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The Grandkids speak up on ‘Parental Guidance’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|December 22, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—How many 12-year-olds have had the opportunity to have Bette Midler and Billy Crystal sing Happy Birthday to them? That’s just what happened to up-and-coming actress Bailee Madison, who plays the granddaughter of the Divine M in the family comedy “Par [...]

New Mom Rosamund Pike Talks Cruise, ‘Reacher’ – 4 Photos

Film Features Photos By Peter Gonzaga|December 21, 2012 |0

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New Mom Rosamund Pike Talks Cruise, ‘Reacher’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|December 21, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Rosamund Pike co-stars with Tom Cruise in the action thriller “Jack Reacher,” based on the popular Lee Child book series. Pike unknowingly was pregnant during filming, which created a bit of a challenge for both the British actress and the wardrobe de [...]

10 Best List: Favorite Films of 2012

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|December 20, 2012 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic No critic can see everything, but choosing my favorite of the more than 100 movies I reviewed this year was easy. Nothing came close to director/co-writer Wes Anderson’s “Moonrise Kingdom,” a charmingly offbeat tale about two young [...]

Judd Apatow Ponders Middle Age in ‘This is 40’ – 5 Photos

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Judd Apatow Ponders Middle Age in ‘This is 40’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|December 20, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD— Judd Apatow celebrates the triumphs and trials of middle age in his newest comedy “This is 40,” starring real-life wife Leslie Mann and go-to funnyman Paul Rudd as a mostly happily married couple coping with grown up issues. (The movie is being promo [...]

Family Overcomes Natural Disaster in ‘The Impossible’

Film Reviews Reviews By Angela Dawson|December 20, 2012 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Inspired by the true story of family members separated by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed a quarter-million people in a half-dozen countries, “The Impossible” is a moving portrayal of endurance and tenacity born of desperation. [...]

Mark Wahlberg Aims High in ‘Broken City’ – 3 Photos

Film Features Photos By Peter Gonzaga|December 20, 2012 |0

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‘Les Mis’ Musical Is a Must Miss – 3 Photos

Review Photos By Peter Gonzaga|December 19, 2012 |0

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‘Les Mis’ Musical Is a Must Miss

Film Reviews Reviews By Angela Dawson|December 19, 2012 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic “Les Misérables” is the kind of bloated, cornball and sappy spectacle that makes people say they hate movie musicals. Most of the melodies (by Claude-Michel Shönberg) are unmemorable, most of the lyrics (by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Nat [...]