By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLLYWOOD—Nicholas Hoult is much more animated in person than the shuffling zombie he plays in the new zom-com “Warm Bodies.” Tall, lanky and very British, Hoult is in town to promote his new movie written and directed by Jonathan Levine and based on the young [...]
By JUDY SLOANE Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Television viewers were first introduced to Keri Russell when she was chosen by J.J. Abrams to star in the title role of “Felicity,” a college student attending the University of New York. Her new character, Elizabeth Jennings on the F/X ser [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Oscar winner Catherine Zeta-Jones revealed today she is a bit anxious but excited about her upcoming appearance at the Academy Awards as part of a special celebration of movie musicals of the last 10 years. Speaking at a press junket to promote her n [...]
By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters” fractures the classic fairy tale by aging the children into adult action heroes who have a lot of attitude and a cartload of fantasy firearms. The movie has its moments, but disappoints by not taking i [...]
By PETERSON GONZAGA Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD— Lea Salonga made her mark on the world stage as a singer and actress, originating the lead role of Kim in the hit musical “Miss Saigon.” She also made history as the first Asian actress to play the roles of Éponine and Fantine in the m [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Jason Statham has played a number of tough guy movie characters over the years, but he says what distinguishes his role in “Parker” from previous roles is the writing by author Donald Westlake, who penned more than a hundred hard-boiled crime novels b [...]
NOTE TO EDITORS: Reviews are embargoed for publication until Friday, January 25 By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic The first thing we see career criminal Parker (Jason Statham) do in the movie bearing his one-word name is park a car, which seems a bit on the nose. Unfortunately, the r [...]