Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
The new film "Palo Alto" is based on a book of short stories by James Franco.
Palo Alto" looks at the lives of teenagers struggling with the challenges of adolescence in an affluent suburb of northern California. It's a suburb James Franco grew up in. He also makes an appearance in the film as a high school soccer coach who takes a special interest in one of his young students, April.
The film marks the directorial debut of Gia Coppola, the granddaughter of legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola.