Now Hear This: Oscars Theater Renamed Dolby
By A Front Row Features Staff Reporter HOLLYWOOD—The Kodak Theatre, which has been the venue of the Academy Awards for the past decade, now has a new name: the Dolby Theatre. Dolby Laboratories, Inc. and CIM Tuesday announced a 20-year agreement  to name the Dolby Theatre—the iconic theatre at th [...]
Jennifer Lopez and Friends Kick Off Summer Concert Tour
By A Front Row Features Staff Report HOLLYWOOD—After rumors and speculations of their upcoming world tour,  Jennifer Lopez and Enrique Iglesias along with Latin stars Wisin & Yandel came together at Boulevard 3 in Hollywood to officially announce their “Mega Tour” presented by Sta [...]
Music Legends Seek Singing Partners on ‘Duets’
By a Front Row Features Staff Reporter HOLLYWOOD—Grammy winning singer-songwriter John Legend joins a musical all-star line-up in ABC’s major music series, “Duets.”  The show is hosted by Quddus (“Total Request Live”) and stars some of the music industry’s biggest musical acts. Kelly Clarkson, Je [...]
Captain America Sequel to Hit Theaters in 2014
By a Front Row Features Staff Report HOLLYWOOD—The Walt Disney Studios has announced a release date for Marvel Studios’ sequel to the blockbuster  “Captain America: The First Avenger” on April 4, 2014.  The second installment will pick-up where the highly anticipated “MarvelR [...]
Danner Goes Back in Time for ‘Lilys’
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Blythe Danner, a.k.a. Gwyneth Paltrow’s mom, has wrapped production on the pilot for “Gilded Lilys,” a “Downton Abbey”-type period series about Manhattan’s elite circa 1895 for ABC Television. The veteran actress, who is promoting her latest film, “Th [...]
Van Damme and Lundgren in New ‘Dark’ Franchise
By a Front Row Features Staff Report HOLLYWOOD—Dark Castle Home Entertainment and After Dark Films will debut the new action movie franchise, After Dark Action which will include action stars Jean Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren, among others, Courtney Solomon, After Dark Films President and  [...]
By A Front Row Features Staff Report HOLLYWOOD—The 84th Academy Awards has barely passed, but the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences already is looking ahead. The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, and the Oscar telecast will be presented on S [...]
Disney Unmasks First Look at ‘The Lone Ranger’
By A Front Row Features Staff Report HOLLYWOOD—Walt Disney Pictures has released a first look photo of the upcoming action-adventure “The Lone Ranger.” Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Gore Verbinksi, the film stars Johnny Depp as Tonto, a spirit warrior on a personal que [...]
Simon Beaufoy Talks ‘The Hunger Games’ Sequel
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—The highly anticipated “The Hunger Games” doesn’t arrive in theaters until March 23 but Oscar-winning screenwriter Simon Beaufoy (“Slumdog Millionaire”) already is hard at work adapting Suzanne Collins’ “Catching Fire,” the second book in her fantasy  [...]