LAFF REVIEW | "The Broken Tower" Is Lesser Franco, But James Franco Apologists Think Otherwise

06/21/11 "This is a slow film on purpose," James Franco told an audience at the downtown Los Angeles premiere of "The Broken Tower," the new movie he recently directed about the life and work of poet Hart Crane. "This is not 'Pineapple Express.'" In fact, "The Broken Tower," which begins with Crane's early efforts to get noticed and concludes with his 1932 suicide, exists at the exact opposite end of the ...

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Watch: Video for James Franco and Kalup Linzy's Collaboration With DJ /rupture: "Rising"

06/28/11 Earlier this month we told you about the existence of Kalup and Franco , the duo of video and performance artist Kalup Linzy and movie star weirdo James Franco . On July 12, they'll release their Turn It Up EP on Dutty Artz , the label co-founded by DJ /rupture . Below, check out the video for the lush synthpop track "Rising", co-produced by DJ /rupture. The fractured, low-budget clip is mostly ...

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Outdoors Notebook: New Melones hosts kokanee tournament

07/16/11 James Franco took first place out of 134 participants in a Project Kokanee tournament held at New Melones Saturday. Franco won the adult division with a two-fish total weight of 48.8 ounces.

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