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Lucy Lawless Returns to her Kiwi Roots for Second Season of ‘My Life is Murder’

Features TV Features By Judy Sloane|August 25, 2021 |0

By JUDY SLOANE Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—In 2020, Acorn TV introduced the brilliant former homicide detective Alexa Crowe, portrayed by Lucy Lawless (“Xena: Warrior Princess,” “Spartacus”) in “My Life is Murder.” As season two begins, the big news from the show is an epic “Xena: Warrior Princ [...]

‘Riverdale’ Star Tackles Teen Angst in Netflix’s ‘The Last Summer’

Features Online / Streaming Features Online Films By Angela Dawson|May 1, 2019 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—KJ Apa is best known for playing all-American Archie Andrews, a high school student trying to navigate the rough waters of growing up while pursuing his passions of writing and performing music, on the hit CW TV series “Riverdale.” Apa actually hails [...]

New Zealand Stands in for Pacific Northwest in ‘Pete’s Dragon’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 10, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Though Disney’s rebooted “Pete’s Dragon” is set in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, it actually was shot in far away New Zealand. The family adventure film reimagines the 1977 classic, and like that earlier film combines live action with animation. The new [...]