What did you do over spring break? If you’re director Harmony Korine, then you headed down to Florida with Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, and, of course, James Franco to make a twisted, sexy, druggy, not-quite-ironic (or is it?) bikini-bandit film amidst the hedonistic throng of the collegiate riviera. Interview grabs its baggiest board shorts and a beachfront share for a special report from the set of spring breakers  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 05/07/12

With the 75th anniversary of the iconic sunglasses manufacturer, Ray-Ban underway, INTERVIEW celebrates the NEVER HIDE moments of a few influential leaders in art, fashion, music and film. We've met quite a few characters over the decades, but here are some of our favorite interviewees and icons, artists who never shied away from marching to the beat of their own drum. Here we talk to James Franco:  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 05/03/12

Like a typical grad student enthusiastically unpacking his latest project, James Franco has a lot to say about the many "layers" of his new movie—cheekily named Francophrenia (Or Don't Kill Me, I Know Where The Baby Is). The film is an offspring of his highly scrutinized, three-year stint playing a serial killer artist (also named Franco) on General Hospital. After bringing his own camera crew to record his behind-the-scenes antics while on set for the final episode, Franco surprised everyone by repurposing the documentary footage into an entirely different movie.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 04/18/12

On an unseasonably warm winter day, we sat down in a Williamsburg coffee shop to chat with Stephen Elliott about the making of his first film, Cherry, which stars James Franco, Heather Graham, Lili Taylor, Dev Patel, and Ashley Hinshaw.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 02/14/12

James Franco is waging a single-handed war against that whole "men can't multi-task," gender stereotype. His latest effort: a web TV series about moderately debauched college students, filmed entirely on a flip-cam!  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 01/25/12

It's no secret that James Franco is one of the busiest men in the business. From  taking and teaching college classes to films and voiceovers and fine art, to divining the spirit of Tennessee Williams, Franco marches to the beat of every single drum. But can one man do it all?  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 12/21/11

Tennessee Williams visited Manhattan last night, called forth from the ether by a spiritualist hired by James Franco and artist Laurel Nakadate, for their "Three Performances in Search of Tennesee."   ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 11/13/11

James Franco stepped out of the spotlight for a few months after hosting the Oscars, presumably while he worked on his half a dozen degrees, created a college course (about himself), directed dance theater, and vied for the screenplay for Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 06/29/11