MOVING PICTURES / MOVING SCULPTURES: THE FILMS OF JAMES FRANCO; [with 4 DVDs of James Franco's personal independent films]. by Franco, James; Ricardo, Francisco J.; and Abramovic, Marina - [2013].

Los Angeles: OHWOW, [2013]., [2013].. Very good. - Quarto, 12 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide. Color pictorial boards titled in yellow and white on the front cover and the spine with a color illustration from one of James Franco's movies illustrating the front cover. There is minor bumping to the bottom edge of the front cover and to the head and tail of the spine. Title and 155 unnumbered pages, including 30 pages of poetry by James Franco and 112 pages of black & white and mostly color photographs. Additionally 4 DVDs of James Franco's personal independent films are housed within slots in the covers. Near fine.

First edition.

The text, mainly consisting of Franco's poetry, includes an introduction by Marina Abramovic titled "There Is No Emptiness in the Universe" and an essay by Francisco J. Ricardo titled "Meditating on James Franco's Personal Films".

Four DVDs of James Franco's personal independent films are housed within slots inside the front and rear covers. [As these DVDs can easily come loose (in fact one refuses to stay put), each will be separately housed in a new jewel case to provide additional protection].

Franco's films, as they appear on each DVD, are as follows:

Disc 1: "The Blind Run", "Masculinity and Me", "Arbuckle", and "Age 13".

Disc 2: "Star Trek", "Herbert White", "Goat Boy", "Feast of Stephen", "Destroy House", and "Brad Forever".

Disc 3: "My Own Private River", and "Idaho".

Disc 4: "Double Third Portrait", "Through the Fence", "Psycho (Shower Scene)", "Death of Natalie", and "Clerk's Tale".