Tag Archives: Hollywood

Review: Between Heaven and Hell by David Talbot

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Gabriella West

Between Heaven and Hell: The Story of My Stroke (Chronicle Prism, 176 pp, $22.95, January 2020) David Talbot—journalist, popular historian, longtime San Francisco resident, and author of Season of the Witch—has written a surprisingly vulnerable, intimate, often funny and engaging … Continue reading →

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Here’s how Seth Rogen and James Franco responded to today’s release of ‘The Interview’

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Gabriella West

Sony gave everybody a belated Merry Christmas by releasing ‘The Interview’ to a couple hundred independent theaters and widely online. Now hopefully Comcast will step up to the plate as well. They should. Happy Holidays, everyone!

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You Can’t See The Interview, But I Did

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Gabriella West

Just bizarre! Since the new James Franco-Seth Rogen movie The Interview has been CANCELED—which I find outrageous—due to North Korea’s breathing down the neck of the studio, Sony, here is at least a review of the movie from “Time.” What … Continue reading →

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‘X-Men’ Director Bryan Singer Accused of Sexually Abusing Teenage Boy

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Gabriella West

I think this is an important thing to reblog, so here it is.

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Review: Actors Anonymous

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Gabriella West

First off, I should say I’ve been a fan of James Franco‘s film work. I shied away from reading Palo Alto, his not-very-well-received collection of short stories, and I think I did so because I was afraid I would be … Continue reading →

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