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EXCLUSIVE: Award-winning Costume Designer Alexandra Byrne is a Cut Above with ‘The Aeronauts’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|November 27, 2019 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—To create the costumes worn by actress Felicity Jones, who plays a balloonist in the high-flying period adventure film “The Aeronauts,” Oscar winning costume designer Alexandra Byrne scoured the diaries of female mountaineers and explorers of the mid- [...]

Taylor Kitsch and Stephan James Have No Way Out in ’21 Bridges’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|November 20, 2019 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—A pair of Canadians play small time New York thieves who become subjects of a massive manhunt after they stumble upon a massive cache of cocaine and wind up killing several cops as they try to make their escape in the action thriller “21 Bridges.” Tay [...]

Josh Dela Cruz Joins ‘Blue’s Clues’ Reboot

Features TV Features By Peter Gonzaga|November 7, 2019 |0

By PETERSON GONZAGA Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—When he was younger, actor Josh Dela Cruz used to watch “Blue’s Clues” with his sister. Coming full circle, the Broadway actor is now the new host of the rebooted popular Nickelodeon show now dubbed “Blue’s Clues & You.” It’s a dream come true [...]

Kyliegh Curran Has the Shine in Stephen King’s ‘Doctor Sleep’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|November 6, 2019 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Kyliegh Curran is only 13 years old but already is an accomplished actress. The Miami native starred in a Broadway production of “The Lion King,” as Young Nala when she was 10. And she now has a leading role in the big screen adaptation of Stephen Kin [...]

‘Mandalorian’ Kicks Off Disney+ Streaming Service Launch

Features Online / Streaming Features By Angela Dawson|November 5, 2019 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Hankering for “Star Wars,” but can’t wait until Dec. 20 for the theatrical release of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker?” Subscribers to the new streaming service Disney+ can tune in Tuesday, Nov. 12 when the service goes live for the premiere of the [...]

Documentarian Focuses Her Lens on Imelda Marcos in ‘The Kingmaker’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|November 4, 2019 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—When the name “Imelda Marcos” is mentioned, many in the West think of the shoes—all 3,000 pairs of them. But the former First Lady of the Philippines was much more than an ex-beauty queen with a fondness for footwear. She and her husband, Ferdinand Ma [...]

Taika Waititi Uses Humor to Convey Tolerance Message in ‘Jojo Rabbit’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 19, 2019 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Scarlett Johansson first learned of Kiwi filmmaker Taika Waititi’s idea for a World War II-set satire “Jojo Rabbit” through a familiar source. “The first person who told me about the script was (Chris) Hemsworth,” the “Avengers” actress reveals during [...]

Elle Fanning Reprises Fairy Tale Role in ‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 16, 2019 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Elle Fanning was only 14 when she starred in “Maleficent,” Disney’s live-action Sleeping Beauty update, where the focus was on the villainous sorceress who lured the young princess into a spell in which she could only be awakened by true love’s kiss. [...]

Neil Young Documents the Magic and Minutiae of Making ‘Colorado’ Album

Features Film Features Music Features By Angela Dawson|October 15, 2019 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Legendary rocker Neil Young serves as both director and the subject of “Mountaintop,” a fascinating unfiltered documentary about the making of his latest album, “Colorado,” due out Oct. 25. The documentary, which Young filmed under the nom-de-plume Be [...]

Angelina Jolie Learns Parenting Lessons from Reprising Maleficent Character

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 15, 2019 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Angelina Jolie reprises her multi-layered villainess character in “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil,” the live-action sequel to Disney’s 2014 live-action hit “Maleficent,” which was an update to the 1959 Mouse House animated feature “Sleeping Beauty.” Sig [...]