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Neeson, Worthington Explore Familial Themes in ‘Titans’

Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 27, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features NEW YORK—Liam Neeson and Sam Worthington reprise their roles as mythological legends Zeus and Perseus, respectively, in “Wrath of the Titans,” the follow up to 2010’s action-adventure “Clash of the Titans.” Set a decade after Perseus’ heroic defeat of the monst [...]

A Twofer for Seann William Scott

Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 22, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Seann William Scott, best known as the trash-talking Stifler in the “American Pie” comedies, is having a comeback after an extended absence from the big screen. Having gone through rehab last year for “health and personal issues,” the big, blond funny [...]

Julia Roberts Reflects on ‘Mirror Mirror’

Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 22, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—For years, Julia Roberts played the ingenue, the girl-next-door audiences rooted for. Even the characters she played that were flawed also were usually empathetic such as her prostitute with a heart of gold in “Pretty Woman” and even the titular crusa [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Davies talks Rachel Weisz’s Dive into his ‘Deep Blue Sea’

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

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Terence Davies was born in Liverpool, England at the end of World War II to working-class Catholic parents. He lived through economically depressed times while his country recovered from the war. Having witnessed tough times first-hand in a class-base [...]

Hemsworth, Hutcherson in the ‘Games’

Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 15, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Josh Hutcherson joins his already arrived “Hunger Games” co-star Liam Hemsworth for an interview in a hotel room, excited and almost out of breath. “Hey guys, Lenny Kravitz is out there,” he exclaims as he takes a seat. “He’s a sexy man.” “He really i [...]

Will Ferrell Hablas Espanol in ‘Casa de mi Padre’

Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 13, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Will Ferrell thought it would be funny to make a comedy entirely in Spanish. Never mind that the California-born funnyman didn’t actually speak the language. He also was a longtime fan of the Mexican-Western genre. Thus was born the idea of “Casa de m [...]

Jennifer Lawrence Steps Up to the Plate for ‘The Hunger Games’

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

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Jennifer Lawrence is only 21, and yet the Louisville, Ky.-born actress already has an Academy Award nomination (for her memorable breakthrough performance in 2010’s “Winter’s Bone”) as well as primo role in the “X-Men” movies franchise under her belt. [...]

Jason Segel Right at ‘Home’ with Slacker Role

Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 8, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Fresh from his starring role in “The Muppets,” Jason Segel plays another man-child who can’t seem to grow up in “Jeff, Who Lives at Home. Segel plays the title character, a thirtysomething slacker, who can’t seem to conform to society’s—and especially [...]

Emily Blunt, Ewan McGregor Go ‘Fishing’

Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 7, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—If Hollywood were high school, Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt would be likely voted “best looking” by the senior class. McGregor, who is Scottish and Blunt, a native Londoner, co-star in the unusually titled romantic comedy “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen [...]

Israeli Film Contemplates the Relevance of Minutiae

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

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Fathers and sons have been at odds with each other since the beginning of time. (Adam and Cain, anyone?) “Footnote,” which was this year’s Israeli entry in the Academy Awards’ foreign language category—it’s released here in Hebrew with English s [...]