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.

Wilson Phillips Return with Reality Series

Film Features TV Features By Angela Dawson|April 4, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON and LYNN BARKER Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Carnie and Wendy Wilson and Chynna Phillips, the harmonizing offspring of Beach Boys Brian Wilson and Mamas & the Papas John and Michelle Phillips, respectively, are celebrating their 20th anniversary as recording artists known as [...]

Danner Goes Back in Time for ‘Lilys’

News By Angela Dawson|April 3, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Blythe Danner, a.k.a. Gwyneth Paltrow’s mom, has wrapped production on the pilot for “Gilded Lilys,” a “Downton Abbey”-type period series about Manhattan’s elite circa 1895 for ABC Television. The veteran actress, who is promoting her latest film, “Th [...]

Van Damme and Lundgren in New ‘Dark’ Franchise

News By Angela Dawson|April 2, 2012 |0

By a Front Row Features Staff Report HOLLYWOOD—Dark Castle Home Entertainment and After Dark Films will debut the new action movie franchise, After Dark Action which will include action stars Jean Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren, among others, Courtney Solomon, After Dark Films President and [...]

A ‘Party’ of the Van Peebles

Film Features By Angela Dawson|April 2, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Mario Van Peebles made his first feature film two decades ago with the urban crime drama “New Jack City.” A second-generation filmmaker—his father is legendary auteur Melvin Van Peebles—he is now ushering in another generation of artists with a coming [...]

‘Comic-Con’ Documentary Appeals to More Than Fans

Film Reviews By Angela Dawson|March 29, 2012 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic *****Note to Editors: This film will be released on Thursday April 5, and online reviews are embargoed until that day.***** Director Morgan Spurlock (“Super Size Me”) provides an affectionate look at the film, fantasy and funny-book fans [...]

Adam Brody’s Collegial ‘Damsels in Distress’

Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 29, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Adam Brody is one of Hollywood’s fastest-rising young stars. Having stolen hearts on TV shows including “Gilmore Girls” and “The O.C.” the San Diego-born actor has a growing list of film credits including “Jennifer’s Body” and “Scream 4.” Brody plays [...]

Hockey Comedy ‘Goon’ Is Bloody Mess

Film Reviews By Angela Dawson|March 28, 2012 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Seann William Scott is unexpectedly sweet natured as a bar bouncer turned professional hockey brawler in the outrageously profane comedy “Goon,” but most of this true-story-inspired tale is literally a bloody mess. When a slow-motion show [...]

Neeson, Worthington Explore Familial Themes in ‘Titans’

Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 27, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features NEW YORK—Liam Neeson and Sam Worthington reprise their roles as mythological legends Zeus and Perseus, respectively, in “Wrath of the Titans,” the follow up to 2010’s action-adventure “Clash of the Titans.” Set a decade after Perseus’ heroic defeat of the monst [...]

A Twofer for Seann William Scott

Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 22, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Seann William Scott, best known as the trash-talking Stifler in the “American Pie” comedies, is having a comeback after an extended absence from the big screen. Having gone through rehab last year for “health and personal issues,” the big, blond funny [...]

Julia Roberts Reflects on ‘Mirror Mirror’

Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 22, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—For years, Julia Roberts played the ingenue, the girl-next-door audiences rooted for. Even the characters she played that were flawed also were usually empathetic such as her prostitute with a heart of gold in “Pretty Woman” and even the titular crusa [...]