By JUDY SLOANE Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Seth MacFarlane (“Ted, “Family Guy”), creator/writer/executive producer and star of Fox’s “The Orville,” wants viewers to know the series is not a spoof of the classic sci-fi series “Star Trek,” but it is an homage to the franchise. The live-action spac [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Mark Wahlberg arrives for an interview with his arm in a brace. No, he didn’t get into a brawl and it isn’t a result of playing too many rounds of golf. (His current favorite pastime.) The Dorchester, Mass. native reveals he is following a physiothera [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—“Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey” wrapped its 13th and final episode Sunday night. Hosted by renowned astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, the acclaimed family-friendly science series took viewers on a journey of exploration of the universe for an hour [...]
By LYNN BARKER Front Row Features The laughs in Seth MacFarlane’s western romp “A Million Ways to Die in the West” range from “bottom” feeding pooping in the street jokes to fun tribute fare as when MacFarlane’s hapless sheep rancher character Albert happens upon a barn where (SPOILER ALERT) “Bac [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—The last time audiences saw Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron and “Family Guy” comedy writer/producer Seth MacFarlane in the same room, it was the 2013 Academy Awards that MacFarlane was hosting. He was singing an off-color tribute to [...]
By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Fans of writer-director Seth MacFarlane’s “animation domination” Fox TV shows should enjoy “Ted,” his similarly sophomoric live-action big-screen debut. But anyone hoping for funnier fare than potty and pothead jokes may [...]