By HEATHER TURK Front Row Features Not many people found “The Founder” when it was in theaters earlier this year, but the story behind America’s most iconic fast food establishment is definitely worth seeking out on Blu-ray and DVD. The story of how a struggling salesman from Illinois met two bro [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Academy Award nominee Michael Keaton (“Birdman”) knew as much about McDonald’s Ray Kroc as the next guy. Widely regarded as the multinational fast food chain’s brilliant founder, Kroc started out a struggling restaurant equipment salesman who saw an o [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Allison Janney remembers going to a pre-Oscar party and running into Michael Keaton, who shouted out to her, “There’s my wife!” The former Batman and “Birdman” hadn’t swigged too many pre-show cocktails. He actually was right. He and Janney play husba [...]
By Front Row Features Staff “Birdman,” is now available on Blu-ray and DVD as well as Digital HD. The fantasy drama has been hailed as one of the most exciting and talked about films of 2014. It is up for nine Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actor (Michael Keaton). Dire [...]
By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Directed and edited to look as if the entire movie is a single extended shot, the technically dazzling “Birdman” is a bitter black comedy that soars when it’s satirical but sinks when it’s soapy. Cleverly scripted barbs about [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Joel Kinnaman was only seven years old when Paul Verhoeven’s cautionary sci-fi drama “RoboCop” came out. It was an iconic film for this Swedish-American actor, so when he heard from his agent that the film was set for a reboot, he thought he would be [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—It becomes clear rather quickly that Michael Keaton (nee Michael Douglas) began his career as a stand up comedian. He’s sharp, funny and can think fast on his feet. Of course, the native Pennsylvanian has had a long career as an actor, starring in com [...]