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Brolin, Gyllenhaal Soar to New Heights in ‘Everest’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|September 15, 2015 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—In 1996, a small group of mountaineers endeavored to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain. Each had personal reasons for aspiring to achieve this difficult feat. Some of them paid for this risky adventure with their lives. “Everest,” direc [...]

Tobey Maguire’s Gambit Move in ‘Sacrifice’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|September 9, 2015 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Tobey Maguire tackles the dual role of producer and star of the Bobby Fischer biopic “Pawn Sacrifice.” Fischer was the mad genius American chess player who defeated the then reigning Russian chess master Boris Spassky in a 21-game tournament in Icelan [...]

M. Night Shyamalan Adds Humor to Horror in ‘Visit’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|September 8, 2015 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—M. Night Shyamalan, the filmmaker behind such contemporary suspense-horror films as “The Sixth Sense” and “Signs,” joins forces with small budget horror franchise master Jason Blum (“Insidious,” “Paranormal Activity”) to make “The Visit,” which blends [...]

Chris Evans Goes From Superhero to Super Helmer

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|September 3, 2015 |1

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Wholesome, all-American looking Chris Evans has captured the hearts of superhero enthusiasts with his depiction of Marvel’s all-American soldier Steve Rogers a.k.a. Captain America in the “Avengers” and solo “Captain America” movies. He previously pla [...]

Jeremy Sisto Serves Family Drama on the Court in ‘Break Point’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|September 3, 2015 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Actor Jeremy Sisto and his Hollywood writer-producer friend Gene Hong used to play tennis recreationally. While they were lobbing balls across the net, they would often discuss making a movie together about—what else—tennis. Together, they came up wit [...]

Patricia Clarkson in the Driver’s Seat in New Dramedy

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 30, 2015 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—The first thing you notice about Patricia Clarkson is her long, flowing red hair. Her second most noticeable characteristic is her throaty speaking voice and hearty laugh. And then there’s her easy smile accompanied by a certain mischievous twinkle in [...]

Robert Redford Takes a ‘Walk’ with Nick Nolte

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 29, 2015 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—It may be hard to believe but Robert Redford and Paul Newman only appeared in two films: “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and “The Sting.” But the two legendary actors will forever be linked even now that Newman is gone. For a period, the two acto [...]

Owen Wilson is Back Behind the Lines in ‘No Escape’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 24, 2015 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Actor Owen Wilson is best known for his comedy roles, but he returns to the action genre as an everyman who gets caught in a Southeast Asian rebel-led uprising in “No Escape.” Written and directed by sibling filmmakers John and Drew Dowdle (best known [...]

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Mad Men’s’ Kiernan Shipka Stars in ‘One and Two’ Fantasy

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 20, 2015 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Fans of the drama series “Mad Men” watched Kiernan Shipka grow from a sassy schoolgirl to an independent-minded teenager during the seven seasons it aired on AMC. The acclaimed cable series also encompassed nine years of Shipka’s life. But like her st [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Sam Elliott Gets Succinct in ‘Grandma’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 20, 2015 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Sam Elliott has just one scene in the Paul Weitz dramedy “Grandma,” but he delivers a performance that audiences are likely to never forget. As the cuckold ex-husband of Lily Tomlin’s titular character, Elliott, as Karl, unloads pent up feelings that [...]