Deep Dish (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
I'm never been a big fan of the daytime soap opera, General Hospital , not even during its Luke and Laura glory days in the early '80s. Back then I was watching Meg Ryan and Dana Delany on As the World Turns , which was a far more traditional drama (i.e. there weren't any bizarre sci-fi stories like GH's evil Mikkos Cassadine placing the town of Port Charles under a deep freeze in order to achieve...
Show Tracker (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
James Franco, movie actor, Golden Globe winner, "Freaks and Geeks" class of 2000, began his guest arc on the extremely long-running "General Hospital" today. It is quite some time since I paid any attention at all to the goings-on in...
SFist (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Some collaborations between Hollywood people and non-Hollywood artists yield magical results -- take Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers' work on Where the Wild Things Are , for example -- but in the case of Erased James Franco , the hour-long art film made by the artist known as Carter with Hollywood actor James Franco occupying the central role, the results are confused, mundane, and borderline pretentious....
MTV Movies Blog (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Depending on your age, James Franco is either "the stoner from 'Freaks & Geeks'" or "the stoner from 'Pineapple Express.'" Or Harry Osborn I suppose, if you've seen the little-known comic book adaptation of "Spider-Man." What you might not realize is that Franco has also dipped his toes into the world of avant-garde filmmaking. He's allied [...]
TV Envy (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Attention all you freaks and geeks out there: one day, you too could become a mobster. Although he had memorable roles in both Milk and Pineapple Express last year, James Franco is comfortable enough to tackle television once again. But this time around, Franco won’t be appearing in a primetime series. Late next week, the 31-year-old will begin a two-month stint on General Hospital as a mysterious...
Jake Weird (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
“I love you!” screamed a girl seated in the buzzing crowd when James Franco made his way to the small stage in Linsly-Chittenden Hall Thursday afternoon. The giggling din grew even louder as Yale’s own paparazzi — students armed with camera phones and digital cameras — snapped away before Franco’s talk began. Approximately 80 percent of the audience was female....
Show & Talk - New York Fashion Week Blog - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
This image ... words escape us. Until about a month ago, all that really registered with us about James Franco were his good looks and that some students at UCLA really didn't want him to be their graduation speaker . All that changed when Franco announced he'd be guest starring on daytime soap stalwart General Hospital, the first pictures of which (at right) — mostly involving Secretive Expressions...
People (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The Milk Oscar nominee is also slated to guest star on 30 Rock
Obsessed with Bones (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Premium Hollywood has ranked 31 memorable Halloween episodes . "The Mummy in the Maze" (one of my top Bones faves) comes in at #7. 7. Bones , “The Mummy in the Maze”: Booth and Brennan are called in to investigate after the mummified remains of a teenage girl are found in a Halloween-themed maze. Then the mummified remains of another teenage girl are found at a Halloween amusement...
Jake Weird (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
James Franco and Freida Giannini (creative director of Gucci), on the cover of "i-D" Magazine - Fall 2009. James Franco interviewed by Lauren Collins at The New Yorker Festival in Cedar Lake Theatre, October 17, 2009. "Lauren Collins introduced and addressed Franco as an actor, director, poet, writer, art collector, and “exhausted grad student.” What makes Franco even more...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
The actor's Sunset Strip-area 1923 Spanish-style villa is priced at $3,695,000. Actor James Franco, who starred as Harry Osborn -- the New Green Goblin -- in "Spider-Man," has listed his Sunset Strip-area compound for $3,695,000.
Film Junk (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
James Franco. He sure has come a long way since the days of starring in the comedy series Freaks and Geeks. Not only has he been a major part of the Spider-Man trilogy, but he has also impressed audiences with both his comedic talents in Pineapple Express and his turn opposite Sean Penn in the drama Milk. So what is next for this rising star? Lead in a new comedy perhaps? Or maybe taking part in a...
In Entertainment (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
General Hospital will see a new face in its wings, James Franco. The young actor will have a recurring role for two months; he will first be seen on the show on November 20. The crew on the show is not giving away too many details, but we do know that Jason Morgan will not [...]
A.V. Club (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
Professional handsome bastard James Franco has traveled some odd roads in his acting career, including taking time off from Hollywood to pursue a master's degree in creative writing at Columbia. But this news today may be the most unexpected Franco turn yet: the in-demand Freaks & Geeks / Milk / Pineapple Express star will reportedly be doing a two-month stint on General Hospital , beginning November...
The TV addict (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
In perhaps the oddest bit of casting news to come down the pike in a long time, Soaps In Depth magazine is reporting that James Franco — yes, that James Franco, of FREAKS & GEEKS and Spider-Man fame — is joining the cast of the daytime soap GENERAL HOSPITAL. No firm details about what role [...]
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