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james franco

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127 HOURS

November 5, 2010

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

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Ryan McNeil
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TIFF Review: 127 HOURS

September 14, 2010

Ladies and Gentlemen: My Frontrunner.

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The Climb (127 HOURS Trailer)

August 25, 2010

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

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, alison pill, bio-pic, diego luna, drama, dvd, emile hirsch, gus van sant, james franco, josh brolin, politics, sean penn, victor garber

MILK

December 8, 2008

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

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, amber heard, comedy, danny mcbride, david gordon green, dvd, james franco, judd apatow, rosie perez, seth rogen

PINEAPPLE EXPRESS

August 22, 2008

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

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Ryan McNeil
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