Front Row Features

Actors Return to Middle-earth in ‘The Hobbit’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|December 13, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features NEW YORK—Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis reprise their respective roles from “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy in Peter Jackson’s fantasy epic prequel “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” the first in what is planned to be another three-parter. This tim [...]

‘Ice Age’ Arrives on DVD, Blu-ray

Film Reviews News Reviews By Angela Dawson|December 5, 2012 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Just in time for the holidays, “Ice Age: Continental Drift” sets sail Friday, December 11 on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Loaded with extras, the 3D Blu-ray version of the hit animated feature includes a [...]

‘Hobbit’ Has Familiar Ring

Film Reviews Reviews By Angela Dawson|December 5, 2012 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic There’s no middle ground when it comes to Middle-earth. Although director Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy was a multi-billion-dollar franchise, it paradoxically retained a fanboy-cult flavor that left detractor [...]

Eric Bana is Bad to the Bone in ‘Deadfall’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|December 3, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Eric Bana arrives for an interview looking like he may burst out of his tight-fitting grey T-shirt and scrappy jeans that show off his well-toned muscular body. His thick, curly black hair is perfectly unruly and tinged with a hint of grey. The Aussie [...]

A Dark ‘Day’ Has Dawned

DVD Features News By Angela Dawson|November 29, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Early in “The Day,” Dominic Monaghan turns to his fellow survivors and quizzically utters, “Where are we?” But “The Day” doesn’t have dinosaurs, smoke monsters or other supernatural elements as the TV series “Lost” did, in which the British actor played another [...]

Dolph Lundgren Returns for Duty in Fourth ‘Universal Soldier’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|November 29, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Dolph Lundgren can’t seem to escape Jean-Claude Van Damme. The Swedish veteran action star co-starred with the Belgian action star in “The Expendables” and the equally popular sequel “Expendables 2.” They also co-star in the “Universal Soldier” action [...]

Marion Cotillard Surfaces with ‘Rust and Bone’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|November 27, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Since her Academy Award-winning performance as French chanteuse Edith Piaf in 2007’s “La Vie En Rose,” Marion Cotillard has enjoyed a productive and highly visible career in Hollywood. Christopher Nolan tapped her for multi-layered sci-fi drama “Incep [...]

J.R. & Co. Saddle Up for Another Trip to the Ranch – 3 Photos

Film Features By Peter Gonzaga|November 24, 2012 |0

Click on photo for hi-res version then right click to save. [...]

J.R. & Co. Saddle Up for Another Trip to the Ranch

Features TV Features By Judy Sloane|November 24, 2012 |0

Front Row Features originally ran this interview with Larry Hagman and the cast of “Dallas” on June 11, 2012. In memory of Mr. Hagman, we are running it again. By JUDY SLOANE Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—More than 20 years have passed since “Dallas,” one of TV’s most popular se [...]

Offbeat ‘Hitchcock’ Mixes Soap With Shower Scene

Film Reviews Reviews By James Dawson|November 21, 2012 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic “Hitchcock” mixes some Hollywood hokum with its history, but what’s surprising is how enjoyable a seasoning of campy soap-opera makes this offbeat concoction. Watching director Alfred Hitchcock’s insecurity, paranoia, alcoholi [...]