A extensive look at all those movies James Franco directed.
James Franco has done a lot of things, we’ve heard. Following a successful turn on Judd Apatow’s Freaks and Geeks and a well-received starring spot on a TNT biopic on James Dean, he turned immediately to a litany of pursuits: from playwriting and English degrees to painting and directing no less than ten feature-lengths. The latter project interested me. Were they any good? In Franco’s Rolling Stone profile last year, Jonah Weiner ran around a thesaurus of words like “dizzying,” “indefatigable“ and, wait for it, “multihyphenate” to describe his subject but none of those words mean very much. Paul Klee painted over a thousand paintings in the penultimate last year of his life. So could I. So what?
“What did we do to deserve James Franco?,” asked Rex Reed in a slightly different era. Back then, even the The Guardian agreed with Jared Kushner...
James Franco has done a lot of things, we’ve heard. Following a successful turn on Judd Apatow’s Freaks and Geeks and a well-received starring spot on a TNT biopic on James Dean, he turned immediately to a litany of pursuits: from playwriting and English degrees to painting and directing no less than ten feature-lengths. The latter project interested me. Were they any good? In Franco’s Rolling Stone profile last year, Jonah Weiner ran around a thesaurus of words like “dizzying,” “indefatigable“ and, wait for it, “multihyphenate” to describe his subject but none of those words mean very much. Paul Klee painted over a thousand paintings in the penultimate last year of his life. So could I. So what?
“What did we do to deserve James Franco?,” asked Rex Reed in a slightly different era. Back then, even the The Guardian agreed with Jared Kushner...
- 4/13/2017
- by Andrew Karpan
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Aymar Jean Christian is part of the inaugural class of Peabody Fellows, distinguished media scholars who provide fresh perspectives and commentary on behalf of the Peabody Media Center, the outreach and media production arm of the prestigious awards program based at the University of Georgia. He is an assistant professor of communication studies at Northwestern University.
You know you’re a TV nerd when your most anticipated awards announcements are the Writers Guild Awards. TV is a writer’s medium. Every TV fan awaits the Emmys, and some even bother to care about the Golden Globes, but most don’t know the major Guilds give out statues to television producers.
Nerdier still, I’m most interested in the nominees almost nobody writes about: web original short form comedies and dramas.
So while you probably could not imagine my disappointment when the WGA released their nominees for original short-form new media this year,...
You know you’re a TV nerd when your most anticipated awards announcements are the Writers Guild Awards. TV is a writer’s medium. Every TV fan awaits the Emmys, and some even bother to care about the Golden Globes, but most don’t know the major Guilds give out statues to television producers.
Nerdier still, I’m most interested in the nominees almost nobody writes about: web original short form comedies and dramas.
So while you probably could not imagine my disappointment when the WGA released their nominees for original short-form new media this year,...
- 2/19/2017
- by Aymar Jean Christian
- Indiewire
Written by Serge Lehman, Fabrice Colin | Art by Gess | Published by Titan Comics
The Chimera Brigade, so far, has been a little schizophrenic in that it has consistently been gorgeous to look at, but lacking anything of substance in terms of consistent story and plot when scrutinised too closely. There are plenty of fine ideas floating around, ones that a writer like Alan Moore could hit several home runs with, but focusing those characters and stories into a coherent story seems to be a struggle for Lehman and Colin, the co-writers. A major problem is that it is too ‘busy’, literally bursting at the seams with characters and scenarios, but not doing justice to any.
Last issue saw a lot of pieces being put into position, with The Eye, George Spad, and Dr Severac (known as The Broken Man) playing the major roles. The Radium Institute ( who seem to be the good guys,...
The Chimera Brigade, so far, has been a little schizophrenic in that it has consistently been gorgeous to look at, but lacking anything of substance in terms of consistent story and plot when scrutinised too closely. There are plenty of fine ideas floating around, ones that a writer like Alan Moore could hit several home runs with, but focusing those characters and stories into a coherent story seems to be a struggle for Lehman and Colin, the co-writers. A major problem is that it is too ‘busy’, literally bursting at the seams with characters and scenarios, but not doing justice to any.
Last issue saw a lot of pieces being put into position, with The Eye, George Spad, and Dr Severac (known as The Broken Man) playing the major roles. The Radium Institute ( who seem to be the good guys,...
- 1/13/2017
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Written by Serge Lehman, Fabrice Colin | Art by Gess | Published by Titan Comics
This so far has been a book that is doing ok, but one that I desperately want to up its game and be outstanding. Is has all the pieces in place, it just hasn’t quite clicked for me yet. Tons of great ideas floating around, some great characters and an interesting premise should all combine nicely into a masterpiece. Instead so far we’ve had a decent indie hit, nothing more. I do love the alt-Earth this takes place on in the 1930′s, the realism given to the reasons why a superhuman class arose, and the nods and winks to the real Golden Age, especially in the look of some characters. Speaking of characters, there are rather too many running around for my taste at the moment, hard to keep tabs on all of them.
The...
This so far has been a book that is doing ok, but one that I desperately want to up its game and be outstanding. Is has all the pieces in place, it just hasn’t quite clicked for me yet. Tons of great ideas floating around, some great characters and an interesting premise should all combine nicely into a masterpiece. Instead so far we’ve had a decent indie hit, nothing more. I do love the alt-Earth this takes place on in the 1930′s, the realism given to the reasons why a superhuman class arose, and the nods and winks to the real Golden Age, especially in the look of some characters. Speaking of characters, there are rather too many running around for my taste at the moment, hard to keep tabs on all of them.
The...
- 12/7/2016
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
To celebrate the upcoming release of Marvel's Monsters Unleashed #1, launch parties will be hosted at local comic stores on January 18th. Look for exclusive items at these launch parties including a Monsters Unleashed sketchpad. Also: casting details for The Humanity Bureau, details on the Stanley Wiater horror auction, the Coffin Joe trilogy is coming to DVD, a look at the short film Trouser Snake, and Head of the Family Blu-ray release details.
Monsters Unleashed Launch Party, Sketchpad, and Variant: Press Release: "New York, NY—November 30th, 2016 — Run if you can! Hide if you must! Monsters have invaded the Marvel Universe! Nothing can prepare heroes across the globe for Monsters Unleashed! But you can be prepared! To coincide with the highly anticipated release of Monsters Unleashed #1, Marvel is bringing widescreen action and epic destruction to your local comic shops with Monsters Unleashed Launch Parties. Not only is your local comic shops...
Monsters Unleashed Launch Party, Sketchpad, and Variant: Press Release: "New York, NY—November 30th, 2016 — Run if you can! Hide if you must! Monsters have invaded the Marvel Universe! Nothing can prepare heroes across the globe for Monsters Unleashed! But you can be prepared! To coincide with the highly anticipated release of Monsters Unleashed #1, Marvel is bringing widescreen action and epic destruction to your local comic shops with Monsters Unleashed Launch Parties. Not only is your local comic shops...
- 12/1/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
HBO
True Detective is over for another year, and though this season certainly proved divisive (most will agree it wasn’t a patch on Season 1), it still delivered its fair share of compelling television, if lacking the nuance of last year’s effort.
Above all else, it showed that the anthology format fits the show well, and much like Season 1, served up a ton of moments peculiar, disturbing, hilarious and flat-out gross. Of course, why put a cop show on HBO if it’s not going to get down and dirty?
If some complained that Season 2 felt too much like a generic police procedural, what kept it afloat aside from the solid performances was that pervasive feeling of weirdness, from odd character tics to out-of-nowhere deaths, and more genital mutilation than anyone really needs to see.
Without any further ado, here are 25 Wtf moments from True Detective Season 2…
25. That Super...
True Detective is over for another year, and though this season certainly proved divisive (most will agree it wasn’t a patch on Season 1), it still delivered its fair share of compelling television, if lacking the nuance of last year’s effort.
Above all else, it showed that the anthology format fits the show well, and much like Season 1, served up a ton of moments peculiar, disturbing, hilarious and flat-out gross. Of course, why put a cop show on HBO if it’s not going to get down and dirty?
If some complained that Season 2 felt too much like a generic police procedural, what kept it afloat aside from the solid performances was that pervasive feeling of weirdness, from odd character tics to out-of-nowhere deaths, and more genital mutilation than anyone really needs to see.
Without any further ado, here are 25 Wtf moments from True Detective Season 2…
25. That Super...
- 8/11/2015
- by Jack Pooley
- Obsessed with Film
Whether you’ve read the novel or already lined up your seat mates for the movie, the book Ender’s Game: Inside the World of an Epic Adventure is looking to be the ultimate companion to both the book and the movie, Ender’s Game. I’m interested, not only for the book, but for the list of goodies that come with it! Check it out below in the official press release.
Ender’S Game
Inside the World of an Epic Adventure
By Jed Alger
Foreword by Gavin Hood
Based on the best-selling novel, Summit Entertainment’s Ender’s Game tells the thrilling story of the fight to save the world from a devastating future. Now, in this official companion volume, the behind-the-scenes world of the film is brought into stunning focus.
Following an attack by an alien race known as the Formics—narrowly countered thanks only to the efforts...
Ender’S Game
Inside the World of an Epic Adventure
By Jed Alger
Foreword by Gavin Hood
Based on the best-selling novel, Summit Entertainment’s Ender’s Game tells the thrilling story of the fight to save the world from a devastating future. Now, in this official companion volume, the behind-the-scenes world of the film is brought into stunning focus.
Following an attack by an alien race known as the Formics—narrowly countered thanks only to the efforts...
- 8/29/2013
- by Jess Orso
- ScifiMafia
Not surprisingly, Frankenweenie brought a lot of fans to theaters. A kind of self-tribute for Tim Burton, and a return to animated adventures that have won over millions, Frankenweenie offered a multi-pronged attack on inciting interest.
Though not without its detractors (me, to a certain degree, among them), the film managed a great response, including solid positioning on many a top ten list. Even for those not completely sold on the effort, there is a lot to love about the film, especially if the genre homage lands.
The story, a reworking of Burton’s own short (included with the home release), may include monsters and a certain degree of mayhem, but it delivers on its celebration of friendship, childhood, and a boy’s love for his dog. It’s a quirky mix, but one that showcases the power of sci-fi in telling stories that deliver reality better for their lack of reality.
Though not without its detractors (me, to a certain degree, among them), the film managed a great response, including solid positioning on many a top ten list. Even for those not completely sold on the effort, there is a lot to love about the film, especially if the genre homage lands.
The story, a reworking of Burton’s own short (included with the home release), may include monsters and a certain degree of mayhem, but it delivers on its celebration of friendship, childhood, and a boy’s love for his dog. It’s a quirky mix, but one that showcases the power of sci-fi in telling stories that deliver reality better for their lack of reality.
- 2/1/2013
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
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