Porno for Franco

REEL NEWS: What’s James Franco up to this week? After writing a sub-beatnik novel, appearing in General Hospital as part of …

REEL NEWS:What's James Franco up to this week? After writing a sub-beatnik novel, appearing in General Hospitalas part of some art experiment, staging an exhibition of his paintings and sabotaging the Oscars, the supposed renaissance man has now decided to direct a documentary on the pornography industry.

He commented: “Those people in pornos, they are great performers; they’re not just doing it, they’re selling it to an audience ... They’re performing so that an audience can get turned on by that kind of thing.” Sounds lovely.

Donald Clarke

Donald Clarke

Donald Clarke, a contributor to The Irish Times, is Chief Film Correspondent and a regular columnist