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Here's What James Franco Has Been Reading
Every free moment of his last year has been filled with books.
James Franco on Famed Serial Killer Richard Ramirez
An essay and four stories explore the infamous "Night Stalker" killings.
Watch James Franco's Short Film, 'The Clerk's Tale,' Based on a Poem by Spencer Reece
Watch my short film The Clerk's Tale, which is based on a Spencer Reece poem about working at a Brooks Brothers in the Mall of America, exclusively on VICE.
Adapting 'Blood Meridian'
I have always wanted to adapt Cormac McCarthy’s great novel into film. Many have tried and failed. I dreamed about adapting it, never thinking that it would happen. If Tommy Lee Jones couldn’t do it and Ridley Scott couldn’t do it, how could I?
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...
'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...