By ANGELA DAWSON and JUDY SLOANE Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Corey Stoll stars as Dr. Ephraim Goodweather on FX’s vampire series “The Strain.” Like other characters he’s played, “Eph” isn’t entirely a good guy or a bad guy. As the second season of the series has unfolded, his character seems to [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLYWOOD—Christina Hendricks played Joan Harris on AMC’s “Mad Men” for seven seasons, rising from office manager to partner at a 1960s ad agency. She garnered six Emmy nominations, including one for her memorable supporting performance for the final season. The [...]
By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Heroes in what’s known as the Marvel Cinematic Universe—which includes movies made by Marvel, but not those from other studios featuring Marvel characters—have been super-powered (Captain America, Hulk), space-based (Guardians of the Galaxy), a [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon (“Walk the Line”) has the kind of clout that can get a Hollywood studio to foot the bill to fly in film reporters from around the country here to Music City to speak to her about “The Good Lie,” an eye-opening dra [...]