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It’s A Small World for Studio Ghibli/Disney’s ‘Arrietty’
Film Reviews By Angela Dawson|February 14, 2012 |0
By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—This beautifully animated children’s movie based on Mary Norton’s series of Borrowers books was produced by Japan’s legendary Studio Ghibli, best known for its 2001 Oscar-winning feature “Spirited Away.” Like that movie, t [...]
Back to the Movies for Lea Thompson
Film Features By Angela Dawson|February 12, 2012 |0
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Lea Thompson will forever be known as Michael J. Fox’s pretty mom who develops a crush on her time-traveling son (not knowing he’s her offspring) in “Back to the Future.” The actress has worked steadily for 28 years, though she took some time away fro [...]
Reese Witherspoon Torn Between Two Lovers in ‘War’
Film Features By Angela Dawson|February 10, 2012 |0
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon arrives for an interview wearing a black, form-fitting Stella McCartney cocktail dress. The newly remarried mother of two is absolutely stunning and obviously quite fit. She is here at a posh Beverly Hills hotel to discu [...]
Writers Reveal More ‘Despicable’ on the Horizon
News By Angela Dawson|February 8, 2012 |0
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Fans of Gru, the orphan girls, Dr. Nefario, Vector and the minions have cause to celebrate. The writers of “Despicable Me,” the 2010 animated feature about a criminal mastermind named Gru (voiced by Steve Carell), who turns out to have a soft spot for [...]
A ‘Safe’ Place for Ryan Reynolds
Film Features By Angela Dawson|February 7, 2012 |0
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features NEW YORK—Ryan Reynolds is dog-tired. The in-demand actor has been up until 4 a.m. wrapping his newest film, “R.I.P.D.” Yet he has a full day of interviews ahead for the crime drama “Safe House,” in which he plays a fledgling CIA agent who comes face to face wit [...]
A Multi-dimensional ‘Journey’ for Vanessa Hudgens
Film Features By Angela Dawson|February 6, 2012 |0
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HONOLULU—Vanessa Hudgens, 23, has come a long way since her “High School Musical” days. She’s also a successful recording artist. Her 2006 debut album debuted at 24 on the Billboard charts, and later certified gold. The brunette beauty now stars opposite Dwayne [...]
EXCLUSIVE: Linda Cardellini Makes a Big ‘Return’
Film Features By Angela Dawson|February 5, 2012 |0
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Linda Cardellini has two big productions due this month. The former “ER” star is about to give birth to her first child. She also stars in a powerful new drama called “Return,” in which she plays a National Guardsman trying to readjust—mostly unsucces [...]
Dwayne Johnson Journeys to ‘The Mysterious Island’
Film Features By Angela Dawson|February 4, 2012 |0
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HONOLULU—Dwayne Johnson returns to his old stamping grounds here for his latest film “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island,” a family friendly action film that incorporates the adventure tales of Jules Verne, Robert Louis Stevenson and Jonathan Swift. In this seque [...]
EXCLUSIVE: Robin Ellis Remembers ‘Poldark’
DVD Features By Angela Dawson|February 4, 2012 |0
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—As American TV viewers are now hooked on “Downton Abbey,” there was a time 35 years ago when another spellbinding British saga took the former colonies by storm. It was called “Poldark,” and it aired over two seasons on PBS’ “Masterpiece Theatre.” The [...]