11.22.63 – Episode 2: “The Kill Floor”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNiVxwXn9CU Hulu's 11.22.63 Episode 2: "The Kill Floor" Directed by Frederick O.E. Toye Written by Quinton Peeples * For a review of the premiere, "The Rabbit Hole" - click here * For a review of the following episode, "Other Voices, Other Rooms" - click here After the the big premiere, 11.22.63's second episode begins with a …

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11.22.63 – Episode 1: “The Rabbit Hole”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXUx__qQGew Hulu's 11.22.63 Episode 1: "The Rabbit Hole" Directed by Kevin Macdonald Written by Bridget Carpenter * For a review of the next episode, "The Kill Floor" - click here The first episode of this Stephen King adaptation begins with Harry Dunning (Leon Rippy) telling us about his father killing his entire family. Except it's …

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TRUE STORY: Franco & Hill Play it Straight

Jonah Hill and James Franco are the selling point of TRUE STORY, all the way.

The Interview Suffers from Hype-itis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP8O-MOqmcw The Interview. 2014. Dir. Evan Goldberg & Seth Rogen. Screenplay by Dan Sterling; story by Rogen, Goldberg & Sterling. Starring James Franco, Seth Rogen, Lizzy Caplan, Randall Park, and Diana Bang. Columbia Pictures. Rated 14A. 112 minutes. Action/Comedy ★★1/2 This film will no doubt divide people. There are a lot of people who want …

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As I Lay Dying is Stream of Consciousness on Film

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-kHDmfEnPU As I Lay Dying. 2013. Dir.  James Franco. Screenplay by Franco & James Rager; based on the novel of the same name by William Faulkner. Starring James Franco, Tim Blake Nelson, Jim Parrack, Ahna O'Reilley, Logan Marshall-Green, Brady Permenter, and Danny McBride. Millenium Films. Rated R. 110 minutes. Drama ★★★★ It's not always necessary …

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