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Tag: james franco

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THE DISASTER ARTIST

Franco and Wiseau: Failure, fiasco, love, and a lie.

Posted on December 13, 2017September 22, 2019
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ALIEN: COVENANT

The Alien franchise already went looking for God; five years on, it’s time to play God.

Posted on June 25, 2017September 28, 2019
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THE LITTLE PRINCE

There’s a world of difference between being essential and being special.

Posted on March 20, 2016September 28, 2019
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THIS IS THE END

A new comedy that wonders what it takes to survive The Rapture and find salvation…in between dick jokes anyway.

Posted on June 19, 2013June 24, 2013
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SPRING BREAKERS

How many times can one really say “why not?”

Posted on March 24, 2013March 29, 2013
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OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL

Come out come out wherever you are, and meet the sly huckster who came from afar…

Posted on March 10, 2013September 28, 2014
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A Different Drum (Hathaway & Franco to Co-Host Oscars!)

For those of you who don’t know, I’m an Oscar junkie. Little provides me more interest in the winter months than thinking about who wil, … Read More ›

Posted on November 29, 2010
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127 HOURS

Who would have thought such a claustrophobic story could play with such sweeping scope.

Posted on November 5, 2010March 26, 2012
festivals, TIFF, Toronto

TIFF Review: 127 HOURS

Ladies and Gentlemen: My Frontrunner.

Posted on September 14, 2010August 14, 2011
TIFF, trailers

The Climb (127 HOURS Trailer)

Ready to Move On From SLUMDOG, Danny Boyle Returns with James Franco’s One-Man-Show.

Posted on August 25, 2010August 16, 2011
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MILK

Gus van Sant’s beautiful portrait of different sort of hopeful audacity.

Posted on December 8, 2008February 4, 2012
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PINEAPPLE EXPRESS

I wonder if there is a harder sell than getting stoner humour to work for those of us who don’t use ’em?

Posted on August 22, 2008September 1, 2012

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