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James Franco to direct film based on novel by Andre Dubus III

May 3, 2013 by PaulM Posted in Culture, History, Lowell Leave a Comment

Thanks to Dave Perry for posting this scoop on Facebook this morning. The source is deadlinehollywood.com. In the works is another movie based on a novel by UMass Lowell writing professor Andre Dubus III: “EXCLUSIVE: James Franco, whose film As I Lay Dying screens in competition at Cannes next month, has locked in his next…

Beat Lit Scholar Weinreich on Franco, Ginsberg & Kerouac

February 28, 2011 by PaulM Posted in Culture, History, Lowell, Poetry Leave a Comment

On the Huffington Post, New York City-based Beat Literature scholar Regina Weinreich writes about James Franco, poet Allen Ginsberg, and Jack Kerouac. Read her blog post here from the HuffPo. Regina has been to Lowell several times as a guest speaker at Kerouac festivals and conferences.