2012 - Page 19 of 29 - Front Row Features

Woody Allen’s Road Leads to ‘Rome’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|June 17, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Film icon Woody Allen continues his globe-trekking ways following the success of his films set in London (“Match Point,” “Scoop”), Barcelona (“Vicky Cristina Barcelona”) and Paris (“Midnight in Paris”), with yet another beautiful old European city as [...]

Pixar’s Andrews Aims High with ‘Brave’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|June 14, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features EMERYVILLE, CALIF.—The first thing you notice outside Pixar’s college campus-like headquarters here is a collection of oversized rocks strategically laid out in a circle. Is it some sort of holy place where offerings are made to the animation gods? Perhaps it’s [...]

Emily Blunt Improvises in ‘Your Sister’s Sister’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|June 12, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Lynn Shelton had never stepped onto a movie set when she made her features film, “We Go Way Back,” in 2006. She found herself introducing herself to her crew. “Oh, hi. You’re the gaffer? What do you do?” she recalls innocently asking. From that inaus [...]

Bieber Fever Heats Up Again with Another Miami Show Added

News By Peter Gonzaga|June 12, 2012 |0

By A Front Row Features Staff Reporter HOLLYWOOD—Bieber Fever is still alive and well as fans snatched up every last ticket to Justin Bieber’s “Believe” concert tour in just one hour, with some shows selling out in mere seconds. The fans—known as Bielebers—are also anxiously awaiting [...]

JLo In Tune With ‘Step Up Revolution’

News By Peter Gonzaga|June 12, 2012 |0

By A Front Row Features Staff Reporter HOLLYWOOD—In conjunction with the release of the highly anticipated dance movie sequel “Step Up Revolution,” a hot new soundtrack will be available soon. The first single off the album is singer/”American Idol” host Jennifer Lopez&# [...]

Mary J. Blige Delivers Justice in ‘Rock of Ages’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|June 9, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Grammy winning music artist Mary J. Blige was the first performer filmmaker Adam Shankman thought of when he was casting his newest big screen musical adaptation “Rock of Ages.” “I think I just wanted (her) to sing around me,” says Shankman, who previ [...]

The Right Hough for ‘Rock of Ages’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|June 6, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Julianne Hough steps into the room sipping a tall glass of orange juice. Dressed in a black and white patterned jumpsuit, the stunning blond and former “Dancing with the Stars” performer looks perky and prepared for a full day of interviews. She stars [...]

Tom Cruise and Julianne Hough Too Hot in ‘Rock of Ages’

Features Film Features News By Angela Dawson|June 4, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Is Julianne Hough too hot for PG-13? That’s what director Adam Shankman explained at a press junket Sunday for the upcoming big screen adaptation of the hit Broadway musical “Rock of Ages,” in which the former “Dancing With the Stars” performer turned [...]

Beatles’ ‘Yellow Submarine’ Resurfaces on DVD

Film Reviews Reviews By Angela Dawson|May 31, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features More than four decades after “Yellow Submarine” appeared in theaters, the surrealistic animated fantasy featuring the Beatles as pop-art cartoon characters surfaces again in a digitally restored DVD version June 5. The groundbreaking feature’s colorfully [...]

Tommy Lee Jones is Back in ‘Black’

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

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones got his start in show business as so many actors have—by appearing in a school play. It was in tiny Rotan, Texas, some 60 miles from Abilene. “When I was in the second grade, my school performed ‘Snow White and the [...]