The Disaster Artist
This film is a fascinating look into the world of the bizarre, real life character, Tommy Wiseau, with layers played deep, wide and masterfully by James Franco. James Franco is nominated for Best Actor and should be up for an Oscar, too. Full disclosure – this film hits a bit close to home for me as I had a film, also made in L.A. in the late 90’s, with a few “difficult” people, which didn’t turn out the way I hoped. As I said to a good friend (who co-starred with me), I don’t think we made “The Room” with our film…but maybe we should have. There’s something to be said for being so bad it’s good. The middle is where the bulk of art sits and, eventually, suffers the cruelest death of all: anonymity. The real life Tommy Wiseau was not about to let that happen. His drive to make what he was sure was a great film, and his courage to stand up when it was clear it wasn’t, and continue to push it into a “cult classic” is admirable at least. When James Franco is good, he’s o...