Stephen Frears Archives - Front Row Features

Meryl Streep Strikes a Chord with ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 9, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Three-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep (“The Iron Lady,” “Sophie’s Choice,” “Kramer vs. Kramer”) has a history of singing in film. From “Postcards from the Edge” to “A Prairie Home Companion,” from “Mamma Mia!” to “Into the Woods,” from “Ironweed” to “R [...]

Hugh Grant Returns to Hollywood for ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|August 8, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—A fixture of late 20th century and early 2000s Hollywood rom-coms, Hugh Grant has distanced himself from the limelight in recent years to focus on politics and social issues back home in England. The still dashing 55-year old was coaxed back to Hollyw [...]

Funnyman Coogan Gets Serious About Church Scandal with ‘Philomena’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|January 16, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features NEW YORK—British actor Steve Coogan is best known for his biting sense of humor. But having grown up in the Catholic faith (his family hails from Ireland), he has experienced disillusionment with his faith over the years and no longer considers himself a practi [...]