James Franco
New York Times Metro reporter Lisa W. Foderaro takes on an enigma--the academic life of James Franco, Yale doctoral student. The timing of a still-breathlessly-impressed ("James Franco, movie star, had rushed back on the red-eye to play his other big role") profile of Mr. Franco's enthusiasms is curious, given the widely criticized lack of enthusiasm the student brought to his Academy Awards hosting last weekend. The world is finally beginning to get over Mr.... MORE >
Red was the dominant color at the 83rd Academy Awards, and by the end of three hours and 45 minutes, I was seeing plenty of it. If this was the year when some brain-dead jerk who never heard of the term "moving pictures" decided to move into the age of cyberspace, all I can say is "Go back to where it all started and show us some pictures that move." Youth and hipness were... MORE >
James Franco, perpetual student, loves college campuses. Do college campuses love James Franco? In an effort to forcibly make the film a cult hit, Universal Pictures has announced that a college will host the world premiere of Your Highness, the punnily historical/stoner comedy starring Franco and Natalie Portman.... MORE >
Who am "I"? And why do "I" have to be one person? Is it just because the letter "I" looks like the number "1"? Too many people are devoted to their own singularity. "I" am not a monad. Or should "I" say, "I" are not a monad. Or should "I" say, "I" are "we" are "James Franco." The principle components of "James Franco"... MORE >
Today, Academy Awards co-host James Franco broke his silence on one of the most sought-after pieces of information this Oscar season, a bit of gossip that eludes the ears of even the most well-connected of industry vets: where's the after party going to... MORE >
Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal's latest collaboration will hopefully fare better than Love and Other Drugs - but it's at newsstands, not the box office. The Vanity Fair "Hollywood Issue," which traditionally features either seasoned veterans (Harrison Ford and Jack Nicholson, 2003) or bright young things (Abbie Cornish and Kristen Stewart, 2010), has dropped for 2011.... MORE >
The producers of the 83rd Academy Awards broke from tradition when they chose two fresh-faced actors as hosts, breaking the tradition of hiring over-the-hill... MORE >
The Guardian has a charming little feature called My Week In Pictures, where they commission a photo essay from a notable person. Insight into the lives of others! Stars revealing that they're just like... MORE >
By Alexandra Peers | January 19, 2011 | 1:38 pm
Calm down, you are still the zodiac sign you think you are. The Observer put astrologer Susan Miller on the cover last year because of her cult following in the fashion and Hollywood industries, where Cynthia Rowley, Lindsay Lohan, Mary Kate Olsen, among others, are avowed fans. A seemingly normal and practical woman - she'll predict leaky pipes, identity theft, and tax problems along with true love - Miller since been hired since by such... MORE >
By Anthony Haden-Guest | January 11, 2011 | 7:25 pm
There is a long and honorable tradition of eateries and watering holes where artists can settle their checks with their work. And there is about to be another. Francesca Gavin, art curator for the London-based Soho House brand of private clubs, is heading here to amass a collection for the New York branch, bar tabs as barter. “I’m coming over during Armory Week” (about March 1), Ms. Gavin said—and she will be buying in... MORE >
When we chatted up the tireless James Franco at the book party for his Palo Alto, at The James in Soho, we naturally asked him about his favorite writers. He mentioned Denis Johnson's Jesus' Son, a collection of short fiction dear to our heart, so we wondered which story he liked the best.... MORE >
Has James Franco given up on... MORE >
When James Franco joined the cast of General Hospital in late 2009, he raised a few eyebrows. Why, the adoring fray asked, would such our beloved writer/actor James Franco join the campiest of daytime soaps? It's performance art, of... MORE >
Meet your hosts for the 2011 Academy Awards: James Franco and Anne Hathaway. Ever heard of these young... MORE >
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Rex Reed | November 2, 2010 | 9:50 pm
Multitasking graduate student, filmmaker, actor, poet, author and sometime soap star James Franco is back in an adrenaline rush called 127 Hours, director Danny Boyle's first film since winning the Oscar two years ago for Slumdog Millionaire. It's the most harrowing film of the... MORE >
