By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Jenny Slate knew she wanted to be an actress from a young age. The Milton, Mass., native looked up to quirky stars including Ruth Gordon and Madeline Kahn. One of her favorites, though, was comedian Gilda Radner, whom she watched on reruns of “Saturda [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Chris Evans steps out of superhero mode to play a more everyday hero in the heartwarming family drama “Gifted.” Evans plays a boat mechanic who ekes out a living in small, coastal Florida town with his seven-year-old niece. As Frank, he does what he c [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features NEW YORK—Marc Webb returns to helm the second installment of the rebooted web-slinging superhero series with “The Amazing Spider-Man 2.” The Bloomington, Ind. native says it’s important to present a Spider-Man that is not stoic, but a kid. He says it’s importan [...]
By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic “The Amazing Spider-Man,” 2012’s first installment of the webslinger’s rebooted film franchise, was more interesting, fun and faithful to the character than any of the three earlier films this century featuring the Marvel Comi [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Better in every way than the recent trilogy it reboots, “The Amazing Spider-Man” succeeds by boldly going forward into the comic-book character’s past. The epic-length 136-minute adventure not only updates the web-slinger’s origin but also [...]
By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Better in every way than the recent trilogy it reboots, “The Amazing Spider-Man” succeeds by boldly going forward into the comic-book character’s past. The epic-length 138-minute adventure not only updates the web-slinger’s or [...]