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Marvel Superheroes Join Forces in ‘The Avengers’

Film Features By Angela Dawson|May 1, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—One of the most anticipated films of the year opens Friday. “Marvel’s The Avengers,” starring Robert Downey Jr. reprising his role as Tony Stark/Iron Man, Chris Hemsworth returning as the thunder god Thor, Chris Evans returning as Steve Rogers/Captain [...]

Catching Up with Beach Boys’ Al Jardine

Film Features By Michael Hixon|May 1, 2012 |0

By MICHAEL HIXON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—With The Beach Boys going back on the road to launch their 50th anniversary, an original member of the band also is celebrating his own milestone. Al Jardine, the surf band’s original guitarist, has released his first solo album, “A Postcard from Cali [...]

Whedon Corrals Marvel Superheroes in ‘The Avengers’

Film Features By Angela Dawson|April 27, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Oscar and Emmy nominee Joss Whedon turned “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Angel” into pop culture phenomena, so who else but the imaginative fantasy expert could be tasked with bringing the biggest superheroes of the Marvel Comics universe together in [...]

John Cusack Channels Poe in ‘The Raven’

Film Features By Angela Dawson|April 23, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—John Cusack admits he got a little obsessed portraying the original king of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe. He read nearly every work of the 19th century American writer and scoured books about him and his bizarre and tragic life. Cusack, 45, plays a fi [...]

Emily Blunt and Jason Segel’s Long ‘Engagement’

Film Features By Angela Dawson|April 20, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Jason Segel and Emily Blunt became friends when they co-starred in the 2010 adventure-comedy “Gulliver’s Travels.” Segel, who also is a screenwriter, could think of no one other than the British beauty (best known for her work as Anne Hathaway’s snoot [...]

Zac Efron and Taylor Schilling Get ‘Lucky’ in Sparks Drama

Film Features By Angela Dawson|April 13, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Zac Efron is brutally honest about himself. He admits when he first read the script for “The Lucky One,” a romantic drama based on another weepy Nicholas Sparks novel, he felt he wasn’t right for the lead. “You couldn’t pick two more different people— [...]

Goddard Checks in to ‘Cabin in the Woods’

Film Features By Angela Dawson|April 10, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—From “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” to “Angel” to “Alias” to “Lost,” Drew Goddard has been one of the architects of modern pop culture alongside uber-producer Joss Whedon. Turning his sights on the big screen, Goddard flips the traditional teen horror fli [...]

Falardeau’s Oscar Nominee ‘Monsieur’ Matriculates

Film Features By Angela Dawson|April 10, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Philippe Falardeau can empathize with the Denver Broncos. He made it all the way to the Academy Awards earlier this year with his dramatic French language “Monsieur Lazhar,” only to lose to Iran’s “A Separation.” “They say you can’t lose an Oscar, you [...]

Le Carre’s Cold War Spy George Smiley on Blu-Ray

DVD Features By Angela Dawson|April 10, 2012 |0

A Front Row Features Staff Report HOLLYWOOD—Recently called “The greatest spy show ever made,” the original “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” debuts on Blu-ray on April 24 with new extras, including deleted scenes and a lengthy, new interview with director John Irvin. John le Carré’s cla [...]

‘Lockout’ for Pearce before ‘Prometheus’

Film Features By Angela Dawson|April 7, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Guy Pearce is mostly known for playing cerebral or flamboyant characters in films like “Memento,” “L.A. Confidential” and “Factory Girl,” where he played avant garde artist Andy Warhol. The Aussie performer relishes the opportunity to surprise—“The Ad [...]