Sam Mendes Archives - Front Row Features

‘Empire of Light,’ ‘The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet’ and More Debut on Home Entertainment

DVD Streaming News By Heather Turk|February 20, 2023 |0

Movies Empire of Light (Drama, Romance) From acclaimed filmmaker Sam Mendes (“1917,” “Skyfall”), the Academy Award-nominated film “Empire of Light” arrives on Blu-ray and DVD Tuesday, Feb. 21, from Searchlight Pictures. The movie is also now available on Digital. A moving drama about the power of [...]

‘Back to the Fatherland,’ ‘1917,’ ‘The Song of Names,’ More on Home Entertainment

Blu-Ray / DVD Reviews News By Angela Dawson|March 23, 2020 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Movies Back to the Fatherland The documentary “Back to the Fatherland” arrives on DVD and VOD Tuesday March 24, from First Run Features. The film is directed by Kat Rohrer and Gil Levanon. Gil and Kat have been friends since college. Gil is from Israel and the [...]

Photos: Bond’s Been Better Than ‘Spectre’

Photo Gallery Review Photos By James Dawson|November 3, 2015 |0

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Bond’s Been Better Than ‘Spectre’

Film Reviews Reviews By James Dawson|November 3, 2015 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Nobody did it better than actor Daniel Craig, director Sam Mendes and screenwriters John Logan, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade with 2012’s “Skyfall,” a strong contender for the best James Bond film ever made. That same team (plus write [...]

Kevin Spacey’s Shakespearean Odyssey

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|May 6, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Kevin Spacey reunites with his “American Beauty” director Sam Mendes to bring the experience of taking Shakespeare’s Richard III on the road in an around the world touring production in the documentary “Now: In the Wings on a World Stage.” The 54-year [...]

Daniel Craig Reprises Bond in ‘Skyfall’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|November 8, 2012 |1

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Daniel Craig arrives for a press conference looking almost intimidatingly dapper in a dark suit, gray shirt and matching tie. He’s all smiles and seems absolutely jazzed. And why shouldn’t he be? His latest outing as secret agent James Bond in the Sam [...]

‘Skyfall’ Takes 007 Forward Into His Past

Film Reviews Reviews By Angela Dawson|October 30, 2012 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic “Skyfall,” Daniel Craig’s thrilling third outing as British secret agent James Bond, is so impressively on-target it ranks as one of the best installments of the 50-year, 23-film franchise. Mixing high-energy action, a sense of resp [...]

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, [...]