Angela Dawson, Author at Front Row Features

Angela Dawson

Editor/Co-owner

Angela Dawson is the editor and co-owner of frontrowfeatures.com. An award-winning journalist, she has covered Hollywood since 2000. Her interviews with actors, directors, writers, authors and musicians have run in numerous outlets. She is the author of the novel "Generations: A Greek Family Odyssey" available on Amazon.com.

Chloe Grace Moretz Faces Ultimate Foe in ‘If I Stay’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 18, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Chloe Grace Moretz is only 17 years old, but she already is a veteran film actress, having starred as Hit-Girl in the action-packed “Kick-Ass” franchise and delivered a remarkably nuanced performance in Kimberly Peirce’s remake of “Carrie.” The Atlant [...]

‘Simpsons’ Scribe Al Jean Talks 12 Days of Bart, Homer, Lisa and More

Features TV Features By Angela Dawson|August 17, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Al Jean is one of the original members of the writing staff on Fox’s long-running animated comedy series “The Simpsons.” So he has plenty of insight into the Emmy-winning TV show, and will be Tweeting about it periodically during the 12-day “Simpsons” [...]

A Heartwarming Texas Drama on DVD Tuesday

DVD Features News By Angela Dawson|August 17, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Wholesome family entertainment is in the offing with “Home is Where the Heart Is,” (theatrically released as “Watercolor Postcards” in 2012) which comes out on DVD Tuesday, August 19. The DVD comes with a Vudu digital copy. The drama, directed by Rajeev Dassani [...]

‘The Trip to Italy’ is Bellissimo

Film Reviews Reviews By Angela Dawson|August 16, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features The charming “The Trip to Italy” is the sequel to Michael Winterbottom’s 2010 comedy “The Trip,” starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. In the earlier film, the British comedians played versions of themselves as Coogan went on assignment for a newspaper reviewin [...]

EXCLUSIVE: About Maggie

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 13, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Maggie Grace refers to Liam Neeson, who plays her onscreen vigilante father in the “Taken” franchise, as “a goofball.” “A lot of people think of him as such a serious person, but he’s really goofy,” the blond actress reveals about the Academy Aw [...]

Soul Man: Brendan Gleeson Plays a Priest in ‘Calvary’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 13, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Brendan Gleeson plays an Irish Catholic priest in “Calvary,” but he likens his character to that of a samurai warrior rather than a messenger of God. The internationally acclaimed actor, best known for his roles in “Braveheart” and “In Bruges,” reunit [...]

Mel Gibson Joins Third ‘Expendables’ as Villain

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 12, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—One-time box-office golden boy Mel Gibson has been keeping a low profile for the past few years following a series of embarrassing incidents, including an anti-Semitic rant following a drunken driving arrest. But now the “Braveheart” actor emerges in [...]

Sylvester Stallone Returns for Third ‘Expendables’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 12, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—When he got his first taste of success with “Rocky,” Sylvester Stallone recalls standing backstage at the People’s Choice awards waiting to make his entrance, dressed in a wide-lapelled blue tuxedo, frilly shirt and big bow tie. (Hey, it was the ‘70s. [...]

Hollywood’s New ‘It’ Girl Aubrey Plaza

Features By Angela Dawson|August 11, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—It’s getting harder to turn on the TV or find an indie film that doesn’t star Hollywood “It” girl Aubrey Plaza. Her day job is playing oddball civil servant April Ludgate on the NBC comedy “Parks and Recreation.” She also has a recurring role on the N [...]

Cage ‘Rage’ and Finochio Out of the Ring

Film Reviews News By Angela Dawson|August 11, 2014 |0

By a Front Row Features Staff Reporter Two new home video releases are centered on characters seeking justice against those who would do their family members harm. The past comes back to haunt a former petty criminal in the crime thriller “Rage,” starring Nicolas Cage. The Image Entertainment fil [...]