James Franco
1) Sal
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Director James Franco chronicles the final hours in the life of actor Sal Mineo, one-time teen heartthrob, gay icon, and the Academy Award-nominated star of Rebel Without A Cause and Exodus.
3) Child of God
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
Based on the acclaimed Cormac McCarthy novel, director James Franco’s CHILD OF GOD follows Lester Ballard, a dispossessed, violent man in 1960s Tennessee. Deprived of family and home, Ballard collapses into a life of crime and degradation.
4) Palo Alto
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
An unflinching portrait of adolescent lust, boredom, and self-destruction that centers around a shy young girl (Emma Roberts) on the cusp of an illicit relationship with her soccer coach (James Franco). Nominated for Best Film at the **Venice Film Festival**. Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival** and **Tribeca Film Festival**. "*"Palo Alto" is a delicate tapestry of suburban gothic, romance and realism, with a surprising...
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Directed by James Franco & Travis Mathews, this docufiction film is inspired by the mythology surrounding the highly controversial 1980 film, *Cruising*, starring Al Pacino – in which, 40 minutes of sexually explicit material was forced to be cut out. The filmmakers set out to re-imagine the lost footage. Assembling a mix of gay and straight men in the lead role, the result is a provocative exploration of the importance of the radical and transgressive...
6) Good People
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
A young couple falls into debt while renovating a home in London. When they discover {dollar}400,000 in cash stashed in the apartment below, the couple thinks their problems are solved.
7) I Am Michael
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
A gay-rights advocate (James Franco) shocks his boyfriend (Zachary Quinto), friends and family when he publicly renounces his homosexuality and marries a woman (Emma Roberts) in this controversial true story.
9) Flyboys
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Inspired by the true story of the legendary Lafayette Escadrille, this action-packed epic tells the tale of America’s first fighter pilots. These courageous young men distinguish themselves in a manner that none before them had dared, becoming the true heroes who experience triumph, tragedy, love, and loss amid the chaos of World War I.
10) Zeroville
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Vikar is a lost soul journeying through a land of myths, beauty and monsters — Hollywood, 1969. The studio system is in decay, and a new generation of brash filmmakers are on the rise. With his shaved head marked by a tattoo from his favorite film, 1951’s A Place in the Sun, Vikar is a bizarre presence even amid the freaks and dreamers. He finds work first building sets, then as an apprentice editor obsessed with wielding the power of moving images....
11) King Cobra
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
It's 2006, YouTube is in its infancy, and internet porn is still behind a paywall. Taking the stage name Brent Corrigan, a fresh-faced, wannabe adult video performer is molded into a star by Stephen, a closeted gay porn mogul who runs the skin flick empire Cobra Video from his seemingly ordinary suburban home. But as Brent's rise and demands for more money put him at odds with his boss, he also attracts the attention of a rival producer and his unstable...
12) Howl
Pub. Date
2010.
Description
James Franco delivers a career-defining performance as poet Allen Ginsberg. Through his search for personal and creative expression, Ginsberg writes *Howl*, and must contend with attorney Jake Ehrlich (Jon Hamm) during *Howl’s* bizarre obscenity trial. Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic at the **Sundance Film Festival**. Nominated for the Golden Berlin Bear at the **Berlin International Film Festival**. Nominated for Outstanding Film...
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The incredible true story of aspiring filmmaker and Hollywood outsider Tommy Wiseau (James Franco) as he and his best friend Greg (Dave Franco) defiantly pursue their dreams and embark on the hilarious odyssey of making the now-infamous cult classic *The Room*. **Oscar** nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. **Golden Globe** winner for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. Nominated for Best Male Lead at the **Film...
16) Spider-man 2
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
Full screen special ed.
Description
Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spider-Man, is desperately trying to balance his dual identities. He can't keep up at college, pay his rent or seem to make amends with his estranged best friend Harry. Mary Jane is more skeptical than ever of Peter. One day Peter's idol, the renowned scientist Otto Octavius, resurfaces after a failed science experiment. Peter begins to notice he's losing some of his powers and wonders at the stress in his personal life. He realizes...
17) 127 hours
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Widescreen.
Description
The powerfully uplifting true story of one man's struggle to survive against mountainous odds. Aron Ralston has a passion for all things outdoors. But when a falling boulder traps him in a remote Utah canyon, a thrill-seeker's adventure becomes the challenge of a lifetime. Over the next five days, Ralston embarks on a remarkable personal journey in which he relies on the memories of family and friends as well as his own courage and ingenuity to turn...
18) Don Quixote
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
With his noble squire by his side, a retired country gentleman sets out on an adventure to right the wrongs of the world.
20) Howl
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
"Every word in this film was spoken by the actual people portrayed. In that sense this film is like a documentary. In every other sense, it is different." - title screen. In 1957, in San Francisco, poet Allen Ginsberg has just published "Howl." This distinctive work immediately generates a great deal of controversy. Publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti has been sued on charges of obscenity, as many feel the poem is simply too explicit for publication (it...