By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos (Oscar nominated “Dogtooth”) makes his English-language feature debut with the offbeat dystopian dramedy “The Lobster.” The film, which won last year’s Jury Prize at Cannes, tells the metaphorical story about how [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Filmmaker Rodrigo Garcia doesn’t consider himself a particularly religious man, yet he was drawn to the biblical story of Jesus Christ’s 40 days of contemplation and fasting in the desert. The writer/director of “Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Much like the nomadic character he plays in the biblically inspired family drama “Last Days in the Desert,” emerging actor Tye Sheridan grew up outdoors relying on his imagination and physical skills unlike many of his contemporaries, who spent their [...]
By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Featuring only one actor (Hugh Jackman as Weapon X/Wolverine) who appeared in the original X-trilogy before “X-Men: First Class” and “X-Men: Days of Future Past” offered different-era versions of some central characters, ̶ [...]
Compiled by ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features In advance of the long-anticipated sequel due out this summer, the original doomsday sci-fi spectacular “Independence Day” arrives in a special two-disc Blu-ray combo pack Tuesday May 10. Director Roland Emmerich, producer Dean Devlin and an all-star c [...]