By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features The charming “The Trip to Italy” is the sequel to Michael Winterbottom’s 2010 comedy “The Trip,” starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. In the earlier film, the British comedians played versions of themselves as Coogan went on assignment for a newspaper reviewin [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Maggie Grace refers to Liam Neeson, who plays her onscreen vigilante father in the “Taken” franchise, as “a goofball.” “A lot of people think of him as such a serious person, but he’s really goofy,” the blond actress reveals about the Academy Aw [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Brendan Gleeson plays an Irish Catholic priest in “Calvary,” but he likens his character to that of a samurai warrior rather than a messenger of God. The internationally acclaimed actor, best known for his roles in “Braveheart” and “In Bruges,” reunit [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—One-time box-office golden boy Mel Gibson has been keeping a low profile for the past few years following a series of embarrassing incidents, including an anti-Semitic rant following a drunken driving arrest. But now the “Braveheart” actor emerges in  [...]