By JUDY SLOANE Special to Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—On Dec. 4, 1969, at the height of the Vietnam War, the motion picture “Patton” premiered in New York. But even during that time of animosity towards the military, the movie was critically and financially successful. It spotlighted one of hist [...]
By JUDY SLOANE Special to Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—On Sept. 8, 1966, an extraordinary event occurred in television history, although it was missed by the majority of the viewing public. At 8 p.m. that night, “Star Trek” premiered on NBC. It chronicled the adventures of the Starship Enterprise [...]
By JUDY SLOANE Special to Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Many popular movies have quotes that audiences enthusiastically embrace, “I’ll be back,” from “The Terminator,” “I’m the king of the world,” from “Titanic” and “May the force be with you,” from “Star Wars.” When the sports fantasy “Field of D [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Movies Boomerang (Comedy) Still beloved 30 years after its original release, “Boomerang” arrives for the first time ever on Blu-ray Tuesday June 28, from Paramount Home Entertainment. Eddie Murphy’s portrayal of hotshot advertising executive Marcus Graham made [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Movies After Yang (Sci-fi Drama) “After Yang” arrives on Blu-ray + Digital and DVD Tuesday June 21, from Lionsgate. The existential, heartbreaking and artfully prescient film, based on the short story “Saying Goodbye to Yang” by Alexander Weinstein, follows a d [...]
By JUDY SLOANE Special to Front Row Features This is one of several vintage interviews with beloved Hollywood celebrities reflecting on their most famous films. All of the interviews were conducted by veteran Hollywood correspondent Judy Sloane, who is now a regular contributor to Frontrowfeature [...]