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Redmayne and Waterston Back on the Hunt for ‘Grindelwald’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|November 12, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD— Eddie Redmayne and Katherine Waterston reprise their roles as an intrepid Magizoologist and an independent-minded Auror, respectively, on the tail of an escaped demagogic wizard, in the fantasy adventure film “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelw [...]

Benedict Cumberbatch Gets Dastardly in ‘Grinch’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|November 7, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—After more than 50 years of stealing Christmas from the merry residents of Whoville, everyone’s favorite holiday party pooper is at it again in an all-new animated feature “The Grinch.” Benedict Cumberbatch (“Doctor Strange,” “Avengers: Infinity War”) [...]

MacKenzie Foy, Keira Knightley Show Girl Power in Disney’s ‘Nutcracker’ Film

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 31, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—“The Nutcracker” is as much a Christmas holiday tradition as figgy pudding, Santa Claus and the exchanging presents. Disney’s new music-filled live-action fantasy “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” is based on the E.T.A. Hoffman’s 1816 story, which [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Documentarian Tells Maria Callas’ Story in her Own Words

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 30, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Maria Callas wasn’t simply one of the world’s greatest opera singers. She specialized in bel cantos of the romantic period of the 18th and early 19th century. The beguiling brunette was known for her wide-ranging voice and distinctive dramatic interpr [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Mia Goth in a Witch’s Brew of Dance in ‘Suspiria’

Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 26, 2018 |2

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Mia Goth joins a stellar, mostly female cast in Luca Guadagnino’s remake of the 1977 classic horror film “Suspiria,” now in limited release in theaters. Goth plays a member of a world-renowned modern dance company, which turns out to be run by a coven [...]

Blum, Carpenter Talk Bringing ‘Halloween’ Back to Life

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 18, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Horrormeister Jason Blum considers himself among the legion of fans of John Carpenter’s original “Halloween,” and perhaps an even bigger admirer of the venerable filmmaker himself. So, when the idea of making another “Halloween” movie began to take sh [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Talking the Legacy of ‘Halloween’ with Jamie Lee Curtis

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

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Jamie Lee Curtis is sitting on the front porch of a Universal Studios backlot house reminiscing about shooting a climactic scene in “Halloween.” Not the classic thriller in which she made her feature film debut 40 years ago but an all-new sequel (with [...]

It’s a Family Affair for Gosling, Foy in ‘First Man’

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

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Next year marks the 50th anniversary of the first successful manned mission to the moon. For those who were around to witness that remarkable feat—American astronaut Cmdr. Neil Armstrong stepping off the lunar module and uttering the memorable if slig [...]

Stellar Cast Checks in to Drew Goddard’s Mystery Thriller

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 6, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Think of “Bad Times at the El Royale” as a more sinister “Clue” set in the remote mountain resort Lake Tahoe. Seven strangers arrive at a rundown hotel. Each of them comes with a dark past. The hotel itself harbors its own secrets. Over the course of [...]

Rupert Everett Takes a Walk on the Wilde side in ‘Happy Prince’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 4, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Rupert Everett’s fascination with lauded 19th century poet and playwright Oscar Wilde began at a young age. The British actor remembers his mother reading to him Wilde’s “The Happy Prince,” and the story of love and suffering stuck with him ever [...]