Angela Dawson, Author at Front Row Features

Angela Dawson

Editor/Co-owner

Angela Dawson is the editor and co-owner of frontrowfeatures.com. An award-winning journalist, she has covered Hollywood since 2000. Her interviews with actors, directors, writers, authors and musicians have run in numerous outlets. She is the author of the novel "Generations: A Greek Family Odyssey" available on Amazon.com.

Ralph Fiennes Sheds Light on Dickens

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

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Veteran actor Ralph Fiennes found out just how challenging it is to simultaneously star in and direct a film when he brought Shakespeare’s tragedy “Coriolanus” to the screen in 2010. He was adamant he would never do both again. But as the old saying g [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Felicity Jones ‘Invisible’ No More

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

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—British actress Felicity Jones has dwelled in the shadows of Hollywood, delivering solid performances in well-regarded independent dramas such as “The Tempest,” “Hysteria,” and “Like Crazy,” but hardly box office blockbusters that make an actress a ho [...]

‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Wins the Year

Film Reviews Reviews By Angela Dawson|December 23, 2013 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Director Martin Scorsese’s manic, hilarious, deliciously depraved and unexpectedly epic “The Wolf of Wall Street” is so much wild and crazy wall-to-wall fun that it’s by far the most enjoyable movie I’ve seen all year. I [...]

‘The Family’ Puts a Hit on Blu-ray

News By Angela Dawson|December 19, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features After co-starring in two films in which their characters never interacted, two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro and three-time Oscar nominee Michelle Pfeiffer finally share screen time in “The Family.” The action-comedy about a mob family in the witness protect [...]

Critic’s Choice: James Dawson’s 10 Favorite (and Least Liked) Films of 2013

Film Reviews Reviews By Angela Dawson|December 19, 2013 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic No one can see every movie that makes it to the multiplexes, which is why it’s a good idea to be skeptical of any critic claiming to have a “10 Best” list this time of year. Instead, here are my 10 favorites of the films I caught [...]

‘Saving’ Mr. Hanks

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

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Beloved actor Tom Hanks adopts the persona of another beloved movie icon—Walt Disney—in the whimsical drama “Saving Mr. Banks.” Inspired by true events, “Saving Mr. Banks” tells how the motion picture studio founder convinced P.L. Travers, the very re [...]

Getting to the Heart of ‘Her’

Film Reviews Reviews By Angela Dawson|December 18, 2013 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Writer/director Spike Jonze’s thoroughly modern romance “Her” is one of the most thought-provoking films of the year, raising intriguing questions about what constitutes not only love but life itself. The most pertinent here is whet [...]

‘Anchorman 2’ More Adequate Than Legendary

Film Reviews Reviews By Angela Dawson|December 17, 2013 |0

****NOTE TO EDITORS: THIS REVIEW IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 12/18/13**** By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic More adequate than legendary and far too long, “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues” brings back Will Ferrell’s pompously bombastic news reader Ron Burgundy for a seven- [...]

Badfinger’s Joey Molland Releases New Solo Album

Features Film Features Music Features By Angela Dawson|December 13, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Joey Molland, best known for his work with the legendary English band Badfinger, has released his fourth solo album “Return To Memphis” on UK’s Gonzo Multimedia! The CD features 10 new tracks the singer-songwriter recorded at the world famous Royal St [...]

Peter Jackson Returns to Middle-earth with ‘Hobbit’ Sequel

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|December 12, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” hits theaters just in time for the holidays. The New Zealand filmmaker returns to Middle-earth with Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) and his band of dwarf companions on their quest to reclaim the Lon [...]