Duhamel Hits the Road in ‘Scenic Route’
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—As Josh Duhamel counts down the days to when he becomes a first-time dad with wife-singer Fergie (now officially Fergie Duhamel), he also has another baby he’s ushering into the world. “Scenic Route” is the first feature film he has produced through h [...]
Stars Talk on ‘Meatballs’ Sequel
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—A second helping of “Meatballs” is in the forecast. “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2,” the long-awaited sequel to the 2009 Sony Pictures Animation comedy hit, is predicted to make landfall September 27. Returning to the table is Bill Hader, recent [...]
‘Kick-Ass 2’ Makes Heroes Comic
(***NOTE TO EDITORS: There is a character called Night Bitch that is mentioned twice in this article. You may want to asterisk it. Also, the title of the movie itself has the word ass in it.***) By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic More fun than the dreadful “Iron Man 3,” th [...]
Oprah Winfrey Talks on ‘The Butler’
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features NEW YORK—It’s been 15 years since media titan Oprah Winfrey starred in a film. She was nominated for a NAACP award for her performance in “Beloved,” a post-Civil War drama in which she played an ex-slave determined to make a better life for her children. Since  [...]
Ford Steps Out of Hero Role in ‘Paranoia’
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Harrison Ford doesn’t want to be “Liked.” As in, he doesn’t want complete strangers—or even his friends—to “Like” him on Facebook or any other social media websites. “I don’t want to be (electronically) connected to my friends,” says the 71-year [...]
Stone Takes Off For ‘Lovelace’
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—It’s hard to believe now but there was a time when someone actually told Sharon Stone she wasn’t sexy. Even her manager would warn her that she couldn’t get roles in Hollywood because she was too bookish and dressed too frumpy to be seriously consider [...]