Red Mosquito

Yeah, we'll see. You have to admire Franco's ambition.

Canne consensus:

Inside llewyn Davis: Favorable reviews. Classic Coens.

As I Lay Dying: Ambitious, but flawed Franco.

Apparently Joaquin Phoenix and Marion Cotillard are both phenomenal in James Gray's The Immigrant.


Still waiting on Only God Forgives, Nebraska, and Ain't Them Bodies Saints.

Only God Forgives getting mixed reviews at Cannes.

The complaints are that it's too languid, the story is thin, all style and no substance, and too distasteful with its excessive violence and pornography. So, a Refn film.

Oh well! can't wait!

Emotional score. I love the time period. The two leads look excellent. Cotillard seems to be at her best when she's allowed to be her foreigner self. It might be my most anticipated.

I still haven't read that damn book.

Oh, teen angst.

Wow, that trailer goes to hilarious lengths to present a documentary about a retired author like it's some grand, dramatic mystery.

I know it's like an edge of your seat thrill ride! And in reality I'll probably fall asleep. I still want to see it though.

Harry Lime wrote:Yeah, we'll see. You have to admire Franco's ambition.

Do you, though?

Harry Lime wrote:Only God Forgives getting mixed reviews at Cannes.

The complaints are that it's too languid, the story is thin, all style and no substance, and too distasteful with its excessive violence and pornography. So, a Refn film.

Oh well! can't wait!

Yep. Sounds about right. Hopefully, it's something worth seeing.

durdencommatyler wrote:

Harry Lime wrote:Yeah, we'll see. You have to admire Franco's ambition.

Do you, though?

Yes. And he has great taste too. The only problem is that he is so busy and prolific that I wonder if he is truly showcasing the best of his talents.

Harry Lime wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

Harry Lime wrote:Yeah, we'll see. You have to admire Franco's ambition.

Do you, though?

Yes. And he has great taste too. The only problem is that he is so busy and prolific that I wonder if he is truly showcasing the best of his talents.

I like James Franco just fine. But I've yet to see anything that lifts him above the horizon line of average "young" hollywood. He's certainly nowhere near the level of his female peers. I don't know. I don't dislike the guy, but I'm not seeing what others are seeing. Yet.

durdencommatyler wrote:

Harry Lime wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

Harry Lime wrote:Yeah, we'll see. You have to admire Franco's ambition.

Do you, though?

Yes. And he has great taste too. The only problem is that he is so busy and prolific that I wonder if he is truly showcasing the best of his talents.

I like James Franco just fine. But I've yet to see anything that lifts him above the horizon line of average "young" hollywood. He's certainly nowhere near the level of his female peers. I don't know. I don't dislike the guy, but I'm not seeing what others are seeing. Yet.

I don't look at his acting chops. I look at what kind of projects he's trying to get off the ground. I count on established actors with money and connections to get a decent project funded. Brad Pitt's another guy I admire. Ever since 2007 and Jesse James.

Harry Lime wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

Harry Lime wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

Harry Lime wrote:Yeah, we'll see. You have to admire Franco's ambition.

Do you, though?

Yes. And he has great taste too. The only problem is that he is so busy and prolific that I wonder if he is truly showcasing the best of his talents.

I like James Franco just fine. But I've yet to see anything that lifts him above the horizon line of average "young" hollywood. He's certainly nowhere near the level of his female peers. I don't know. I don't dislike the guy, but I'm not seeing what others are seeing. Yet.

I don't look at his acting chops. I look at what kind of projects he's trying to get off the ground. I count on established actors with money and connections to get a decent project funded. Brad Pitt's another guy I admire. Ever since 2007 and Jesse James.

I love Brad Pitt.

But I don't see anything of him in James Franco. James Franco feels awfully pretentious by comparison.

durdencommatyler wrote:

Harry Lime wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

Harry Lime wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

Harry Lime wrote:Yeah, we'll see. You have to admire Franco's ambition.

Do you, though?

Yes. And he has great taste too. The only problem is that he is so busy and prolific that I wonder if he is truly showcasing the best of his talents.

I like James Franco just fine. But I've yet to see anything that lifts him above the horizon line of average "young" hollywood. He's certainly nowhere near the level of his female peers. I don't know. I don't dislike the guy, but I'm not seeing what others are seeing. Yet.

I don't look at his acting chops. I look at what kind of projects he's trying to get off the ground. I count on established actors with money and connections to get a decent project funded. Brad Pitt's another guy I admire. Ever since 2007 and Jesse James.

I love Brad Pitt.

But I don't see anything of him in James Franco. James Franco feels awfully pretentious by comparison.

He's not. He'll even poke fun at his "arty" side. Some of it is esoteric, but any guy who appreciates the southern gothic tale like I do is okay in my book.

Harry Lime wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

Harry Lime wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

Harry Lime wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

Harry Lime wrote:Yeah, we'll see. You have to admire Franco's ambition.

Do you, though?

Yes. And he has great taste too. The only problem is that he is so busy and prolific that I wonder if he is truly showcasing the best of his talents.

I like James Franco just fine. But I've yet to see anything that lifts him above the horizon line of average "young" hollywood. He's certainly nowhere near the level of his female peers. I don't know. I don't dislike the guy, but I'm not seeing what others are seeing. Yet.

I don't look at his acting chops. I look at what kind of projects he's trying to get off the ground. I count on established actors with money and connections to get a decent project funded. Brad Pitt's another guy I admire. Ever since 2007 and Jesse James.

I love Brad Pitt.

But I don't see anything of him in James Franco. James Franco feels awfully pretentious by comparison.

He's not. He'll even poke fun at his "arty" side. Some of it is esoteric, but any guy who appreciates the southern gothic tale like I do is okay in my book.

His "art project" published in The Coffin Factory is all the further evidence I require.

But, yeah, I'm all about a good southern gothic tale. I've not yet read As I Lay Dying, but the trailer looks decent enough. I'll probably see it. Though, I'd like to read the book first.

James Franco is, by most accounts, an enormous self-important douchebag. The stories about him are pretty bad. He's an okay actor. I'm confused by how much work he seems to get.

theplatypus wrote:James Franco is, by most accounts, an enormous self-important douchebag. The stories about him are pretty bad. He's an okay actor. I'm confused by how much work he seems to get.

Yep.

I was trying to refrain for any kind of name calling because I've never met the man myself. But, yes. That's exactly what I've heard as well. And I feel the same way.

durdencommatyler wrote:

theplatypus wrote:James Franco is, by most accounts, an enormous self-important douchebag. The stories about him are pretty bad. He's an okay actor. I'm confused by how much work he seems to get.

Yep.

I was trying to refrain for any kind of name calling because I've never met the man myself. But, yes. That's exactly what I've heard as well. And I feel the same way.

Listen to his appearance on Marc Maron's podcast. It's hilariously awkward.

And that poem he wrote to Obama

theplatypus wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

theplatypus wrote:James Franco is, by most accounts, an enormous self-important douchebag. The stories about him are pretty bad. He's an okay actor. I'm confused by how much work he seems to get.

Yep.

I was trying to refrain for any kind of name calling because I've never met the man myself. But, yes. That's exactly what I've heard as well. And I feel the same way.

Listen to his appearance on Marc Maron's podcast. It's hilariously awkward.

And that poem he wrote to Obama

ohmygod. He wrote a poem about Obama?!! Jesus.