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Spielberg, Day-Lewis Talk ‘Lincoln’

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

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Steven Spielberg has had a passion for Abraham Lincoln since he was a youth. He was long interested in making a movie about the 16th president, but he wasn’t sure exactly how to tell the story of his personal hero until he met with Lincoln historian/a [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Mark Ivanir Takes a Bow with ‘A Late Quartet’

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

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Mark Ivanir had 10 days to become a violin virtuoso, or at least appear to be one onscreen, for the drama “A Late Quartet.” The Russia-born, Israel-raised former soldier and circus performer was a last minute replacement when another actor dropped out [...]

‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Swings Into Stores November 9

DVD Features Features By Angela Dawson|November 6, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Better in every way than the recent trilogy it reboots, “The Amazing Spider-Man” succeeds by boldly going forward into the comic-book character’s past. The epic-length 136-minute adventure not only updates the web-slinger’s origin but also [...]

Russell Brand Joins Fellow British Comics in ‘What About Dick?’

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

Note to editor: Brand uses the phrase “cocks and balls” and the word “tits” in one of his answers (all within the same paragraph). By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Dressed like a vested hippie biker adorned in necklaces, bracelets and tattoos, the hyper-animate [...]

Eddie Izzard Talks ‘Dick,’ ‘Munsters’

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

Note to editor: A few limited comments from other actors who were at the press conference with Izzard are included because they lead into Izzard’s answers. By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Comedian Eddie Izzard arrives for his new “What About Dick?” film’s pres [...]

‘What About Dick?’ Cast Discusses Comedy and Cross-Dressing

Features Film Features By James Dawson|November 3, 2012 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Writer and co-director Eric Idle says “there was a sense of chaos from start to finish” during the four onstage Los Angeles performances of his new comedy-mystery radio-drama “What About Dick?” A filmed version assembled from th [...]

Kristen Stewart on ‘Breaking Dawn’ Finale

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|November 3, 2012 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Kristen Stewart arrives for a press conference looking a tad anxious. No wonder. She’s been beaten up in the press as of late over her alleged affair with a married director and cheating on her hunky “Twilight” co-star Robert Pattinson. The incident p [...]

Duff Story

News By Angela Dawson|November 1, 2012 |0

By a Front Row Features Staff Report HOLLYWOOD—The life story of former Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan will be the subject of a film produced by Rainstorm Entertainment, it was announced Wednesday. Based on McKagan’s 2011 bestselling autobiography, “It’s So Easy and Other Lies” will be direct [...]

Sarah Silverman Keeps it Kid-Friendly in ‘Wreck-It Ralph’

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

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Sarah Silverman is always on. The stand up comedienne begins an interview with a bit. “I heard an NPR thing with a woman who was like 108 and they said, “How did you do it?” and she said, (in a creaky granny voice), “I never had kids and I [...]

‘Liar’s Autobiography’ Animates Monty Python’s Graham Chapman

Film Reviews Reviews By Angela Dawson|October 31, 2012 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic “A Liar’s Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman” mixes audio recorded by the late comedian with the voices of other Python members in wildly diverse animated vignettes about Chapman’s life. Als [...]