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SUNDANCE REVIEW: James Franco's Infuriating 'Interior. Leather Bar.' Is An Empty Glory Hole

SUNDANCE REVIEW: James Franco's Infuriating 'Interior. Leather Bar.' Is An Empty Glory Hole

Proving that a movie shot over a day and a half can premiere at Sundance if it has James Franco's name attached, Interior. Leather Bar. is an infuriating stunt that misrepresents itself as Franco and co-director Travis Mathews' reimagining of the 40 minutes William Friedkin claims he was forced to cut from Cruising to get an R rating. Yet it would seem "James Franco's 40 Minutes" don't exist either, leaving only this hastily tossed-off companion piece, a partly authentic, partly scripted behind-the-scenes featurette that never quite conveys the star's "high/curious" interest in all things taboo. After Sundance and Berlin, relative obscurity awaits. more »