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EXCLUSIVE: About Maggie

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 13, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Maggie Grace refers to Liam Neeson, who plays her onscreen vigilante father in the “Taken” franchise, as “a goofball.” “A lot of people think of him as such a serious person, but he’s really goofy,” the blond actress reveals about the Academy Aw [...]

Soul Man: Brendan Gleeson Plays a Priest in ‘Calvary’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 13, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Brendan Gleeson plays an Irish Catholic priest in “Calvary,” but he likens his character to that of a samurai warrior rather than a messenger of God. The internationally acclaimed actor, best known for his roles in “Braveheart” and “In Bruges,” reunit [...]

Mel Gibson Joins Third ‘Expendables’ as Villain – 2 Photos

Film Features By Peter Gonzaga|August 12, 2014 |0

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Mel Gibson Joins Third ‘Expendables’ as Villain

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 12, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—One-time box-office golden boy Mel Gibson has been keeping a low profile for the past few years following a series of embarrassing incidents, including an anti-Semitic rant following a drunken driving arrest. But now the “Braveheart” actor emerges in [...]

Sylvester Stallone Returns for Third ‘Expendables’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 12, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—When he got his first taste of success with “Rocky,” Sylvester Stallone recalls standing backstage at the People’s Choice awards waiting to make his entrance, dressed in a wide-lapelled blue tuxedo, frilly shirt and big bow tie. (Hey, it was the ‘70s. [...]

Hollywood’s New ‘It’ Girl Aubrey Plaza – 3 Photos

Film Features By Peter Gonzaga|August 11, 2014 |0

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Hollywood’s New ‘It’ Girl Aubrey Plaza

Features By Angela Dawson|August 11, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—It’s getting harder to turn on the TV or find an indie film that doesn’t star Hollywood “It” girl Aubrey Plaza. Her day job is playing oddball civil servant April Ludgate on the NBC comedy “Parks and Recreation.” She also has a recurring role on the N [...]

From Zombies to Tornadoes, Sarah Wayne Callies Tackles Another Heroic Role

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 7, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—When she was only a toddler, Sarah Wayne Callies recalls battening down the hatches in her home for Hurricane Eva in her native Hawaii. She and her grandmother—her parents were out of town—filled the bathtub with water (in case the storm damaged the w [...]

Charlotte Le Bon’s ‘Journey’ Began on YouTube

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 7, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—YouTube has replaced Schwab’s Pharmacy as the place for aspiring film actresses to be discovered. Just as Lana Turner was purportedly discovered sitting at the drug store counter by Mervyn Leroy back in the day, French-Canadian actress Charlotte Le Bo [...]

Franka Potente Adds Calm Menace to ‘The Bridge’

Features TV Features By Angela Dawson|August 5, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Franka Potente has upped the ante this season in the FX crime drama “The Bridge. She plays a shunned Mennonite named Eleanor Nacht, who has many secrets, including the fact that she is involved with upper echelons of the Mexican drug cartel. The serie [...]