Tag: Boyhood
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Paul Mescal Can’t Wait to Sing in ‘Merrily We Roll Along,’ Says Richard Linklater’s Musical Is ‘The Whole Shebang’
Richard Linklater’s ongoing fascination with the passage of time has seen him use lengthy shooting schedules to make some of the most beloved independent films of the last quarter century. He famously spent a decade shooting “Boyhood” in order to accurately showcase the process of his actors aging, and the 18-year gap between “Before Sunrise”…
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The Road-Tripping ‘School of Rock’ Sequel That Never Happened
Although Richard Linklater is best known for his work in independent features like Slacker, Boyhood, and Dazed and Confused, he managed to reach a much broader audience with his 2003 family film School of Rock. Paired with an excellent screenplay by future The White Lotus writer Mike White and one of Jack Black’s most endearing…
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‘Hit Man’ Review — Richard Linklater’s Noir Is a Hilarious, Sexy Gem
This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn’t exist.“You have to live passionately and on your own terms,” begins Hit Man, a film that proves once again that director and co-writer Richard Linklater lives by…
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Matthew McConaughey & Gary Oldman Played Twins in This Misguided Comedy
Editor’s Note: The following contains descriptions of domestic abuse.The 2002 “comedy” Tiptoes starring Gary Oldman and Matthew McConaughey is one of the most absurd and misguided feature films ever made. At first glance, this early 2000s giga-flop seemed to have a recipe for a sure-fire hit. The infamous film boasts a star-studded cast with three…
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Richard Linklater Originally Passed On School Of Rock, But The Producer Didn’t Accept It
Richard Linklater’s unorthodox filmmaking style has earned him a career of success and praise. He was even at one point named one of Time’s 100 most influential people in the world, something I assumed was reserved for world political leaders. He has also shown a great range within his work, able to pull off a…
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Richard Linklater’s Follow-Up To Dazed And Confused Was A Decade In The Making
It could be argued that, more than any other modern filmmaker, Richard Linklater certainly takes his time with his projects. When watching a Linklater film, viewers can understand the passage of time and its effect on people and their relationships. Such themes are evident in his “Before Trilogy,” which followed the same two characters in…
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Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood
When Richard Linklater was in second grade, he became enthralled by the historical moment that was happening right in his Houston backyard as NASA prepared for the Apollo moon landing. Decades later, it occurred to Linklater that he was probably the only filmmaker who remembered the excitement of that moment and was also that geographically…
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Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood Trailer: Richard Linklater’s Take On The Moon Landing
Space. The final frontier. While this is certainly the case for kids that grew up with an obsession with the cosmos, it also had to be along the lines of what the astronauts were thinking when they set foot on the moon for the first time. Now, thanks to Netflix and acclaimed filmmaker Richard Linklater,…
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‘The Black Phone’ Trailer: Ethan Hawke Is a Terrifying Child Killer in Blumhouse Horror Movie
Ethan Hawke is typically known for playing genial, affable guys, from his Jesse in the “Before” movies to his scrappy dad in “Boyhood.” If 2018’s “First Reformed” showed signs of Hawke tipping into sinister territory as a priest with a death wish and a serious spiritual crisis, then he’s going all in for director Scott…
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Sundance Films Could Find an Easier Path to the Oscars Thanks to the Pandemic
There are Sundance movies and there are Oscar movies, and if you were to create a Venn diagram of the two, there are years when the two circles have overlapped and years when they’ve maintained their distance. Richard Linklater’s decades-spanning Boyhood, for example, which debuted at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, went on to earn…