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Kathy Bates Adds Flash to ‘Tammy’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|June 26, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Kathy Bates earned an Academy Award for playing an obsessed fan in the big screen adaption of Stephen King’s “Misery.” The Memphis, Tenn., native now plays another oddball in the Melissa McCarthy comedy “Tammy,” whose obsession is blowing things up. I [...]

Tilda Swinton is Ice Cold Enforcer in ‘Snowpiercer’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|June 25, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD— Chameleon-like actress Tilda Swinton continues to add to her repertoire of unusual characters with Mason, a ruthless enforcer for a mysterious tyrant in Bong Joon Ho’s futuristic thriller “Snowpiercer.” Swinton, 53, nearly disappears in the role unde [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Paul Haggis Reflects on Writing in ‘Third Person’ Ensemble

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|June 19, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Paul Haggis has established himself as one of the most successful and in-demand screenwriters in town. He was the first screenwriter to win Oscars two years in a row with 2004’s “Million Dollar Baby,” directed by Clint Eastwood, and 2005’s “Crash,” wh [...]

Robert Pattinson Heads Down Under for ‘The Rover’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|June 18, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—It’s opening day for the newest film starring international heartthrob Robert Pattinson. Only, there’s been no big Hollywood red carpet premiere and “The Rover,” a small, indie road movie set in the Australian outback is only showing on a handful of s [...]

Billy Bob Thornton Weighs In on ‘Fargo’ Role

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|June 18, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—As the mysterious and violent Lorne Malvo, Billy Bob Thornton has served as a thorn in the side of put-upon insurance salesman Lester Nygaard (Martin Freeman) for 10 episodes of the dark comedy series “Fargo,” on FX. He’s also eluded local Deputy Moll [...]

‘Jersey Boys’ a New Tune for Clint Eastwood

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|June 16, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features NEW YORK—Clint Eastwood’s acting career was just getting into full swing when Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons rose to fame as a homegrown pop band in the early 1960s. Already an adult at that point, Eastwood’s musical taste leaned more towards jazz than pop [...]

Romance, Wolfmen and Transformers on Home Entertainment

DVD Features By Angela Dawson|June 16, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Released in theaters a year ago, “Four of Hearts” is a romantic drama reminiscent of the 1969 classic “Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice.” Available for the first time on DVD Tuesday, it is written and helmed by first time feature director Eric Haywood. Dar [...]

Gerard Butler Reprises Stoick Role in ‘Dragon 2’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|June 10, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Gerard Butler lends his voice once again as the elder Viking leader Stoick the Vast in the action-adventure animated feature, “How to Train Your Dragon 2.” On the heels of the 2010 film, which introduced audiences to Stoick, leader of a proud dragon-f [...]

Channing Tatum Back on the Force in ’22 Jump Street’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|June 10, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features NEW YORK—New dad Channing Tatum will be celebrating Father’s Day privately this Sunday with his wife, actress Jenna Dewan, and 13-month-old daughter, Everly, but another baby—one he’s willing to share with the world—is due Friday: the sequel to his hit buddy co [...]

Neil deGrasse Tyson Talks on Post-‘Cosmos’

News TV Features By Angela Dawson|June 8, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—“Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey” wrapped its 13th and final episode Sunday night. Hosted by renowned astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, the acclaimed family-friendly science series took viewers on a journey of exploration of the universe for an hour [...]