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Say Hello to GQ's Men of the Year

After the year he's had, James Franco is no surprise

(Newser) - The 2010 Men of the Year are here. GQ honors James Franco, Jeff Bridges, Stephen Colbert, and Drake in its latest issue. Click through the gallery to see the titles they earned—or try to match the man with the title before you peek; the four options: Breakout, Patriot, Icon,...

127 Hours an Intense Triumph
 127 Hours an Intense Triumph 
Movie Review
Nov 5, 2010 7:10 AM CDT

127 Hours an Intense Triumph

James Franco dazzles in Danny Boyle's latest

(Newser) - Critics are absolutely fawning over 127 Hours, Danny Boyle's latest directorial triumph. James Franco plays real-life hiker Aron Ralston, who found himself pinned by a boulder in a cavern and [spoiler alert] amputated his own arm to escape. Here's what critics are saying:
  • Boyle “pumps every frame of 127
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Audience Vomits, Faints During Franco Film

Don't go see '127 Hours' if you have a weak stomach

(Newser) - Audiences are swooning at 127 Hours, and not because James Franco is just so dreamy. Paramedics were called to last night's UK premiere after people started fainting—and worse, the Sun reports. The gory film is based on the true story of a mountain climber, played by Franco, who cuts...

James Franco Poses in Drag for Mag Cover

Actor is nothing if not comfortable with sexuality

(Newser) - James Franco is no stranger to dressing in drag—as you can see in the gallery, he got dolled up for his Hasty Pudding honors—but he put in a little more effort for his latest cross-dressing stint. The actor (slash writer, student, director…) dons blue eyeshadow and bright...

James Franco Got a D in Acting Class

Must have been one tough NYU prof

(Newser) - James Franco, who may be headed for an Oscar nomination for his role in 127 Hours, took an acting class at NYU … and got a D. “I did the work, I did well in everything else,” he tells Showbiz411 , attributing his low grade to lots of absences—...

Is James Franco Just Messing With Us?

Or is the hyper-focused actor-slash-everything for real?

(Newser) - “Can James Franco possibly be for real?” That's the question that consumes Sam Anderson’s extensive New York profile on the actor who is no longer just an actor: He’s enrolled in four graduate programs and planning to start a PhD program at Yale before he's even done...

Top Sundance Buzz Generators
 Top Sundance Buzz Generators 
COMING SOON
Jan 23, 2010 5:21 AM CST

Top Sundance Buzz Generators

Twilight star Kristen Stewart has two breakout films

(Newser) - With the Sundance Film Festival under way in Park City, Utah, the Daily Beast takes a look at the ones generating the loudest buzz:
  • Howl: James Franco turns in a Milk-caliber performance as counter-culture poet Allen Ginsberg as he faces obscenity charges in 1957.
  • Kristen Stewart: Gets well beyond Twilight
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James Franco in Gay, Incestuous Kiss
 James Franco in Gay, 
 Incestuous Kiss 
SNL HIJINKS
Dec 20, 2009 12:39 PM CST

James Franco in Gay, Incestuous Kiss

Host gets a little frisky with grandpa in SNL sketch

(Newser) - Adam Lambert, look out: James Franco heated things up on Saturday Night Live last night with a couple of sultry smooches with male co-stars. Franco, playing a college kid introducing his girlfriend to his overly affectionate family, earned audience hoots when he locked lips with onscreen brother Bill Hader. But...

James Franco: Soap Role Is Performance Art

 James Franco: 
 Soap Role Is
 Performance Art 
JUDGE FOR YOURSELF
Dec 4, 2009 9:28 AM CST

James Franco: Soap Role Is Performance Art

Guest stint on General Hospital will go down in art history

(Newser) - Finally, James Franco explains to us what in the world he’s doing guest starring on General Hospital: Performance art. In a look at the genre with which he is “obsessed,” Franco writes about its history—and his newfound spot in said history—for the Wall Street Journal...

Best Soap Opera Cameos
 Best Soap Opera Cameos 
Nov 24, 2009 10:19 AM CST

Best Soap Opera Cameos

James Franco follows in the footsteps of Rosanne, Snoop Dog

(Newser) - James Franco’s much-hyped General Hospital guest stint began Friday, but can he live up to the true classics of the celebrity cameo genre? Many other luminaries have guested on daytime TV, and “they almost always shake things up like a schizophrenic with a fake pregnancy interrupting a wedding...

General Hospital More Sopranos Than Soap Opera

 General Hospital 
 More Sopranos 
 Than Soap Opera 
why, james franco, why?
Nov 19, 2009 12:05 PM CST

General Hospital More Sopranos Than Soap Opera

James Franco's guest stint highlights shows thuggery

(Newser) - Sure, it’s weird that James Franco is guest starring on General Hospital—but what’s weirder is that the soap is one of the small screen’s most violent creations, even by daytime television’s dubious standards. It stopped being a show about a hospital long ago, writes Willa...

Franco Joining Cast of General Hospital

Actor asked for, got part on long-running soap

(Newser) - James Franco—yes, that James Franco—is joining the cast of General Hospital in November for at least a few weeks. In fact, Franco—whose movie credits include Pineapple Express, Milk, and all three Spider-Man flicks—asked the soap’s producers for a role, reports Soapnet. They were only too...

Ivy Tweeter Dogs Emma at Brown

Witch way to turn, Hermione wonders

(Newser) - Too bad Hermione can't make technology disappear. It seems Twitter is one more irritation for Emma Watson as she begins school in the hallowed halls of Rhode Island's Brown University, CNN reports. First, a dad annoyed Emma last week when he snapped her photo as she walked around school grounds...

Happy 4/20, Hollywood's Highest

Stars from Paris to Brad are probably celebrating today

(Newser) - We all know that Seth Rogen and the rest of Team Apatow are probably celebrating “Pot Day.” But what other celebs are joining them? In honor of 4/20, BuzzFeed compiled a list of Hollywood’s highest:
  • James Franco: “There's a reason he’s squinting in almost every
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Spidey's Franco Earns Hasty Pudding Honors

Harvard troupe treats Man of the Year James Franco to drag queen bar mitzvah

(Newser) - This year's Hasty Pudding Man of the Year: Spider-Man villain and Milk co-star James Franco. He wore a blonde wig, purple heels, and a gold-spangled pineapple-shaped bra to collect his award from the Harvard theatrical troupe last night, the Boston Globe reports. Franco accepted his pudding pot in good cheer,...

Penn Embraced Gay Love Scene

Co-star surprised by scene

(Newser) - As he got into the character of Harvey Milk, Sean Penn pushed for a more explicit sex scene in Milk, surprising his co-star, the New York Post reports. James Franco tells Elle magazine the one kissing scene he read in the original movie script turned into “a full-on love...

Franco Puts Bad Movies Behind Him
 Franco Puts
 Bad Movies
 Behind Him

GLOSSIES
Aug 20, 2008 2:20 PM CDT

Franco Puts Bad Movies Behind Him

Star of bad movies turns to better fare with Pineapple Express and Milk

(Newser) - James Franco is an apologetic guy. He’s sorry for being mean to Annapolis co-star Tyrese (“If he had a bad experience working with me, I was probably a jerk”) and for talking too much (“I am just rambling”), Chris Heath observes in a GQ profile....

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