The Mad Whale
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Let me tell you something about The Mad Whale: it is a rotten film. Also, James Franco has a bit part in it. Compare those two facts however you wish. But I am not sad I watched it. Why? Because of the incredible idea it springs from: an all-woman stage version of Moby Dick. Throughout the film, we see bits and pieces of the finished play, and it …
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