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At Taormina Film Festival, FRED Film Radio interviewed director Peter Gold and producer James Franco to talk about “Thena”, a movie presented at the 2025 edition. A Bay Area story “Thena” is very personal to Peter Gold, having grown up in the Bay Area and witnessed what happens on the streets of San Francisco. How important was it for him to translate those experiences into a cinematic narrative? “It was just a matter of being in touch with my raw emotion based on the script and finding a cast that felt like it represented the Bay Area community”, says the director. “And once you find the right cast with a script that really works, shooting on location in San Francisco and Palo Alto, I really felt like the story just came to life and felt very authentic”. An addiction story with a whole new dimension James Franco has an extensive experience in cinema. Which aspects of the story do he believe are most urgent or relevant for a contemporary audience? “What I found very interesting about this film is on one level it is an addiction story, and with that comes it can be very intense and sad”, says the producer. “But there was a new aspect that I had never seen in any movie before, which was to have the brother looking for his sister and trying to help her. I was really touched by this and it gave the story a whole new dimension and a new kind of depth”. A sense of realism "Thena" is a film in which the visual component plays a leading role. “Fortunately, we had the same cinematographer of A Ciambra and A Chiara, Tim Curtin. He has a visual style that just really felt like it was the right thing for this movie”, says Peter Gold. “I also love movies like Fish Tank by Andrea Arnold. But Tim Curtin just really has that way of he's always holding his own camera, feeling the world around him. We do these long takes, very close, with 85mm lenses, and it creates this sense of realism of finding the world as we're shooting it, not doing traditional coverage. It was very much so finding it as we were shooting”. The importance of giving back A long career as an actor and director and a new role as a producer after "Kink" in 2013. Why is it so important for James Franco to work with young emerging directors? “I've been working in the film industry for 25 years. I think it is important to not give back. You just can get dried up. I truly believe you need to give back. Mentor, teach and pass on your experience to other people”, says the producer. “And in that way, you don't dry up, you stay fresh and get inspired. But even more than that, you just stop thinking about yourself so much. This project was great because so many people I cared about were making it. So I could just be there to help in any way I could”.

During cross-examination on Thursday, Johnny Depp was questioned on whether he believed Amber Heard was having an affair with James Franco. Depp stated that he did indeed believe Heard was having an affair with Franco. Text messages related to the incident were also read aloud in court. ---MOST POPULAR SEGMENTS--- Johnny Depp snaps at Amber Heard attorney Amber Heard repeatedly warned to stop committing hearsay Evidence of Amber CHEATING on Johnny Depp with James Franco AMBER Heard makes a ***BIG MISTAKE*** Amber Heard SCREAMS At Johnny Depp Day 15: Key Moments of Johnny Depp & Amber Heard Trial Judge strikes Amber Heard comment during testimony Amber Heard FIRES Her Attorney & Legal Team After Accidentally Exposing Herself... Week 4 Highlights Only person I abused was myself Day 1 - Johnny Depp Trial - Part 1 Day 2 - Johnny Depp v Amber Heard Day 2 RECAP | Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard Trial Amber Heard awkwardly answered in Johnny Depp Trial without giving proof 7 Times Amber Heard Lied Under Oath In The Johnny Depp Trial Day 1 RECAP | Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard Trial Amber heard explains how Johnny Depp tortured her Heated Arguments Between Johnny Depp & Amber Heard

This week on The Movie Podcast, Lady Gaga joins Joker 2 as Harley Quinn, James Franco makes a controversial return to acting as Fidel Castro, Warner Bros. Discovery has a 10 Year Plan for DC Films, and Top Gun: Maverick sinks Titanic at the domestic box office. Daniel, Shahbaz, & Anthony also discuss new trailers such as Pearl, Blonde, Devotion, and what they're watching including Disney+ docuseries Light & Magic. Listen now on all podcast feeds, YouTube , and TheMoviePodcast.ca Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca THE MOVIE PODCAST MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE! NEWS Lady Gaga Confirms ‘Joker 2’ Role Opposite Joaquin Phoenix in New Musical Teaser - Zack Sharf / Variety James Franco To Play Fidel Castro In ‘Alina Of Cuba’; Mía Maestro Also Set Opposite Ana Villafañe - Anthony D’Alessandro / Deadline DC Will Have 10-Year Plan Akin to Marvel’s Playbook, Says David Zaslav - Aaron Couch, Pamela McClintock / THR HBO Max Quietly Removed Six Warner Bros. Streaming-Exclusive Movies - Todd Spangler / Variety LISTEN NOW Interview with Dylan Smith aka Largo Brandyfoot of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Marvel Studios' Phase 5 and 6 Plans and Comic-Con 2022 Recap The Best Movies of 2022 So Far Interview with Joseph Quinn aka Eddie Munson of Stranger Things 4 Interview with Director Deborah Chow and Actor Hayden Christensen aka Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader of Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi Interview with Iman Vellani aka Kamala Khan of Ms. Marvel Interview with Sam Raimi and Michael Waldron Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness FOLLOW US Daniel on Twitter , Instagram , and Letterboxd Shahbaz on Twitter , Instagram , and Letterboxd Anthony on Twitter , Instagram , and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on Twitter , <a h

As Johnny Depp’s defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard continues, security footage is shown of Amber Heard and James Franco during Heard’s cross-examination. Amber Heard leans her head on James Franco's in footage from inside her penthouse elevator. ---STAY TUNED FOR FULL UPDATES--- DAY 1 | Recap | Highlights DAY 2 | Recap | Highlights DAY 3 | Recap | Highlights DAY 4 | Recap | Highlights DAY 5 | Recap | Highlights DAY 6 | Recap | Highlights DAY 7 | Recap | Highlights DAY 8 | Recap | Highlights DAY 9 | Recap | Highlights DAY 10 | Recap | Highlights DAY 11 | Recap | Highlights DAY 12 | Recap | Highlights DAY 13 | Recap | Highlights DAY 14 | Recap | Highlights DAY 15 | Recap | Highlights DAY 16 | Recap | Highlights DAY 17 | Recap | Highlights DAY 18 | Recap | Highlights DAY 19 | Recap | Highlights DAY 20 | Recap | Highlights DAY 21 | Recap | Highlights DAY 22 | Recap | Highlights DAY 23 | Recap | Highlights DAY 24 | Recap | Highlights DAY 25 | Recap | Highlights DAY 26 | Recap | Highlights DAY 27 | Recap | Highlights DAY 28 | Recap | Highlights DAY 29 | Recap | Highlights DAY 30 | Recap | Highlights DAY 31 | Recap | Highlights DAY 32 | Recap | Highlights

During cross-examination on Thursday, Johnny Depp was questioned on whether he believed Amber Heard was having an affair with James Franco. Depp stated that he did indeed believe Heard was having an affair with Franco. Text messages related to the incident were also read aloud in court. ---STAY TUNED FOR FULL UPDATES--- DAY 1 | Recap | Highlights DAY 2 | Recap | Highlights DAY 3 | Recap | Highlights DAY 4 | Recap | Highlights DAY 5 | Recap | Highlights DAY 6 | Recap | Highlights DAY 7 | Recap | Highlights DAY 8 | Recap | Highlights DAY 9 | Recap | Highlights DAY 10 | Recap | Highlights DAY 11 | Recap | Highlights DAY 12 | Recap | Highlights DAY 13 | Recap | Highlights DAY 14 | Recap | Highlights DAY 15 | Recap | Highlights DAY 16 | Recap | Highlights DAY 17 | Recap | Highlights DAY 18 | Recap | Highlights DAY 19 | Recap | Highlights DAY 20 | Recap | Highlights DAY 21 | Recap | Highlights DAY 22 | Recap | Highlights DAY 23 | Recap | Highlights DAY 24 | Recap | Highlights DAY 25 | Recap | Highlights DAY 26 | Recap | Highlights DAY 27 | Recap | Highlights DAY 28 | Recap | Highlights DAY 29 | Recap | Highlights DAY 30 | Recap | Highlights DAY 31 | Recap | Highlights DAY 32 | Recap | Highlights

THURSDAY, 10/1/2020 - It's the first ever Simulation Radio Double Header, and the crew closes out a day of double shows by mulling over their concern with spooky pipe noises at the Simulation Radio Studios, catching up with Jean about the advent of his 2020 political campaign, and James Franco** stops by at the end to give us a bit of perspective on what having a good time with yourself is all about. Plus, in Florida Man Strikes Back, a literal Bible thumper calls for the return of the show's good friends Otis and Cletus from Bithlo. **May be a bit and not actually James Franco THEME MUSIC BY: http://youtube.com/RichardAshbyMusic LEAVE A VOICE MESSAGE: http://anchor.fm/veryinterestingshow/message SUBSCRIBE WHEREVER YOU GET PODCASTS. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/veryinterestingshow/support

today on los town raido I am joined with my long time friend James. we go over local news and catch up with james franco. Also the segment I like to call impress your friends at parties

Director James Franco discusses his new film, The Disaster Artist, with fellow Director Paul Haggis. The film dramatizes the making of writer/director Tommy Wiseau's The Room -- one of the most infamous films in Hollywood history that is often referred to as "the Citizen Kane of bad movies."

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Episode 9 of the new podcast "Tuck In, We're Rolling: Queer Hollywood Stories", with special guest Nessa Billock, in which we discuss James Franco's folly in trying to tackle the movie adaptation of "Zeroville". James Franco, please sponsor this podcast.