August 30, 2010

On the same night that the Emmy Awards program showed it's Memorial montage of this year's recently deceased TV family, the True Blood Family has done us the same courtesy. We thought that since James Frain/Franklin Mott is no more, that we wouldn't continue to cover True Blood in a weekly way, but this tribute to the fallen - vampires, humans and werewolves just had to be shared. Thanks as always to HBO for the user friendly share of their video clips and especially for the tender [and gory] tribute to this crazy series' sacrificial characters, including one of our very favorites - Franklin Mott.

For other videos and discussion threads, please visit - HBO True Blood.

August 26, 2010

Thanks to our Carol of Facebook Fans of James Frain we found this clip from this Sundays upcoming episode "The King George Job" in which the team finds out that an antiquities trafficker is using refugee children as mules to smuggle artifacts, they travel to London to lure him into an Auction House scam. James Frain will play the antiquities trafficker Mr. Keller. Premieres on TNT Sunday August 29 at 9:00 PM.

Yes, yes, he is the bad guy. And picking on refugee children - the scumbum! But, the great thing about Leverage is that they are so delightfully good at getting justice done in an entertaining way. "Mr. Keller" will be brilliantly played and properly punished! We're sure Mr. Frain will be carrying his own in this excellent series amongst this stellar cast.

It seems that if we wish to see James in a fun or good guy role, we'll have to dust off our old copies of "Where the Heart Is," "What Rats Won't Do," or the terrific "Armadillo." Don't worry James, we know you have range!

August 25, 2010

From The Hollywood Reporter:

By Jay A. Fernandez Aug 24, 2010, 11:00 PM ET

Jim Caviezel has been cast in the After Dark Films thriller "Transit." He joins Elisabeth Rohm, Harold Perrineau and Diora Baird in the Antonio Negret-directed project, which also has cast James Frain.

In the story line, thieves on the run from a bank robbery come across a suburban family on its way to a camping trip. When the criminals stash their stolen money in the family's SUV at a rest stop, the road trippers, with Caviezel as the protective father, unwittingly draw the murderous band of outlaws on their trail.

Courtney Solomon is producing the project, and Joel Silver is an executive producer. Michael Gilvary ("According to Greta") wrote the screenplay.

The ICM-repped Caviezel has starred in "The Stoning of Soraya M.," "Frequency," "The Count of Monte Cristo" and "The Passion of the Christ." He also recently had the title role in AMC's miniseries "The Prisoner."

Repped by Affirmative Entertainment, Frain ("The Count of Monte Cristo") most recently appeared in "Everybody's Fine." Next up are "Tron: Legacy" and "Water for Elephants."

And from Joblo.com:

Jim Caviezel & "True Blood's" James Frain join After Dark thriller Transit

by: Jared Pacheco Aug. 25, 2010

It was less than 24 hours ago that Moises informed us all that After Dark Films had a thriller on the way called TRANSIT. Now this new thriller isn't exactly horror persay but it seems like it falls under the category of 'violent thriller,' which we love here at AITH! So we're going to go ahead and roll with it.

So what news could I possibly be bringing to you less than a day after the film is announced? Why more casting news of course! According to The Hollywood Reporter both Jim Caviezel and James Frain have just signed on to the project. The two actors join the previously announced Elisabeth Rohm, Harold Perrineau and Diora Baird in the film, which Antonio Negret is directing from a script by Michael Gilvary.

In the story line, thieves on the run from a bank robbery come across a suburban family on its way to a camping trip. When the criminals stash their stolen money in the family's SUV at a rest stop, the road trippers unwittingly draw the murderous band of outlaws on their trail.

Rohm will play the mother of the family with Caviezel signed on as the father. Perrineau and Baird have already been pegged as two of the thieves. It's unknown what role Frain will play in the film but one can speculate he'll also be a thief. No telling exactly when this one will start filming but I'm going to go ahead and assume it'll be soon! As soon as we hear more about TRANSIT we'll be sure to pass the good word along to all of you!

So, the two former castmates from "Count of Monte Cristo" (that title always makes me want to head to a diner) are cast together again. Mr. Frain will no doubt be one of the "thieves on the run," because he just will, and we will be thrilled to see him in this production. Even though the storyline sounds about as fresh as a New York commuter at 7 PM we'll be there cheering his criminal bad boy self on because we know he'll make it fresh!

Internet Movie Database has updated their Transit page with the full cast and crew. According to this, James is playing a character named "Marek." Thanks to Teri for the heads up!

August 22, 2010

Here is a brief clip from tonight's episode 34 of True Blood - I Smell a Rat. Jason and Tara share the grimy task of cleaning up the fresh gooey remains of the truely dead Franklin Mott. It take's place in the same parking lot where Jason killed Tara's boyfriend Eggs, something she does not yet know about in this clip. Now, I know there's a "Stake & Eggs" joke to be had somewhere in there, but here at AJF, we simply want to give recognition to another great Frain role by sharing Mott's final "appearance" on the program. Oh Franklin, we'll miss you, you great big fangy freak!

Speaking of missing Mr. Mott, there's a discussion going on at HBO's True Blood page - Talbot or Franklin: Who Will You Miss More? I say apples and oranges to that, but of course we're have our obvious druthers here. Who will we miss more? Well, Franklin of course! Talbot was lovely, but Mr. Mott was far more entertaining.

Be forwarned, adult content abounds in these videos.

Okey Dokey. Let's see...vampires, shapeshifters, werewolves, now fairies and backwoods hillbilly panthers? I think I'll wait for the first stampede of alligator-unicorns to make ready my escape! It's hard to imagine this show without James Frain's Franklin, but then again, it's hard to imagine just what more this series could possibly have in store.

August 18, 2010

Barely are the warm messy remains of Franklin Mott scraped up and buried in the woods outside Merlottes when James Frain's role is being referred to in the past tense on Daemons TV.com. They have the first pictures of James in his guest role on "Leverage:"

Check out the first photos of James Frain guest starring on an upcoming episode of LEVERAGE “The King George Job” Season 3 Episode 12 which airs on Sunday August 29 2010 at 9pm on TNT. Frain was recently guest starring on season 3 of True Blood and will appear in the new NBC Series The Cape.

Episode Synopsis: LEVERAGE “The King George Job” Season 3 Episode 12 – Sophie must face her past, as the Leverage team go after a black market antiquities trafficker who takes advantage of refugee children.

Sophie's [Gina Bellman] accessories are well over the top, but isn't Mr. Frain sporting quite a lovely tie? Glad to see he cleans up well after his unfortunate end in Bon Temps.

Photos from Daemons TV courtesy of TNT

August 15, 2010

Did you happen to check out "True Blood" tonight? Well, THAT seems rather final. Like brains on the bed sheets could be a question, I'd say this covers the "seeing is believing" cat-e-GORE-y quite definitely. I have to say, the psycho had it coming. But really, to be undone by the likes of Jason Stackhouse? I'd say Franklin may not have recovered all of those sociopathic vampire detective brain bits!

On the good side, what an incredible role this has been for James Frain to strut his stuff. Wow, he's been nothing short of amazing as Franklin Mott! What a great run. And when it comes to Alan Ball and "True Blood," never say "die." Anything is possible (though certainly not guaranteed), by way of flashbacks or even future nightmares by poor post-traumatic Tara. We could see Franklin rise again. Tomorrow is another night!

First, Franklin's Demise as described in HBO's synopsis of Everything is Broken:

In the parking lot of Merlotte's, Tara watches the truck drive off and is horrified as Franklin appears and grabs her. He's enraged that someone he "loved" would try to kill him, but Tara is finished playing his games. "If you're gonna f**kin' kill me, then kill me" she tells him. "What's taking' you so long?" But before Franklin can go through with it, Jason arrives and blasts the vampire through the chest with a wooden bullet, reducing Franklin to a pool of blood.

EWwwww......!

Warning: The following videos may contain adult content.

And now we'll have turn our attention towards James' upcoming projects and trust his real life leads to many more reel life roles. Go Frain man, go!!

August 11, 2010

Greetings James Frain fans and the simply Frain curious. Sorry we have not updated in the past week or so, this one-pc web-hub has been down, but we're back now! So let's see a bit of what Mr. Frain has been up to in AJF's short sojourn from cyberspace.

First of all, he was a miss from the the August 1st episode of True Blood. Busy no doubt recovering from getting his Mott-ly brains bashed in. He did however show up in Bon Temps on August 8, but just long enough for a quick shower. There was also a brief mention that " they couldn't get Franklin's brains out of the guest linens." We can't wait to see what Mr. Mott's next appearance will bring! This weeks TB videos can be viewed below.

James will be appearing on TNT's Leverage on August 29. - Synopsis from TV Guide listings - Leverage Episode: "The King George Job"
Season 3, Episode 12
Episode Synopsis: London's calling, as the high-tech do-gooders journey to England to ensnare a morally bankrupt antiquities trafficker who's exploiting children as smuggling mules. But while in London, Sophie is haunted by her past. Original Air Date: Aug 29, 2010.

Gee, I wonder who the morally bankrupt antiques dealer will be played by? Now if they used antiques to smuggle refugee children, that would be different!

There's a great interview Mr. Frain did an HBO interview for Romania (yeah, really) which you can read here - HBO România. We may get to adding it to our Press page in a bit if we can aquire a decent translation. Right now, if you hit "translate into English, the results can be a bit, shall we say creative and mind numbing, not unlike good performance art. Basically it says that he is really really busy, has a very happy family life with his wife and two children, paints and draws for fun and plans on world domination in the next 5 years. What more could anyone hope for? Good on you James!!

He has officially landed himself in the non-sense that is the "celebrity-sighting" business, getting a mention in "Spotted" on July 29th from OK magazine online, True Blood vampire James Frain sipping ONEHOPE wine at a BAFTA event at Soho House in L.A.. (((sigh))) Exciting, n'est pas?

Finally, the very latest mention can be found at Daylife with a lovely photo of the very non-undead James Frain sporting a decidedly un-British California tan as he appeared yesterday in West Hollywood. The caption for the photo reads - Actor James Frain arrives to the Nylon and Express' Denim Issue Party at The London Hotel on August 10, 2010 in West Hollywood, California.

I'm certain that there are plenty more Frain friendly findings that we've missed ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous. But we are continually grateful for his new found "fame" mostly so that he'll get as much work as he likes and that more and more people can see what we've appreciated oh-so-much for so many years. That James Frain is an extraordinary actor, a lovely man and if Denis O'Hare is to be believed [and why not?] - "a leprechaun disguised as an Englishman."

Having a quick gander at You Tube, we've found a couple of new uploads including Mr. Frain. This first is from the film "Rasputin", an HBO production from 1996. A 14 years younger Frain appears after the middle of the video and is the principal assassin of Alan Rickman's Rasputin.

One of the very many Franklin Mott tributes. Has the unavoidable "m-f" texting scene, so be warned ye of sensitive sensibilities. It's nicely done.

This one's fun. James has snagged a spot in this short, hot tribute. to some hot men. The video asks - Who's your favorite? We know who ours is.

A delightful discovery, we just discovered that HULU is offering the difficult to find 1998 film "WHAT RATS WON'T DO" for online viewing! It comes with commercials, but well worth it. We have never ever been able to find this gem of a film on tape or DVD and have seen it screened in the US only in edited form. So do take advantage, click on the picture to link and enjoy this wonderful early work of James Frain and Natascha McElhone.

Thanks to Carol at Facebook Fans of James Frain , we have this short piece from the UK site "Talk Talk" to share.

James Takes America By Storm
Wednesday 3rd February 2010

British actor James Frain is one of the hottest rising stars in Hollywood at the moment, with roles in FlashForward, Californication and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation boosting his profile.

He's already developed a firm fanbase thanks to his roles in 24 and The Tudors, and interest in him shows little sign of abating.

This summer James can be seen in hit American vampire saga True Blood, and later in the year pops up in small screen fantasy offering Crusades.

However, one of the Leeds-born star's biggest projects is Tron Legacy, a big screen sequel to the cult Disney offering Tron.

Recent Oscar nominee Jeff Bridges will reprise his role as Flynn, a seasoned computer games veteran who seems to have gone over to the dark side. Frain will play a new character called Jarvis in the multi-million dollar epic which is released in 3D this December.

We always find it amusing how someone who has been a professional in "the business" for many years (nineteen years for Mr. Frain) is about to become an overnight sensation! We do however completely agree that he has a firm fanbase ( Hello! Here we are! ) and that interest in him can only increase. Fair weather and full speed ahead James!

We discovered this wonderful tribute video in 2007 on YouTube created by elenarosca who has used many pictures from AJF in the effort. We are delighted to be adding this video to our humble site. Well James Frain, I guess you've finally arrived. You've made it to a tribute on You Tube, and before turning forty!! Enjoy.

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