By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—”ParaNorman” writer Chris Butler, who co-directed the 3D animated zombie-adventure comedy with “Flushed Away” and “The Tale of Despereaux” director Sam Fell, says his inspiration for the story came from “watchi [...]
By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Actress Anna Kendrick, who voices 11-year-old Norman’s self-absorbed big sister Courtney in the animated zombie adventure “ParaNorman,” was shown a picture of her blond, beautiful but very big-bottomed character when she was hired for [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Whitney Houston was on the minds of the cast and filmmakers as they promoted their new movie “Sparkle,” the story of a young singer-songwriter living in the shadow of her more glamorous sister and under the ever-watchful eye of her overprotective moth [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Jennifer Garner knows a little something about the specialness of being a parent, having given birth to three children with husband actor Ben Affleck. But she knows many couples who have trouble conceiving and having their own biological children, whi [...]
By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Beautifully animated, genuinely funny and unexpectedly touching, the zombie-adventure comedy “ParaNorman” may be the most thoroughly enjoyable all-ages treat of the year. It’s like Halloween candy in August, or maybe an early Christ [...]