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‘Snowden,’ ‘Close to the Enemy, ‘Coming Through the Rye,’ More on Home Entertainment

DVD Features News By Angela Dawson|December 27, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Filmmaker Oliver Stone is no stranger to taking on controversial subject matter and turning it into big screen box office success. The three-time Oscar winner has addressed in his films sensitive topics ranging from the Vietnam War to the Kennedy assassination [...]

‘Jack Reacher’ Sequel Within Reach on Home Entertainment

News By Angela Dawson|December 20, 2016 |0

By a Front Row Features Staff Reporter The action-thriller “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back” starring Tom Cruise, reprising his role, will be available on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand Jan. 31, 2017 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. Fans can be the first to get it two week [...]

Hazing, Horror on Tap for the Holidays on Home Entertainment … plus a giveaway!

Blu-Ray / DVD Reviews News By Angela Dawson|December 18, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Director Andrew Neel’s gripping drama “Goat” arrives on DVD Tuesday Dec. 20, from Paramount Home Media Distribution. Based on Brad Land’s memoir, with a screenplay by David Gordon Green, Neel and Mike Roberts, the film had its world premiere at the 2016 Sundan [...]

SF Romance ‘Passengers’ Is One of 2016’s Best Films

Film Reviews News Reviews By James Dawson|December 15, 2016 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic The visually stunning and completely engrossing “Passengers” is not only a great date-night flick, it’s one of the best films of the year. Forget this month’s other big outer-space movie. For a thoughtfully fascinating SF stor [...]

‘Collateral Beauty’ Plays with Your Emotions

Film Reviews News Reviews By Heather Turk|December 15, 2016 |0

By HEATHER TURK Front Row Features Film Critic Losing a loved one is hard, but dealing with the loss of a child is unbearable. While one would think that premise alone would be enough to move moviegoers to tears, Academy Award-winning director David Frankel’s (“The Devil Wears Prada,” “Marley &am [...]

‘Rogue One’ Is Serviceable Space Junk

Film Reviews News Reviews By James Dawson|December 13, 2016 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic While it probably will satisfy the minimum requirements of “Star Wars” franchise fans, so much of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” is dull, dumb and (literally) dark that it often seems depressingly desperate. Oddly, many of the [...]

Be Sure to RSVP for ‘Office Christmas Party’

Film Reviews News Reviews By Heather Turk|December 12, 2016 |0

By HEATHER TURK Front Row Features Film Critic Although the trailers for “Office Christmas Party,” co-directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck, make the R-rated comedy seem more naughty than nice, the hilarious holiday flick surprisingly has a lot of heart to it. Starring a who’s who of some of com [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Danay Garcia Talks on ‘Fear the Walking Dead: The Complete Second Season’ Hitting Home Video

DVD Features Features News By Angela Dawson|December 11, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—As one of the new stars of the AMC spinoff “Fear the Walking Dead,” Danay Garcia plays a self-reliant survivor who spends most of her time trying to fend off carnivorous dead people. In real life, the Cuba-born actress is happy to be living in Los Ang [...]

‘The Secret Life of Pets’ Paws Its Way to DVD and Blu-ray

Blu-Ray / DVD Reviews News Reviews By Heather Turk|December 11, 2016 |0

By HEATHER TURK Front Row Features Ever wonder what your pets do while you’re away? Although Illumination Entertainment’s “The Secret Life of Pets” offers some comical insight into that age-old question, the animated feature plays more like a homage to Pixar’s “Toy Story” than anything else. Rath [...]

‘Florence Foster Jenkins,’ ‘Ben-Hur,’ ‘Duck Dynasty’ and more on home video … plus a giveaway!

DVD Features News By Angela Dawson|December 11, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Three-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep (“The Iron Lady,” “Sophie’s Choice,” “Kramer vs. Kramer”) has a history of singing in film. From “Postcards from the Edge” to “A Prairie Home Companion,” from “Mamma Mia!” to “Into the Woods,” from “Ironweed” to “Ricki and t [...]