Tag Archives: Richard Linklater

Comedy, Drama

WHERE’D YOU GO BERNADETTE (2019): New Trailer From Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup, Kristen Wiig, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson…

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Where'd You Go Bernadette (2019), Cate Blanchett
Where’d You Go Bernadette (2019), Cate Blanchett

Directed by  Richard Linklater and starring Cate Blanchett, Kristen Wiig, Billy Crudup, and Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Where’d You Go Bernadette tells the story of 15-year-old Bee’s attempt to track down her anxiety-ridden mother after she disappears.

I see the words ‘anxiety-ridden’ and the name Cate Blanchett, a.k.a ‘acting queen of my heart,’ and the excitement is real.

I’m looking forward to discovering the circumstances of her disappearance and watching Blanchett act.

Where’d You Go, Bernadette Release Dates: Aug 16th, 2019 (US)…

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Comedy, Drama

LAST FLAG FLYING (2017): New Trailer From Richard Linklater, Starring Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne…

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Last Flag Flying (2017), Bryan Cranston, Steve Carell, Laurence Fishburne
Last Flag Flying (2017), Bryan Cranston, Steve Carell, Laurence Fishburne

Directed and co-written by Richard Linklater, in Last Flag Flying, Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne play three soldiers who served together in Vietnam, 30 years ago. They’ve come together after one of their son’s is killed in the Iraq War.

I’m a fan of the cast individually, and I’m excited to see their chemistry together.

There’s also the humour to look forward to; I mean, I already like the joke about New York’s ‘signature scent’.

J. Quinton Johnson, Yul Vazquez, Samuel Davis and Kate Easton also star, so things are looking good.

Last Flag Flying Release Dates: November 3rd, 2017 (US)

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Documentary

RICHARD LINKLATER – THE DREAM IS DESTINY (2016): New Trailer For Documentary On The Life & Work Of Richard Linklater…

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Richard Linklater: Dream is Destiny (2016), Julie Delpy, Richard Linklater
Richard Linklater: Dream is Destiny (2016), Julie Delpy, Richard Linklater

The life and work of award winning independent Filmmaker Richard Linklater is the subject of the new documentary from Louis Black and Karen Bernstein.

Richard Linklater: Dream is Destiny promises the story of Linklater and his focus on independent film – including how and where it all began.

I love Linklater’s Before Midnight (2013) and the two films in the series that came before. 

Boyhood (2014) is also Impressive. However, I must admit that this trailer nearly put me to sleep. I’m going to blame the music because I actually really want to learn more about Linklater’s approach to filmmaking. I imagine and hope that the finished product will manage to keep me engaged and awake.

Richard Linklater: Dream is Destiny Release Dates: August 5th, 2016 (US) – Internet;  August 19th (US) – Limited.

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Comedy

EVERYBODY WANTS SOME (2016): New Trailer From Director Richard Linklater…

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Richard Linklater, director of Oscar winning film, Boyhood (2014) is back with Everybody Wants Some, a comedy centred around a group of college baseball players set in the 80s.

The makers have referred to the movie as the ‘spiritual sequel to Dazed & Confused (1993)’, a film I haven’t seen but it’s a comedy set in the 70s and follows the adventures of high schools students on the last day of school.

Everybody Wants Some will probably be my first experience of a Linklater comedy. It should be interesting, but probably more so for big fans of 80s music because I’m quite sure that the soundtrack is going to be a big deal.

Wyatt Russell, Ryan Guzman, Zoey Deutch, J. Quinton Johnson, Tyler Hoechlin and Blake Jenner are among the key cast.

Everybody Wants Some Release Date (s): April 15th, 2016 (US); May 13th, 2016 (UK)…

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Drama, No Spoiler Reviews, Romance

BEFORE MIDNIGHT (2013): For The Writing, Realism, Wisdom…

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Before Midnight (2013), Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy
Before Midnight (2013), Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy

Before Midnight is the third instalment in the story of Celine and Jesse, a couple who met on a train in Europe and fell in love.

Co-written by its stars Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy and director Richard Linklater, Before Midnight, like the two films that came prior is a beautifully written account of a relationship over time. It’s romantic, funny and does a good job of capturing a very real experience of life and love in modern times.

One of my favourite moments is the dialogue during lunch outside, in Greece. So smart, wise and just the kind of exchange I love to be part of and/or witness to.

Watch it because it’s very well done and directed by Richard Linklater, the man who brought us 2014’s Oscar Winning (Best Suporting Actress), Boyhood – another film that embodies a very notable level of realism.

Towards the end, I couldn’t help but conclude that Celine really is quite nuts. But the best thing is that Jesse knows, loves, and chooses her all the same. And she does the same for him, since he too isn’t exactly a walk in the park either.

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