Danny DeVito’s Green Message as ‘The Lorax’
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Danny DeVito is known for his wide range of comedic roles in film and on TV. The veteran performer also is one of Hollywood’s most committed environmentalists. For years, he has driven hybrid or electric cars. He doesn’t use plastic bottles and avoids [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Jennifer Aniston reunites with her “Object of My Affection” co-star Paul Rudd in the comedy “Wanderlust.”  They play a yuppie New York couple that head south after losing their jobs and their tiny expensive condo. After a brief, disastrous stay with a [...]
Amanda Seyfried: Consider Her ‘Gone’
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—In her new movie “Gone,” Amanda Seyfried plays a woman who must overcome paralyzing fear to track down a serial killer who has kidnapped her sister. In real life, the blond star of “Mamma Mia!” “Red Riding Hood” and [...]
Back to the Movies for Lea Thompson
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Lea Thompson will forever be known as Michael J. Fox’s pretty mom who develops a crush on her time-traveling son (not knowing he’s her offspring) in “Back to the Future.” The actress has worked steadily for 28 years, though she took some time away fro [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Fans of Gru, the orphan girls, Dr. Nefario, Vector and the minions have cause to celebrate. The writers of “Despicable Me,” the 2010 animated feature about a criminal mastermind named Gru (voiced by Steve Carell), who turns out to have a soft spot for [...]