By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Kristen Anderson was a struggling stage actress who had played “a lot of nuns in New Hampshire,” when she found her true calling—songwriting. After attending a writers’ workshop, she composed her first song and was hooked. Three weeks later, she met s [...]
By MELODY WAINTAL Front Row Features Front Row Features’ special correspondent Melody Waintal got the scoop from the winners of the 91st annual Academy Awards Sunday. From Lady Gaga (who won for Best Song, “Shallow”) to Spike Lee (Best Adapted Screenplay, “BlacKkKlansman [...]
By MELODY WAINTAL Front Row Features Our very own correspondent Melody Waintal was invited to get a sneak peek behind-the-scenes of this year’s post-Oscars Governor’s Ball. She reports on what the celebrities will be feasting on after the awards ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Hollyw [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features It’s possible that by the time you read this, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and comedian Kevin Hart may reach an amicable agreement on the comedian hosting the 91st annual Academy Awards. Hart, as you may recall, got into hot water after he [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Every Danish schoolboy knows the story of the 18th century mad monarch Christian VII, his British-born queen Caroline and a court physician named Johann Struensee, who helped bring about social reforms in that small European country before getting cau [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Wearing an olive green jacket, blue denim shirt and jeans for a press conference, Sean Penn appears to still be in the wardrobe of a former special ops turned assassin, whose past catches up with him in the political action-thriller “The Gunman.” Thou [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Though it didn’t receive the most Academy Awards nominations of any motion picture this year, “The Theory of Everything” picked up a respectable five nods Thursday including Best Picture, Best Actor for Eddie Redmayne and Best Actress for Felicity Jones. Redmay [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment has picked up all worldwide sales rights, excluding the Philippines, to the critically acclaimed Filipino drama “Transit,” it was announced Monday. The drama marks the debut of director Hannah Espia. The Taga [...]