James Franco

LastNight: Freaks and Geeks Reunion Q&A at Cobb's Comedy Club

Last Night: Milk Premiere at the Castro Theater

'Milk'ing The James Franco Interview

(James Franco as Harvey Milk's partner, Scott Smith, in Milk)Man, Terry Gross really kisses ass when she interviews celebrities sometimes. Between the Fresh Air interview with Stephen Colbert last week and James Franco last night, my ears are getting cavities from all the sugary gushing she did with ... More >>

Proposition Hate

Gus Van Sant's Milk recaptures Californian intolerance at exactly the right time.

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Gus Van Sant's Milk recaptures Californian intolerance at exactly the right time.

True Bromance

Rogen and Franco, on the run and madly in love in Pineapple Express.

Summer Grows Up

The season of big budget bangs uses its brain

Dan White's Motive More About Betrayal Than Homophobia

The season of big budget bangs uses its brain

The Name Said It All

The season of big budget bangs uses its brain

Spider Bites

Overstuffed plot, empty action ruins Spidey's run

Rocky Waters

Annapolis salutes all the classic boxing clichés

Romeo in the Rough

Tristan & Isolde's clumsy romance may make you crave Shakespeare

Unknown Soldiers

The Great Raid's compelling story never comes to life

Run, Do Not Crawl

Spider-Man swings in this touching, thrilling, superior sequel

Summer Film Previews

Spider-Man swings in this touching, thrilling, superior sequel

Dance, Dance, Dance

Robert Altman's love letter to ballet is beautiful but empty

Arthouse movie listings for November 11-17, 2009

Robert Altman's love letter to ballet is beautiful but empty

Franco Goes Hollyweird

Robert Altman's love letter to ballet is beautiful but empty

10 Things to Do This Weekend for Under $10

James Franco, live and at the Castro on Sunday​Thirteen is a very lucky number, and we've always seen Friday the 13th as the night to press that luck--rather than the night you get sliced up by a serial killer at a summer camp. Anyway, here's this week's lucky list for cheap bastards everywhere. B ... More >>

SFuture Shock: Bold predictions for the coming year

James Franco, live and at the Castro on Sunday​Thirteen is a very lucky number, and we've always seen Friday the 13th as the night to press that luck--rather than the night you get sliced up by a serial killer at a summer camp. Anyway, here's this week's lucky list for cheap bastards everywhere. B ... More >>

Bad marriage: Lowbrow and chemistry-free in "Date Night"

James Franco, live and at the Castro on Sunday​Thirteen is a very lucky number, and we've always seen Friday the 13th as the night to press that luck--rather than the night you get sliced up by a serial killer at a summer camp. Anyway, here's this week's lucky list for cheap bastards everywhere. B ... More >>

(100) Days of Summer Movies

James Franco, live and at the Castro on Sunday​Thirteen is a very lucky number, and we've always seen Friday the 13th as the night to press that luck--rather than the night you get sliced up by a serial killer at a summer camp. Anyway, here's this week's lucky list for cheap bastards everywhere. B ... More >>

The Week in Gay: Prop 8 Trial Slam Dunk! Elton is worse than we thought! San Francisco attacked by bad gay films!

In the movies​Last night the Frameline34 film festival celebrated opening night with a premiere at the Castro Theater followed by booze and wine and liquor and drinks and dancing out in the avenues. Of course, not all of the films are bad...some of them have promise. Closing night features Jame ... More >>

Coming This Summer

In the movies​Last night the Frameline34 film festival celebrated opening night with a premiere at the Castro Theater followed by booze and wine and liquor and drinks and dancing out in the avenues. Of course, not all of the films are bad...some of them have promise. Closing night features Jame ... More >>

Fall Arts: A few books of local interest

In the movies​Last night the Frameline34 film festival celebrated opening night with a premiere at the Castro Theater followed by booze and wine and liquor and drinks and dancing out in the avenues. Of course, not all of the films are bad...some of them have promise. Closing night features Jame ... More >>

"I'm Still Here": Joaquin Phoenix implodes — we think

In the movies​Last night the Frameline34 film festival celebrated opening night with a premiere at the Castro Theater followed by booze and wine and liquor and drinks and dancing out in the avenues. Of course, not all of the films are bad...some of them have promise. Closing night features Jame ... More >>

Don't Ask Don't Tell Told Off

​The Week In GayLate yesterday, another radical hippie judge in California ruled that queers are protected by the U.S. Constitution. A lawsuit against the military ban on gay service members, Don't Ask Don't Tell, was ruled to be a violation of the First Amendment rights of gay people. The suit wa ... More >>

Toronto Film Festival 2010 roundup

​The Week In GayLate yesterday, another radical hippie judge in California ruled that queers are protected by the U.S. Constitution. A lawsuit against the military ban on gay service members, Don't Ask Don't Tell, was ruled to be a violation of the First Amendment rights of gay people. The suit wa ... More >>

"Howl": Longtime doc filmmakers tackle Ginsberg's poem

​The Week In GayLate yesterday, another radical hippie judge in California ruled that queers are protected by the U.S. Constitution. A lawsuit against the military ban on gay service members, Don't Ask Don't Tell, was ruled to be a violation of the First Amendment rights of gay people. The suit wa ... More >>

James Franco's short fiction shows promise, but little else

​The Week In GayLate yesterday, another radical hippie judge in California ruled that queers are protected by the U.S. Constitution. A lawsuit against the military ban on gay service members, Don't Ask Don't Tell, was ruled to be a violation of the First Amendment rights of gay people. The suit wa ... More >>

James Franco's writing debut casts his native Palo Alto as a cold.

​The Week In GayLate yesterday, another radical hippie judge in California ruled that queers are protected by the U.S. Constitution. A lawsuit against the military ban on gay service members, Don't Ask Don't Tell, was ruled to be a violation of the First Amendment rights of gay people. The suit wa ... More >>

James Franco's "Palo Alto" is a cold, empty place — except for the weed

​The Week In GayLate yesterday, another radical hippie judge in California ruled that queers are protected by the U.S. Constitution. A lawsuit against the military ban on gay service members, Don't Ask Don't Tell, was ruled to be a violation of the First Amendment rights of gay people. The suit wa ... More >>

Rock, Meet Hard Place

​The Week In GayLate yesterday, another radical hippie judge in California ruled that queers are protected by the U.S. Constitution. A lawsuit against the military ban on gay service members, Don't Ask Don't Tell, was ruled to be a violation of the First Amendment rights of gay people. The suit wa ... More >>

"127 Hours": James Franco saws his arm off in Danny Boyle's new thriller

​The Week In GayLate yesterday, another radical hippie judge in California ruled that queers are protected by the U.S. Constitution. A lawsuit against the military ban on gay service members, Don't Ask Don't Tell, was ruled to be a violation of the First Amendment rights of gay people. The suit wa ... More >>

Moviegoers Faint During '127 Hours' Showing At Embarcadero Cinemas

Perhaps James Franco is concerned for the audience members who passed out watching him act​I wish I could tell you how Danny Boyle's 127 Hours ends. The first hour and a half are riveting: James Franco is looking gorgeous even as he's slowly dying, his hand pinned under a boulder in a Utah canyon. ... More >>

The Year in Gay, 2010 Edition

What a year it was​Who Will Be The Uppity Fag Of The Year?Let's face it -- this was a messy, messy year for the gays. Much of the news was good, ultimately, but shit dragged on! There were three major federal trials (four, technically -- but two were sorta merged in Massachusetts), promises ... More >>

Rock, Meet Hard Place

What a year it was​Who Will Be The Uppity Fag Of The Year?Let's face it -- this was a messy, messy year for the gays. Much of the news was good, ultimately, but shit dragged on! There were three major federal trials (four, technically -- but two were sorta merged in Massachusetts), promises ... More >>

New Year Brings Us The Same Ol' Gay Hot Potato: Marriage

Bring In The Gays​Where did we leave off?  In December, a (sort of) repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell was passed by the Senate and signed by the President. I predicted a long, slow and agonizing death of the policy while John McCain lamented the end of DADT saying that soldiers will lose their l ... More >>

Week in Gay: Ted Haggard is Bisexual and Anderson Cooper has a 'Companion'

Coming after cousin Geri​This edition of The Week in Gay is a potpourri (either a miscellaneous collection of stories or a mixture of dried flowers and spices) of four categories - plus an extra special bonus!Included are updates on the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell, the latest stories from San F ... More >>

Sundance dominated by cults and the uncertain future

Coming after cousin Geri​This edition of The Week in Gay is a potpourri (either a miscellaneous collection of stories or a mixture of dried flowers and spices) of four categories - plus an extra special bonus!Included are updates on the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell, the latest stories from San F ... More >>

Lil B Records a New Track Called 'Justin Bieber,' Which Was 100% Inevitable

Lil Belieber​ Lil B has hoes on his dick because he looks like anyone you could possibly think of. Those of us with Internet addictions know this. But somehow, Justin Bieber has gone unmentioned by the Based God up until now. Which is downright shocking, when you think about it, since both artist ... More >>

Rock, Meet Hard Place

Lil Belieber​ Lil B has hoes on his dick because he looks like anyone you could possibly think of. Those of us with Internet addictions know this. But somehow, Justin Bieber has gone unmentioned by the Based God up until now. Which is downright shocking, when you think about it, since both artist ... More >>

"Your Highness": D&D Nerds Get Their Own Stoner Comedy

Lil Belieber​ Lil B has hoes on his dick because he looks like anyone you could possibly think of. Those of us with Internet addictions know this. But somehow, Justin Bieber has gone unmentioned by the Based God up until now. Which is downright shocking, when you think about it, since both artist ... More >>

Early Summer Movie Guide: What to See, When to See It

Lil Belieber​ Lil B has hoes on his dick because he looks like anyone you could possibly think of. Those of us with Internet addictions know this. But somehow, Justin Bieber has gone unmentioned by the Based God up until now. Which is downright shocking, when you think about it, since both artist ... More >>

"Rise of the Planet of the Apes": Origin Story Shines When Apes Are Onscreen, Falters with Humans

Lil Belieber​ Lil B has hoes on his dick because he looks like anyone you could possibly think of. Those of us with Internet addictions know this. But somehow, Justin Bieber has gone unmentioned by the Based God up until now. Which is downright shocking, when you think about it, since both artist ... More >>

What Is James Franco Having Sex With?

James Franco, newsmaker​Boy are we glad we read the paper today! In Thursday's Examiner newsmakers section, enigmatic James Franco is revealed as having produced subpar amateur porn in his younger days -- a bad decision that preceded his bad decision to host the Oscars in a glazed monotone. Consid ... More >>

"One Day": Overly Broad and Kitschy Romantic Drama

James Franco, newsmaker​Boy are we glad we read the paper today! In Thursday's Examiner newsmakers section, enigmatic James Franco is revealed as having produced subpar amateur porn in his younger days -- a bad decision that preceded his bad decision to host the Oscars in a glazed monotone. Consid ... More >>

"Eames: The Architect and the Painter": Detailed Doc Leaves Artist's Personal Life Left Unexamined

James Franco, newsmaker​Boy are we glad we read the paper today! In Thursday's Examiner newsmakers section, enigmatic James Franco is revealed as having produced subpar amateur porn in his younger days -- a bad decision that preceded his bad decision to host the Oscars in a glazed monotone. Consid ... More >>