James Franco and Vogue Take Pit Fetish Mainstream

A few more shots here.

Shhh, You'll Wake James Franco

He's catching a cat nap before his Oscar hosting duties.

Monday's Man: James Franco

With the Academy Awards just around the corner, I thought I'd take a look at some of the nominees, starting with James Franco, nominated for Best Actor for 127 Hours. 

 I'll admit it, I haven't seen the movie.  Call me a wimp, but (spoiler alert!) I don't want to watch James Franco cut his arm off. 

I think he should have been nominated for Howl.  I think it's so rare for a straight actor to play gay well enough to convince a gay audience.  For my money, Franco did it in Howl. 

 Of course, he had practice in Milk.  Why wasn't he nominated for that? 

This year, he's both co-host and nominee.  This is his moment.

You can go here to watch his participation in a round-table discussion with a host of other Oscar nominees. 

Mirror, Mirror

In case you missed it, here is James Franco kissing his image.  It's part of a wonderful video gallery on the New York Times' web site called Fourteen Actors Acting.  It is well worth checking out.

James Franco and Anne Hathaway to Host Oscars

The announcement was made this morning.  Unexpected and brilliant.  Of course, it might get a bit awkward for the host to be nominated for Best Actor.