By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Holliday Grainger was destined for a career in show business. Her parents named her after legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday, adding an extra “l” for flourish. “My parents were on the way to the registry office, and realized they had to come up with [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON and JUDY SLOANE Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—“Mercy Street,” which debuted on PBS in mid-January, is the public television entity’s first original American‑based drama in more than a decade. Set in a Northern Virginia hotel converted into Union military hospital during the Civil  [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD— Chris Pine rocketed to stardom in 2009 when he took over the iconic role of Captain James T. Kirk in J.J. Abrams’ reboot of the sci-fi classic “Star Trek” franchise. With his intense blue eyes and considerable acting chops the second-generation actor [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features In 1996, a small group of mountaineers attempted to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain. Each had personal reasons for aspiring to achieve this difficult feat. Some of them paid for this risky adventure with their lives. “Everest,” directed and pro [...]