Salman Rushdie Goes Hollywood

Salman Rushdie Goes Hollywood

FeaturesFilm Features By Angela Dawson|April 23, 2013 |0
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Salman Rushdie is best known as a bestselling author, speaker and educator, but few might guess this intellectual chronicler of the human condition also is a movie buff. Hailing from Mumbai (formerly Bombay), where filmmaking and moviegoing is huge, i [...]
The Next ‘Generation’ for Keanu Reeves

The Next ‘Generation’ for Keanu Reeves

FeaturesFilm Features By Angela Dawson|April 18, 2013 |0
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Keanu Reeves never seems to age. Though pushing 49, the “Matrix” star looks about 15 years younger. Maybe his youthful appearance is attributable to the fact that he’s wearing all black for an interview. (Fashionistas know black always makes you look  [...]
Ford Steps Up to the Plate in ’42’

Ford Steps Up to the Plate in ’42’

FeaturesFilm Features By Angela Dawson|April 10, 2013 |0
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—In his storied 47-year career in movies, Harrison Ford has never appeared in a sports movie and rarely has depicted a real life person. In “42,” he does both, playing Brooklyn Dodgers owner Wesley “Branch” Rickey, who broke the color barrier in 1945 b [...]
The Parlotones Attempt to Conquer America

The Parlotones Attempt to Conquer America

FeaturesFilm Features By Angela Dawson|April 8, 2013 |0
By MICHAEL HIXON Special to Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Four friends from Johannesburg, South Africa formed The Parlotones nearly 15 years ago. With lead singer Kahn Morbee, drummer Neil Pauw and brothers Paul Hodgson (guitar, keyboard) and Glenn Hodgson (bass, piano), the quartet quickly vaulte [...]