Thankfully the angst is at a minimum in gia coppola s directorial debut. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The collection was published on october 19, 2010, by scribners. Alamo community college district new, used, rental and.
Features a bonus essay by james franco on gia coppolas film adaptation. Based on a book of short stories written by james franco. Zoe levin has joined the cast of the independent movie palo alto stories directed by gia coppola who adapted from the collection of stories by james franco. The daughter of jacqui getty and the late gio coppola, gia is following in her grandfather. May 08, 2014 todays top stories 1 is the downton abbey movie getting a sequel. Dillon and franco recently worked together on gia coppolas palo alto, which was based on francos book of short stories. New rules may require retrofits of softstory buildings. Gia coppola proves to have quite the eye if not quite the natural storytelling instinct of her cinematic kin, serving up a remarkably assured feature debut with palo alto. Palo alto is adapted from a short story collection by james franco in. Gia s palo alto is so accomplished that no doubt a new generation of those little minds will try to chalk it.
Gia coppola, franciss granddaughter, makes her directorial debut with palo alto, which she adapted from james francos short story collection of the same name. The films adaptation brings james francos book palo alto and short stories to life. Palo alto is the accumulation of his studies, and a life spent growing up in the palo alto. She is a granddaughter of francis ford coppola, the daughter of giancarlo coppola and the niece of roman coppola and sofia coppola. Giancarla gia coppola born january 1, 1987 is an american film director, screenwriter, and actress. In palo alto, there are about 300 softstory woodframe buildings, according to the palo alto seismic risk assessment study, a report. Palo alto is the accumulation of his studies, and a life spent growing up in the palo alto area. Palo alto, about adolescents stumbling toward adulthood. Gia coppola makes her directorial debut with a faithfully slight adaptation of james franco. She is also the guest designer of the spring 2014 issue of. April emma roberts appears to be the only virgin in the crew, a. The kids in gia coppola s palo alto move as through a dream. Overall a very well directed and shot indie film, if you love coming of age stories and representation of real teenage youth this is the film for you.
Im older and i know that there arent a lot of good things around, and i know that you are really good. Franco became an actor in gia coppola s feature debut, palo alto. Actor franco, perhaps best known for his roles in spiderman and milk, makes his debut as a writer with this collection of 11 short stories about restless adolescents in palo alto, ca. In the opening scene of gia coppola s debut film palo alto, adapted from james francos book of short stories, two teenagers sit in a car in a parking lot, smoking, drinking, bullshitting. Franco was instrumental in helping get the film made, for, despite her last name, it was not easy for. Stories franco, james livres palo alto is a collection of short stories from golden globe winning actor, james franco. Her debut feature film, palo alto, starring emma roberts and james franco, was recently released in theaters. The book did not gain much popularity until the film was released this past may.
Palo alto stories is three individual films drawn from the high school experiences james franco wrote about in his book, palo alto. Gia coppola project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. It is specifically based on the short stories memoria. The gist of the critique was that franco had claimed as fiction true events from all.
Features a bonus essay by james franco on gia coppola s film adaptation. May 28, 2014 jacqui gettys behindthescenes look at gia coppola s directorial debut palo alto, starring emma roberts, james franco, jack kilmer, nat wolff, and val kilmer. Apparently based off of short stories written by james franco and directed by gia coppola. Gia coppola adapts palo alto, a short story collection by. Stories by james franco in chm, doc, fb2 download e book. I actually have read and so i am certain that i am going to going to go through once again yet again in the future. The tonight show starring jimmy fallon 30,966,127 views. Palo alto is a collection of linked short stories by american actor, writer, and director james franco. When turning james francos book of short stories palo alto into a film, firsttime director gia coppola said she decided to choose the stories that were easiest to do cinematically and. Stories james franco 1476778388 9781476778389 palo. The kids arent all right, but theyll be ok gia coppola explores wideeyed, wild, wasted youth in palo alto.
And though director gia coppola isnt working on sirks scale, shes no slouch, either. The writing was ok, though not really what i would expect from franco. Jun 07, 2011 this book was compiled of short stories about, what was essentially, bored teenagers in palo alto california where james franco grew up. Its a drifty, appealing story, set in the northern california city that gives the movie its title, about that twilight. Directing dynasty gia coppola wrote the screenplay and directed. With palo alto, another coppola, another show the new.
Palo alto book by james franco official publisher page. Coppola also wrote the screenplay, adapting james francos short story collection of the same name. Memoria is one of three feature films being adapted from francos short stories, along with killing animals and yosemite. I realized this ebook from my dad and i encouraged this book to find out. The next great coppola family business gia coppola s debut, palo alto, an engaging and poetic teenage drama based on james francos stories, ushers in another generation of filmmaking. Everything you need to know about palo alto movie 2014. Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. Jun 30, 20 joking bad late night with jimmy fallon late night with jimmy fallon duration. Gia coppolas feature film debut palo alto, starring emma roberts, james franco and jack kilmer, based on the book of short stories by franco, will hit theaters next spring. Palo alto is a collection of short stories from golden globe winning actor, james franco.
Shop alamo community college district new, used, rental and digital textbooks at the palominos bookstore. The 2015 film yosemite, written and directed by gabrielle demeestere and starring james franco, was based on two stories from this book as well. May 09, 2014 the kids in gia coppolas palo alto move as through a dream. Gia coppola on growing up with palo alto and james franco. Gia coppola joins family business with featurefilm first palo alto gia cappola says she was drawn to james francos book palo alto for its rich portrait of teen angst. Palo alto on dvd september 9, 2014 starring emma roberts, james franco, val kilmer, chris messina. The book contains eighteen fictitious stories with new characters and concepts within each one. What gia has done is shes taken certain stories from it and made a pretty realistic take on high school and teenage life, he. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Gia coppola, the 27yearold granddaughter of francis ford coppola and niece of sofia coppola, makes her directorial debut with palo alto.
In 2010 actor james franco spiderman, pineapple express published a novel titled palo alto. Palo alto weaves together three stories of teenage lust, boredom, and selfdestruction. Aug 30, 20 gia coppola proves to have quite the eye if not quite the natural storytelling instinct of her cinematic kin, serving up a remarkably assured feature debut with palo alto. Gia coppola on james franco, family ties and palo alto. Palo alto is a collection of linked short stories by american actor, writer. Gia coppolas palo alto, based on james francos stories. Though it might seem unfair to compare a late masterpiece by a hollywood great with a crowdfunded indie debut, sirk excelled at precisely the thing palo alto reaches for. The stories didnt seem to go anywhere, and that was my big beef.