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Christian Bale Flies Again With ‘Dark Knight Rises’

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

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Christian Bale remembers the first time he put on the Batman costume, he suddenly felt overwhelmed. He literally couldn’t breathe. “I thought, ‘oh, Chris (Nolan) has to recast,’ because the claustrophobia was just unbelievable,” the Welsh actor recall [...]

A Royal Brotherhood of Soul and Southern Rock

Features Film Features By Michael Hixon|July 9, 2012 |0

By MICHAEL HIXON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Cyril Neville is one of the founding members of the New Orleans’ Neville Brothers. Devon Allman’s father Gregg founded one of the quintessential Southern rock bands, The Allman Brothers. Sprinkle in some additional talent and you have the Royal Southe [...]

Tyrese Brings Down the House at CityWalk

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

By LYNN BARKER Front Row Features UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.—The bangin’ outdoor concert venue at Universal CityWalk got a one year anniversary treat when R&B singer turned movie star (“2 Fast 2 Furious” and the “Transformers” franchise) Tyrese Gibson (who simply goes by Tyrese) went back to his [...]

Blake Lively Gets Gritty in Oliver Stone’s ‘Savages’

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

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Blake Lively burst onto the Hollywood scene in 2005’s big screen adaptation of the perky young adult novel “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.” She went out to become a household name playing Upper East Side socialite Serena Van Der Woodsen on “Gossip [...]

Another Side of Eric McCormack

Features TV Features By Judy Sloane|June 30, 2012 |0

By JUDY SLOANE Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—A cross between “CSI” and “A Beautiful Mind,” TNT’s new drama “Perception,” premiering Monday, July 9 at 10 p.m. (ET/PT), stars Eric McCormack as Dr. Daniel Pierce, an eccentric neuroscience professor who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. One o [...]

Chris Pine is Down to Earth in ‘People Like Us’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|June 28, 2012 |0

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 [...]

‘Family Guy’s’ MacFarlane Hits the Big Screen with ‘Ted’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|June 26, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—TV audiences know Seth MacFarlane as the creator of the hit animated series “Family Guy” and the voices of its irrepressible baby, Stewie and goofball father, Peter. MacFarlane now makes his big screen directorial debut with “Ted,” an irreverent comed [...]

Channing Tatum Reveals the Truth About Stripping in ‘Magic Mike’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|June 25, 2012 |0

By PETERSON GONZAGA Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Before he became a matinee idol, a young Channing Tatum was already burning up the stage in his native Florida working as a male stripper. The money, the women and the parties were the main draw for the handsome charmer. But once Hollywood came cal [...]

‘Brave’ Audiences Get Peek at ‘La Luna’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|June 20, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features EMERYVILLE, CALIF.—Audiences for Pixar’s new animated feature “Brave,” will be in for an extra special treat. Just before the movie stars, they will get a chance to see a short film called “La Luna,” (the moon) written and directed by Enrico Casarosa, a talente [...]

Scottish Cast Weigh in on Pixar’s ‘Brave’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|June 19, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Few things annoy the Scots more than hearing non-native speakers mangling their language. “People’s ears are much more attuned to authenticity in accents,” says Glasgow native Craig Ferguson, host of CBS’ “Late Late Show.” Ferguson is one of a handful [...]