By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Li Bingbing is a star in her own right in China. An actress and singer, she is beloved in her native land with starring roles in popular films there. Her performances have drawn the attention of Hollywood filmmakers as well. She starred in her first E [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Former competitive diver Jason Statham leapt into a new career—acting—20 years ago when he was spotted by filmmaker Guy Ritchie who cast him in his action-packed crime caper “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.” Statham had a scrappy, rough-and-tumbl [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Movies Sleepless in Seattle This summer, a beloved romantic comedy that’s remained fresh and charming for 25 years celebrates its silver anniversary so it’s the perfect time to revisit the romance, the humor and the fun of “Sleepless in Seattle̶ [...]
By HEATHER TURK Front Row Features Film Critic Following the success of such films as 2015’s “Cinderella,” 2016’s “The Jungle Book” and 2017’s “Beauty and the Beast,” it was only a matter of time before Disney gave “Winnie-the-Pooh” author A. A. Milne and illustrator E. H. Shepard’s beloved story [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Kings The powerful drama “Kings” arrives on DVD Tuesday July 31 from Lionsgate. Starring Academy Award winner Halle Berry (“Monster’s Ball”) and James Bond franchise-star Daniel Craig, the film tells the tale of a foster mother (Berry) who looks to her eccentri [...]