Taylor Hackford Archives - Front Row Features

Mirren Reprises Assassin Role in ‘RED 2’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|July 14, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features NEW YORK—In a summer of superheroes, even the queen is getting in on the action. Dame Helen Mirren, who won an Oscar (and just about every other acting award) for her humanizing depiction of Queen Elizabeth II few years ago reprises her comic book character rol [...]

Jason Statham Tackles Literary Thief ‘Parker’

Film Features By Angela Dawson|January 24, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Jason Statham has played a number of tough guy movie characters over the years, but he says what distinguishes his role in “Parker” from previous roles is the writing by author Donald Westlake, who penned more than a hundred hard-boiled crime novels b [...]

‘Parker’ More Runny Than Hard Boiled

Film Reviews Reviews By Angela Dawson|January 24, 2013 |0

NOTE TO EDITORS: Reviews are embargoed for publication until Friday, January 25 By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic The first thing we see career criminal Parker (Jason Statham) do in the movie bearing his one-word name is park a car, which seems a bit on the nose. Unfortunately, the r [...]