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James Franco to star in 'Shadows' - Entertainment News, Exclusives, Media
James Franco to star in 'Shadows' - Entertainment News, Exclusives, Media
Anania film begins production June 15 James Franco is set to star in "In Praise of Shadows," an indie drama written and directed by Jay Anania. Pic will start production June 15 in New York City. Anania is head of the directing program at the graduate film school at NYU, where Franco just ...
Robert Pattinson & James Franco Fight for Jeff Buckley Role
Robert Pattinson & James Franco Fight for Jeff Buckley Role
blackbookmag.com — image More on what we briefly noted : Because the creative drought in Hollywood isn’t letting up anytime soon, what better time than the present to roll out yet another musician’s biopic? Since we’ve already dispensed with the obligatory Elvis Presley ... Robert Pattinson & James Franco Fight for Jeff ...
James Franco not speaking at UCLA commencement ceremony
newsroom.ucla.edu — Actor and UCLA alumnus James Franco will not speak, as previously scheduled, at UCLA's College of Letters and Science commencement ceremony on June 12 at Pauley Pavilion, campus officials announced. James Franco not speaking at UCLA commencement ceremony
Howl, James Franco | Sam Worthington in 'Clash of the Titans' and More First Looks | Photos
Howl, James Franco | Sam Worthington in 'Clash of the Titans' and More First Looks | Photos
ew.com — In Howl , the big-screen drama about poet Allen Ginsberg due out next year, James Franco (right, with costar Aaron Tveit) plays Ginsberg as ''an unsure young man who's trying to find his way,'' says the actor. Produced by Gus Van Sant, the movie ... Howl, James Franco | Sam Worthington in 'Clash of the ...
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James Franco starring in indie drama 'Shadows'
News Briefs — James Franco starring in indie drama 'Shadows' James Franco will next star in independent drama Shadows , Variety reports . Production begins June 15 in New York City on the film written and directed by Jay Anania, the head of the directing program at NYU's graduate film school -- where Franco is working on a degree while also getting his master's in English from Columbia University. The drama depicts the journey of a man who returns to New York after four years in exile to rescue the love of his life from a crime syndicate. Franco will shoot the film before heading to Ireland to star in comedy Your Highness with Danny McBride and Natalie Portman. ...

James Franco To Lead ‘In Praise of Shadows’
MTV Movies Blog — What’s one way you can ensure a 4.0 at NYU’s directing program? Take a page out of James Franco’s script and take the lead role in your professor’s film. While I am kidding about such a move getting you good grades in film school, or that Franco would even need to do such a thing, at least the core of the story is true. According to Variety, Franco will be starring in the indie drama “In Praise of Shadows,” which will be directed by his NYU professor, Jay Anania. “Shadows” is the story of a man named William Vincent (Franco), who returns to New York after four years in exile from the city. ...

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Oh No They Didn't! — First "Howl" promo pic click for bigger picture James Franco Plays Allen Ginsberg in Howl In the big-screen drama about the Beat poet due out next year, Franco plays Ginsberg as "an unsure young man who's trying to find his way," says the actor. Produced by Gus Van Sant, the movie revolves around the titular Ginsberg work from 1956 that turned him into a literary superstar. "All this uncertainty culminates in the poem "Howl" and gives birth to the Ginsberg we know," says Franco. — Missy Schwartz source ...

James Franco: "In Praise of Shadows"
JAKE WEIRD — "James Franco is set to star in "In Praise of Shadows", an indie drama written and directed by Jay Anania. Pic will start production June 15 in New York City. The drama tells the story of William Vincent (Franco), and recounts his eccentric and curious journey that brought him back to New York City after four years in exile to rescue the woman he loves from a crime syndicate. Pic will be produced through Franco's Rabbit Bandini Prods. banner by Vince Jolivette, Miles Levy and Piers Richardson. The film has a budget of less than $10 million, and is being produced in association with the Final Cut Collective, ...

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