Once upon a time in Hollywood, the Western feature The Ballad of Buster Scruggs was a six-part TV series scheduled to run on Netflix at some point in 2018. Written and directed by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, the comedy/musical is based … Continued

HBO‘s The Deuce was one of our favorite shows of last year. An uncompromising look at the sex industry in the volatile setting of 1970s New York (“The Deuce” was the nickname of 42nd Street back in the old days), … Continued

Nothing begs to be “loosened up” more than a suit and tie. The challenge of unbuttoning the collar, undoing the silk strap, slipping the jacket off, it’s a strip tease just waiting to happen. Which is probably why the whole … Continued

It’s the final countdown in the PROVOKR Awards and time for us to reveal the top five artists of 2017. The ones who created the most awe-inspiring work of the year. From music to television to film to art, these … Continued

It’s James Franco’s world, we’re just living in it. Point in fact: in 2017 alone, the 39-year-old actor, writer, director, and producer is involved with 19 projects! First up is The Vault (September 1st), a thriller in which he plays a mealy-mouthed … Continued

In the 1970s, 42nd Street in Manhattan was known as The Deuce, an affectionate nickname for the uncouth corner of the city which had become home to the rise of organized crime and the newly-legal pornography industry. A fictional story … Continued

Gigi Boots—a limited-edition design collaboration between boot-maker Stewart Weitzman and model Gigi Hadid—is center stage in “#doitright,” a new sizzling video directed by James Franco. Follow Hadid to the famous Gleason gym in Brooklyn, where she fights with the best … Continued

In the romantic comedy Why Him?, Bryan Cranston plays a protective dad with a big problem. His daughter at Stanford (Zoey Deutch) has a heavily tattooed and frequently shirtless Silicon Valley billionaire boyfriend (James Franco) who drives him batty. Megan … Continued

Here, compiled together in one video, are PROVOKR’s picks for the 10 sexiest pool scenes in the movies. There’s the late Anton Yeltsin being sexually initiated by Amanda Seyfried and Amber Heard in Alpha Dog (2006). A wet interlude between … Continued

James Franco does it again. The film actor, poet, soap opera star and performance artist is elevating a low-brow piece of pop culture with a remake of the TV movie Mother May I Sleep with Danger?. It’s been 20 years since … Continued