Coppola granddaughter of francis ford, niece of sofia is just 27, and. Palo alto, gia coppolas take on james franco stories. Oct 19, 2010 palo alto is the debut of a surprising and powerful new literary voice. Gia coppola, franciss granddaughter, makes her directorial debut with palo alto, which she adapted from james francos short story collection of the same name.
Oct 15, 20 the 35yearolds second book, actors anonymous, which follows his 2010 collection of short stories, palo alto hits bookshelves today. With 300,000 volumes housed in an historic two story storefront spilling over with quality hardcover and paperback books in 500 subject categories, there is, quite literally, something for. Gia coppola s palo alto makes for dreamlike directorial debut. Ss palo alto was a concrete ship built as a tanker at the end of world war i. Im a big fan of oreilly stuff, but there doesnt seem to be palo alto animal books. Gia coppola joins family business with featurefilm first palo alto gia cappola says she was drawn to james francos book palo alto for. Our palo alto office hosts a9 search, amazon web services, and amazon game studios teams. Gia coppola s film feels very much like a sofia coppola treatment of francos stories.
The film will be features at the san francisco international film. Palo alto is a collection of short stories from golden globe winning actor, james franco. Bells books a familyowned, independent bookstore in palo. All story, special oneact play issue winter issue 2000 vol. The book is named after his hometown of palo alto, california, and is dedicated to many of the. Gia coppolas palo alto takes the festival tour video. Actor franco, perhaps best known for his roles in spiderman and milk, makes his debut as a writer with this collection of 11 short stories about restless adolescents in palo alto, ca. Based on the book of short stories, palo alto stories written by james franco, this comingofage drama with an ensemble cast is the debut of francis ford coppola s granddaughter gia coppola. Sofia coppola is her aunt and francis her granddad, but the third generation of directors in the family has james franco to thank for her debut feature, palo alto fri 10 oct 2014 08. The film stars franco alongside emma roberts, jack kilmer, nat wolff and zoe levin. Gia coppola gets into the family business with palo alto. After 30 years in palo alto, chimera books and music, a beloved usedbook. Written with an immediate sense of placeclaustrophobic and ominousjames francos collection traces the lives of an extended group of teenagers as they experiment with vices of all kinds, struggle with their families and one another, and succumb to selfdestructive.
Apr 17, 2014 gias palo alto is so accomplished that no doubt a new generation of those little minds will try to chalk it up to her aunt. Palo alto, the impressive debut of 27yearold filmmaker gia coppola, has been playing the festival circuit, from venice and telluride. The film premiered in the orizzonti section of the 70th venice international film festival, as well as the 38th toronto international film festival and the telluride film festival in colorado. Enjoy the beautiful outdoors at baylands nature preserve or the.
Jan 19, 2016 a staple in palo alto, this familyrun bookstore has been open since 1935. In palo alto, gia coppola adapts james francos harrowing. The city is home to many prominent, cuttingedge technology companies and benefits from its proximity to stanford university, one of the worlds leading research and teaching. Treat yourself at the stanford shopping center, or get a movie in at the historic stanford theatre downtown.
You can save up to 80% when you rent instead of buy your textbooks. A coalition made up of east palo alto and menlo park residents held a candlelight vigil to raise concerns about how facebook and amazon are impacting their neighbors. I see a lot of potential for gia in the future, but palo alto missed capturing teenage pessimism for me. Gia coppolas film feels very much like a sofia coppola treatment of francos stories.
Gia coppola, the 27yearold granddaughter of francis ford coppola and niece of sofia coppola, makes her directorial debut with palo alto. With emma roberts, james franco, jack kilmer, zoe levin. He mentioned palo alto stories and that sounded like the most interesting project to me. This isnt the case in francos first story collection, palo alto. Free delivery on book orders dispatched by amazon over. Chimera takes flight from palo alto longtime usedbook store driven out by high rent, parking woes.
Jan 01, 2011 palo alto, named after the california city where franco grew up, is a flawed but fascinating work that neither rules out nor confirms either possibility. Alamo community college district new, used, rental and. Palo alto is a 20 american drama film based on james francos short story collection palo alto 2010. James francos story collection traces the lives of a group of teenagers as they experiment with vices of all kinds. Coppola made her directorial feature film debut with palo alto, an adaption of james francos short story collection of the same name. As substantial as francos book of stories is, palo alto is very much the work of a director. Palo alto is a collection of linked short stories by american actor, writer, and director james. Overall a very well directed and shot indie film, if you love coming of age stories and representation of real teenage youth this is the film for you. The california state university csu is a leader in highquality, accessible, studentfocused higher education. What gia has done is shes taken certain stories from it and made a pretty realistic take on high school and teenage life, he. Gias palo alto is so accomplished that no doubt a new generation of those little minds will try to chalk it up to her aunt. Excerpted below, the novel is an eclectic story of actors. Its a drifty, appealing story, set in the northern california city that gives the movie its title, about that twilight. New yorkbased distributor tribeca film has picked up north american distribution rights to palo alto, the gia coppola film based on james francos book of intertwined short stories, targeting a.
Gia coppola on growing up with palo alto and james franco. What i really liked is that i had watched gia coppolas movie palo alto based on this book and she did such a good job making that movie her own that both. Gia coppola talks palo alto and james francos take on the. With 300,000 volumes in stock, and hundreds pouring in daily, we are not able to provide a listing of our titles, but we hope to offer a selection from our holdings in time. Palo alto, ca located 35 miles south of san francisco and 14 miles north of san jose in the heart of silicon valley, palo alto is a charming mix of old and new. I completely enjoyed reading this book and never wanted to set it down. Gia coppola on directing palo alto, adapting james franco. New, used or digital books whatever your preference, weve got you covered. Gia coppola s palo alto, based on james francos stories, set for may 9 release.
Gia coppola on james franco, family ties and palo alto. Gia coppola, 27, is the director of the new film palo alto, based on james francos 2010 book of short stories a fairly scandalous piece of work focusing on the sexanddeath impulses of a. Although primarily residential, palo alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. May 07, 2014 palo alto is a movie of exceedingly delicate feeling, the kind you can make only when youre very young or very old. James book kind of pinpoints certain places in palo alto, coppola notes, referring to palo alto stories, francos collection of 12 fictional. Join us in the heart of silicon valley innovation, in close proximity to the prestigious stanford university and sand hill road.
Oct 19, 2009 palo alto is a collection of short stories from golden globe winning actor, james franco. Palo alto is adapted from a short story collection by james franco in which he made fitful record of his own highschool. Now a provocative and impressive variety film from director gia coppola francis ford coppola s. Franco became an actor in gia coppola s feature debut, palo alto. Coppola, 27, adapted francos book palo alto, a collection of short stories exploring suburban ennui in his california hometown, into a film starring young talent, led by emma roberts and. Gia coppola proves to have quite the eye if not quite the natural storytelling instinct of her cinematic kin, serving up a remarkably assured feature debut with palo alto. It is the rare movie that transcends the book, but like the. The crew was small about 30 people, coppola says and she had to phone in a. Features a bonus essay by james franco on gia coppola s film adaptation. Superficially, gia coppola s palo alto is part of this pack, but its really quite different. Now a provocative and impressive variety film from director gia coppola francis ford coppola s granddaughterstarring emma roberts, james franco, nat wolff, and val kilmerthe fiction debut from james franco that vogue called compelling and gutsy.
Her father, giancarlo coppola, died before she was born. Rent your books and youll pay, on average, less than half the new textbook price. Miles levy and vince jolivette and based on several linked stories in james francos book of the same name. Relevant books for discussions are selected by the group, including information found in magazines, journals and online. Palo alto is a 20 american drama film written and directed by gia coppola, based on james francos 2010 short story collection of the same name. But there is something attractive to watching young people get themselves into bad situations, groan about the consequences and then change a little as a result. Gia coppola directed the film and wrote the screenplay while franco stars with emma roberts and newcomer jack kilmer. Palo alto, about adolescents stumbling toward adulthood. Gia coppola and james franco on the set of palo alto, her film of his book of short stories the hollywood reporter called it the best feature film directed by someone named coppola in a number. She is a phi betta kappa, summa cum laude graduate in english from brandeis university, with additional course work from mcgill university.
Read an excerpt from james francos novel, actors anonymous. Even if you havent heard of the new movie palo alto, you probably recognize the name of its director, gia coppola the granddaughter of. Gia coppolas palo alto, based on james francos stories. Palo alto stories is three individual films drawn from the high school experiences james franco wrote about in his book, palo alto. Palo alto is adapted from james francos book of short stories, and her film is moody and funny and just a little bit gritty. Eth worked briefly as the westcoast acquiring editor for st. Check out palo alto stories by james franco on indiegogo. Menlo park, east palo alto residents protest facebook, amazon. She directed the movie from her own script, just like coppola had done with other stories in francos palo alto book. San francisco international film festivaljames franco stars in gia coppola s palo alto, based on francos short stories. Oct 24, 2010 so often with young writers, we read regurgitations, remixes, short stories like pop songs weve already heard 500 times. Thankfully the angst is at a minimum in gia coppola s directorial debut. Features a bonus essay by james franco on gia coppolas film adaptation. The collection was published on october 19, 2010, by scribners.
Buy palo alto by james franco from amazons fiction books store. Women in hollywood except on tv, dynasties can be a real pain. Palo alto is a collection of linked short stories by american actor, writer, and director james franco. Franco was instrumental in helping get the film made, for, despite her last name, it was not easy for. Completed too late to see war service, she was mothballed until 1929, when she was intentionally grounded off a northern california beach, becoming part of a pleasure pier entertainment complex. Gia coppolas palo alto summons up the timeless, for today. Jan 27, 2018 i moved there in the early 80s after grad school, it was a pretty fun and unpretentious town. Located in downtown palo alto, bells has served the stanford university and silicon valley communities, providing new, used and rare books since 1935. Bells books 536 emerson st palo alto, ca 94301 twitter. The films adaptation brings james francos book palo alto and short stories to life. Palo alto is the accumulation of his studies, and a life spent growing up in the palo alto area.
With 23 campuses, 460,000 students, and 47,000 faculty and staff, the csu system is the largest, most diverse, and one of the most affordable in the u. Jun 07, 2011 a fiercely vivid collection of stories about troubled california teenagers and misfitsviolent and harrowing, from the astonishingly talented actor and artist james franco. Palo alto book by james franco official publisher page. Oct 10, 2014 sofia coppola is her aunt and francis her granddad, but the third generation of directors in the family has james franco to thank for her debut feature, palo alto fri 10 oct 2014 08. Such was the case for her debut film, palo alto, inspired by james francos novel by the same name. Offering a carefully curated new and used selection, its a bookstore full of characters. Palo alto is the debut of a surprising and powerful new literary voice. Search hello select your address select your address.
A young coppola plumbs james francos teenage tales in. Gia coppola joins family business with featurefilm first. Halloween and the revelation of the jesus myth throughout the book. Weve been a proud member of the palo alto community for over 60 years. Coppola used the same crew as her previous, smaller films, filmed the main character teddys bedroom scenes in jack kilmers bedroom the actor who played him, and even had cast members stay at her mothers house she did their laundry. Written with an immediate sense of placeclaustrophobic and ominousjames francos collection. Marijuana, especially, provides a backdrop, and sex is the source of both desire and guilt. Gia coppola s debut, palo alto, an engaging and poetic teenage drama based on james francos stories, ushers in another generation of filmmaking from the famous family. Gia coppola explores wideeyed, wild, wasted youth in palo alto. Books by francis ford coppola author of bram stokers. A fiercely vivid collection of stories about troubled california teenagers and misfitsviolent and harrowing, from the astonishingly talented actor and artist james franco. The life and struggles of a group of adolescents living in palo alto.
Variety called palo alto based on the semiautobiographical short story collection by. Books line the walls from the floor to the ceiling with fairytale charm. The kids in gia coppola s palo alto move as through a dream. Coppola also wrote the screenplay, adapting james francos short story collection of the same name. Martins press, of ny, before leaving to open her own agency based out of the bay area with offices in san francisco and palo alto. Sponsored by the friends of the palo alto library and acterra. Franco, as well as being an actor, artist and soontobe oscars host, studied writing at brooklyn college. People cant seem to keep their panties dry when it comes to the hype machine that is palo alto networks but for some reason, i cant find one good palo alto book or set of training materials other than palo alto s own stuff. Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. What i really liked is that i had watched gia coppolas movie palo alto based on this. The stories are about teenagers and their experiments with vices and their struggles with their families. Gia coppolas palo alto makes for dreamlike directorial. Its where your interests connect you with your people.
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