James Franco Is Working His Way through the Criterion Collection, No Doy Of Course He Is.


If you're not a film nerd and don't know what the Criterion Collection is, you can read more about it here, but, basically, all you need to know is that it's a giant film collection of notable works published in uncut editions approved by the directors.

I'm pretty much in love with the Criterion Collection, even though, by the nature of its medium, it reflects many of the biases of the industry. In actuality, the Criterion Collection is probably better than the industry overall for inclusion of directors from marginalized classes. But I digress.

Know who else loves the Criterion Collection? Of course you do.

James Franco is "making [his] way through them all," because he is James Franco. What—did you think James Franco was only going to watch PART of this enormous film collection? You're so weird.

Anyway, here is James Franco's Top 1O, which is actually a Top 15, because James Franco.

[Thank you Stephanie for the heads-up, who blames me for turning her into a jamesfrancophile.]

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