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‘Shape of Water’s’ Doug Jones on Being Guillermo del Toro’s “House Pet”

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|February 5, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Chances are you may not recognize Doug Jones on sight but more than likely you’ve seen him in some of your favorite sci-fi and horror movies and TV shows. With his tall, slim frame and almost animal-like gracefulness, Jones frequently plays monsters a [...]

Richard Jenkins Earns Second Oscar Nomination with ‘Shape of Water’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|February 1, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Oscar nominee Richard Jenkins has been an actor for nearly 50 of his 70 years. The soft-spoken thespian began his career onstage appearing in regional theater productions. It wasn’t until 1985 that he made his big screen debut in the Lawrence Kasdan W [...]

Photos: Guillermo del Toro’s Fable-like Monster Movie Conjures 13 Oscar Nominations

Film Features Photos Photo Gallery By Angela Dawson|January 23, 2018 |0

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Guillermo del Toro’s Fable-like Monster Movie Conjures 13 Oscar Nominations

Features Film Features News By Angela Dawson|January 23, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Mexican film auteur Guillermo del Toro earned three Oscar nominations Tuesday for his fable-like sci-fi romance “The Shape of Water,” which has been soaking up trophies throughout this awards season. Del Toro was nominated in the directing, writing (w [...]

Photos: Oscar Winner Octavia Spencer Talks ‘Shape of Water,’ Hollywood Scandal

Film Features Photos Photo Gallery By Angela Dawson|November 28, 2017 |0

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Oscar Winner Octavia Spencer Talks ‘Shape of Water,’ Hollywood Scandal

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|November 28, 2017 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Oscar winner Octavia Spencer is starting to feel stuck. In 1962. And she wants out. “This is my third time,” she says during an interview, referring to playing a character of that segregated era. In Guillermo del Toro’s much buzzed about f [...]

Adult Fantasy ‘Shape of Water’ Is One of Year’s Best Films

Film Reviews Reviews By James Dawson|November 26, 2017 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic “The Shape of Water” is an R-rated and sometimes viciously grim adult fairy tale with a sweetly sensual and irresistibly touching cross-species romance at its center. Although occasionally reminiscent of numerous other films in plot or ap [...]

Corey Stoll Tackles Vampires on ‘The Strain’

Features TV Features By Angela Dawson|August 13, 2015 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON and JUDY SLOANE Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Corey Stoll stars as Dr. Ephraim Goodweather on FX’s vampire series “The Strain.” Like other characters he’s played, “Eph” isn’t entirely a good guy or a bad guy. As the second season of the series has unfolded, his character seems to [...]

A Colorful New Chapter for Zoe Saldana in ‘Book of Life’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 17, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—In the colorful, folkloric, Latin-infused animated feature “The Book of Life,” Zoe Saldana provides the voice of Maria, a beautiful villager who has captured the charms of two men: Manolo and Joaquin. When two spirits take sides in the outcome of the [...]

Sean Astin: Sci-Fi is Now in his Blood

Features TV Features By Angela Dawson|September 10, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—For those who haven’t watched the Aug. 31 episode of “The Strain,” the eighth installment of the exciting and intense sci-fi/horror series on the FX network, you may want to move on to the next article. For those who’ve watched it, and are still in sh [...]