By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Tobey Maguire tackles the dual role of producer and star of the Bobby Fischer biopic “Pawn Sacrifice.” Fischer was the mad genius American chess player who defeated the then reigning Russian chess master Boris Spassky in a 21-game tournament in Icelan [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—M. Night Shyamalan, the filmmaker behind such contemporary suspense-horror films as “The Sixth Sense” and “Signs,” joins forces with small budget horror franchise master Jason Blum (“Insidious,” “Paranormal Activity”) to make “The Visit,” which blends [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Inspired by the critically-acclaimed book, “Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th,” is a documentary that takes viewers behind the hockey mask of serial killer Jason Voorhees, available now on Blu-ray and DVD. Written and directed by Da [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Wholesome, all-American looking Chris Evans has captured the hearts of superhero enthusiasts with his depiction of Marvel’s all-American soldier Steve Rogers a.k.a. Captain America in the “Avengers” and solo “Captain America” movies. He previously pla [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Actor Jeremy Sisto and his Hollywood writer-producer friend Gene Hong used to play tennis recreationally. While they were lobbing balls across the net, they would often discuss making a movie together about—what else—tennis. Together, they came up wit [...]