I have some old 8mm home movies that Franco can have. Well, I'll need them back, my mom may ask about them.

Remember than time he took off his coat?

I hope they release Michael Stipe's music in this film. I especially loved the track played as Mike and Scott are riding the bike at dusk/sunrise to Idaho. Can anyone name that song? I know Stipe re-worked tracks from REM's latest album.
I thought Franco's edit brought about a much more internal/exposed relatability to Mike. So happy I went to the screening. So what if Franco is a hottie too...

No one asked if either the River version or the new film will ever be released, possibly in an anniversary edition with directors commentary ,etc.. Also, why didn't they wait until after the screening to have the Q&A? It has been awhile since I've seen the original version, but I thought the new version was great. Who doesn't want to see more footage of River Phoenix in Portland? Note to James: Work on your audio mastering. Note to theater: remove the mic stands before the show starts and you don't need to crank the audio so much that a glass a table being knocked into sounds like a car crash.

@Renniz: I agree, I had far more questions after seeing it than I would have before. I hope it does get some sort of official release, though.

Oh God, I'll probably get labeled for this one...Not long after I returned to Portland last month, I had watched "The Thing Called Love". I decided to comment on Gus Van Sant's MySpace page asking why no one had filmed a documentary about River Phoenix. I even suggested Michael Stipe do the soundtrack since they were good friends. I had no idea James Franco was putting together this film since I was in IL most of this year. I would've remembered something like that. When I read last week's PM, they announced the premiere. Premonition? I was unable to attend, but I'm glad this film was made!