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Documentarian Focuses Her Lens on Imelda Marcos in ‘The Kingmaker’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|November 4, 2019 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—When the name “Imelda Marcos” is mentioned, many in the West think of the shoes—all 3,000 pairs of them. But the former First Lady of the Philippines was much more than an ex-beauty queen with a fondness for footwear. She and her husband, Ferdinand Ma [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Filmmaker Trains His Lens on Unconventional Cancer Scientist

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|September 29, 2019 |1

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Award-winning documentarian and business entrepreneur Bill Haney lost his father to cancer, which in part inspired him to make his newest film about a remarkable scientist who is leading the way in developing a cure for the deadly disease that has imp [...]

EXCLUSIVE: The Strange Magical Journey of ‘The Amazing Johnathan’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 15, 2019 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD— “The Amazing Johnathan” is ostensibly a documentary about famed magician, comedian and self-described prankster Johnathan Szeles, but it morphs into a case study on the increasingly competitive world of documentary filmmaking. Anyone who was captivat [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Filmmaker Makes Mike Wallace doc, SundanceTV Docu-series

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|July 21, 2019 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Israeli filmmaker Avi Belkin has been making films since he was a youth, having been trained at the Midrasha film school before embarking on a successful career as a documentarian in his home country. His first documentary feature, 2014’s “Winding,” w [...]

John DeLorean’s Life Provides Hybrid Storytelling Vehicle for Documentarians

Features Film Features Online Films By Angela Dawson|June 10, 2019 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Before it gained notoriety as a souped-up time machine in “Back to the Future,” the DeLorean was a unique sports car dreamed up by an unconventional visionary and auto industry veteran who gave the ill-fated product his name. With its gull-wing doors [...]

‘Tickled,’ ‘A Face in the Crowd,’ ‘A Place to Call Home’ Finale, More on Home Entertainment

Blu-Ray / DVD Reviews News By Angela Dawson|April 21, 2019 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Tickled Just when you thought you’ve seen it all, the peculiar “sport” of competitive tickling is explored in the documentary “Tickled,” arriving on DVD Tuesday April 23 from Magnolia Home Entertainment. After stumbling upon a bizarre “competitive endurance tic [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Documentarian Tells Maria Callas’ Story in her Own Words

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 30, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Maria Callas wasn’t simply one of the world’s greatest opera singers. She specialized in bel cantos of the romantic period of the 18th and early 19th century. The beguiling brunette was known for her wide-ranging voice and distinctive dramatic interpr [...]

After 30 Years, Lots of ‘Love’ Remains for Comedienne Gilda Radner

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|September 19, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Nearly 30 years after her life was cut short by cancer, Emmy winning comedienne Gilda Radner continues to inspire and entertain audiences and generations of comics. A rich kid from Detroit, Radner always had a sense of humor and was in the freshman cl [...]

Jane Fonda Revealed in ‘Five Acts’ Documentary

Features TV Features By Judy Sloane|September 19, 2018 |0

By JUDY SLOANE Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—In her 80-plus years on this planet, Jane Fonda has lived many lives—ingenue, sex symbol (“Barbarella”), Oscar winner (for her performances in “Coming Home” and “Klute”), fitness guru and activist, being labeled “Hanoi Jane” when she visited communist N [...]

Photos: Noted Animal Documentarian Returns with ‘Pandas’

Film Features Photos Photo Gallery By Lynn Barker|August 9, 2018 |0

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