Reviewed by Vee Rice. Viewed on DVD. Mark Rydell’s biopic James Dean (2001) follows the life of 1950s Hollywood phenomenon, James Byron Dean. This made-for-TV movie peeks into the short, fast life of the iconic method actor. James Franco gives a marvelous performance as the young rebel. This is one of the most extraordinary biographic … Continue reading James Dean (Mark Rydell, 2001): USA