By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Scarlett Johansson first learned of Kiwi filmmaker Taika Waititi’s idea for a World War II-set satire “Jojo Rabbit” through a familiar source. “The first person who told me about the script was (Chris) Hemsworth,” the “Avengers” actress reveals during [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Elle Fanning was only 14 when she starred in “Maleficent,” Disney’s live-action Sleeping Beauty update, where the focus was on the villainous sorceress who lured the young princess into a spell in which she could only be awakened by true love’s kiss. [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Legendary rocker Neil Young serves as both director and the subject of “Mountaintop,” a fascinating unfiltered documentary about the making of his latest album, “Colorado,” due out Oct. 25. The documentary, which Young filmed under the nom-de-plume Be [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Angelina Jolie reprises her multi-layered villainess character in “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil,” the live-action sequel to Disney’s 2014 live-action hit “Maleficent,” which was an update to the 1959 Mouse House animated feature “Sleeping Beauty.” Sig [...]