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I’ve uploaded blu-ray captures of James from the film, Howl. So check them out! And remember to get your own copy of the film which is out on DVD and blu-ray now.

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James Franco as famed beat poet Allen Ginsberg in Howl arrives on DVD Tuesday.

The film takes a look at Ginsberg’s most famous poem, Howl, published in 1955 by City Lights, a San Francisco-based bookstore. The poem went on to become the subject of a landmark obscenity trial that tested the boundaries of the First Amendment.

Ginsberg’s love affair with poet Peter Orlovsky, played by Aaron Tveit, is also explored in the movie.

“It was when I met Peter that everything changed for me,” Franco as Ginsberg says, as the film shows the men playfully kissing in bed. “It was as if the heavens showered with gold. Finally, somebody loved me like I loved them. For the first time I felt accepted in my life. Completely.”

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If you were looking for someone to play Allen Ginsberg, Paul Giamatti might come to mind, or Robin Williams, if only for his hairiness.

Unlikely to turn up on even a very long list of possibilities is the name James Franco. But it is Franco who appears as the iconic Beat poet in the fall movie “Howl.”

The casting is not as far-fetched as it first sounds. The film is set in the mid-1950s, when Ginsberg wrote “Howl,” his first published poem and the one that would be his legacy. He had just turned 30 and was more than a decade away from becoming the avuncular, bearded bald guy of most people’s memories. Fresh-faced, trim and with a killer smile, he was kind of cute.

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The trailer wasn’t the only thing released, so was the poster for ‘Howl’!

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The trailer for James’ upcoming film, ‘Howl’ has been released. Watch it below.

Caps from the trailer will be posted soon! And they’ve been added!

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- 2010 | Howl > Trailer

The opening night gala gets things into high gear and I don’t recall ever being disappointed with the film selected. This year it will be the debut narrative feature from acclaimed documentarians Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. It’s called Howl and what a cast: James Franco, Jon Hamm and David Strathairn!

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Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman’s “Howl” and has set a Sept. 24 release for theaters and video on demand.Starring James Franco as Allen Ginsberg, pic centers on the impact of Ginsberg’s poem in the face of a public obscenity trial. It was the opening night film at Sundance in January and played in competition at the Berlin Film Festival in February.

“Howl” was produced by Elizabeth Redleaf and Christine Kunewa Walker of Werc Werk Works, and Epstein and Friedman.

“Howl” also stars David Strathairn, Jon Hamm, Bob Balaban, Alessandro Nivola, Treat Williams, Mary-Louise Parker and Jeff Daniels.

Adam Yauch of the Bestie Boys launched Oscilloscope in 2008. Notable releases include “The Messenger,” “Wendy and Lucy” and “No Impact Man.”

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Another great interview with Movieline from the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.

Here at Movieline, we’re proud Franco-philes. Whether we’re watching James Franco’s guest appearance on 30 Rock, dissecting every episode of his General Hospital stint, or unmasking the real reason behind his soap opera inspiration (as Franco’s artistic collaborator Carter told us, it’s all background for an upcoming film the two are planning), we’re happy to follow Franco’s every move simply because the moves make up such a notable zig-zag.

Now, the actor has come to Sundance with two more feathers in his multimedia cap. Festivalgoers caught him last night in Howl, where he stars as poet Allen Ginsberg for directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, and he’ll soon be screening his NYU student film Herbert White, which he wrote and directed himself. Movieline caught up with Franco today to shed some light on his novel career.

I know you have a short film here at Sundance this year. Which were you more nervous to present, that or Howl?
I don’t know if it’s about being nervous. The directing thing is definitely a lot newer to me than the acting thing, and I’ve been to a lot of premieres for films that I’ve acted in, but I haven’t been to many for films that I’ve directed. I guess I always get a little more nervous when I’m presenting material that I wrote or directed.

More nervous than when it’s your face up there on the screen?
In a way, yeah. Although you’re right…I directed two low-budget features before I went to film school and I also acted in them, so maybe I’m remembering the anxiety I had then. Now, I don’t particularly like acting in stuff I direct, so I’m not acting in [Herbert White] — it stars Michael Shannon. I don’t know, I don’t tell people I’m proud of the things I do. I work hard, but for whatever reason I just…I don’t know, but I feel really proud of this short. Michael’s basically my favorite actor, and it’s based on a poem by this guy Frank Bidart who’s one of my favorite poets. I think it turned into something really good! I don’t know, I’m proud of it.

Expect tons of Sundance posts in the next couple of days. In fact, here’s a great interview/article with James from it!

“One thing that I love about playing characters based on real people,” James Franco told indieWIRE at the Sundance Film Festival yesterday, “is that it gives me this extra jolt of responsibility where I feel like I especially need to get it right because I owe it to the original person or the people that love that person and respect that person. I feel much more obligation to just do my homework and really do everything I can to nail that role. And the other side of it is, usually when I’m portraying a real person it’s somebody that I love or at least respect in a lot of ways. So I want to celebrate them and do the best job I can. I like the idea of showing that to audiences through a portrayal of what I love about this person.”

Here at Sundance, Franco showed audiences what he loved about Beat Generation poet Allen Ginsberg in “HOWL,” Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein’s unique retelling of the obscenity trial that faced Ginsberg’s poem of the same name.  While the film – which opened the festival Thursday night – has been met with a generally mixed response, critics are unanimously praising Franco’s performance.

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James’ latest film, “Howl” will premiere at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival!

Howl (Directors and screenwriters: Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman)—A nonfiction drama about the young Allen Ginsberg finding his voice, the creation of his groundbreaking poem HOWL, and the landmark obscenity trial that followed. Cast: James Franco, David Strathairn, Jon Hamm, Mary-Louise Parker, Jeff Daniels. World Premiere

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I’ll have caps of James from his latest GH episodes soon.