By ANGELA DAWSON and MELODY WAINTAL Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Shailene Woodley, who stars with Sam Claflin in the seafaring adventure, “Adrift,” admits in an interview that she had almost no boating experience when she signed on for the project. Like her character in the action-packed film, th [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Director Alex Garland’s (“Ex Machina”) “Annihilation” debuts on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD Tuesday May 29, from Paramount Home Media Distribution. The futuristic action film is also available on Digital. Biologist and former soldier Lena (Academy Award winner N [...]
By PETERSON GONZAGA Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—It was during an editing project that writer/director Anthony Byrne was inspired to create his newest film, “In Darkness.” The native Dubliner was in London working in post on a previous film in a seemingly abandoned building. He thought he was alo [...]
By HEATHER TURK Front Row Features Film Critic Following a production plagued with problems, including replacing original directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller (“The LEGO Movie”) with Academy Award winner Ron Howard (“A Beautiful Mind”) and having him reportedly reshoot 70 percent of the film, Luc [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—“Star Wars” fans discovered the backstory of Ben Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker in “Episodes 4-6,” a sci-fi trilogy released 2005-09. Now, devotees of the long-running sci-fi space saga franchise are about to learn the origins of the ace pilot/smuggler-t [...]