Based on a short story penned by Franco, Memoria also finds the actor in a small supporting role in a film based on someone he knew growing up. Of course Franco’s attachment to the project and presence at the festival would guarantee attention to an otherwise overlooked narrative.
By all accounts, True Story should have been a gripping, taught trifecta of brilliant performances. After all in the previous two dramatic films (The Wolf of Wall Street, Moneyball) comedian Jonah Hill landed him Oscar nominations. True Story is director Rupert Goold’s first feature and the first film for Felicity Jones post Theory of Everything
Writer/director Robert Duvall does something with his latest western / crime drama that you wouldn’t expect. Wild Horses ventures into new territory for Duvall as he tackles sexism, homophobia, and other prejudices. From the opening scenes of the film where Duvall’s character finds his youngest son with another boy, all bets are off where this
Most of the time it’s difficult to determine whether James Franco is making fun of a subject he is studying or if he is truly interested in promoting the psychology of a character. Child of God is the latest film adapted from the words of Cormac McCarthy (No Country For Old Men, The Road) and
James Franco will never be the actor that people think of him as; he is this artistic unit that chases projects that stand by themselves and have lots of people scratching their heads. Of course, Franco has the big budget Oz the Great and Powerful to satisfy those unaware of these small projects he dabbles
It might look, feel and sound like a feature film, but Spring Breakers is more of a joke than a movie. Opening and sprinkled throughout are long scenes of spring break partying with drinking, shaking, sexing, and all those horrible things we associate with that week-long celebration in March. Writer and director Harmony Korine (Kids)