend Barbra Streisand is back on the big screen, this time playing Seth Rogen’s overbearing mother in “The Guilt Trip.” Streis [...]