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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 [...]

EXCLUSIVE: After ‘Lost,’ Perrineau Finds ‘Justice’

Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 5, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Harold Perrineau still gets stopped by “Lost” fans on the street that question him about the much-debated series. The Brooklyn-born actor played the recurring character Michael Dawson, who went in search of his young son, Walt, after the Others kidnap [...]

Taylor Kitsch Goes From Gridiron to ‘John Carter’

Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 4, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features CAREFREE, Ariz.—For five seasons, handsome Canadian Taylor Kitsch played ladykiller Tim Riggins on the hit series “Friday Night Lights.” The 30-year-old now tackles an iconic character from classic science fiction, portraying Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Ca [...]

Elizabeth Olsen Speaks Up on ‘Silent House’

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

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Following her star-making turn in last year’s psychological thriller “Martha Marcy May Marlene,” Elizabeth Olsen returns to the big screen with another compelling emotional performance in “Silent House.” Olsen, the younger sister of twin billion [...]

‘Billion Dollar’ Idea Prompts Comedians Tim and Eric

Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 1, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Fans of the sketch comedy show “Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!” will be glad to know they can catch the irreverent comedy team on the big screen in “Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie.” Comedians Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim are graduates [...]

Paul Dano Is In Like ‘Flynn’

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

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Paul Dano is one of those quiet actors who can convey more emotion in his eyes than through dialogue. He memorably played the nearly mute suicidal teen in the highly acclaimed “Little Miss Sunshine.” Daniel Day-Lewis was so impressed with his performa [...]

Zac Efron Raises His Voice in ‘Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax’

Film Features By Angela Dawson|February 21, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Zac Efron is best known for his starring role as Troy Bolton in the song-filled “High School Musical” movies. He now lends his voice to Universal Pictures’ “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax.” In it, he plays a love-struck teenager named Ted, who tries to win the [...]