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James Franco's Summer Movie Picks
Some movies to watch between the blockbusters full of explosions, men in tights, and aliens on the big screens
Hunting for Treasures from the Spanish Civil War
Lawyer and military historian Ricardo Castellano has built a career on tracking and cataloguing remnants of war. He has spent the past 15 years looking for bunkers and strongholds in Madrid and the surrounding area.
Bungalow 89 - A Short Story by James Franco
Bungalow 89 is not famous like Bungalow 3 (Belushi) or Bungalow 2 (Rebel Without a Cause). It is only famous in my own mind, because it’s where I first met Gus Van Sant, and because I have been living in it for the past nine months.
Employees of the Month
Our 2014 fiction issue features new work by David Mamet, Michel Gondry, James Franco, Alec Sokolow, Louis Mellis, Martin Parr, and many other writers and artists we love.
James Franco Speaks with Frank Bidart About Poetry
Earlier this spring we asked James Franco to interview the poet Frank Bidart for our June fiction issue. Unfortunately, great work is cut from our print magazine every month, and this was one of the pieces we couldn't fit.
My Friend, Jonah
Jonah Hill is a lovable mensch who embodies so much and has so much more to give. Early on in his career, Jonah was hired to fill Seth Rogen's "Likable Jew with a Fresh Mouth" bucket. But after The Wolf of Wall Street, Jonah is quickly veering...
Behind the Scenes of 'Palo Alto'
Jacqui Getty's behind-the-scenes look at Gia Coppola's directorial debut, Palo Alto, starring Emma Roberts, James Franco, Jack Kilmer, Nat Wolff, and Val Kilmer.
'The Beast of the East': A Play
I got 200 on my SATs, I’m a fucking idiot, I have no talent except torturing the nerds at my high school who actually made films and did something creative with their time. I want to go to Hollywood and be in pictures. Oh, no, the nerds I picked on now...
The VICE Podcast - Gia Coppola on 'Palo Alto'
This week on the VICE podcast, Reihan Salam sits down with filmmaker Gia Coppola, to discuss her directorial debut, Palo Alto.
James Franco on the Power of Performing 'Of Mice and Men' on Broadway
Even if you know what’s coming, you want to believe that maybe this time things will work out, maybe it will end tragically, maybe the boys will get to “the Place” after all.
'Three's Company,' a Play
I know, you’re probably thinking, that sexist show about a sex-crazed man and two bimbos in short shorts and tight tops, one dumber than the other, sexual content, homophobic jokes, nagging wives, and stupid physical comedy? EXACTLY.