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"I received a press release this week on a book James Franco (who stars in Oz the Great and Powerful, out tomorrow) is writing about growing up in California. It&amp;#x27;s called A California Childhood. Seems simple enough, no? No. Not simple enough. This being James Franco, the release pointed out that the book &amp;quot;plays with the concept of memoir.&amp;quot; Sure, sure. Everybody knows when you need a concept played with, James is the best in the biz. Now does this book come with any bonuses? Why, yes: &amp;quot;full color paintings by James Franco.&amp;quot; Wow. OK. I guess at the end, I&amp;#x27;ll be left feeling... how? &amp;quot;At the end the reader is left wondering just where the line of Franco&amp;#x27;s art ends and where his true life begins.&amp;quot; Uh-huh. Source: 24.media.tumblr.com via Kyra on Pinterest OK, I don&amp;#x27;t mean to snark--he&amp;#x27;s a talented guy, and gorgeous to boot. I like James Franco. But, you know, once in a while we all need a break from That Guy. The guy who uses every restaurant-ordering situation to expound on the ethical origins of veganism. Or the guy who halts a Hangover III conversation by announcing that he&amp;#x27;s &amp;quot;more of a film guy.&amp;quot; Or the guy who, you know, asks you to wonder where his art end and his true life begins. I&amp;#x27;ve met a few of these guys in my day, and when they verge on the insufferable I think it helps to remember their &amp;quot;old selves.&amp;quot; Because there&amp;#x27;s always an &amp;quot;old self.&amp;quot; And you might have forgotten about James Franco&amp;#x27;s. So let&amp;#x27;s travel back to a time when I wasn&amp;#x27;t always dying to ask James, Joker-style, &amp;quot;Why so seriousssss?&amp;quot; Just a bikeshop boy trying to get by on Pacific Blue (1997): So innocent in Freaks and Geeks (1999): Three words for you guys: NEVER BEEN KISSED (1999). Giggly and curly in Tristan + Isolde (2006): Super-duper clean cut in the Spider-Man trilogy (this is from the third film, out in 2007): And last but not least, a movie I can almost guarantee you forgot about... ANNAPOLIS (2006): A question: Do you prefer vintage Franco or modern-day Franco? And what&amp;#x27;s your favorite thing he&amp;#x27;s ever been in? Photo: IMDB"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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