John August Archives - Front Row Features

Not Much to Relish in ‘Frankenweenie’

Film Reviews Reviews By Angela Dawson|October 3, 2012 |0

*****Release date is Friday October 5, and reviews are embargoed until that date.***** By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic “Frankenweenie”‘s premise sounds like the setup for an offbeat but potentially heartwarming tearjerker. A friendless boy whose dog is hit by a ca [...]

Screenwriter Says ‘Preacher’ Movie is “Gestating”

News By Angela Dawson|September 25, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—John August, who has been tapped to write the movie version of the DC/Vertigo Comics series “Preacher” created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon, describes the project as “gestating.” “I don’t know if the birth is going to be anytime soon, [...]