"The Long Shrift" is Short on Satisfaction
In another era, James Franco might have been hailed as a Renaissance man. Over just the past four years, he has appeared in some 30 movies; co-hosted the Oscars, turned up on several TV shows, including a recurring role on the daytime soap "General Hospital;" directed several films, including a documentary about "Saturday Night Live;" taught filmmaking classes at NYU, USC and UCLA, staged a performance art piece at t…