The Next ‘Generation’ for Keanu Reeves
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Keanu Reeves never seems to age. Though pushing 49, the “Matrix” star looks about 15 years younger. Maybe his youthful appearance is attributable to the fact that he’s wearing all black for an interview. (Fashionistas know black always makes you look  [...]
Ford Steps Up to the Plate in ’42’
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—In his storied 47-year career in movies, Harrison Ford has never appeared in a sports movie and rarely has depicted a real life person. In “42,” he does both, playing Brooklyn Dodgers owner Wesley “Branch” Rickey, who broke the color barrier in 1945 b [...]
The Parlotones Attempt to Conquer America
By MICHAEL HIXON Special to Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Four friends from Johannesburg, South Africa formed The Parlotones nearly 15 years ago. With lead singer Kahn Morbee, drummer Neil Pauw and brothers Paul Hodgson (guitar, keyboard) and Glenn Hodgson (bass, piano), the quartet quickly vaulte [...]
Keeping ‘Company’ With Nick Nolte
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—To paraphrase Forrest Gump, interviewing Nick Nolte is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’ll get. Such was the case at a recent press conference with the 72-year-old “Prince of Tides” and “The Thin Red Line” star, where he was exp [...]
Orianthi Releases Third Solo Album
By MICHAEL HIXON Special to Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Australian guitarist/singer/songwriter Orianthi made her big U.S. breakthrough in 2009, when she played lead guitar for Carrie Underwood at the 51st Grammy Awards. Michael Jackson’s musical director Michael Bearden then contacted her  [...]
Saoirse Ronan At Core of Sci-Fi Thriller
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Saoirse Ronan is growing up. The 18-year-old Irish actress (best known for her Oscar-nominated turn in 2007’s “Atonement”) plays her first big romantic role in “The Host,” the latest adaptation of a Stephenie Meyer novel into a movie. Ronan’s characte [...]