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James Franco Is Filming HBO’s ’70s-Era Porn Drama in Bushwick Today, “Gotham” Films Locally Thursday!

Bushwick is a hotbed of activity for film production, in part because the neighborhood's streets offer a panoply of classic New York scenery—and the many warehouses can function as great studios

By Magdalena Waz

June 28, 2016 · 2 min read

James Franco Is Filming HBO’s ’70s-Era Porn Drama in Bushwick Today, “Gotham” Films Locally Thursday!
Arts & Culture

James Franco Is Filming HBO’s ’70s-Era Porn Drama in Bushwick Today, “Gotham” Films Locally Thursday!

Bushwick is a hotbed of activity for film production, in part because the neighborhood's streets offer a panoply of classic New York scenery—and the many warehouses can function as great studios

· 2 min read
James Franco Is Filming HBO’s ’70s-Era Porn Drama in Bushwick Today, “Gotham” Films Locally Thursday!

Bushwick is a hotbed of activity for film production, in part because the neighborhood’s streets offer a panoply of classic New York scenery—and the many warehouses can function as great studios.

Today, the stretch of Central Avenue southeast of Flushing is standing in for New York in the ’70s during the rise of the porn industry in a shoot for HBO’s…

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