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EXCLUSIVE: ‘SNL’ Alum Nasim Pedrad Revisits Awkward Adolescence in TV Comedy ‘Chad’

Features TV Features By Angela Dawson|12 days ago |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Nasim Pedrad returns to TV in the new comedy series “Chad,” in which she plays a 14-year-old Persian-American boy. You read that right: the thirtysomething actress stars as an incoming high school freshman who [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Filmmaker Dominic Cooke Talks Directing Benedict Cumberbatch in the spy thriller ‘The Courier’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|28 days ago |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—British writer-director Dominic Cooke has a long history with celebrated actor Benedict Cumberbatch, which dates back to the early 2000s, when he directed the rising star in plays on London’s West End. He later directed the “Avengers” and “Sherlock” s [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Filmmaker Makes Her Feature Documentary Debut with ‘Stray’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 4, 2021 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Elizabeth Lo has achieved an extraordinary feat in her debut feature documentary “Stray,” telling a story of Turkey’s ubiquitous stray dogs entirely from the canines’ point-of-view. Filmed over a course of three years, the documentary takes viewers on [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Jason Isaacs Throws Caution to the Wind as a Theme Park Entrepreneur in ‘Skyfire’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|January 7, 2021 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Jason Isaacs has played a number of antagonists throughout his career, from the oppressive Red Coat officer Col. William Tavington in “The Patriot,” to magic blood purist Lucius Malfoy in the “Harry Potter” films to Captain Hook in 2003’s “Peter Pan,” [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Practical Experience Plays Role in Tom Everett Scott’s Supportive Spouse Character in ‘Sister of the Groom’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|December 15, 2020 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Tom Everett Scott reunites onscreen with his “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul” co-star Alicia Silverstone to once again play a married couple dealing with family issues in “Sister of the Groom.” Best known for 1996’s music-filled comedy “Tha [...]

Oscar Winner Michael Giacchino’s Debut Solo Album Marries Retro Lounge Music with Futuristic Sounds

Features Music Features By Angela Dawson|December 10, 2020 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Mondo’s Death Waltz Originals is the home for Academy Award winning composer Michael Giacchino’s debut non-soundtrack album, an intriguing and masterfully constructed concept album titled “Travelogue Volume 1.” The highly acclaimed modern composer is [...]

Band of Brothers: New Frank Marshall HBO Doc Sheds Light on the Bee Gees

Features Film Features TV Features By Angela Dawson|December 8, 2020 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—While the Bee Gees are most closely associated with disco music thanks to their involvement in the 1977 landmark soundtrack album, “Saturday Night Fever,” that featured five of their songs, the band, fronted by three British/Australian brothers, alrea [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Karim Saleh Excavates Feelings Old and New in Romantic Drama ‘Luxor’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|November 29, 2020 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Growing up in war-torn Lebanon, Karim Saleh turned to Hollywood movies as an escape from the imminent dangers of the real world. His favorite actors were swarthy Italian-Americans Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, and he reveled in the film [...]

Ultimate Dolly Parton DVD Collection Available In Time For Gift-Giving

DVD Features News By Angela Dawson|November 24, 2020 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—For more than a half-century, Dolly Parton has been synonymous with Country music. The Tennessee-born vocalist and songwriter has composed more than 3,000 songs, with 25 of them reaching No. 1 on the Billboard charts. Her music has been RIAA-certified [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Indie Filmmaker Bridges Generation Gap with Bocce in Debut Feature ‘Team Marco’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|November 15, 2020 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Staten Island, N.Y., native Julio Vincent Gambuto makes his feature directorial debut with the heartwarming comedy “Team Marco,” about a multi-generational household overcoming the generation gap. The film is set against the backdrop of bocce, similar [...]