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‘Up’ Filmmakers go ‘Inside Out’ for Next Animated Project

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|June 12, 2015 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features EMERYVILLE, Calif.—Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera are Pixar Animation Studios veterans. Docter was the third animator hired at the studio in 1990; Rivera joined in 1994 as its first intern. Both have risen through the ranks in the subsequent decades. Docter, who [...]

Chanel Iman, Quincy Brown are ‘Dope’

Features Film Features By Peter Gonzaga|June 11, 2015 |0

By PETERSON GONZAGA Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Chanel Iman and Quincy Brown are familiar with the entertainment scene but are newbies in the acting world. As a world-renowned fashion model that has graced the pages of Vogue and other high-end magazines along with modeling the best fashions worl [...]

‘Overnight,’ more ‘Orange’ Due for Taylor Schilling

Features Film Features News TV Features By Angela Dawson|June 10, 2015 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Taylor Schilling is ready to go back to the set to shoot the fourth season of the popular prison dramedy “Orange is the New Black.” Season Three of the series premieres on Netflix Friday, June 12. The Boston native plays Piper Chapman, the pretty All- [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Bryce Dallas Howard’s Well-Heeled Role

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|June 9, 2015 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.—It’s early Saturday morning and Bryce Dallas Howard is sitting inside a near-empty dressing trailer adjacent to Stage 5 on the Universal Studios lot. She’s dressed impeccably in a cream-colored blouse and black skirt. Her reddish-blond ha [...]

Chris Pratt is the Raptor Whisperer in ‘Jurassic World’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|June 9, 2015 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—In just a few years, Chris Pratt has gone from a supporting actor on a TV comedy series (he played wannabe police officer Andy Dwyer for seven seasons on NBC’s “Parks and Recreation”) to landing supporting roles in Hollywood films including “Zero Dark [...]

‘Bates Motel’s’ Olivia Cooke Plays Another ‘Dying Girl’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|June 8, 2015 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Olivia Cooke grew up in the small industrial town of Oldham in Northwest England with no expectation of establishing a successful career as an actress on a popular TV series (“Bates Motel”) or starring in Hollywood horror films (“Ouija,” “The Quiet On [...]

Comedy, Drama, Action Highlight New Home Video Offerings

DVD Features News By Angela Dawson|June 8, 2015 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Based on the New York Times bestseller by conservative commentator and author Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard, “Killing Jesus,” the motion picture is available Tuesday, June 9 on Blu-ray. Chronicling the life and death of Jesus Christ, the film features an all- [...]

Hayley Kiyoko Joins ‘Insidious’ Horror Franchise

Features Film Features By Peter Gonzaga|June 5, 2015 |0

By PETERSON GONZAGA Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—It was by chance that Hayley Kiyoko stumbled into the entertainment industry when she accompanied a friend to a photo shoot and was asked to audition. It landed her a spot in a national print ad campaign. Now the 24-year-old Los Angeles native is a [...]

Brian Wilson Times Three

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|June 4, 2015 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Beach Boys founding member Brian Wilson’s life has been so complex, so unbelievable and so rich in drama and art that it took not just one but two talented actors—John Cusack (“Say Anything”) and Paul Dano (“Little Miss Sunshine̶ [...]

‘Thrones’ Star Kit Harington Enlists in Great War Drama ‘Testament of Youth’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|June 2, 2015 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Kit Harington has played swashbuckler Jon Snow, the illegitimate son of Lord Ned Stark (played by Sean Bean) on HBO’s “Game of Thrones” for five seasons. The 28-year-old Londoner has been known to make girls’ hearts go aflutter both on screen and off. [...]