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Sandra Bullock Rides a Bus, Gets Political in ‘Crisis’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 26, 2015 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—There is an action-packed scene in the upcoming political satire “Our Brand in Crisis” where star Sandra Bullock is aboard a bus as it barrels dangerously along a highway. No, this is not another “Speed ” sequel and no, Keanu Reeves is nowhere in sigh [...]

Andy Weir: ‘The Martian’ Writer’s Internet Success Story

Features Film Features By Lynn Barker|October 25, 2015 |0

By LYNN BARKER Front Row Features SANTA FE, N.M.—Before it was a very successful film, “The Martian” was a popular novel by Andy Weir, a computer programming techie who first posted the novel on his website, chapter by chapter. The snowball effect from that point can only be described as a modern [...]

Boxing, Aussie Murder Series and Coming-of-Age on Home Video

DVD Features News By Angela Dawson|October 25, 2015 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Jake Gyllenhaal leads an all-star cast in the pugilist drama “Southpaw,” available Tuesday, Oct. 27 on Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand. Gyllenhaal (“Brokeback Mountain”) stars as Billy “The Great” Hope, a light heavyweight boxing champion who loses everything he lov [...]

Brie Larson Gets Maternal in ‘Room’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 21, 2015 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Best known for her performances in quirky comedies including “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World” and “Greenberg,” as well as sitcoms including “The United States of Tara,” Brie Larson has carved herself a niche in recent years. Most recently she played Amy [...]

Tom Hanks Goes to Court in ‘Spies’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 21, 2015 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features NEW YORK—Tom Hanks reunites with Steven Spielberg for their fourth film, “Bridge of Spies,” a political thriller set during the Cold War. Hanks plays insurance attorney James B. Donovan, who is instrumental in securing the exchange of American military pilot Fr [...]

From ‘Nashville’ to Hollywood, Aubrey Peeples Takes Iconic Role

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 21, 2015 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Talk about synergy. Back in the ‘80s, Hasbro hired an advertising agency to create an animated TV series centering on its line of rock star dolls, aimed at tween girls. The plot revolved around a young music company owner named Jerrica Benton who, thr [...]

‘Exorcism,’ ‘Shadows,’ ‘Therese Raquin’ and More on Home Video

DVD Features Features News By Angela Dawson|October 18, 2015 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features The horror thriller “The Exorcism of Molly Hartley” arrives on Blu-ray and DVD Tuesday, Oct. 20. Sarah Lind (“Wolfcop”) plays the title character, a young woman who has an unholy demon dwelling inside her in this unrated sequel that takes terror to the next lev [...]

Elisabeth Moss Plays Researcher in ‘Truth’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 14, 2015 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Elisabeth Moss continues to show her versatility in the political drama “Truth,” in which she plays a professor/researcher who helps a “60 Minutes II” producer uncover some damaging information on then-Presidential candidate George W. Bush. However, d [...]

Jack Black Gets Creepy in ‘Goosebumps’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 12, 2015 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—It’s mid-afternoon and funnyman Jack Black is looking a bit weary. “I stuffed my face so hard at lunch, I need to stay here and take a nap,” he confesses. But soon Black is back to his old, convivial self, making jokes and pulling faces as he talks up [...]

Showrunner Noah Hawley Talks Season 2 of ‘Fargo’

Features News TV Features By Angela Dawson|October 12, 2015 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON and JUDY SLOANE Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Two years ago, Noah Hawley adapted the Coen brothers’ Academy Award-winning dark comedy “Fargo,” into a limited TV series. The series, starring Billy Bob Thornton and Colin Hanks, turned out to be an extraordinary work that [...]