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James Franco
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James Franco

James Franco is an acclaimed actor, director, artist, and writer. His film appearances include "127 Hours," "Howl," "Milk," "Pineapple Express," and the "Spider-Man" trilogy. On television, he starred in the critically acclaimed series "Freaks and Geeks." Franco has written and directed several short films, and his visual art was featured in a solo show at the Clocktower Gallery in New York. His writing has appeared in Esquire, the Wall Street Journal, McSweeney's, and other publications. Franco has an MFA in creative writing from Brooklyn College, and is enrolled in the PhD program in literature at Yale University.

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Palo Alto will be released on June 07, 2011 in Trade Paperback
Jun 07, 2011
Palo Alto is now available in Trade Paperback
Jun 07, 2011
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Nov 13, 2010
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Palo Alto
Nov 04, 2010
Palo Alto will be released on October 19, 2010 in Hardcover, eAudio, eBook
Oct 19, 2010
Palo Alto is now available in Hardcover, eAudio, eBook
Oct 19, 2010
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HeyUGuys, April 19, 2013
...by a great first TV spot  more recently. And now this. When you have Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Danny McBride, and Craig Robinson leading the cast – essentially, the greatest comic actors in recent memory – you just...
Cinemas Online.co.uk, April 19, 2013
...of international cinema picks make up the selection, most of which favour the artistic over the big budget. James Franco's 'As I Lay Dying' goes up against the likes of Claire Denis' 'Les Salauds' and Sofia Coppola's 'The Bling Ring' in the Un Certain...
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...former race car driver Al Unser Jr. (51), recording executive Suge Knight (48), actress Ashley Judd (45), actor James Franco (35), actress Kate Hudson (34), actor Hayden Christensen (32), tennis player Maria Sharapova is 26...
MCN, April 18, 2013
...We chat with Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, and James Franco about the Apocalypse Comments: 0 And this is just what happens when they accidentally see Michael Cera naked. Credit: Sony Pictures Are you a fan of Motion Captured? Sign...
The Villager, April 18, 2013
...she strives to make her mark at the 82-year-old fashion and clothing firm. “The Director” is co-produced by James Franco and directed by Christina Voros. “Herblock: The Black and the White,” directed by Michael Stevens, tells the story of The...
Las Vegas Weekly, April 18, 2013
...It’s basically a feature-length advertisement for ogle. This Is the End (June 12) Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, James Franco. Directed by Seth Rogen and Evan ldberg. A group of celebrities (all playing themselves) face the apocalypse while at a party at...
Reuters, April 17, 2013
...unlike any they've seen before." Luna acted in Gia Coppola's upcoming drama Palo Alto starring James Franco (Spider-Man), Emma Roberts (Aquamarine) and Val Kilmer (Heat). In 2010, she played Maya Deimos in Id, a mystery feature from director Kevin Kunze....
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, January 19, 2013
...award ceremonies with open bars, I guess Brian Truitt: Loved Fey and Poehler calling out Anne Hathaway and James Franco faceplant of Oscar hosting. Indeed, booze makes everything better. John Elliot: Post-Globes, how does the Oscar field look? Brian...
Hollywood Reporter, January 19, 2013
...view. PHOTOS: The Scene in Park City While Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedmans 2010 feature, Howl, in which James Franco played the poet, was an audacious docu-narrative hybrid, it was also something of a stylistic cacophony. The film never quite solved...
Coming Soon!, January 19, 2013
...Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, Sharon Stone, Juno Temple, Wes Bentley, Hank Azaria, Bobby Cannavale, Chris Noth, Robert Patrick, James Franco, Eric Roberts, Adam Brody, Chloe Sevigny, Sarah Jessica Parker Genre: Biography, Drama MPAA Rating: Not...
Aint It Cool News, January 19, 2013
...putting together a Spring Break movie starring Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Benson, with a corn-rowed, gold-toothed James Franco in the mix, I really didn't know what to expect. Was this just some borderline depiction of jailbait in bikinis...
Apun Ka Choice, January 19, 2013
...vacation? Will you rob a fast food shack and then not draw line to more such mischief? Starring James Franco, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, Vanessa Hudgens and Heather Morris, Spring Breakers has got its international trailer and it will strike a chord...
Coming Soon!, January 19, 2013
...Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, Sharon Stone, Juno Temple, Wes Bentley, Hank Azaria, Bobby Cannavale, Chris Noth, Robert Patrick, James Franco, Eric Roberts, Adam Brody and Chloe Sevigny...
The New Age Online, January 19, 2013
...Sundance Gordon-Levitt's "Don Jon" leads a slate of films about pornography, adult entertainment and sexual relationships. Actor James Franco, a co-star in "Lovelace," is bringing two sexually charged films - the documentary "kink," which will play in...