James Franco’s Daytime Soap Stint Is Fodder For an Art Movie Project
Posted on Thursday, November 12th, 2009 by Russ Fischer
When James Franco‘s short stint on General Hospital was announced, I figured it was something he was doing to challenge himself and set different acting boundaries. Like Lars Von Trier and friends created the Dogme 95 rules in part to establish a new filmmaking framework for themselves, acting on a soap opera would push Franco in unexpected ways.
I didn’t think that the whole thing might be part of a project akin to Casey Affleck’s documentary on Joaquin Phoenix’s ‘retirement’ and subsequent rapping act. But that’s what seems to be the case, if Franco’s friend Carter isn’t putting everyone on. Read More »
