James franco s saturday night live doc gets limited release. James franco saturday night live wiki fandom powered by wikia. Franco and his crew document what it takes to create one full episode of saturday night live. Nine truths we learned about snl from watching james. Watch saturday night live highlight james franco monologue on. Saturday night is a 2010 documentary directed by james franco.
James franco talks about challenges of making his snl. Saturday night 2010 fred armisen, will forte, james franco, documentary january 22, 2017 with unprecedented access to the behind the scenes process of the writers, actors and producers, franco and his crew document what it takes to create one full episode of saturday night live. Well known for his works as teen heartthrob on the nbc series freaks and geeks and films like never been kissed 1999 starring drew barrymore, james franco has the dark, refined looks of a. James francos first feature film as a director, saturday night received its world premiere at the 2010 south by southwest film festival. Masculinity and me james franco, russell sheaffer, 2010. James francos saturday night live doc gets limited. For his role in 127 hours 2010, he was nominated for an academy award for best actor.
Sep 24, 2014 james francos snl documentary to debut friday. James franco stepped out yesterday to support his short documentary saturday night during the tribeca film festival in nyc. James franco celebrity profile check out the latest james franco photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Date night 45 movie clip your plans are the worst 2010 hd duration. Sep 24, 2014 so, a while back, james franco directed a documentary about saturday night live. This film documents the week of making saturday night live 1975 starting from. Spring breakers starring james franco expected to film in bay area. Franco and the snl stars will also be on hand for a questionandanswer session following the screening, the festival organizers said. You can watch james francos snl documentary on hulu starting. Review franco manages compelling portrait in saturday night. Saturday night, which played at sxsw in 2010 and various film festivals.
James franco celebrates saturday night on sunday afternoon. Things we learned about saturday night live from james. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. James francos snl documentary premiers at sxsw on march. With unprecedented access to the behind the scenes process of the writers, actors and producers, franco and his crew document what it takes to create one full episode of saturday night live. Read more about the james franco saturday night live documentary below. James franco saturday night live wiki fandom powered. James edward franco born april 19, 1978 is an american actor, director, screenwriter, comedian, film producer, television producer, academic, painter and writer.
Spend saturday night with james franco interview magazine. Festivalgoers and hardcore saturday night live fans alike lined up and down 57th street to see james francos behindthescenes doc about a week in the life of the famed sketch comedy show. Hes already a film actor, sometime soapopera star and fiction contributor to esquire magazine, and when he was asked to create a short documentary film for his m. Actor and director james franco attends the saturday night after party during the 2010 tribeca film festival on may 2, 2010, in new york. May 03, 2010 how much of an overachiever is james franco. Oscilloscope laboratories has just acquired saturday night, franco s feature docu directorial debut that follows a week in the making of an episode of saturday night. David blaine shocks jimmy and the roots with magic tricks duration. Oscilloscope acquires james francos saturday night live. He simply called the film saturday night and it was intended to get a theatrical release, making the rounds on the festival circuit in 2010. A documentary by james franco about making an episode of saturday night live. Francos film, called saturday night, chronicles the making of a 2008 episode of snl hosted by john malkovich.
James franco saturday night documentary 2010 reddit. Sep 26, 2014 with saturday night live approaching its 40th season, the shows behindthescenes culture has become the stuff of legend. Talk james franco is an actor not only known for his expansive film career, but also for. Would love to see it again one day, and i cant remember where i saw the film originally but i think it was youtube.
Its a frustrating search because saturday night returns mostly saturday night live results. Request cant find james francos saturday night 2010. Franco s observational film a finds a group of talented if disheveled comedians doing anything in. In james francos directorial debut, saturday night, he follows one week in the life of the comedy show. After his film debut in never been kissed 1999, franco won a golden globe award for best actor television film for playing the eponymous actor in. Is the snl documentary that james franco directed available any where. The tonight show starring jimmy fallon recommended for you. The film examines the production process of the nbc latenight live television sketch comedy series saturday night live.
Of course i am biased based on the subject matter but i thought that was great. James franco saturday night live documentary coming. Saturday night 2010 fred armisen, will forte, james franco. May 18, 2010 evolving from a network experiment to a television institution, the show has launched the careers of everyone from bill murray to tina fey. James franco at the screening for saturday night at the tribeca film festival photo by neilson barnardgetty images for tribeca film festiv al festivalgoers and hardcore saturday night live fans alike lined up and down 57th street to see james franco s behindthescenes doc about a week in the life of the famed sketch comedy show.
Watch saturday night live highlight weekend update. Spring breakers starring james franco expected to film. James francos student film for nyus graduate program was originally intended to be a portrait of saturday night live star bill hader, but snl creator lorne michaels had other ideas. James franco is an american actor, filmmaker, and college instructor. James franco full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. James franco born april 19, 1978 is an american actor best known for his roles as harry osborn in sam raimis spiderman trilogy, scott smith in the 2008 biographical film milk and as aron ralston in the 2010 biographical survival drama film 127 hours.
Reviewed at the 2010 sxsw film festival james franco s student film for nyus graduate program was originally intended to be a portrait of saturday night live star bill hader, but snl creator lorne michaels had other ideas. He hosted saturday night live on september 20, 2008 and on december 19, 2009 and made a cameo on october 17, 2009 during the what up with that. Franco s film, called saturday night, chronicles the making of a 2008 episode of snl hosted by john malkovich. With unprecedented access to the behind the scenes process of the writers, actors and producers, franco and. Dec 04, 2017 david blaine shocks jimmy and the roots with magic tricks duration.
He began acting on television, gueststarring in pacific blue 1997. Request cant find james francos saturday night 2010 doc. Sep 24, 2014 james franco has an snl documentary, following the behindthescenes world of saturday night live featuring interviews with writers, crew members and plenty of featured and not ready for primetime. Saturday night is a documentary directed by james franco. May 03, 2010 james franco at the screening for saturday night at the tribeca film festival photo by neilson barnardgetty images for tribeca film festiv al. With doug abeles, james anderson, fred armisen, ken aymong.
Now, soon, that franco direct snl doc will actually see the light of day. Mar 15, 2010 saturday night, james francos fascinating verite portrait of a week in the life of the cast and crew of saturday night live, pulls back many curtains at once. The film premiered at the 2010 south by southwest film festival on march 14, 2010, but was shelved for several years due to legal matters regarding its distributor and nbc. On may 2, some snl performers will be at the tribeca film festival for the premiere of saturday night, a documentary directed by james franco that goes behind the scenes at that sketch show. James franco talks about challenges of making his snl documentary. Have seen the roast of james franco and i know there was a lot of jokes about his documentaries, but this is the first one ive seen. Nine truths we learned about snl from watching james franco s new documentary saturday night. Heard him talking about it on wtf podcast and he thought it was on hulu but i cant find it on any streaming sites nor can i find a dvd copy or bluray or anything. James franco s herbert white starring michael shannon.
Then, all of a sudden, franco announced the news with this post via. James francos short film herbert white premiered at the 2010 sundance film festival and then went on to screen at the berlin film festival in february. Sep 24, 2014 at the 2010 sxsw film festival, back when james franco had only directed five films and he was busy filming 127 hours, the multitasking multihyphenate explained via a video introduction for the premiere of his documentary saturday night, his student film for nyus graduate program was originally intended to be a portrait of saturday night live star bill hader, but snl. Saturday night is his first foray into documentary filmmaking and is proud to have its world premiere at south by southwest. The film examines the production process of the nbc latenight live television sketch comedy. James franco on his lost documentary saturday night and. Saturday night 2010 fred armisen, will forte, james. However, complicated rights issues and red tape locked the film up for some time. James francos snl documentary will finally be available. Things we learned about saturday night live from james franco s documentary the new york times.
Saturday night neither as insidebaseballish as one might have feared nor as revelatory as one might have hoped, saturday night sustains interest as a semianthropological view of the weeklong. Shot over a period of six days from december 16, 2008, the film was originally a school assignment for franco at new york university. James franco made a documentary on snl, here are the. Saturday night 2010 stream and watch online moviefone. James franco premieres his saturday night documentary during the 2010 tribeca film festival at nycs directors guild theatre on sunday may 2 the 32yearold directed saturday night. Saturday night live from james francos documentary arts. James franco is the most envied film student in the known universe. Released 2010, saturday night stars fred armisen, will forte, james franco, bill hader the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 30 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which.
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