By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Dan Stevens and Rebecca Hall have been friends ever since they were theater students at Cambridge. Stevens got his big break appearing in a touring production of Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” produced by Hall’s father, legendary theater producer Pet [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—As he enters a suite at the storied Beverly Wilshire Hotel overlooking world-famous Rodeo Drive, actor Richard Gere is immediately questioned about whether he has a sense of déjà vu. After all, this was the setting for the 1990 Garry Marshall-directed [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—An all-new live-action version of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” musical is set to arrive in theaters. Featuring an all-star cast that includes Emma Watson (the “Harry Potter” films), Dan Stevens (“Downton Abbey”), Luke Evans (“The Hobbit: The Desola [...]

By HEATHER TURK Front Row Features Film Critic A tale as old as time is at once fresh and familiar, thanks to Disney’s remarkable live-action adaptation of the animated classic, “Beauty and the Beast.” The story of a beautiful young girl who selflessly gives up her freedom to free her father from [...]