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Morgan Freeman Takes Charge in ‘Olympus’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 22, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Morgan Freeman knows something about authority figures, having played a number of them over the years, including a school principal in “Lean on Me,” a brigadier general in “Outbreak,” the U.S. president in “Deep Impact” and the Almighty himself in two [...]

Butler Serves Up Action on ‘Olympus’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 20, 2013 |0

(EDITORS: PLEASE NOTE THAT OBSCENITIES HAVE BEEN ASTERISKED) By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Gerard Butler may be a Scottish by birth but having made his success as an actor here in America, the “300” star appears to have adopted a certain amount of patriotic pride on this side of t [...]

Gomez and Hudgens ‘Spring’ Forth

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 18, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—You can’t walk past a newsstand or flip past a TV talk show without seeing former Disney Channel stars Selena Gomez or Vanessa Hudgens touting their new movie, the edgy and definitely R-rated “Spring Breakers.” Like previous Mouse House alums Britney [...]

An Alternate View of Kirsten Dunst in ‘Upside Down’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 14, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Kirsten Dunst made cinematic history by planting an upside down smooch on on co-star Tobey Maguire in his superhero costume in “Spider-Man.” The 30-year-old actress once again goes head-over-heels for her onscreen beau in “Upside Down.” In fact, she s [...]

EXCLUSIVE: A New ‘Reality’ for Matteo Garrone

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 13, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—While the world’s Catholics waited in anticipation for the cardinals to elect a new pope back in his native Italy, filmmaker Matteo Garrone was in the U.S. promoting his newest film “Reality,” which won the Grand Prix prize at Cannes last year. Coinci [...]

Carrey Conjures Mean Magician in ‘Burt Wonderstone’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 11, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features LAS VEGAS—When Jim Carrey was still just a young stand up comic, he got a chance to open for Rodney Dangerfield at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. With a desire to do more than put on the same act every night, the young Canadian would try out some mighty [...]

Arnel Pineda Never Stopped Believin’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 6, 2013 |0

By PETERSON GONZAGA and CHRIS TRONDSEN Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—In 2007, veteran musician Arnel Pineda was on the brink of giving up on his dream of becoming a worldwide success. At 40, the Philippines native had enjoyed some modest success at home and in Hong Kong, but after years of perform [...]

Colin Farrell Plays Helpful Neighbor in ‘Dead Man Down’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 5, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Colin Farrell has played his share of hit men with a heart. Remember “In Bruges?” The Irish actor again plays an assassin with a conscience in the drama “Dead Man Down,” directed by Niels Arden Oplev, who helmed the original “Girl With the Dragon Tatt [...]

‘One Night With the King’ Available on Blu-ray

DVD Features By Angela Dawson|March 4, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features The 2006 historical epic “One Night With the King” has arrived on Blu-ray. Lushly shot and beautifully scored in the grand style of classic Hollywood biblical epics including “Ben-Hur,” “The Ten Commandments” and “Spartacus,” the drama tells the story of Hadass [...]

Rapace Bears Scars in ‘Dead Man Down’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 4, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Swedish actress Noomi Rapace is no stranger to changing her look depending on the part. She played the pierced and tatted Lisbeth Salander in the original “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” trilogy. Only recently has ventured into more commercial fare [...]