By LYNN BARKER Front Row Features SANTA FE, N.M.—Before it was a very successful film, “The Martian” was a popular novel by Andy Weir, a computer programming techie who first posted the novel on his website, chapter by chapter. The snowball effect from that point can only be described as a modern [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Jake Gyllenhaal leads an all-star cast in the pugilist drama “Southpaw,” available Tuesday, Oct. 27 on Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand. Gyllenhaal (“Brokeback Mountain”) stars as Billy “The Great” Hope, a light heavyweight boxing champion who loses everything he lov [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Best known for her performances in quirky comedies including “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World” and “Greenberg,” as well as sitcoms including “The United States of Tara,” Brie Larson has carved herself a niche in recent years. Most recently she played Amy  [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—It was a mini-“Avengers” reunion Monday at the Creative Artists Agency Century City headquarters. Robert Downey Jr. (Tony Stark/Iron Man), Anthony Mackie (Sam Wilson/Falcon) and Paul Bettany (the voice of J.A.R.V.I.S/The Vision) turned up in public to [...]