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IFC to Test Day-and-Date Waters with Two New Films
Published 9/22/2007 at Movie Blog
... (the very cool Better Luck Tomorrow, Fast and the Furious 2: Tokyo Drift). Game features cameos by James Franco and...uh... ...

IFC to Test Day-and-Date Waters with Two New Films
Published 9/22/2007 by Patrick Walsh at Cinematical
... (the very cool Better Luck Tomorrow, Fast and the Furious 2: Tokyo Drift). Game features cameos by James Franco and...uh... ...

Spiderman 3 (2007)
Published 11/1/2007 by Justin at The Film Reviews
Spiderman 3 (2007) Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Bruce Campbell, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rosemary Harris, JK Simmons, James Cromwell Director: Sam Raimi 4/10   In all fairness, it should be known before reading this that I didn’t like the first two films, and I don’t like Spiderman as a superhero (psh…super…).  It is my duty to give most movies a chance, even if I’m ...

Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Published 11/12/2007 by Paul McElligott at Celluloid Heroes
Where do these guys come from? While I would never knowing recommend either of the two Joel Schumacher Batman movies to you, gentle readers, I think either of these two brain-dead cinematic exercises would be instructive to those responsible for Spider-Man 3 . It could have helped them avoid that dread affliction known as elephantiasis of your villain roster. It’s what happens when you have three (or more) antagonists for your comic book hero to fight, fatally diluting the threat that any one of them poses. A quick review of Superman Returns ...

CC Celeb Sights, Even In Menlo Park
Published 12/26/2007 by karen at Cinecultist
CC Celeb Sights, Even In Menlo Park Well, it's true: you can take the girl out of Manhattan, but you can't take the Gawker stalker out of the girl. Cinecultist is currently in lovely Northern California visiting our family for the holidays and went to Barone's , a favorite lunch place, for a panini and a latte on Sunday. Who should saunter up, decked out in sunglasses, heavy dark pea coat, navy knit cap, scruffy facial hair and attitude but James Franco . He seemed to be there for lunch with his extended family too (double GS points for spotting James's grandmother) and was trying to keep it mellow. ...

We Can't Wait #4 Milk
Published 2/19/2008 by NATHANIEL R at Film Experience Blog
Directed by Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, Gerry, Elephant, Psycho, My Own Private Idaho, etcetera) Starring Sean Penn as Harvey Milk, James Franco, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, Emile Hirsch and many more Photos on this page from Towleroad which has been doing a smashing job documenting this film Synopsis a biopic on the life and times of slain gay activist Harvey Milk, the Mayor of Castro Street. If you're young you're forgiven for not knowing much about him but by all means rent the Oscar winning documentary The ...

Trailer Park: Ha!
Published 2/29/2008 by Matt Bradshaw at Cinematical
Filed under: Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Trailer Trash, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Trailers and Clips Intense drama, romance, horror, even documentaries are just fine. Right now, though, I'm in the mood for trailers that will make me laugh. Pineapple Express I've got to say I'm liking this Seth Rogen guy. 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Superbad, it's all good. I'm looking forward to Zack and Miri Make a Porno, and on a recent rewatching of ...

“Pineapple Express” Teaser Poster with Seth Rogan, James Franco, and Danny McBride
Published 4/3/2008 by Jason at Pop Critics
We’ve already posted a couple of trailers and a scene and some pictures and who knows what else for Pineapple Express (official site) so there’s really no reason to not post the teaser poster as well. Heck, we post every other poster we come across. Pineapple Express is about lazy stoner Dale Denton (Seth Rogen) who has only one reason to visit his equally lazy dealer Saul Silver (James Franco): to purchase weed, specifically, a rare new strain called Pineapple Express. ...

MTV Movie Awards: I’m Just Not Sure
Published 6/2/2008 by Jane Boursaw at Film Gecko
Anyone watch the MTV Movie Awards last night? I did, but can’t say I was all that impressed. I don’t really view them as “real” awards, for some reason. It seems like just another way for stars to dress up and be seen. I mean, an award for “Best Summer Movie So Far”? It just seems a little weird. What about The Incredible Hulk and The X-Files Movie? Don’t they get a shot at it? The show seemed like one long advertisement for host Mike Myers’ (pictured) upcoming flick, The Love Guru. And some of the skits and presenter ...

NetFlix Update
Published 6/19/2008 by striderdemme at Cinexcellence
[image] (Psst! By my NetFlix Friend ) 1. The Ice Storm (Dir. Ang Lee ) [image] Why Did You Pick That? I recently started listening to the Movie Club Podcast on Film Junk , and in their latest episode they’re watched and talked about The Ice Storm and C.R.A.Z.Y. I haven’t seen either of these films, and I’ve been wanting to watch more of Ang Lee’s films lately. 2. Killer of Sheep (Dir. Charles Burnett ) [image] Why Did You Pick That? I heard about this film from Jeffrey Overstreet’s post about his favorite films from 2007. It sounded ...

To “Howl,” or not to “Howl”?
Published 7/27/2008 by Nick Plowman at Fataculture
[image] Soon to be seen as a stoner in “ Pineapple Express ” and something else in ” Milk ,”  James Franco is set to try his luck playing “the young Allen Ginsberg, the days before he went bald and gained weight. The early Howl days.” Interesting. What’s even more interesting is the fact that it is a documentary, so his “performance” will probably be more of a re-enactment in the doc by  Rob Epstein  aptly titled “ Howl .” Will he be up to the challenge, if one can call it that. He seems to think so. “I’ve certainly read ‘Howl.’ I was very into the beatniks when I was in high school, and ...

Mega Review: Pineapple Express vs Tropic Thunder!
Published 7/29/2008 by Andy Adair at FirstShowing.net
Last Friday night at Comic-Con, the FS.net crew was invited to back-to-back screenings of Pineapple Expresss and Tropic Thunder, two highly anticipated upcoming comedies. Instead of looking at each individually, I thought ...

Mega Review: Tropic Thunder vs Pineapple Express!
Published 7/29/2008 by Andy Adair at FirstShowing.net
Last Friday night at Comic-Con, the FS.net crew was invited to back-to-back screenings of Pineapple Expresss and Tropic Thunder, two highly anticipated upcoming comedies. Instead of looking at each individually, I thought ...

Cinematic Crush: James Franco
Published 8/4/2008 by Kirby at Movie Dearest
Crush object: James Franco, actor. - He first caught our attention as one of the Freaks and Geeks in that short-lived but still fondly remembered television series. - Critical acclaim and a Golden Globe came with his strong performance as legendary rebel James Dean in the 2001 TV movie of the same name, for which he was also nominated for Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Awards. - Originally considered for Peter Parker, he ended up cast as his best friend/future nemesis Harry Osborn in Spider-Man and its two sequels. - Other notable ...

Mark Ruffalo Making 'Delicious' Directing Debut
Published 8/5/2008 by Eugene Novikov at Cinematical
Filed under: Drama, Casting, NewsstandDespite a lack of any real range, Mark Ruffalo is one of my favorite actors -- it's just so easy to identify with the affable schlub character he's made his forte. He's always seemed like a smart guy -- he's made smart choices -- so I'm looking forward to his just-announced directorial debut, the bizarrely titled Sympathy for Delicious. Ruffalo will co-star with James Franco and screenwriter Chris Thornton. It's hard to know what to make of the premise. "Delicious" is actually the name of a DJ, played by Thornton, who ...

Ken's Review: Pineapple Express - The Best Stoner Comedy… Ever?
Published 8/6/2008 by Alex Billington at FirstShowing.net
Ever wonder what you would get if you took an 80's buddy cop movie and replaced the cops with stoners, then took Half Baked and made it clever instead of cheesy, and mixed the two together? What you would get is pretty close to what Pineapple Express turned out to be. I don't know if that sounds good or not, but I loved it. I was already excited for it, but didn't expect it to be near as action-packed or as smart as it was. Dale Denton (Seth Rogen) is a 25-year-old process server who loves smoking weed. His typical day is made up of smoking, handing out subpoenas and ...

Text, Drugs & Alcohol
Published 8/6/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Thigh Master) at Thighs Wide Shut
Pineapple Express Two Bongs Don't Make A Right Trailers & Mo If there were a Mount Rushmore for filmdom's finest smot pokers, Cheech & Chong, Jeffrey Lebowski and Jeff Spicoli would be our picks for a foursome chiseled outta stone(r). There are plenty of other memorable midnight tokers worthy of such an honor, like the Texan kiddies from Dazed & Confused, the porch rockers of Friday, the mini-hamburger obsessed Harold & Kumar, the fully baked Half-Baked crew, the ...

Taking the Express. Got the Munchies?
Published 8/8/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (NATHANIEL R) at Film Experience Blog
The big movie news today is that James Franco is hiking up his pants and trying once again to be a big star. Headlining Pineapple Express (trailer) with Seth Rogen might do the trick if early ecstatic reviews are honestly come by and not being typed within swirling puffing cannabis clouds. JAMD has a bunch of photos from the star-studded premiere which I found amusing. Looking at photos of the stars who attended the NYC premiere I'm instantly judging their experiences with ...

Gus Van Sant’s "Milk" - Preview & Trailer
Published 9/4/2008 by Jane Boursaw at Film Gecko
Josh Brolin has two movies coming up this fall — both with a political bent. They both look great, but I’m looking forward to Gus Van Sant’s “Milk” more than Oliver Stone’s “W.” Yeah, I know that’s based mainly on the trailers, but I’m also a huge Sean Penn fan. In Milk, he plays Harvey Milk, a gay San Franciscan who ran for public office in the 1970s, becoming the first openly gay candidate elected to a major public office. It was all very controversial, but I’m a sucker for people who challenge the status quo. ...

Dream Team on Allen Ginsberg Biopic
Published 9/9/2008 by Jane Boursaw at Film Gecko
David Strathairn, Alan Alda, Jeff Daniels, Mary-Louise Parker, Paul Rudd, and as of today’s announcement, James Franco are attached to the Allen Ginsberg biopic “Howl.” I wonder if Franco’s turn as a pothead in Pineapple Express had anything to do with it. Is that a dream team or what? The 1950’s era film will focus on the obscenity trial launched to censor Ginsberg’s groundbreaking book-length poem, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary. More after the jump… The ...

Win Passes to See 'Milk' From The Big Picture
Published 11/20/2008 by Colin Boyd at Get The Big Picture
For our local Big Picture readers in Phoenix, we've got passes for you to check out Sean Penn in Milk, the latest film from director Gus Van Sant, on Tuesday night, November 25th. A biopic of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official in the United States, Milk has taken on a little more meaning recently, particularly with the Prop 8 ballot initiative in California, the state where he fought so hard for equal rights for homosexuals 30 years ago. Milk co-stars James ...

Rainbow Flags of Our Fathers
Published 11/26/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Thigh Master) at Thighs Wide Shut
Milk It Does A Body Mind Good Trailers & Mo | Official Website If Harvey Milk's name is new(s) to you, lemme hexplain. No, there's not enuff time, lemme summarize. Harvey Milk was a 40 year old man, hiding in the closet, while living a corporate life/lie in New York. One day he decides to follow his younger boyfriend to San Francisco, wearing flowers in his hair, where he begins to come clean about who he really is. The two open up a camera shop in SF's gay friendly Castro area (the film actually shot in the ...

Movie Review - 'Milk'
Published 11/26/2008 by Colin Boyd at Get The Big Picture
Milk Starring Sean Penn, James Franco, and Josh Brolin Directed by Gus Van Sant Rated R It was Socrates who said, "The unexamined life is not worth living," and I tried ...

Kevin's Review: Gus Van Sant's Milk - A Tall Glass of Emotion
Published 11/27/2008 by Kevin Powers at FirstShowing.net
In 1977 an unlikely leader was elected as a city supervisor in San Francisco. His name was Harvey Milk, and he was the first openly gay politician in the country's history. Not a year after taking office, Milk and Mayor George Moscone were assassinated inside of City Hall. During his brief time in office, Milk helped pass a number of gay rights initiatives and defeat the exceedingly discriminatory Proposition 6. Fast forward 20 years and we have the passage of Proposition 8 in California and an intense sense of deja vu. In part, current events are what makes Gus Van Sant's ...

Benjamin Button, Milk lead Critics’ Choice Award nominations
Published 29 days ago by fanshawe at cinemarealm.com
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced the nominees for the 14th annual Critics’ Choice Awards. The winners will be announced at the Critics’ Choice Awards gala on Thursday, January 8, 2009 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. VH1 will again broadcast this year’s ceremony Live at 9:00 PM (ET/PT). Milk and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button lead the pack with eight nominations for the 14th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards. Milk received nominations for Best Picture, a Best Actor nod for Sean Penn, two Best Supporting Actor ...