By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Cliff Curtis grew up in his native New Zealand a devout Roman Catholic. He attended church daily and served as an altar boy in his youth. Curtis even pondered entering the priesthood but eventually changed his mind and became an actor. Still, his deep [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Stephan James is only 22, but already the Canadian actor has learned quite a bit about the deep-rooted history of racism in North America through his portrayal of several real-life and fictional historic figures. He played civil rights activist John L [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Sigourney Weaver guest stars on the British dramedy “Doc Martin.” The film icon and award-winning actress (“Avatar,” the “Alien” movies) plays an American tourist who visits the sleepy seaside community of Portwenn where she [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Cyndi Lauper’s musical journey takes an unexpected southern turn on “Detour,” her 11th studio album, which finds the Grammy, Emmy and Tony-winning singer-songwriter putting her unique spin on a dozen classic country songs. The album showcases Lauper [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—As Hollywood was going all politically correct in admonishing the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences for not having enough diversity in its Academy Awards nominations this year (and last), Joseph Fiennes inadvertently touched off his own min [...]