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EXCLUSIVE: Filmmaker Explores Early Life and Career of RBG in ‘On the Basis of Sex’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|January 3, 2019 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Acclaimed filmmaker Mimi Leder says she felt compelled for a variety of reasons to direct “On the Basis of Sex,” a film based on the early career achievements and obstacles faced by feminist attorney Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who later became the second wo [...]

Teen ‘Voice’ Winner Chevel Shepherd is a Country Tinkerbell

Features TV Features By Lynn Barker|December 21, 2018 |0

By LYNN BARKER Front Row Features ALBUQUERQUE—From the small town of Farmington, N.M., 2018’s winner of NBC’s “The Voice” is Chevel Shepherd. (She pronounces her first name “Chevelle”) The 16-year-old credits the popular TV talent show with helping her grow as a confident performer comfortable on [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Jorge Lendeborg Jr. Tackles Alien Robots in ‘Bumblebee’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|December 16, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Jorge Lendeborg Jr. grew up in Miami watching Michael Bay’s action-packed “Transformers” movies at the local multiplex. When asked if he ever imagined being an actor in that franchise or other movies, Lendeborg offers a surprising response. “Yes,” the [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Musician-Actress Jihae Flies High as Antihero in ‘Mortal Engines’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|December 13, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—International recording artist Jihae makes her feature film debut in the wondrous dystopian fantasy adventure “Mortal Engines,” playing an outlaw antihero aviatrix who joins forces with two young protagonists in their quest to stop a giant predator ci [...]

Cast, Filmmakers Talk Revisiting ‘Mary Poppins’ in Sequel

Features Film Features By Peter Gonzaga|December 11, 2018 |0

By PETERSON GONZAGA Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Since the 1964 release of “Mary Poppins,” the movie musical based on P.L. Travers’ series of children’s books, has resonated with young and old alike. That is definitely true for director Rob Marshall, producer Marc Platt and music producers Marc S [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Out of Tragedy a Star is Born in ‘Vox Lux’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|December 10, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Raffey Cassidy has worked with some of the top names in Hollywood, from George Clooney (in Disney’s “Tomorrowland”) to Johnny Depp (in the big screen version of “Dark Shadows”). The British teenager now adds Natalie Portman (the “Star Wars” franchise) [...]

‘Creed II’ Cast and Filmmakers Talk Up New Sequel

Features Film Features By Peter Gonzaga|November 19, 2018 |0

By PETERSON GONZAGA Front Row Features LONG BEACH, Calif.—The filmmaker and stars of “Creed II” were on hand at ComplexCon, an annual three-day festival that brings pop culture, music, art, food and fashion together. They were there to promote the boxing film sequel set to debut Wednesday, Nov. 2 [...]

Reilly and Silverman Download Ralph and Vanellope in Sequel

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|November 19, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman reprise their roles as Ralph and Vanellope, respectively, in the sequel to 2012’s hit Disney animated feature “Wreck-it Ralph.” In that earlier film, video game character Ralph got fed up with being the perennial bad [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Julie Hagerty Fosters Another Funny Character in ‘Instant Family’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|November 15, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Julie Hagerty has been making audiences laugh for four decades. From her first starring film role as feisty flight attendant Elaine in the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker comedy “Airplane!” to her memorable performances as an uprooted yuppie in Albert Brooks’ [...]

Cast, Filmmaker Ponder the ‘Crimes of Grindelwald’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|November 14, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—The latest installment of J.K. Rowling’s magical world of wizards moves from America to Paris where a schism is forming among its members as to what course to take over the governance of magical beings in relation to those whom are non-magical. Meanwh [...]