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Vergara Plays Alien Newswoman in ‘Escape’

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

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Sofia Vergara, the Colombian-born star of “Modern Family” is a bona-fide media darling. The Latin bombshell joins the ranks of the fourth estate, playing sexy TV newscaster Gabby Babbelbrock in the animated sci-fi comedy “Escape From Planet Earth.” As [...]

Bruce Willis Takes John McClane Abroad

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

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—What could be more romantic than taking a date to see Bruce Willis outrun bad guys in car chases, dodge machine gun fire from an attacking helicopter and inexplicably escape radiation poisoning at Chernobyl in “A Good Day to Die Hard,” the fifth insta [...]

Jessica Alba Gets Animated in ‘Escape From Planet Earth’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|February 8, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—To paraphrase Garrett Morris’ Chico Escuela, the fictional Dominican baseball character from “Saturday Night Live,” motherhood has been berra berra good to Latin beauty Jessica Alba. The tall and slim brunette strides into a hotel suite for an intervi [...]

Bateman and McCarthy Steal Laughs in ‘Identity Thief’

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

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy could very well be the next Burns and Allen. The two comedic performers each have developed a loyal fan following. Bateman, 44, frequently plays the straight man in films including “Horrible Bosses” and “Couples Ret [...]

The Catherine Zeta-Jones Effect

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|February 3, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—When you marry an actor, you have to accept that your beloved likely will have to spend a lot of time smooching other people. For Catherine Zeta-Jones, who is married to fellow thespian Michael Douglas, that understanding came in handy when hubby rece [...]

Teresa Palmer is All Too Human in ‘Warm Bodies’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|January 31, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Teresa Palmer looks every bit the glamorous Hollywood actress as she arrives for an interview dressed in a black and white Oscar de la Renta dress. But the blond, blue-eyed beauty reveals she was more of a “socks and sandals girl” while growing up in [...]

Getting Warmer: Nicholas Hoult Plays Lovestruck Zombie in New Movie

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|January 29, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLLYWOOD—Nicholas Hoult is much more animated in person than the shuffling zombie he plays in the new zom-com “Warm Bodies.” Tall, lanky and very British, Hoult is in town to promote his new movie written and directed by Jonathan Levine and based on the young [...]

Jason Statham Tackles Literary Thief ‘Parker’

Film Features By Angela Dawson|January 24, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Jason Statham has played a number of tough guy movie characters over the years, but he says what distinguishes his role in “Parker” from previous roles is the writing by author Donald Westlake, who penned more than a hundred hard-boiled crime novels b [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Stephen Merchant Cozies Up to Halle Berry in ‘Movie 43’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|January 21, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Stephen Merchant is best known as Ricky Gervais’ writing partner and frequent onscreen comedy foil. The two conceived the original acclaimed U.K. TV series “The Office,” and subsequently co-executive produced the award-winning American version that st [...]

Seth Gabel Pledges His ‘Allegiance’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|January 16, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Fans of the TV series “Fringe,” will recognize Seth Gabel from his depictions of various versions of Lincoln Lee, a recurring character on the Fox sci-fi series who ultimately settled in an alternate universe. His portrayal of a tactical agent for the [...]