Front Row Features

Denton Answers a Higher Calling in ‘Grace Unplugged’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 2, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—James Denton played hunky plumber Mike Delfino for eight seasons on ABC’s “Desperate Housewives.” Since the long-running series wrapped, Denton has opted for the simpler life in a Minnesota. He has returned to doing theater, where he began his career [...]

Sandra Bullock Made Space Connection Through Family

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 1, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—In preparation for her role in “Gravity,” in which she plays a scientist on a space mission that goes awry, Academy Award winner Sandra Bullock (“The Blind Side”) believed she needed to speak to someone who actually had been in space and had experienc [...]

‘Fright Night’ Sequel Comes to Home Video

News By Angela Dawson|September 30, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Just in time for Halloween, the sequel to the 2011 remake of “Fright Night” arrives on DVD and Blu-ray Tuesday, Oct. 1. It is unrated. Titled “Fright Night 2: New Blood,” this direct-to-video sequel feature an all-new cast. It centers on Gerri Dandrid [...]

‘Room 237’ Doc Shines on SundanceNOW

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|September 27, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—It’s been more than 30 years since the release of Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining,” yet this horror film, adapted from a Stephen King novel, continues to fascinate audiences. For some, “The Shining,” which starred Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall as [...]

Hader & Co. Load Up in ‘Cloudy 2’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|September 26, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Flint, “Baby” Brent, Sam, Earl and the rest of food world gang return for seconds in “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2.” The gastronomical animated action comedy picks up just moments after the 2009 original ended, with inventor Flint and friends h [...]

Lifeless ‘CBGB’ More Junk Than Punk

Film Reviews Reviews By Angela Dawson|September 24, 2013 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic The lifeless, unconvincing and unfocused “CBGB” is the utter antithesis of everything it should have celebrated. Named for the iconic Bowery club that served as a launching pad for numerous punk and new wave bands in the 1970s, the movie [...]

Robin Williams: Still ‘Crazy’ After All These Years

Features TV Features By Angela Dawson|September 22, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—More than three decades after he crash landed a space ship on “Mork & Mindy,” launching a meteoric career, Robin Williams returns to the small screen in the new TV series “The Crazy Ones.” This time around, Williams, who went on to become both a [...]

Paltrow is ‘Sharing’ Her Views on Sex Addiction, Sci-Fi

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|September 18, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—In “Thanks for Sharing,” Gwyneth Paltrow plays a perfectionist and fitness freak that falls for a man who seems unable or unwilling to get physically romantic. She soon discovers the reason for her guy’s intimacy issues are because he is a recovering [...]

‘Oz’ Classic Bigger and Better in IMAX 3D

News By Angela Dawson|September 18, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Even if you can’t remember the number of times you’ve seen the “The Wizard of Oz,” you’ve never seen it like this. For one week only starting Sept. 20, the 1939 classic is being presented in 300 theaters across North Amer [...]

Chris Hemsworth: Life in the Fast Lane

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|September 17, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Chris Hemsworth seems to have an affinity for four letter movie titles. Before his star-making turn as the Norse thunder god in “Thor,” he starred opposite Sean Bean in 2010’s independent crime thriller “Ca$h.” He now plays legendary British Formula 1 [...]