4 Clips from "Howl" starring James Franco, Jon Hamm, David Strathairn, and Mary Louise Parker

Unfortunately the sound is out of sync on the second clip, but the film looks interesting. With only a running time of 86 minutes, it'll have to make its points in a crisp, effective manner with little room for narrative flab.

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Every Sundance, there are always a few movies everyone is talking about before the Festival. You know…the ones with buzz. One of the movies at this year’s Fest that people are talking about is Howl. The reason…it’s filled with an all star cast consisting of James Franco, Jon Hamm, David Strathairn, Treat Williams, Bob Balaban, Alessandro Nivola, Mary Louise Parker and Jeff Daniels. Also, you’ve got Franco playing a young Allen Ginsberg and as the synopsis says, “it’s a legal drama, a character study and an animated trip into the magic and madness of the modern world.”

With Sundance set to begin later this week, we’ve landed the first footage from Howl and it’s four clips from the film. If you’d like a sneak peak at one of the big films from this year’s Fest…take a look. Also, the film plays this Thursday night in Park City, so reviews will be everywhere on Friday.