By ANGELA DAWSON and JUDY SLOANE Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—“Mercy Street,” which debuted on PBS in mid-January, is the public television entity’s first original American‑based drama in more than a decade. Set in a Northern Virginia hotel converted into Union military hospital during the Civil [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD— Chris Pine rocketed to stardom in 2009 when he took over the iconic role of Captain James T. Kirk in J.J. Abrams’ reboot of the sci-fi classic “Star Trek” franchise. With his intense blue eyes and considerable acting chops the second-generation actor [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features In 1996, a small group of mountaineers attempted 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,” directed and pro [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Actress/model Olivia Munn joins Ice Cube and Kevin Hart for the action-packed comedy sequel “Ride Along 2.” The brunette beauty, who is dating Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, says joining the franchise and getting a chance to get in on th [...]
By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Like 2001’s “Black Hawk Down,” which frustratingly did not include any mention of that horrendous debacle’s most shocking and politically devastating incident, “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi” likewise i [...]