John Ridley Archives - Front Row Features

‘Ben-Hur’ Offers A Sheik Role for Actor Morgan Freeman

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 17, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Morgan Freeman appears in his first swords-and-sandals epic “Ben-Hur,” a re-imagining of the previously adapted biblical tale. Based on Lew Wallace’s “Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ,” “Ben-Hur” tells the story of Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), a prince f [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Music Producer Danny Bramson Brought ’60s Sound to Hendrix Biopic

Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 3, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—In a climactic scene in the Jimi Hendrix biopic “Jimi: All Is By My Side,” the talented guitarist (played by Outkast’s Andre Benjamin), on the cusp of fame in June of 1967, opens a show at London’s Seville Theatre with a rendition of the Beatles “Sgt. [...]

Andre Benjamin Inhabits Legendary Rocker in ‘Jimi: All Is By My Side’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|September 25, 2014 |0

****NOTE TO EDITORS: Foul language has been asterisked. You may want to edit accordingly.**** By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Musician/actor Andre Benjamin a.k.a. Andre 3000, returns to the big screen playing legendary guitarist and singer Jimi Hendrix in “Jimi: All Is By My Side.” [...]