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American Masters: Billie Jean King

Features TV Features By Judy Sloane|September 9, 2013 |0

By JUDY SLOANE Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—It’s hard to sum up what Billie Jean King attained in her career as one of the great tennis players of all time, and in her private life fighting for social change and equality. But PBS’ “American Masters” is up to the task, spot [...]

‘Downton Abbey’ Actresses Talk on Upcoming Season

Features TV Features By Angela Dawson|August 14, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Cast members of the hit British TV series “Downton Abbey” were on hand here for the Television Critics Association Summer Tour. Among them were Michelle Dockery, who plays the impossibly proper Lady Mary Crawley, the eldest daughter of the Earl of Dow [...]

‘Downton Abbey’ Creator and Cast Talk Season Four

TV Features By Angela Dawson|June 25, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Production on the fourth season of the wildly popular British period soap opera “Downton Abbey” is under way, but show creator Julian Fellowes and some of the stars stole some time away from the set to talk about what TV viewers can expect now that tw [...]

Douglas and Damon Glam Up in ‘Candelabra’

Features TV Features By Angela Dawson|May 21, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON and JUDY SLOANE Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Oscar winners Michael Douglas and Matt Damon are best known for their performances on the big screen, playing fictional red-blooded heterosexual characters. As a change of pace, the two renowned actors co-star in the provocative TV mov [...]

Billy Campbell Takes On Lincoln

Features TV Features By Judy Sloane|February 14, 2013 |1

By JUDY SLOANE Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Based on Bill O’Reilly’s phenomenally successful book of the same name, “Killing Lincoln” premieres on the National Geographic Channel Sunday, February 17 at 8 p.m., coinciding with Presidents Day weekend. Taking on the formidabl [...]

Katharine McPhee Makes a ‘Smash’ Encore

Features TV Features By Judy Sloane|February 6, 2013 |0

By JUDY SLOANE Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—The second season of the hit musical drama series “Smash,” returns Tuesday, February 5, picking up where the debut series left off with a two-hour premiere. The second season kicks off with Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson playing a Tony winning Broadway st [...]

Keri Russell Says ‘Da’ to ‘The Americans’

Features TV Features By Judy Sloane|January 29, 2013 |0

By JUDY SLOANE Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Television viewers were first introduced to Keri Russell when she was chosen by J.J. Abrams to star in the title role of “Felicity,” a college student attending the University of New York. Her new character, Elizabeth Jennings on the F/X ser [...]

Bringing Home the Bacon

Features TV Features By Judy Sloane|January 13, 2013 |0

By JUDY SLOANE Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—If you think that Kevin Bacon’s new chilling Fox drama “The Following” is his first venture into series TV, you’d be wrong. Bacon portrayed Tim Werner on the daytime soap “The Guiding Light” from 1980-1981. Now, over [...]

J.R. & Co. Saddle Up for Another Trip to the Ranch

Features TV Features By Judy Sloane|November 24, 2012 |0

Front Row Features originally ran this interview with Larry Hagman and the cast of “Dallas” on June 11, 2012. In memory of Mr. Hagman, we are running it again. By JUDY SLOANE Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—More than 20 years have passed since “Dallas,” one of TV’s most popular se [...]

Tippi Hedren Reveals a Darker Side of Hitch in ‘The Girl’

Features TV Features By Judy Sloane|October 15, 2012 |0

By JUDY SLOANE Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—In the early ‘60s, Alfred Hitchcock spied Tippi Hedren, an unknown fashion model, on a TV commercial, and was immediately infatuated with her. He brought the gorgeous blonde to Universal Studios and offered her a seven-year contract. The first movie he [...]